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Peer Landa · October 29th, 2009, 02:29 PM

As a kid I always thought "exaggeration" was a bad word that only my parents and teachers wanted to punish me with. Yet, this bad virtue ended up being my (scarcely) livelihood (music related) and also brought me a few photo/film jobs -- the latest one I even used my dear 5D rig:

Admittedly, DOF is my dope and I like to spank the poop out of color & contrast (guess that's what the civilized people call 'crushed blacks').

-- peer

Kalulu Ngilo · October 31st, 2009, 05:56 PM

I like, especially the narrator. :) good capture on those woosh sounds... what mic was used?

Mike Watson · October 31st, 2009, 09:12 PM

I agree, great narration, great pacing. Nobody loves crushed blacks more than me -- in fact, good to see I'm not the only one. Color grading was maybe a little too much for my taste, but it's very popular these days. Overall, a great piece! Stellar shots, and great sound.

Only one complaint... the cheese-ball LiveType animations. Yeech. What's so wrong with text that just dissolves in? You ever see one of those million dollar Nike commercials with dancing text, or Coke, or McDs, or anything from Oliver Stone for that matter?

Chris Gotzinger · November 1st, 2009, 04:08 AM

I don't mind crushed blacks sometimes, but I hate the clipped highlights and colors. I think that makes it look much lower quality than it should. Tons of contrast can be added without clipping anything by using an S-curve instead of shifting the end points.

Peer Landa · November 1st, 2009, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalulu Ngilo

I like, especially the narrator. :) good capture on those woosh sounds... what mic was used?

Ha, funny you mentioned it -- I actually recored four different voiceovers (using a Sony PCM D1) but ended up with the non-professional voice of an old friend of mine (KumiMonster is the Fetish Muse - International Fetish Model, KumiMonsters Official Site) that we recorded an early morning after long hours of billiards and beer ;^) The onboard shotgun mic is a tiny nugget from a small German manufacturer, Ambient.

-- peer

Dylan Couper · November 4th, 2009, 07:36 PM

Looks great!
Me want bike.

Peer Landa · November 21st, 2009, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Looks great! Me want bike.

I want bike too... but sadly it's $70k.

-- peer

October 29th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#1
Peer Landa Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norwegian lost in California Posts: 890	Spank the poop out of color & contrast… As a kid I always thought "exaggeration" was a bad word that only my parents and teachers wanted to punish me with. Yet, this bad virtue ended up being my (scarcely) livelihood (music related) and also brought me a few photo/film jobs -- the latest one I even used my dear 5D rig: Mission Motors -- the World's first Electric Superbike on Vimeo Admittedly, DOF is my dope and I like to spank the poop out of color & contrast (guess that's what the civilized people call 'crushed blacks'). -- peer __________________ www.NoPEER.com

October 31st, 2009, 05:56 PM	#2
Kalulu Ngilo Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 112	I like, especially the narrator. :) good capture on those woosh sounds... what mic was used? __________________ dcrin3.com we don't know alot of genres, at least as of now.

November 4th, 2009, 07:36 PM	#6
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Looks great! Me want bike. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

October 31st, 2009, 09:12 PM	#3
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	I agree, great narration, great pacing. Nobody loves crushed blacks more than me -- in fact, good to see I'm not the only one. Color grading was maybe a little too much for my taste, but it's very popular these days. Overall, a great piece! Stellar shots, and great sound. Only one complaint... the cheese-ball LiveType animations. Yeech. What's so wrong with text that just dissolves in? You ever see one of those million dollar Nike commercials with dancing text, or Coke, or McDs, or anything from Oliver Stone for that matter?

November 1st, 2009, 04:08 AM	#4
Chris Gotzinger Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dusseldorf Posts: 32	I don't mind crushed blacks sometimes, but I hate the clipped highlights and colors. I think that makes it look much lower quality than it should. Tons of contrast can be added without clipping anything by using an S-curve instead of shifting the end points.