Hello to all,

Joe Perez here - I've been using a SONY VX-2000 and some lights I picked up at Home Depot -

I shot 3 commercials, all on DV.. you can view them at..

http://www.xenofilms.com


Let me know what you guys think,

thanks,

joe

Welcome to dvinfo, Joseph! And thanks for the link!

I'm very impress with your work. DV! wow. Did you use any filmlook program when you were editing? Nice work.

Thanx Charles,

Yes - I used After Effects for the color correction -
all filters that come with the Pro-Bundle - not any plug-ins

But the key to good looking DV is good lighting.

Thanx again,

joe P

Pretty sweet Joe.

Did you actually do these for the companies or are these just test pieces you made?

Bryan,

No - these are just little experiments I did -

Right now I'm gearing up to shoot a few 35mm spots.
and a couple more DV spots.

thanx for checking them out,

regards,

joe P

Joseph--That's great to hear you are doing a spec reel. I'm going to start shooting mine here in a few weeks up in Oregon. I read on your bio that you are at the Art Center, what do you think? Your work looks great. Did you use classmates for crew or find people to work for free? Have you considered shooting your other DV spots with a DVX100 and mini35 package? I shot a spot with the DVX100 that you can see here: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/products/video.html --the one that has the product with a sunset in the background. Good luck with your reel and be sure to keep us updated on your progress!

peter

Hello Peter,

Checked out the spot - Looks great - Like the camera moves -

actually for the spots on my site I didn't use a crew..

It was just me and the actor. Same with the editing and effects.

These were just little experiments, playing with light, and visual aesthetics...

I plan on shooting 35mm soon - and High Def with a pro crew down here in LA very soon.

We should keep in touch - I would love to see your other work.

email me - joe@xenofilms.com

thanks,

and good luck with all your creative endeavors,

Joe P

Joseph
Excellent editing work, good camera work too.

Some specific feedback
The BMW commercial, as pretty as it was, it would be a failure as a commercial. The purpose of a commercial is to further brand identity, or promote a product. Yours does neither. That's OK though, because you did it for different reasons than a manufacturer would. Just fire your writer! ;)

Sony:
Great commercial. Looks familliar though. Not sure if I've seen almost the same thing before, but for a different project. Anyway, this one is still my favorite.

X-Box:
Meh. Pretty will only get you so far. There was no real substance to this one. I might not have noticed if it was only 30 seconds, but the 1 minute time frame was enough for me to wonder what the point was. Shoot your director, but give the editor a raise. If I was going to put this on a directors reel, I'd cut it to 30 seconds. For an editor, I'd leave it.

Overall, I'd hire you as an editor in a heartbeat. Your work is some of the flashiest, best put together content I've seen here in quite a while.

Hello Dylan,

Thanx for the feedback. These aren't suppose to be real spots - They are more like experiments. Each being shot over a weekend. Yeah - I guess I could shoot myself as a director -

I need to shoot more - but thank you - best feedback I've had so far...

overall - not too shaby for $200 bucks and a few weekends..

Cheers..

Joe P

<<<-- Originally posted by Joseph Perez : Hello Dylan,

Thanx for the feedback. These aren't suppose to be real spots - They are more like experiments. Each being shot over a weekend. Yeah - I guess I could shoot myself as a director -

I need to shoot more - but thank you - best feedback I've had so far...

overall - not too shaby for $200 bucks and a few weekends..

Cheers..

Joe P -->>>

Are you kidding? For $200 they are phenomenal!!!

:)

Joe,

Any tutorials that you'd like to give on how you made the spots?

I was a fan of the sony commercial the most. BMW was good but too high-contrast for my liking.

Very good, though. I'd really like to see what you do with the 35mm and any future stuff you have coming up.

Dood...dood...seriously dood. That stuff is good.

I liked the Sony one the best.

and I second what Dylan said, but seriosly dood that stuff is good.

gas

Dylan your crazy dude, the BMW one was sweet, it was not the typical car driving/someone talking about the car/picking up the kids type commercial. Please note I am not slaming you but his commercials are very unique. The xbox was off the hook and the sony one was really sweet too. Keep up the good work dude.



<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : Joseph
Excellent editing work, good camera work too.

