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Sound: Lowest Rates in Utah

Posted by Mark Hedengren on

www.redfinchrental.com Many people do not know that we have a nice supply of sound equipment in our inventory here at Red Finch and have everything at excellent rates. A little bit of money and effort in sound goes a VERY VERY long way. The game of sound is basically to have the right microphone in the right place so you get a good signal and then not to mess up that signal in the back end. With the equipment I have available, you can drastically improve the sound in your productions.Zoom F8 (Mixer/Recorder) price $20Sennheiser EW 100 (Wireless lav mic)...

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Red Finch Film Festival And Gallery Opening this Weekend!!

Posted by Breanna Tucker on

Red Finch Film Festival And Gallery Opening this Weekend!!

Our Festival is running October 5th-7th! Gallery Opening is Friday, October 6th!   Red Finch has its hands full this weekend with its first annual Film Festival as well as its best Gallery Opening yet. The Festival (redfinchfilmfestival.com) will run from October 5th through 7th; with over 250 submissions everywhere from Dance to Documentary, submitted everywhere from Utah to Uganda. The Festival will be screening their official selections at Red Finch Rental House on Thursday and Friday from 4-10pm and Saturday from 2-10pm.   Owner and Founder of Red Finch, Mark Hedengren, says, “We were amazed at how many submissions...

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The Triangle of Power, Money, And Fame

Posted by Mark Hedengren on

I've noticed that all jobs offer varying amounts of power, money, and fame.  The triangle works like this: any government job is high in power but low in money and fame. Any business job is high in money but low in power and fame. Any art job is high in fame but low in power and money. Now, of course, there are different mixes of jobs, particularly in film. Corporate videos/commercials are high in money but low in power and fame. However, feature films are high in fame but low in power and money. I hear you say "What!? Feature...

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Loads of New Gear! And Facebook's Push into Video

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Loads of New Gear! And Facebook's Push into Video

Lenses: Sigma Art 24-70mm 2.8 IS (that’s right 2.8 and with image stabilization) $302x Sigma Art 85mm 1.4 Lens $30Canon 100mm 2.8 IS Macro Lens $30Sigma Art 12-24mm 4 Full Frame Lens $30Sigma 100-400mm IS 5-6.3 Lens $30Sigma 140-600mm IS 5-6.3 Lens $30  Cameras:2x Sony FS7 CameraSony A7r II  DSLR3x Easy rig  Lights:4x M18 1800w HMI $903x Arri Skypanel S60-C with 3x diffusion and Arri case $120 46x Quasar 4ft Crossfade (bi-color) $10 a day each6x Kino Flo six bank 4ft Crossfade Quasar (Bi-Color) $60 a day each12x Quasar 2ft Crossfade (bicolor) $10 a day each2x Kino Flo six bank 2ft Crossfade Quasar (Bicolor) $50 a day each  Mark Zuckerberg calls...

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Top Five Tips for Wedding Photographers That Isn’t About Gear

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Top Five Tips for Wedding Photographers That Isn’t About Gear

Wear Good Shoes If you have sore feet you can’t think and if you can’t think then you can’t do your job.   Wear Sunscreen Being a photographer is surprising like being a farmer. You spend a lot of time outside in the sun. Wear sunscreen and it will keep you healthy and looking young.   You are the MC of the Wedding. Own it. Read books on psychology and learn how to deal with people in expert ways. This aspect of wedding photography is more difficult than the photographing.   Keep Weight off Your Back When I first started...

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