Try this for lighting....

Focal Press: Motion Picture and Video Lighting (http://www.focalpress.com/Book.aspx?id=2366&terms=lighting)

Just about anything published by Focal Press is worth the $$.

Keep shooting!!

Thanks for watching Steven! The reflected image in her glasses is in fact my softbox. I struggled a bit with the placement of the light to get some shadow effect on her left side. This you tube clip does not reflect actually how good the segment really looks (on TV). I was pressed for time and I started shooting when she was "ready". She was nervous so I caught what I could when I could. Could you recommend any good reference dvd's about lighting? Thanks again for your comments.

You've done some great work Ted. I remember you from the DVXUser.com site.

Keep shooting!!

Stephen,

Thank you for your comments. It was your help in the start that got me to buy the JVC hd100. Never regretted the choice which made me later get the hd200.

The uderwater POV are the only shots I didn't do. All the rest were mine. Including -gasp! the voice over. hehe.

3D animation titles I do in MAX while map animations are done in after effects.

Edius is still my NLE of choice, especially that HQ now does alpha channels.


Ted

Thanks for the link, Steven! EDT

I just finished producing this for a non-profit in Maryland.

It was shown at the 2008 Washington International Horse Show.

Why Ride? on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/2067484)

Daniel Weber

Hi Daniel
Very good material, both the video (nice images) and the non-profit organization work that your wife works/volunteers for.
Ron

I just finished producing this for a non-profit in Maryland.

It was shown at the 2008 Washington International Horse Show.

Why Ride? on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/2067484)

Daniel Weber

That's a great project Daniel, very worth while, it's a real thrill to see people break lose through a sport like that, paraplegic, one legged and blind skiers are a lesson to us all too. Here's one I baked earlier:

http://www.beardigital.tv/en/SkiingCameramanDemonstrationClip.wmv

This is my poison, (I specialize in shooting on skis) in fact it's two short clips from a documentary I shot this in Colorado, the end sequence was kind of fun to do, excuse the awful puns!

A thought which may help Daniel, is that you can afford to back off with your reflector - I think you may have been using a foil faced "Lastolite" or similar, the trick is to pinpoint your actual source of light, in this case the sun, and only gently fill from the opposing side. So in this case where the sun is high and behind the subject it would be natural to keep the camera left (her right) or "on camera" cheek darker than the "off camera" cheek. so you could have used a more diffused bounce and further off. This would look good, help you avoid reflections in glasses and, very importantly, make it much easier for your interviewees. Just a thought, great shots and story though.

I must apologize, the link above is to a video clip that I could have shot on a 200 series camera - wish that I had if you like. In fact I shot it on a Sony BVW 700 with a front end wide angle and a 9 Amp PAG battery on the back, I guess the weight of that alone was what kept me on the surface really! How I wish we'd had these GY-HD 200 series cameras then. Maybe I wouldn't have become the "Hunch Front of Notre Dame".

Here is a video shot in Tampa with the HD101, stock lense, mattebox w/ grad ND and polarizer.

capdvhs-mpeg streamclip-FCP-Color.

also, video is "hd-quality" on youtube, uploaded 720p, which is a relatively new feature on youtube...

YouTube - Mr. Smith - "Fresh White T" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ChHPFJPBXA&fmt=22)

A while back, I posted a link to the Congoro website and their preliminary trailer.

The project is now complete with all sound work, colour grading and enhancements all done. The guys are now finishing off the interviews for the DVD. The music vid is done.

The origination was on JVC GY-HD100 with Mini35-400 and Nikon prime lenses.

The long version trailer has been posted on YouTube and can be found here :-

YouTube - Congoro theatrical trailer 2 (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNOgVisJ_U)

The shorter versions are also there.

Mostly shot with HD-100.
YouTube - Painted blue extended 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILrouKlOTs)
YouTube - Painted blue extended pt2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1IZPcZUU4)
Hope you guys like it.
P.S. This is NOT finished work, but work in progress. Any comments and criticism are welcomed

You may have recalled my previous posts on a local indie, then worktitled "The Cage", created on the JVC-GY-HD100 camera system.

The batteries at the time were a serial pest, running down very quickly and a roundrobin cycle of quick charging ensued. Other than that issue which was later solved with v-mount batteries, the camera was reliable with no down time at all.

The DVD version has found a home on Netflix as "Death Bet".

