Sean has been working in video for 15 years and Film for 6. I first met him on the set of Faye Dunnaway's directorial debut THE YELLOW BIRD (HiDef to film) where he was the original HD engineer.
(see my article in the March issue of Digital Cinema Magazine)

Sean was called away after the first week of production to work on a John Woo war movie called Windtalkers, but his unique style of combat engineering lingered on the set, long after his departure.

One of the unique aspects of digital productions is the capability to "paint" the scene and essentially gain upwards of 20% to 30% in resolution compared to using the camera's factory presets. One of the down-sides to this style of production is that it requires a 'video village' where the waveform monitor and 'God' monitor that are used to balance the camera profiles can be constantly viewed.
(see header image under: Hot Gear > Cameras)

The biggest problem, aside from the obvious addition of a time consuming step in production, is the need to maintain an environment where the light hitting the monitor can be controlled.

Sean's ingenious methods of controlling access to the video village are starting to become standard operating procedure in a number of LA, HD productions. As Sean puts it, "I am very passionate about my Images. Controlling my Images is key so as a HD DP, Consultant, Operator, or Engineer I try to insure the most faithful representation the Medium can convey."

Always a source of relevant and valuable information, I'd like to share a little something that Sean recently e-mailed to me with regard to HD > 35mm lens conversions. Even if it might not make all that much sense to you now, when you get a little further down the road of digital production, you'll be wish'n that you had saved it. Semper Fi!

FULL 1.85 HD 5 mm Horiz 87°341 Virt 54°421 = 10.9 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 8 mm Horiz 61°481 Virt 35°481 = 17.4 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 12 mm Horiz 43°271 Virt 24°161 = 26 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 20 mm Horiz 26°491 Virt 14°401 = 44 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 30 mm Horiz 18°01 Virt 9°461 = 65 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 40 mm Horiz 13°311 Virt 7°191 = 86 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 50 mm Horiz 10°471 Virt 5°501 = 107 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 75 mm Horiz 7°91 Virt 3°521 = 159 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 100 mm Horiz 5°191 Virt 2°521 = 210 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 150 mm Horiz 3°291 Virt 1°531 = 310 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 200 mm Horiz 2°341 Virt 1°231 = 405 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 250 mm Horiz 2°11 Virt 1°51 = 499 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 300 mm Horiz 1°391 Virt 0°541 = 589 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 500 mm Horiz 0°551 Virt 0°301 = 920 mm in 1.85 for 35
FULL 1.85 HD 1000 mm Horiz 0°221 Virt 0°121 = 1750 mm in 1.85 for 35

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