I used to think that people that gave Prozac to their dogs were frivolously wasting money. I was wrong to think that.

Good stuff. Can you mount a camera on one of the bikes? Even if you did a re-shoot after an event of a bike going around the course it would add a nice dimension to the video. The editing was good in that it was quick enough to keep up the excitement but not jarring.

Tonight is the first viewing yall!!!

I don't get IFC but I'm trying to get a friend to record it on his HD TIVO.

This is a short film I shot and edited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8VzfRExCSM

I'm literally repulsed 5 seconds in by the food. I think it was filmed nicely, I wasn't too big on the angle used on the woman though. A little too close and at a weird angle. Camera work might have been just a little shakey.

I thought the audio was done very well though. You use a shotgun mic, or just the one on board the DVX?

In my 10th grade Broadcast Speech class if we don't have anything to do I like to shoot funny little intros for the daily announcements, this is one of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bJx8mLE5z0

I'll be honest, I turned it off before it got any further than the food close-ups. Definitely an acquired taste.

Marcus, Thanks for your comment, if you would like to see much higher res versions (20mb.) go to http://www.alicespringsfilmtv.com.au/welcome.shtml
and select sample videos from the menu at left.

I can't take credit for the great light, that goes to the man above, or as a friend of mine calls him, "the big gaffer"! We do use 2 large reflectors on talent, home made aluminum frames with silver spandex material pegged over them. These are about 6' X 10' each. (We also use a home-made dolly with skate board wheels mounted on plastic pipe)

We have beautiful light here in Alice Springs, right in the middle of a continent the size of mainland US, but with no pollution. All effects were FCP and kept to a minimum, the old KISS principle, especially suited to country music videos.

If you have any queries on specific shots and the effects used on any video, please ask and I'll look at the timeline to refresh my memory!.
Aloha.

What is the name of the program as seen on a TV listing? "Red Meat" isn't showing up in the TIVO schedule. Is it called "Media Lab"?

Actually the audio was roomy on a couple shots, but who cares.

I thought the guy's costume and acting was hysterical, loved the over the top cliches and absurdity of it. Reminded me of the first office scene in "Joe vs. the Volcano"

The girl got way too much screen time for me, and I'd prefer a shorter version, but I dug it nevertheless. The disgusting close-ups on the food were a great touch.

Just a quick update to let you all know that the movie is now available for pre-order through our website:

www.casicasi.com

If you use the link on our website, you will be directed to the page on Amazon with our movie for sale. By using that specific link, we get an extra comission from Amazon, and you get their very low price (currently only $13.99!), so everybody wins!

Also, I should add that you can put it on your Netflix or Blockbuster cues! I'm sure you'll all get a kick out of it. Thanks for your continued support!

Looking forward to seeing your movie, Jaime (i know, shame on me for not having seen it yet) I'm sure I'll enjoy it a lot. Te felicito por todo lo logrado hasta ahora. Keep it up. Something tells me you and I will be contenders in future cinema festivals with movies shot with the RED ONe...;-)

That's hilarious! Couple of things to look out for though. The volume difference between the classroom scene and the hallway scene is huge. I understand why the difference is there, but it shouldn't be that big. I cranked up my speakers all the way to hear what they were saying, only to get blasted by "I AM A JEDI! I AM A JEDIIIII!". Other than that, it was funny. Solid piece, my friend.

Hello, I've been around this forum for some time, and I decided it's time to show some of my work. The following clip is a promotional video for a Tequila, it was shot with a Sony Z1, all the footage was captured to the cineform codec and edited in Premiere Pro, FX work done in AFX and Lightwave. Let me know what you think about it! This clip shows my hardest ever camera work; shooting a fighting bull... I ran a lot that day.

Download a MPEG file from: ftp.8cho.com.mx Login: guest@8cho.com.mx pass:guest

I managed to login but can't see any files, perhaps it's my Mac.
A direct link to a non-passworded file would be better.

Also Mpegs are a little outdated, assuming it's an Mpeg1 file. A quicktime mp4, windoze media or flash file would be better quality and easier on your servers too I expect.