The feature was shot direct-to-camera. Some of the "behind-the-scenes" footage was shot
on a Sony HVR-Z1P with an early version home-made AGUS35 35mm adaptor.

How much of the adaptor footage was used in the featurette if any I don't know.

The revised trailer can be seen on YouTube at this web address :-

YouTube - Death Bet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4NdNofKWsg)

Website commercial/spot for Oilersnation.com

Shot 720/30P

Oilers Nation Spot on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/2891073)

Nice one Chris!

Heres one I completed recently.

Robinson Roofing Promo on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/3294600)

Drew

Drew: Beautifully shot, great filter use, judicious use of cants and speed ramping. Even like what you managed to pull out of Garage Band. One niggle though: the voice over sounds TERRIBLY thin. A nice looking piece.

One niggle though: the voice over sounds TERRIBLY thin.

Shaun
Thanks for your comments. I agree with your comment on the voice over. I used the on-camera mic which is pretty terrible. Also the office had very harsh acoustics. The interview part of the video bug me also. I may reshoot them or record the voice over in a friends studio.

I want to purchase a tie mic to this sort of interview in the future.

Thanks again


Drew

So I just finished the highlights from an Ice Climbing shoot in New Hampshire.

Melt on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/3345018)

We used a decent smattering of gear: JVC GY-HD250, Sony SR12 (impressive little palm-corder shooting 1920), Sony HC3 (less impressive image and shooting 1440), VIO POV helmet cam; IndiSliderPro, Libec T78 (tripod) H60 (head).

This piece was put together in a Final Cut Pro 1920x1080i timeline (to match the SR12) and the 720x24p footage from my 250 was tossed into that. I seem to get much better results scaling the JVC up, rather than the other stuff down (both the HC3 and the SR12). I output an Apple TV spec HD file to Vimeo. I put the gamma down .89 or so on compression so it may be a bit bright on a mac. *should be more accurate on a PC.

The JVC was shooting TC3, the rest were all auto WB. The climbers were able to shoot all the "down looking" material as well as the POV stuff. I was pretty happy with what we got over the two days. I'm really out of shape! The slider was a bear to deal with, and we didn't get to use it as much as I was wanted to, but two shots made it in there; plus the end profile frames...

I plan to shoot interviews this week and cut a longer format piece with very different music, focusing much more on the actual climbing and not so much the "this was a bit of our trip" feeling. Simple answers to simple questions like "Why"; flowing music.

As always, I welcome feedback and questions. Enjoy!

Jeffrey:

I like how you made the movement of the climber go on beat at 01:20:)

That's a great project Daniel, very worth while, it's a real thrill to see people break lose through a sport like that, paraplegic, one legged and blind skiers are a lesson to us all too. Here's one I baked earlier:

http://www.beardigital.tv/en/SkiingCameramanDemonstrationClip.wmv

This is my poison, (I specialize in shooting on skis) in fact it's two short clips from a documentary I shot this in Colorado, the end sequence was kind of fun to do, excuse the awful puns!

A thought which may help Daniel, is that you can afford to back off with your reflector - I think you may have been using a foil faced "Lastolite" or similar, the trick is to pinpoint your actual source of light, in this case the sun, and only gently fill from the opposing side. So in this case where the sun is high and behind the subject it would be natural to keep the camera left (her right) or "on camera" cheek darker than the "off camera" cheek. so you could have used a more diffused bounce and further off. This would look good, help you avoid reflections in glasses and, very importantly, make it much easier for your interviewees. Just a thought, great shots and story though.

Thanks for the feedback. it wasn't a reflector. I was using a Lowell Caselight with daylight tubes. I agree about the reflection in the glasses. Shooting in full sunlight isn't easy. I didn't have any grip help, but that isn't an excuse.

Again thanks for the positive feedback as well as the lighting suggestion.

Daniel Weber

Jeffrey: I like how you made the movement of the climber go on beat at 01:20:)

Thanks Nima; that's been more popular than I thought it would be! Timed out pretty cool - just had to slide the footage a bit; no retiming or anything; I was pretty jazzed when it worked like that, but thought it was just me =D

Here's some footage I shot with my HD100u a few months ago.
No filters, no color correction.

http://gritodolores.com/gd/gd.html

Behind the scenes of the Ranch Billboard Shoot on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/3656261)

Behind the scenes of the Ranch Billboard Shoot

Here are some shots from a promotional film I'm currently working on:
Mourne Kingdom on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/3818118)