Some specific feedback
The BMW commercial, as pretty as it was, it would be a failure as a commercial. The purpose of a commercial is to further brand identity, or promote a product. Yours does neither. That's OK though, because you did it for different reasons than a manufacturer would. Just fire your writer! ;)

Sony:
Great commercial. Looks familliar though. Not sure if I've seen almost the same thing before, but for a different project. Anyway, this one is still my favorite.

X-Box:
Meh. Pretty will only get you so far. There was no real substance to this one. I might not have noticed if it was only 30 seconds, but the 1 minute time frame was enough for me to wonder what the point was. Shoot your director, but give the editor a raise. If I was going to put this on a directors reel, I'd cut it to 30 seconds. For an editor, I'd leave it.

Overall, I'd hire you as an editor in a heartbeat. Your work is some of the flashiest, best put together content I've seen here in quite a while. -->>>

Dylan your crazy dude, the BMW one was sweet, it was not the typical car driving/someone talking about the car/picking up the kids type commercial. Please note I am not slaming you but his commercials are very unique. The xbox was off the hook and the sony one was really sweet too. Keep up the good work dude.

Good work dude

<<<-- Originally posted by Joseph Perez : Hello to all,

Joe Perez here - I've been using a SONY VX-2000 and some lights I picked up at Home Depot -

I shot 3 commercials, all on DV.. you can view them at..

http://www.xenofilms.com


Let me know what you guys think,

thanks,

joe -->>>

<<<-- Originally posted by Ozzie Leon : Dylan your crazy dude, the BMW one was sweet, it was not the typical car driving/someone talking about the car/picking up the kids type commercial. Please note I am not slaming you but his commercials are very unique. The xbox was off the hook and the sony one was really sweet too. Keep up the good work dude.

Good work dude

-->>>

Ozzie, there is no question that I am indeed somewhat crazy. The question is, what type of crazy? Gentle old man talking to the water fountain in the park type crazy? Or psychopathic waiting in the shadows of the underground parking lot with a length of steel pipe type crazy? I like to think a healthy mix of the two, and I think my court appointed psychiatrist would agree.

Anyway, on to your comments. Yes, there is no question that his commercials are unique. I said it several times that his work is indeed excellent, and professional quality. I would hire him to shoot and edit in a heart beat. Don't worry, I don't take your comments personaly. I can see why you would think that way. My negative comments are based on the fact that commercials are not just pretty short films, but are actualy intended to make you think a specific way. They are used to put the name of the manufacturer in your head, or to make you want to buy a specific product. The BMW and XBox commercials do not do this, at least not for me. The Sony one does. That's why I said that although they are very pretty to look at, they wouldn't make great commercials. If he took the BMW commercial, and put a Canon logo at the end, it would be the same commercial, and make me feel the same way.

Anyway, I'm late for my shock therapy. See you in the parking lot!



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I work in the medical field maybe i can get some of my doc to give you an evaluation ( haha) anyway man i am glad to see you have some humor in you. I do get your point and man what a way to bring a product to the front. Like you I would hire him in a minute to do a project for me. Anyway peace out and happy filmmaking



<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : <<<-- Originally posted by Ozzie Leon : Dylan your crazy dude, the BMW one was sweet, it was not the typical car driving/someone talking about the car/picking up the kids type commercial. Please note I am not slaming you but his commercials are very unique. The xbox was off the hook and the sony one was really sweet too. Keep up the good work dude.

Good work dude

-->>>

Ozzie, there is no question that I am indeed somewhat crazy. The question is, what type of crazy? Gentle old man talking to the water fountain in the park type crazy? Or psychopathic waiting in the shadows of the underground parking lot with a length of steel pipe type crazy? I like to think a healthy mix of the two, and I think my court appointed psychiatrist would agree.

Anyway, on to your comments. Yes, there is no question that his commercials are unique. I said it several times that his work is indeed excellent, and professional quality. I would hire him to shoot and edit in a heart beat. Don't worry, I don't take your comments personaly. I can see why you would think that way. My negative comments are based on the fact that commercials are not just pretty short films, but are actualy intended to make you think a specific way. They are used to put the name of the manufacturer in your head, or to make you want to buy a specific product. The BMW and XBox commercials do not do this, at least not for me. The Sony one does. That's why I said that although they are very pretty to look at, they wouldn't make great commercials. If he took the BMW commercial, and put a Canon logo at the end, it would be the same commercial, and make me feel the same way.

Anyway, I'm late for my shock therapy. See you in the parking lot!



;) -->>>