u/jen-the-gem4

I'm not sure if this is the right sub to post this in, but I'm looking for some advice. I am currently a student not studying film, but I have been working on tons of student sets around the cam dept. and G&E. I was DP for a capstone project in the spring, and I was asked to DP another capstone this semester. We have a number of cameras in our student rental house, but I really like working with the fx6 because it is full frame, has internal ND, and has a lot of room to build out. Unfortunately, there is a new rule in place that even if you have been trained on a piece of equipment, if you are not actively in a course in which you are assigned that equipment, you cannot take it out, even if you have proven competency. This is a problem because I am not taking a course that offers that camera this semester, and even though the director is taking a cinematography course, they changed the curriculum since I took it, and intro to cinematography is teaching the fx30 now instead of the fx6.

I talked with one of the professors about potential for special approval for one weekend only. He said "what? are you scared of the fx30 or something? it's literally a better camera." His argument was that it's got all the same functions, but it's way lighter and can be put on a gimbal. I had no intention of using a gimbal for my handheld shots, I prefer a shoulder rig given the number and length of my handheld shots. Sure, for my one big tracking shot the 30 may be better for gimbal purposes, but nearly everything else the shoulder rig is just more comfortable to me.

I also intended to use prime lenses with a wireless focus puller, which is a problem considering the cage on the fx30 that my school has only has 2 attachment points. There is simply not enough space for the monitor and accessories I wanted for my build. Plus I've been building my shots around the look of these lenses on a full-frame sensor; now I have to go back reevaluate all of the lens choices in my shotlist.

I know I have to roll with the punches, and I am still over a month out from my shoot so I have time to figure stuff out. Everything I have ever achieved through my university has come through relentless begging and pushing for what I know I am capable of. I just feel a little stupid I guess?? The professor just kind of looked at me insane for saying I want to use an fx6 over an fx30 and I don't understand how someone who has worked in the industry and teaches the subject can't understand that there would be different use cases for different cameras. He mainly does docu work, so I guess maybe that's where he's coming from, whereas I'm doing scripted narrative?

If anyone has any tips on building up a rig on a smaller camera, I would really appreciate any advice. Also, is the professor right? Should I just be happy with the power of the fx30 in such a small body?

I arrived at 7:15pm and they were no longer allowing entry. What happened?? Why wouldn’t they let us in?? Online it says last entry is 8pm. I’m really bummed bc I was so excited to go here with my sister :(

EDIT: idk why people are being so rude about this, it was a genuine question. I’m not asking for sympathy or special treatment, I was legit just wondering why they closed earlier than their posted hours. The fair closed at 9pm with the last entry listed as 8pm. Anyone wondering why would someone go at 7pm, first of all 2 hours is plenty of time, and I had work earlier in the day. I had the frequent fairgoers pass so sometimes I’d just go to walk around and get a snack.
Also, there were a hundred people trying to enter when I was there that were confused at the closure. Rumors and misinformation and fear started circulating that something had happened inside the fairgrounds. That was the main thing that prompted this post.
I’ve spoken to people irl since and the conclusion we’ve come to is that the fair probably just reached capacity and they didn’t want to deal with the numbers on the last day. We were just sus bc when we asked security guards they would give vague answers as to why they were closing early.

I got out of work and there were so many flying bugs everywhere. My entire 4 block walk it was just walls of bugs. And they were quite large. They were getting stuck in my hair and down my shirt. I have genuinely never seen anything like this. I’d never seen this particular species before and especially not in this volume. I guess it had to do with the humidity?? But I’ve never experienced bugs like this in my nearly 5 years here.

I’m looking to get a curl separating brush. Does anyone have any recommendations? I like my primary detangling brush so I don’t mind if it’s not the best detangler, I just need help for curl styling. Any suggestions would be appreciated :)

About 6 months ago, I got a Sony a7iv. I love it so much but have mostly used it for photography and also some vlog style content for my senior year of college. I have some gift cards and would like to buy some accessories to take video shooting more seriously. I only have the kit lens and don’t own any additional equipment other than two lens filters.

What are your must haves accessory wise? Lighting, sound equipment, cage, etc.

If you could also list it based on necessity vs. cost that would be super helpful. I would like to grow my accessories over time.

I just graduated college this May and I was wondering if I should I leave my GPA on my resume. I graduated magna cum laude in engineering, so it’s a good GPA, but I still don’t feel super proud of the number. Should I put the GPA or leave it at the honor?

Also are you allowed to round up by 0.01? I graduated with a 3.69. Can I put 3.7 on my resume if I were to leave the GPA on? 3.7 looks a lot better to the companies I’ve been applying for than 3.6, even though I was right on the cusp of the next value. I’m just scared of some algorithm tossing my resume even though I’m qualified just because I am 0.01 below their target threshold.

Does anybody own the WavyTalk diffuser? I’m currently using a fairly cheap blow dryer from Marshall’s and it often takes about 30-40 minutes to dry. I’m looking to upgrade and I keep seeing videos about the WavyTalk diffuser and these girls are drying their hair in 10 minutes and getting so much volume.

However, every single video seems to get a commission so I’m wondering how reliable these reviews are. Does anyone have it and does it work well?

My roommate also has a Dyson that seems to be similar to the WavyTalk, and I’m sure it is likely user error, but I actually seem to get worse results with it than with my regular dryer.

Just wanna know what people think of this device and if it is worth the upgrade.

My favorite creators to watch on YouTube are Bunch Of Friends, Danny Gonzalez, Drew Gooden, Kurtis Conner, Joish TV, and sometimes Jarvis Johnson or Chad Chad.

Does anyone have any recommendations on who else I can get into watching that have similar humor and or content to these creators?

I just graduated college and I was wondering if I should I leave my GPA on my resume. I graduated magna cum laude in engineering, so it’s a good GPA, but I still don’t feel super proud of the number. Should I put the GPA or leave it at the honor?

Also are you allowed to round up by 0.01? I graduated with a 3.69. Can I put 3.7 on my resume if I were to leave the GPA on? 3.7 looks a lot better to the companies I’ve been applying for than 3.6, even though I was right on the cusp of the next value. I’m just scared of some algorithm tossing my resume even though I’m qualified just because I am 0.01 below their target threshold.

I seriously feel like this happened in Strawberry Shortcake (2003). The gang was traveling around and they get to this town and go into a store or restaurant or something. They make a point to interact with the employee. The next place they go in this town, it’s the same girl working. They make a comment about it and she says something like “oh I’m just helping some people out.” Then it’s the same girl at the third place they go and the crew gets suspicious. And I think that was basically the plot of this episode where it turns out this girl is the only one in town and she ends up joining the crew.

I really really feel like this happened in Strawberry Shortcake, but I couldn’t find an episode description that matched that. I’ve also started going through the episode list for the 2010 tv show, but I remember it being that 2D hand drawn animation style.

Does anyone else remember this episode or did I somehow imagine it? Maybe it was some other animated show from around the same time idk haha.