Duncan.

Here is a taster of the project I am working on for a UK charity that builds, equips and staffs schools in Kenya.

They needed a hastily assembled piece for a charity golf day yesterday and this is what I came up with. I think it gives a good flavour of what the Trust does and also serves as a great memento of an extraordinary few weeks in Kenya in March.

Shot using a Canon XL2 + stock 20x lens with an AT835B shotgun. Edited on Sony Vegas for playback on a TV - NOT the web. Sorry but this should be in widescreen but I can't seem to get the settings right in Squeeze!

The full length documentary - my first - is a good few months away. It's my intention to keep the same style in the full length piece. I'd love to hear whether you think it works or not.

25Mb, approx 10 mins, Windows Media Player.

www.film-it.net/stuff/kipungani.wmv

Cheers.

Ian . . .

Hey Rodrigo,

I don't speak Spanish, so I can't comment on the promo, but I thought it was beautifully shot. Very nice lighting in the product shots, nice crane work, beautiful composition. Well done. Looks like you had a bit of a budget for talent, set, rehearsal, etc which helps.

Just found it a bit long, but that could be a language issue. Did you just do camera, or edit as well?

Anyway, looks great.

Hey Vito,

I used to live in Montreal, I lived at the plateau mont royal. Amazing city, everybody is so helpful.

Thanks a lot for your comments. Answering your question, yes I did all the work (editing, camera, CG) I had one guy helping me with the crane and the dolly and also to carry equipment. About the budget, we spent around 6,500.00 US dlls. making this video, that budget includes equipment rental, talent, locations and my salary. Remember that everything is cheaper here in Mexico, so yes the budget let us work comfortably.

I really miss eating at Basha....

This is something I completed in 2005, and was broadcast on SKY here in the UK about a month ago.

Hopefully it'll raise a few laughs.

The full thing in google-vision and iPod/mp4 here:
http://www.ratemymovie.co.uk/

"Art is the lie that makes us realise the truth."

Yeah, its called media lab. The thing is, they only showed clips from it. :( Oh well, better than nothing.

Hi all. I've made an action reel with the sony hc1 hdv-camera. I'd like to get some feedback (any feedback really) about how it works/doesn't work.

http://hmcindie.pp.fi/actionreel/

It's in divx format - high and low quality versions.

Mikko, Just saw your reel, loved it loved it!!! There were some pretty wicked moves there man.... The score you used in the begining, and the end what movie is it from??

Also liked the gag reel at the end... Once again great work!!!

I grabbed the high quality version. Not only is the quality of your footage amazing, but your subjects' martial arts skills are top notch! I also have an HC1, and your action reel just proves that it's not the tools you use, but what you do with them that makes the difference. Awesome reel!

I finally edited some video shot from this previous December with FCE HD. All video was shot on a Panasonic AG-DVC30. All color corrections were done in post. No filters used. Tell me what you think, all comments are appreciated. The video won't be up for long. Its about 70 MB in size. Thanks for taking the time to view my work.

*EDIT Site Bandwidth exceeded sorry*

I dug it. That was real cool. The music was perfect. Nice job.

Rodrigo,

Muy buen hecho. Very nice composition and camerawork. What type of crane did you use?

Really like it ! There is so much passion in performing the stuff, that it doesn't matter at all that some moves are not that good :).

And good to know what camera you used !

Keep up the good work
Ulrik

Rodrigo,

Muy buen hecho. Very nice composition and camerawork. What type of crane did you use?

Hey Miguel!

I used a Kessler Crane. They sponsor this forum, that's how I got to know it. It performed great! I have a lot of amazing takes from the agave fields. To bad I ended up using just one (the last one).

I thought it was shot well and it really seemed like the people were genuine about their feelings about the charity. It didn't feel like a staged-for-the-camera promo to butter up suckers so they donate more money. It also showed that the children seemed happy to be at school. I like sincerity and truth in promotions. The truth, even if not all pretty, always tells a better story.