Thanks


Drew

We've had the cameras for a few months, but we are finally getting around to setting them up. Along with the cameras came a new jib, dolly, HD FCP setup, and an intern. Still trying to figure all of them out to get the best quality, but I've been happy with the trial and error results. Here is a quick jib and dolly test. I'm working on figuring out settings becuase right now I seem to get judder in all the motion, but the image quality is nice.

http://pod.pc.maricopa.edu/dollyNjib.mov

We've had the cameras for a few months, but we are finally getting around to setting them up. Along with the cameras came a new jib, dolly, HD FCP setup, and an intern. Still trying to figure all of them out to get the best quality, but I've been happy with the trial and error results. Here is a quick jib and dolly test. I'm working on figuring out settings becuase right now I seem to get judder in all the motion, but the image quality is nice.

http://pod.pc.maricopa.edu/dollyNjib.mov

Whoops. Noticed this thread is for finished projects, so might move this into the general mix of threads.

Here's some footage I shot with my HD100u a few months ago.
No filters, no color correction.

*Updated link

http://gritodolores.ning.com/video/grito-dolores (http://gritodolores.ning.com/video/grito-dolores-cantando-rencor)

"Big Bible Stories in American Sign Language: Ruth"
Deaf Missions: Program Samples & Trailers (http://www.deafmissions.com/?PageID=19&SubpageID=14)

"Big Bible Stories in American Sign Language: Abraham"
Deaf Missions: Program Samples & Trailers (http://www.deafmissions.com/?PageID=19&SubpageID=13)

Both were shot with JVC HD250. Keying was done with Sony Anycast HD and animations were added in the post.

Joseph

After shooting several projects with a DIY 35mm lens adapter i decided to do one without.

So this is 95 percent with stock fujinon lens with a DIY Wide Adapter on an HD100 and HD200.

Negros Oriental Tourism Video By Ted Ramasola On ExposureRoom (http://exposureroom.com/members/teddybear.aspx/assets/015b824a8e1544579e3bf80979984aab/)

After shooting several projects with a DIY 35mm lens adapter i decided to do one without.

So this is 95 percent with stock fujinon lens with a DIY Wide Adapter on an HD100 and HD200.

Negros Oriental Tourism Video By Ted Ramasola On ExposureRoom (http://exposureroom.com/members/teddybear.aspx/assets/015b824a8e1544579e3bf80979984aab/)

Really nice work Ted! What settings did you use on the 100? 24P? The pans look real smooth with no visible stuttering. Did you color correct with Magic Bullet?

I am shooting a doc in Russia later this month and am trying to put together a formula for success. I will not be using an adapter. Just the stock Fujinon lens.

Thanks Tom,

On the 100 I used Paolo's True Color V3. The post color correction is all done in Edius. Most shots where on 24P edited on a 24P timeline.

The settings done by Paolo are spot on for the HD100. It gives you bright strong colors that needs little tweaking in post.

Ted

Here's a recent project we finished for a non-profit's annual banquet:
Famous Davis Portfolio - Southwest Initiative Foundation "What Matters Most" (http://www.famousdavispro.com/Page/swif.aspx)

It was shot with an HD100u, with just a few b-roll shots from a Canon XL2.

I recently won a full tuition scholarship to the Art Institute of Philadelphia for winning a video contest with a short film shot on my HD-110.

YouTube - Quake (HD) - Art Institute of Philadelphia Contest Winner! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-4DbuymBs&hd=1)

Watching it now I see nothing but mistake after mistake and hacky line after hacky line, but I'm still proud of the job I did. I had the camera about a month total when I shot it. I'm currently saving up for the 13x Fujinon lens... I'd love any comments or criticism on the film!

Hello,

I did a quick n' dirty VFX test with the HD110e with stock lens in an abandoned lace mill next to my office.

It was shot in 10 minutes and put together in an afternoon using After Effects, Pftrack and FCP

VFX Test - Nature's Way on Vimeo

I shot this video on the HD100.

Artist: Saigon feat Lil' Fame
Track: Rusty Gunz
Location: Brooklyn, New York

YouTube - Saigon feat Lil' Fame - Rusty Gunz (OFFICIAL VIDEO - HD QUALITY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGukG7H8sGo)

I'd like to know more about how you shot the video. How long did it take? What was the budget? Did you use a 35mm lens adapter, which one, etc.

Gordon:

were you referring to the Saigon video?

