Footage on-line Mini 35 w/ DVX100 at DVinfo.net

Laura Beth Love · April 1st, 2004, 01:40 AM

Just added footage shot with the DVX-100 in 24p and the mini 35 adapter with a set of Arri T1.3 Primes (18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm).

This is a link to my "reel page". Scroll down to "24p dv" and click on the image.

http://www.grid212films.com/lbreelpage.html

John Jay · April 1st, 2004, 04:27 PM

Hello Laura

Good Stuff!!!

tell me how you set up the underwater clip

Laura Beth Love · April 1st, 2004, 10:08 PM

Thanks John

The underwater shots were very simple. The camera was pointing straight down into a large aquarium that was weighted with sandbags. The girl swam underneath, and banged on the bottom of the aquarium.

The whole rig was right on the edge of the pool, positioning the girl right in front of the existing pool light.

I hope that wasn't too disappointing.
=)

Those two brief clips of the girl in water were shot with the standard lens on the DVX-100. Everything after that was shot using the mini 35 adapter.

John Jay · April 2nd, 2004, 12:12 PM

on the contrary, very cost effective and a technique to remember

great dynamics!

Keith Loh · April 2nd, 2004, 12:43 PM

Quite beautiful. Nice movement too. I was impressed by the "3D" composed shots. it showed off the depth of the equipment.

Mark Grgurev · April 5th, 2004, 04:28 PM

Incredible!!!! Though it would be nice to see them in full quality. Do you think you could post some framegrabs?

David Ziegelheim · April 21st, 2004, 09:10 PM

Let me also throw in my $.02.

Very nice...nice story...nice cinematography...good acting and direction...good editing...

Just very good work...I'm impressed

Dennis Hingsberg · April 30th, 2004, 10:39 AM

I shoot with the mini35 as well, really great work and I really like the use & mix of dolly and crane shots!

What frame mode did you use on the DVX100 to capture the footage - 30P/24P/24PA?

Great stuff, thank you for sharing!

Laura Beth Love · April 30th, 2004, 01:16 PM

Thanks guys! I shot in regular 24p.

I noticed someone mentioned a crane. We actually had a little port a jib, with about a 4 or 5 foot reach, on a doorway dolly. I stood on the dolly, operating from a monitor, with a gobo arm attached to the handle of the head, so I could reach to pan and tilt as I jibbed upward. It was a fun little rig.

Dennis Hingsberg · April 30th, 2004, 02:26 PM

That jib setup with the gobo arm sounds great!

What lenses were used and did you use any external ND filters or was setting the lens iris enough to control the light?

Last question: how did you find pulling focus with the rig? I find it a real pain in the !@# when dollying away or towards the subject - of course trying to do it all on your own with barely a crew does not help either! Making it worse is that I usually set my lens aperature for f2.8 or f3.5 so my actual depth of field is small.. maybe too small.

Any suggestions or knowledge you could share would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Dennis Hingsberg
Toronto, Canada

Laura Beth Love · April 30th, 2004, 11:43 PM

The jib shot was on the 25mm, I used all of the in-camera NDs and stopped down on the dv iris to something like an F11 or 16, leaving the film lens just shy of wide open.

Through the move, the camera basically stayed on the same plane, so we set the focus as far as we could without losing acceptable focus in the girl's beginning action, erring on the side of too far. I want to say we settled on 14 feet.

Dan McCain · August 26th, 2004, 02:58 PM

Do you use cinema lenses, or nikon?

Charles Papert · August 26th, 2004, 04:01 PM

I'll agree, very nice stuff Laura. Pretty lighting.

I'm guessing you had a good AC with you! As Dennis pointed out, it's no joke pulling focus on 35mm lenses. I usually shoot between a 1.4 and a 2 on the Mini35, unless I'm at an 85 or longer when I start to give the assistant a break!

Laura Beth Love · September 9th, 2004, 07:11 PM

Thanks guys!

I was using cinema lenses.

Zeiss T1.3 (18mm - 85mm inclusive) and Yes, focus with the mini 35 is nearly as critical as film work, although I was sort of training my AC and pulling for myself occasionally.

I've shot quite a bit more with this set up since the original posting, as soon as I have access to it, I'll be sure to put on the web and post a link.

and Charles, I took a look at "The Undecided", impressive two day project!

one of the responses gave a link to your IMDB listing. What scenes from Carrie 2 were you a part of? I was a PA, my very first time on a film set...

Charles Papert · September 9th, 2004, 09:01 PM

Hi LBL,

I was on the reshoots/pickups back in L.A. A scene in a diner set, some inserts for the melee at the end, that sort of thing. I wasn't in the Carolinas at all.

It's funny, in the last couple of weeks I've had several people mention they were on that shoot--weird timing!