I don't even like hard alcohol, but I'm now in the mood for a shot of that tequila!

Wait a minute. The HC1 is a consumer camera using CMOS that has really bad rolling shutter issues and HDV is lousy for fast action! You can't shoot action on a consumer HDV CMOS camera! Blasphemy!

I didn't see a single artifact of rolling shutter or compression. If they were present, they weren't noticeable. I don't think anyone can argue that this footage wasn't fast action. If shots like this can be done on a consumer HDV camera, there is no argument about HDV being good enough. All I noticed is fast action and the good color I associate with CMOS and HDV.

We did this for a 24 hour film festival - hope you like it

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~aholme21/BOTTLE%20SPUZZ.mov

good job. One thing that stood out, and it's a nitpick, is when he drops the bottle in the kitchen, we hear it, but we don't see him drop it, nor see it his the ground, so it's a little odd. Nothing major though.
Was that the Kroger in Savannah?

Nice job, was intersting to watch. Yeah the same old subjects, but nicley done mate.

Thanks. ;)

I was beginning to think I blacklisted from getting any feedback. ;)

Excellent! Yes I really liked it. I didn't notice the bottle thing as being..... noticable. What I did notice were the titles - very professional looking. Sometimes the titles can be the undoing of a perfectly watchable feature,but yours were very good.

I'd say 8/10

Thank you Marcus.

I agree - sincerity sells better in my opinion!

It occured to me that I should perhaps explain that this was originally to be shown to a group of people that are already familiar with the work of the charity, hence there are no introductions as to who people are, where they are, which school etc.

hey thanks guys - Sean are you attending SCAD by any chance?
thanks for the feedback!

a short film i have been working on for the past year. we used a dvx-100a with the letus flip. let me know what you think.

What is it About: Duck, Duck Goose is a short film by students at Missouri State University about a young man named Oed who has reached the breaking point. He has an inconsiderate roommate, a recent ex-girlfriend, a boss who fired him, and two long-term acquaintances. One of them will die. Find out who in this dark comedy about rape, murder, and rubber ducks from the minds of Brandon Klaus, Rachel Skidmore, and Nathan Springer.

duck duck goose (http://duckduckgoosemovie.com/Movie_files/DDG_for_adam-NOT%20FINAL%20Audio%20Syncing-H.264%20300Kbps%20Streaming.mov)

and if that is too big for you here is the google video one

duck duck goose google video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6990459804459926042)

Nope, I'm an alumnus

FUUSSCHIA VVIIIREEE

Pretty funny

I found a new place to host this file. The file is about 70MB and in Quicktime format. All comments are welcome! Thank you for taking the time to view my work!

http://www.mediafire.com/?5c3wqzrbjl1

Put together a little piece for a master woodworker, cut in FCP and uploaded to vimeo. You can see it on our website www.feister-dills-images.com/samples.html

Give it a few minutes the file is about 130MB. Comments and questions welcome. Thanks for viewing.


http://home.surewest.net/jourdan/counterstep.mov

This time for real.

http://www.puffinfilms.com/HeroFest/RFEYE-D%20Bookmark_MayDates%20copy.jpg

here are a few stills from our latest feature film, featuring the stuff in the topic technically...

we had a 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm zeiss HS with t1.3

we still had to lit a lot since the p+s takes so much light... and i was very unsatisfied with the achromat on the mini35 although its supposed to be a hard mount it created very ugly side-defocus.. yuck! we had to shoot with aperture 4.0 on the camera so the whole gg was sharp.

well, comments welcome!

ps: pics not cc'ed yet.

http://www.sexnfun.net/schleier/sch1.jpg

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http://www.sexnfun.net/schleier/sch3.jpg

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Wow, i love the colors in those shots. Very nice.

http://stage6.divx.com/user/YouSillyMan/video/1250667/Melancholy-of-a-Travelling-Man

Tourist style camera work. Just something put together after pulldown removal.

Nice job, Mike. Loved the trucking shots using the moving walkway..