Alrighty, someone suggested me to post some of my XH-A1 clips here so I will... hope you guys like 'em! All clips are WIP for a narrative short so don't give me too hard a time about 'em :)

http://www.citizencine.com/films/celestie/clip01.mov 15.6mb

http://www.citizencine.com/films/celestie/clip02.mov 4.7mb

http://www.citizencine.com/films/celestie/scene04_web.mov 95.8mb

http://www.citizencine.com/films/celestie/scene06_web.mov 10.2mb

beautiful clips. love your grading and fx compositing work!

Excellent footage. Two questions: 1. did you use a 35mm DOF adaptor? Did some nice jobs on using DOF. and 2. For the bluish and greenish tones, what did you use for color adjustments (both in terms of which software, and what technique-if you're comfortable sharing that)? I'm assuming you didn't do that in production.

Marlon, in Scene 04, what is the focal length of the lens you used for the wide shots at the opening?

Marlon, in Scene 04, what is the focal length of the lens you used for the wide shots at the opening?

I honestly don't remember, sorry.

Marlon:

Most excellent work. What program are you using for color grading? After Effects? What process among the color correction tools do you find most effective. THanks for sharing!

i dont even have to wait for these to finish loading, these clips make me want to upgrade to HD so badly...it's so...detailed..so nice...so jealous!

Marlon:

Most excellent work. What program are you using for color grading? After Effects? What process among the color correction tools do you find most effective. THanks for sharing!

I just use Final Cut Pro for basic stuff, Color Finesse if I need to do something fancy. I like HSL and Curves.

These are some great scenes! An excellent job. I was immediately into what was on the screen and wanting to know what was going on...and forgot I even got them from a "forum"...

These are some great scenes! An excellent job. I was immediately into what was on the screen and wanting to know what was going on...and forgot I even got them from a "forum"...

Yay, I guess the movie is working then :)

These are the most rewarding clips i've seen posted yet on this site Marlon. Fine work. Congratulations!

Yay, I guess the movie is working then :)

Without a doubt. It looks amazing. You have set a standard to which we can all repair.

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.

Finally got them to download, brilliant work!

Damn, I really have to brush up on my after affects ;)

I just finishes watching "Junipero".... WOW!!!

You guys are super talented. I rented 3 Hollywood movies this weekend with actors like George Cloonney and I couldn't wait for the movie to finish. With your movie I got stock to the computer and couldn't get off.

Keep it up and I would have to pay to see your movies. ;-)

I just finishes watching "Junipero".... WOW!!!

You guys are super talented. I rented 3 Hollywood movies this weekend with actors like George Cloonney and I couldn't wait for the movie to finish. With your movie I got stock to the computer and couldn't get off.

Keep it up and I would have to pay to see your movies. ;-)

Heh, sounds like you like the movie more than I do. :)

Don't worry I never really like what I do either. I know that I can do better next time. ;-)

Were you using the stock A1 lens or 35mm adapter?

Were you using the stock A1 lens or 35mm adapter?

For this movie or Junipero?

Marlon, I noticed Scene 4 is 1.85:1 and scene 6 is 2.35:1. Is the finished film going to be matted to a Cinemascope aspect ratio?

Marlon, I noticed Scene 4 is 1.85:1 and scene 6 is 2.35:1. Is the finished film going to be matted to a Cinemascope aspect ratio?

Yes, I haven't matted scene 4 yet. I love the 2:35 aspect ratio... makes it look more professional.

Fantastic footy mate. several questions. what settings (presets) are you using on your xh a1. Are you shooting in the 24f mode?, etc.

awesome!!!

Fantastic footy mate. several questions. what settings (presets) are you using on your xh a1. Are you shooting in the 24f mode?, etc.

awesome!!!

Shooting 24f 1/48. Custom Preset which shall remain confidential :P

I believe he's using Redrock's M2 adapter from a post in another thread.

Anyone? Anyone?

I use an M2. Sorry, I must of missed your question.

I use an M2. Sorry, I must of missed your question.

Again, great job. I'm sure the M2 guys will be very proud.

Hooray for questions... What lenses were you guys using with the M2?

24mm, 50mm, and 135mm nikon lenses

I don't understand how you save the movie at such a small file size... could someone tell me how this is done? I just can't work it out for the life of me...

If i save a movie, on PP2.0 it either turns out at the same size as the raw footage video or much higher... E.g I have a 3 minute vid, and when I save it as a Microsoft DV AVI it ends up being almost 1 gig!!! Ehy!!?? and When I do a " AVI I can get it down to say 300 meg but that still isnt right.

I'd be so grateful if someone could enlighten me...

Regards,

Giles B

Here's what I use in Premiere Pro 2.0

Don't ask me to explain these settings, I don't have time right now :)

First make sure your timeline is active and then

FILE->EXPORT->ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER
From the drop down menu, choose WINDOWS MEDIA

Use the following settings:
Video -
Allow interlace processing - off
Encoding passes: One
Bitrate Mode: Constant
Frame Width: 1440
Frame Height: 1080
Frame Rate: Same as source
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD Anamorphic 1080 (1.333)

Bitrate Settings:
Maximum bitrate: 10,000 (you can experiment with these two settings to taste and to get a good size for the file)
Image quality: 100

Advanced Settings:
Decoder Complexity: Auto
Keyframe Interval: 4 seconds
Buffer Size: Default


AUDIO:
Audio Codec: Windows Media Audio 10 Professional

Bitrate Settings:
Encoding passes: Two
Bitrate Mode: Variable Contstrained

Basic Audio Settings:
Audio Format: 128kbps, 48khz, 2 channel bit VBR
Peak Audio Bitrate: 129
Peak Audio Buffer Size: 4

Leave the rest at default.

Ok cool I'll give that a go, cheers buddy

Giles

Quicktime pro is awesome for web conversion