April 1st, 2004, 01:40 AM	#1
Laura Beth Love New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 12	Footage on-line Mini 35 w/ DVX100 Just added footage shot with the DVX-100 in 24p and the mini 35 adapter with a set of Arri T1.3 Primes (18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm). This is a link to my "reel page". Scroll down to "24p dv" and click on the image. http://www.grid212films.com/lbreelpage.html

April 1st, 2004, 04:27 PM	#2
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	Hello Laura Good Stuff!!! tell me how you set up the underwater clip __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

April 1st, 2004, 10:08 PM	#3
Laura Beth Love New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 12	underwater Thanks John The underwater shots were very simple. The camera was pointing straight down into a large aquarium that was weighted with sandbags. The girl swam underneath, and banged on the bottom of the aquarium. The whole rig was right on the edge of the pool, positioning the girl right in front of the existing pool light. I hope that wasn't too disappointing. =) Those two brief clips of the girl in water were shot with the standard lens on the DVX-100. Everything after that was shot using the mini 35 adapter.

April 2nd, 2004, 12:12 PM	#4
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	on the contrary, very cost effective and a technique to remember great dynamics! __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

April 2nd, 2004, 12:43 PM	#5
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Quite beautiful. Nice movement too. I was impressed by the "3D" composed shots. it showed off the depth of the equipment. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

April 5th, 2004, 04:28 PM	#6
Mark Grgurev Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fairview,nj Posts: 137	Incredible!!!! Though it would be nice to see them in full quality. Do you think you could post some framegrabs?

April 21st, 2004, 09:10 PM	#7
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Let me also throw in my $.02. Very nice...nice story...nice cinematography...good acting and direction...good editing... Just very good work...I'm impressed

April 30th, 2004, 10:39 AM	#8
Dennis Hingsberg Trustee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,055	I shoot with the mini35 as well, really great work and I really like the use & mix of dolly and crane shots! What frame mode did you use on the DVX100 to capture the footage - 30P/24P/24PA? Great stuff, thank you for sharing! __________________ Blog: www.hingsberg.com Ultimate Exposure Guides for FS5/F7S/F5/F55

April 30th, 2004, 01:16 PM	#9
Laura Beth Love New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 12	Thanks guys! I shot in regular 24p. I noticed someone mentioned a crane. We actually had a little port a jib, with about a 4 or 5 foot reach, on a doorway dolly. I stood on the dolly, operating from a monitor, with a gobo arm attached to the handle of the head, so I could reach to pan and tilt as I jibbed upward. It was a fun little rig.

April 30th, 2004, 02:26 PM	#10
Dennis Hingsberg Trustee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,055	That jib setup with the gobo arm sounds great! What lenses were used and did you use any external ND filters or was setting the lens iris enough to control the light? Last question: how did you find pulling focus with the rig? I find it a real pain in the !@# when dollying away or towards the subject - of course trying to do it all on your own with barely a crew does not help either! Making it worse is that I usually set my lens aperature for f2.8 or f3.5 so my actual depth of field is small.. maybe too small. Any suggestions or knowledge you could share would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Dennis Hingsberg Toronto, Canada __________________ Blog: www.hingsberg.com Ultimate Exposure Guides for FS5/F7S/F5/F55

April 30th, 2004, 11:43 PM	#11
Laura Beth Love New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 12	The jib shot was on the 25mm, I used all of the in-camera NDs and stopped down on the dv iris to something like an F11 or 16, leaving the film lens just shy of wide open. Through the move, the camera basically stayed on the same plane, so we set the focus as far as we could without losing acceptable focus in the girl's beginning action, erring on the side of too far. I want to say we settled on 14 feet.

August 26th, 2004, 02:58 PM	#12
Dan McCain Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 65	Which lenses did you use? Do you use cinema lenses, or nikon?

August 26th, 2004, 04:01 PM	#13
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	I'll agree, very nice stuff Laura. Pretty lighting. I'm guessing you had a good AC with you! As Dennis pointed out, it's no joke pulling focus on 35mm lenses. I usually shoot between a 1.4 and a 2 on the Mini35, unless I'm at an 85 or longer when I start to give the assistant a break! __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

September 9th, 2004, 07:11 PM	#14
Laura Beth Love New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 12	Thanks guys! I was using cinema lenses. Zeiss T1.3 (18mm - 85mm inclusive) and Yes, focus with the mini 35 is nearly as critical as film work, although I was sort of training my AC and pulling for myself occasionally. I've shot quite a bit more with this set up since the original posting, as soon as I have access to it, I'll be sure to put on the web and post a link. and Charles, I took a look at "The Undecided", impressive two day project! one of the responses gave a link to your IMDB listing. What scenes from Carrie 2 were you a part of? I was a PA, my very first time on a film set...

September 9th, 2004, 09:01 PM	#15
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Hi LBL, I was on the reshoots/pickups back in L.A. A scene in a diner set, some inserts for the melee at the end, that sort of thing. I wasn't in the Carolinas at all. It's funny, in the last couple of weeks I've had several people mention they were on that shoot--weird timing! __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com