Sarah Pendergraft
November 30th, 2009, 11:52 AM
This was one of our first shoots with our new cameras. Shelby and Greg were a blast to work with. Any feedback, comments, critiques would be appreciated. Thanks!
Shelby & Greg | Trash The Dress on Vimeo
Stephen J. Williams
November 30th, 2009, 02:22 PM
Sarah... great job! I love the idea, the colors, the story-line, and the detailed close ups. I'm becoming a fan of your work. What new cameras were you using??
Steve
Dusty Jenson
November 30th, 2009, 03:26 PM
I love it!! Especially how you've taken the "Trash the Dress" idea from photography to video, and incorporated an entire storyline with it! I also thought the warm colors added to the whole summer-time/baseball feel. And what an awesome location!
Matthew Craggs
November 30th, 2009, 03:59 PM
I am a big fan of the storyline and the energy, but I wasn't so crazy about the color. I'm not sure if it was the color grading or done in camera, but in many shots either the dress, her skin, or both seemed are blotchy and overexposed. Also, details in things like the scenery seem to bleed together.
I understand you're going for a warm and summertime type of feel, and my comments could be motivated by my own personal preferences, but I believe you can get the same warm/summer feeling by toning down the saturation and moving away from the orange tinting.
That being said, I absolutely love the story and your shot composition, and I will no doubt come back to watch it again just because it's so fun. You did a very good job with this clip.
Sarah Pendergraft
November 30th, 2009, 05:26 PM
Thanks everyone. Matthew, you're right about the colors. I was going for warm & saturated look, but I'm thinking it's time for a new monitor. After viewing this on several TVs and monitors, I am wanting to go back and tone down the saturation & contrast just a bit... it doesn't look as drastic on the monitor I edit on.
Oh, and to answer Stephen, HMC150.