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Steven Dempsey
March 21st, 2007, 03:13 PM
More sunrise shots using a variation of VIVIDRGB. The colors are really cranked to an almost fantastical level in some of these shots. I wanted them exaggerated and otherwordly to convey the magic of the rising sun.

Used a graduated ND.6 filter on nearly all the shots.

No color correction, just a small levels adjustment for consistency:

http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XHA1/daybreakweb.wmv

Right click and save as...
(this is a 1280x720 file so it should play well on macs)

Geir Inge
March 21st, 2007, 04:46 PM
I've seen 4 of your videos now, and every one of them are like poems.
I think my favorite so far is "Snow" in B/W.
Everything fit together, the music, the pictures and the natural sound.
Thank you for sharing Steven, each time I watch your work, I learn something, and for that I'm grateful.

John Dentino
March 21st, 2007, 09:25 PM
Beautiful footage. Like some others posted here, it looks wider than 16:9. Is it a different aspect ratio than the 16:9 native to the A1?

Doug Davis
March 21st, 2007, 10:18 PM
Wow... Holy freak man... That's STELLAR!!!! How much of that was post? <Modified> WOOPS, N/M...

Steven Dempsey
March 21st, 2007, 10:29 PM
Thanks Doug. The only thing in post was the 2.35 matte and a slight levels adjustment to even the blacks. The rest was in camera using a Graduated ND filter as mentioned above.

Bill Busby
March 22nd, 2007, 02:33 AM
Steven, nice stuff as always. I don't know if it's this box or not, but with the opening titles, there's a very noticeable luminance difference in the scope matte area. I just wondered what was up with that.

Bill

Steven Dempsey
March 22nd, 2007, 07:04 AM
Yeah Bill, I'm aware of that title thing. I'm using an older version of Cineform on another computer and that was a glitch which I believe has since been fixed.

Thanks for the comments.

Chris Barcellos
March 22nd, 2007, 09:49 AM
Steven:

Unless its trade secret, what are your composers using anyway to do your sound tracks ? The Yellowstone one was very cinematic, for instance, and just wondered what program they might be using to get there...

Steven Dempsey
March 22nd, 2007, 09:51 AM
I'm a member of the Killer Tracks online library:

http://www.killertracks.com

And I work with Glenn Scott Lacey also who did the original Marymoor score on my DVD, Snoqualmie, Olympic National Park and "Shot in the Dark"

His Website is: www.glennscottlacey.com

Steven Dempsey
March 22nd, 2007, 10:24 AM
Steven, nice stuff as always. I don't know if it's this box or not, but with the opening titles, there's a very noticeable luminance difference in the scope matte area. I just wondered what was up with that.

Bill

I fixed that problem and re-uploaded.

Amr Toukhy
March 23rd, 2007, 03:04 AM
'am amazed !!! never stop sharing man ..

Gary McClurg
March 23rd, 2007, 03:40 AM
'am amazed !!! never stop sharing man ..

As always great stuff...

Amr Toukhy
March 23rd, 2007, 05:05 AM
man did you ever use any of the 35mm adapters !! if yes how did that advance your filming technic

Dennis Wood
March 27th, 2007, 11:11 PM
Steven, you know dogs aren't supposed to be smarter than us. How is it that we're the ones walking around with their poop in small bags?

Nice work...as always.