commercial/promo shot with HV20 at DVinfo.net

Jason Pierce · October 8th, 2007, 09:38 PM

Greetings,

Here's a link to a short I made with my HV20 for Stanley Furniture:
http://youngamerica.com/abckidsexpo

You need to click the link at the top of the page to watch the clip.

I did not encode it for that website, it's a little fuzzy, and there are a couple artifacts. But you get the gist.

They looped it at a trade show in Las Vegas, too. That was on DVD...

Ian G. Thompson · October 9th, 2007, 10:04 AM

Nice job Jason. I was hoping to see more of Zack....but this works.

Jason Pierce · October 9th, 2007, 10:25 AM

Zack actually doesn't exist - just that picture (which I believe is a stock photo they bought).
So, that was our way around it - show the effects of Zack without actually showing Zack...

Zach Stewart · October 9th, 2007, 10:40 AM

I felt as though it needed more light. the movement of the cam gave it that "handycam" feel for home video, and i thought that was cool. Not a bad job - investing in a light kit would be worth it. Good job overall!

Jason Pierce · October 9th, 2007, 11:34 AM

Thanks, Zach,

A bit of the "dark" look is the encoding they used for that website.
But, yes, it needed more light - looked fine when I shot it though.
I'm learning that the HV20 footage looks a lot darker once it's off the camera, and I've been adjusting how much light I use based on that.

Mark Bournes · October 9th, 2007, 12:44 PM

The poor audio quality kills it for me. That is a dead give away to a consumer camera. Audio is 50% of video production, it has that consumer camera feel and look. It needs work all around.

Jason Pierce · October 9th, 2007, 01:09 PM

Let me reiterate one more time - the encoding on the website really kills the quality - both for audio and video.

The audio is actually pretty good - I used an Oktava MK012, Mackie Mixer, boom and etc. That's the reason there's any quality to it on the site at all.

October 8th, 2007, 09:38 PM	#1
Jason Pierce New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 23	commercial/promo shot with HV20 Greetings, Here's a link to a short I made with my HV20 for Stanley Furniture: http://youngamerica.com/abckidsexpo You need to click the link at the top of the page to watch the clip. I did not encode it for that website, it's a little fuzzy, and there are a couple artifacts. But you get the gist. They looped it at a trade show in Las Vegas, too. That was on DVD... Last edited by Jason Pierce; October 8th, 2007 at 10:12 PM.

October 9th, 2007, 12:44 PM	#6
Mark Bournes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 565	The poor audio quality kills it for me. That is a dead give away to a consumer camera. Audio is 50% of video production, it has that consumer camera feel and look. It needs work all around. __________________ Mark www.sharkvp.com

October 9th, 2007, 10:04 AM	#2
Ian G. Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rockledge, Florida Posts: 351	Nice job Jason. I was hoping to see more of Zack....but this works.

October 9th, 2007, 10:25 AM	#3
Jason Pierce New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 23	Zack actually doesn't exist - just that picture (which I believe is a stock photo they bought). So, that was our way around it - show the effects of Zack without actually showing Zack...

October 9th, 2007, 10:40 AM	#4
Zach Stewart Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 176	I felt as though it needed more light. the movement of the cam gave it that "handycam" feel for home video, and i thought that was cool. Not a bad job - investing in a light kit would be worth it. Good job overall!

October 9th, 2007, 11:34 AM	#5
Jason Pierce New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 23	Thanks, Zach, A bit of the "dark" look is the encoding they used for that website. But, yes, it needed more light - looked fine when I shot it though. I'm learning that the HV20 footage looks a lot darker once it's off the camera, and I've been adjusting how much light I use based on that.

October 9th, 2007, 01:09 PM	#7
Jason Pierce New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 23	Let me reiterate one more time - the encoding on the website really kills the quality - both for audio and video. The audio is actually pretty good - I used an Oktava MK012, Mackie Mixer, boom and etc. That's the reason there's any quality to it on the site at all.