Hey everybody, haven't been on here for a while. Just got around to putting a few episodes of our cooking show online. Everything has been shot with HD100's and 200's. Nothing too crazy. I have an EX3 now as well but this show is all JVC. I was especially surprised on the Party Animal episode as it was so dark and all we used were a small 25w Frezzi, turned out great I thought. Hope you enjoy it.

Chow Time - Chowtime - The Funniest Food & Cooking Show & Recipes (http://www.chowtime.tv)

Thanks,
Brian

Yes, I was referring to the Saigon video.

YouTube - TreQuarti ThreeQuarters - Trailer ENG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fafJv39ae1Y)

TreQuarti - ThreeQuarters - is an independent, no-budget feature film written, produced and directed by Roberto Longo.

Camera - JVC GYHD100E with stock lens

SYNOPSIS
In an unrecognizable Milan, cold and inhuman, the marital relationship by Eva and Daniel floats through a sea made of half-truths and rigid daily routine. When the ability to hide his nature, that Daniele has always made a shield, crumbles unexpectedly, he will face his fearsome instincts, and a man came from afar affect the fragile balance of the couple.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
I wanted TreQuarti to be a very visual film; one that I haven't seen before, with a voyeuristic and almost "random" feel to the story. It has very little dialogue because I wanted to highlight the indirect, visual communication that over familiarized couples often rely upon. Instead the loud, modern city speaks for itself – a constant backdrop where loneliness,perversion and ambiguity have nowhere to hide.

CAST - LEADING ACTORS
Magdalena Strauchmann - Massimo Muntoni - Daniele Ferrari

CAST - SUPPORTING ACTORS:
Camilla Cattaneo - Max Bannò - Sara Pesenti

CREW
written, directed and edited by Roberto Longo - music by Alex Baranowski - sound design by Francesco Franchina

TECHNICAL DATA
Completed on: June 09
Country: Italy
Location: Milan - Italy
Running time: 75'
Shooting format: Video HD 720 24P, 1.78:1 Color
Screening formats: Digital Cinema Package, Digitalbeta PAL, DVD master PAL/NTSC
Budget: 2000€

AWARDS
Winner - best foreign feature - Ava Gardner Film Festival 2009 (Smithfield NC, USA)

LINKS
Review and interview from "Rapporto Confidenziale" nr. 16 TreQuarti > Roberto Longo | Rapporto Confidenziale (http://www.rapportoconfidenziale.org/?p=2709)
English Translation http://www.robertolongo.net/public/RC16Translation.pdf
Article and interview on Italian newspaper Settegiorni http://www.robertolongo.net/public/settegiorni.jpg
Review from KinemaZOne KinemaZOne 2.0: TreQuarti, di Roberto Longo (http://kinemazone.blogspot.com/2009/11/trequarti-di-roberto-longo.html)
TreQuarti's IMDB page TreQuarti (2009) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1534583/)

CONTACTS
+39.333.50.73.992 info@robertolongo.net

Music video shot on HD100. They had a budget of 12 dollars lol.

I did the shooting and editing, Premiere Pro CS4, After Effects CS4, Magic Bullet Looks.

And I am NOT a special effects guy by any means, but 12 dollars doesn't hire a real one :-)

Candlelight Red - "Closer" on Vimeo

A production I did about a year ago. stock lens 16X with DIY wide adapter on some scenes.
Edited in EDIUS.

SIQUIJOR By Ted Ramasola On ExposureRoom (http://exposureroom.com/siquijor)

The Impossible Murder is out on DVD.

An old lady is killed in a locked room while five witnesses outside hear her scream for help. When the door is broken down, she is lying in a pool of blood with no sign of the killer or the murder weapon. The police, under pressure from the press and public, arrest the maid and she is sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit.

Why would anybody kill a helpless old woman?
Even more incredibly, how was the crime committed?

Official Website:
The Impossible Murder (2010) | Official Movie Site & Trailer (http://www.theimpossiblemurder.com)

Facebook Fan Page:
The Impossible Murder | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Impossible-Murder/72322480878)

YouTube Video:
YouTube - The Impossible Murder (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6brA4Tg0iII)

This is a project for TV Munich and ARTE, made with the HM700 in ProHD 1080i50.

Gru?hnwald 83200-v04_ton05_final_korrigiert 28_3 on Vimeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sU5Vb37Gno&feature=player_profilepage

Something from last year. JVC HD110, Mole 2k, 1k, 200 midget, Kmart smoke machine and a Ford.