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Dec 30, 2015
Workhorse
I just got this used via eBay, and like everything I've seen from Manfrotto, it is very solid. One of the legs is missing a screw, but once I replace that, I can just tell that every other part of this thing will last forever. It is all metal, with nice big knobs and screws, solid legs, just indestructible. The three-way head is really convenient too, making it easy to do dutch angles, or follow the moonrise or whatever. The head (Manfrotto 3025 three way head) is not designed for video, obviously (it doesn't even have a pan/tilt bar). But for photography, it is strong, small, relatively light, and simple. I'm glad I bought it.
Sep 04, 2006
Entertaining and informative behind-the-scenes look
The intro made me worry that author William Preston Robertson was going to make this book too much about him, but that fear dissipated by Chapter 1 as he began a systematic delving into all the different aspects of Big Lebowski preproduction.
That's what really differentiates this from most "making of" books and featurettes--the emphasis here is squarely on what happens before the cameras roll. Drawing upon interviews with the Coens, storyboard artist J. Todd Anderson, cinematographer Roger Deakins, production designer Rick Heinrichs, and costume designer Mary Zophres, Robertson yeilds a treasure trove of amazing, eye-opening facts about the creative work that goes into any movie. There is very little about the actors, which is good, because actors tend to get all the press. When does a storyboard artist get an entire chapter dedicated to his work? Obviously it will appeal most to established Lebowski fans, but there is also much great specific information here for anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of movie preproduction. To wit:
--While it's obvious that Maude's Valkyrie costume would take a lot of effort, who would have guessed that The Dude's slovenly wardrobe would have taken hundreds of hours? Just The Dude's saggy sweatshirt required buying six brand new sweatshirts (because they needed extras for the stuntmen and because of the various stains that The Dude acquires along the way) and washing and *sanding* them from the inside for a week to make them threadbare. And that's just the sweatshirt! I would have thought they just went to a thrift shop and pulled things off the rack to outfit Dude. But no--they had to go to Trinidad to find the jelly shoes he wears in the film. None of it is accidental!
--Where most filmmakers use long lenses frequently, giving a narrow field of view and a shallow depth of field (emphasizing the character in the center and cropping and blurring the backgrounds) the Coens deliberately and regularly do the opposite, shooting with short, wide angle lenses that include more of the background and much more of the frame in sharp focus. Think about that next time you watch one of their films.
--While most filmmakers use lots of over-the-shoulder shots, the Coens don't, preferring to keep the camera *between* people who are talking to each other. Look at the limosine scene with The Dude and Brandt and The Big Lebowski, or the scene where the cops visit The Dude at his house, for examples.
There are lots of visual treats in here too, including storyboards and stills from the resulting scenes. All in all, it's absolutely entertaining and educational. As soon as I got it, it superceded everything else in my reading pile until I finished it (in a day or two--I couldn't stop).
Totally worth it, dude. It'll tie your bookshelf together.
Nov 30, 2016
Great solid adapter
1 of 1 found this helpful I've used several different adapters, and this one seems the most solid and well made. Fits perfectly on the lens and on my Canon 5D, allows for infinity focus without any interference with the mirror on the camera. Awesome. It might cost a few more dollars than the cheapest adapters out there, but man, for $12 it's so worth it.