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INDEXWhat monitor size and make do other directors find useful and practical on set?
9 years, 8 months ago - Mick Dow
Its easy to not bother and use the monitor on the camera, but its not the best way to judge frame and composition on set. I wondered what worked for other directors?
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9 years, 8 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin
It's not really that important as long as it's not got a domestic cutoff region. If it's just for framing you can go cheap, but beware if you haven't set it up/calibrated accurately with bars/etc. It's tempting to think what you see is what you get, but monitors have backlights, untrue colours, etc., and can lead to extra rework in post. Anyway, 14-22" seem pretty commonly used.
9 years, 8 months ago - Mick Dow
Thank you for your reply Paddy... i'll think more on...
9 years, 8 months ago - Karel Bata
Look at the Oddysey7 (HD only) or Oddysey7Q+
Bit pricey, but with lovely 7.7" OLED screen, monitoring functions, and integral recording. The latter does 4k ProRes! This will last for a few yaers. Rec2020 is around the corner, but you won't see a monitor equivalent of that for a while. However I'm sure there will be a software update that allows usable monitoring when it arrives.
https://www.convergent-design.com/products/odyssey7q.html
9 years, 8 months ago - Karel Bata
Hah! Old link. Here's the new one. http://www.convergent-design.com/products/plus.html