New music video shot with homemade hdv35

Radek Svoboda · April 12th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Olivier,

Nice photography.

Do you use condenser? What kind? How close to screen? What side of screen?

Radek

Jan van den Hemel · April 14th, 2005, 12:09 PM

That's very nice work olivier, olan, quentin & adil! I noticed that you guys are in Belgium - so am I, so if you need an extra set of hands (I have both a left and right one), for holding lights, duct-taping random things to other random things, or for just reading that David Lynch book you seem to have on set, let me know. Check out this site to see some of my work: www.newshots.tk. Ciao!

Olivier Vanaschen · April 16th, 2005, 08:04 AM

Thanks a lot everybody !

we did use a 50mm diameter/50mm length condenser from General Optiques in Paris, wasn't that great. Since the shoot, we tried a GG and condenser from OptoSigma, they're way better.

Thanks a lot Han too, we went our your website, really nice stuff ! We won't forget you if we need help.

Here's a link to full-res SD grabs: http://www.originalversion.net/temp/sdgrabs

They weren't edited in any way, they're straight out from the uncompressed SD master in After Effects. We just added the logo and exported in JPEG (quality: 10).

Thanks again,

the black sheep
creative film video & photography
www.theblacksheep.be

Kyle Edwards · April 16th, 2005, 04:14 PM

Besides the slight distortion/loss of colour, you got it set. Those stills looks nice.

Bill Porter · April 17th, 2005, 02:08 AM

Great job, Olivier! The editing and effects are very creative and unobtrusive.

What is the purpose of using a condenser and what does it do?

Thanks!

Aaron Koolen · April 17th, 2005, 02:18 AM

Yes, nice video! Without wanting to bring the thread off topic, I know there are many threads here regarding 35mm adapters. Are there any sites that are good to go to get a consolidated set of info on them? There are thousands of posts, lots of experimental stuff etc, that seems silly to have to wade through to get to the current information.

Cheers
Aaron

Olivier Vanaschen · April 19th, 2005, 09:52 AM

thanks very much!

the condenser helps reducing the hotspot effect by concentratring the light into the camera basically, some other members of the board could explain this way better than me.

Bill Porter · April 20th, 2005, 01:00 PM

Thanks, Olivier.

Which condensor did you use?

http://www.optosigma.com/miva/mercha...herical+Lenses

And which way did you point it, with the curved side toward the Sony or toward the 35mm film lens?

Also which side of the GG was it on, the camera side or the 35mm lens side?

Thanks, we are all enjoying reading about this one!

Andrew C. Stewart · April 26th, 2005, 11:42 PM

I really think a lot of the professional quality of this video is thanks to FANTASTIC lighting. It's an art in itself and something I really want to learn how to do.

April 14th, 2005, 12:09 PM	#17
Jan van den Hemel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PAL land Posts: 87	That's very nice work olivier, olan, quentin & adil! I noticed that you guys are in Belgium - so am I, so if you need an extra set of hands (I have both a left and right one), for holding lights, duct-taping random things to other random things, or for just reading that David Lynch book you seem to have on set, let me know. Check out this site to see some of my work: www.newshots.tk. Ciao! __________________ J.

April 16th, 2005, 08:04 AM	#18
Olivier Vanaschen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 35	Thanks a lot everybody ! we did use a 50mm diameter/50mm length condenser from General Optiques in Paris, wasn't that great. Since the shoot, we tried a GG and condenser from OptoSigma, they're way better. Thanks a lot Han too, we went our your website, really nice stuff ! We won't forget you if we need help. Here's a link to full-res SD grabs: http://www.originalversion.net/temp/sdgrabs They weren't edited in any way, they're straight out from the uncompressed SD master in After Effects. We just added the logo and exported in JPEG (quality: 10). Thanks again, the black sheep creative film video & photography www.theblacksheep.be __________________ olivier vanaschen & olan bowland, www.theblacksheep.be

April 17th, 2005, 02:18 AM	#21
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Yes, nice video! Without wanting to bring the thread off topic, I know there are many threads here regarding 35mm adapters. Are there any sites that are good to go to get a consolidated set of info on them? There are thousands of posts, lots of experimental stuff etc, that seems silly to have to wade through to get to the current information. Cheers Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

April 19th, 2005, 09:52 AM	#22
Olivier Vanaschen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 35	thanks very much! the condenser helps reducing the hotspot effect by concentratring the light into the camera basically, some other members of the board could explain this way better than me. __________________ olivier vanaschen & olan bowland, www.theblacksheep.be

April 26th, 2005, 11:42 PM	#24
Andrew C. Stewart Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ponca City, OK Posts: 61	Wow! I really think a lot of the professional quality of this video is thanks to FANTASTIC lighting. It's an art in itself and something I really want to learn how to do.

April 12th, 2005, 04:54 PM	#16
Radek Svoboda Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 500	Olivier, Nice photography. Do you use condenser? What kind? How close to screen? What side of screen? Radek

April 16th, 2005, 04:14 PM	#19
Kyle Edwards Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 274	Besides the slight distortion/loss of colour, you got it set. Those stills looks nice.

April 17th, 2005, 02:08 AM	#20
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Great job, Olivier! The editing and effects are very creative and unobtrusive. What is the purpose of using a condenser and what does it do? Thanks!

April 20th, 2005, 01:00 PM	#23
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Thanks, Olivier. Which condensor did you use? http://www.optosigma.com/miva/mercha...herical+Lenses And which way did you point it, with the curved side toward the Sony or toward the 35mm film lens? Also which side of the GG was it on, the camera side or the 35mm lens side? Thanks, we are all enjoying reading about this one!