u/C47man

Hey all! Former cinema gaffer turned cinematographer, turned occasional DP for multicam broadcast with the need to LD here. I come from the cinema side of the world, but in the past decade or so I've been shooting a lot of multicam specials for Netflix, Dropout, Amazon, Showtime, etc. mainly all comedy standup. I've transitioned fairly smoothly into the world of theatrical fixtures for large venues, but one thing I consistently struggle with is the whack-a-mole game of 'name a mover'. For example, I know going into a given venue that I will want a line of 5 movers to act as my edge lights from the US Bar. I have to rent these movers as the venue owns none. I know that throughout the show I will need the movers to be able to zoom, rotate gobos, shift color to specific RGB/HSI values, and strobe. While this eliminates a lot of options, it still leaves me with hundreds. And when I look at 4Wall or AceyDecy or whatever rental house is in the city, even with their limited local inventories they still have dozens of different movers that all do what I need.

So beyond the fundamental "why are these companies making so many products that do basically the same thing?", I'm wondering if there is any kind of industry-wide wisdom or tier list to use as a starting spot when deciding which units to design with or quote for rental? Why would I go with a Mac III Profile and not a Maverick Mk 2 Profile? Or a Mac Viper Performance rather than a Martin Quantum Profile or a Martin Mac Encore Performance? The model names all blur together eventually!

Hey all! I've got a narrow window of free time this coming week, and I was thinking of updating the FAQ for our sub to modernize it a bit. I have gotten the occasional drive-by comment fairly regularly over the years imploring me to do this, and fix X or Y issue in the FAQ, so now would be a great time to get it done! However, I would like this time to be more inclusive with the contributions, as the sub FAQ right now is very much more of a "C47Man's personal opinions on cinematography" kind of post than it should be.

Are there any users here that would like to help contribute to the new FAQ? Rewriting portions, adding sections, updating gear recs, etc would all be welcome! Post here or DM me if you have any particular inclinations on how you'd like to contribute!

Let's say my opponent has a 2/2 creature. I play [[Doomwake Giant]], giving it -1/-1. I then cast another enchantment. While it's on the stack, the opponent blinks their 2/2. Does this new 2/2 object still get the -1/-1 from the original Doomwake?

I was disappointed but not surprised when maxroll and mobalytics both had no tier lists or updated build guides on the release day. Normally I just pick a build between B and S based on what I want to play, because to me the fun part is playing and collecting gear, not testing builds and scrolling the akilla/paragons for synergy. But since I had no guides, I decided to just give it a shot while I waited a bit. I've now got a little custom homemade Divine Lance build that can hold its own in Torment IV! It's nowhere near the power level of the 'meta' builds the community produces, but I was surprised how effective I was able to make this character given how little experience I had in making builds. It's honestly given me a new perspective on the game, and unlocked a level of enjoyment I hadn't realized I was missing out on. Anyone else have a similar experience this week?