Some stills at DVinfo.net

Brandon Freeman · December 9th, 2007, 12:29 AM

Here's some stills from my XH-A1 on my latest project. Only thing that was tweaked in post was levels -- I crunched the blacks a bit in Vegas' Pro 32-bit color mode. Gamma and colors are as they were in camera. Cropped from 16:9 to 2.35:1 (scope aspect ratio).

Oleg Kalyan · December 9th, 2007, 03:14 AM

Looks great, post some footage!

Seun Osewa · December 9th, 2007, 07:05 AM

Why would you want to make your movie wider than a widescreen tv??

Mathieu Ghekiere · December 9th, 2007, 09:25 AM

I think they look a bit too saturated, which screams 'video'.
Shots on itself are pretty nice.

Brandon Freeman · December 9th, 2007, 11:07 AM

Thanks!

As far as the saturation, I figure overshoot the saturation, and tone it down if I need to. But, because it's a comic book type deal, I kind of want the oversaturation, as well. Gives it that "comic-y" feel.

As far as "being wider than widescreen", I like to cut my short films as if they first go to the theater, just because I like it. :) Plus, it hides some reflections in this case.

Oh, and when it's finished (this week or next), I'll post it to be certain.

Seun Osewa · December 10th, 2007, 02:15 AM

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I think they look a bit too saturated, which screams 'video'.

And what's wrong with video? Star Wars 3 was video too.

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Shots on itself are pretty nice.

And that is all that matters. Art is all about creating beautiful things.

Carl Middleton · December 10th, 2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Seun Osewa

Art is all about creating beautiful things.

Or intentionally ugly things. Depends on the artist. :D

C

Seun Osewa · December 10th, 2007, 07:54 AM

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Or intentionally ugly things. Depends on the artist.

Art is by definition "(1) beautiful, (2) appealing, or (3)of more than ordinary significance." You're 33% right, I guess.

Steven Dempsey · December 10th, 2007, 11:07 PM

The point is that those who think ugly things are art see them as things of beauty. David Lynch is a good case in point.

There's a reason why the cliche "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" holds up so well.

Lecture over. We hope you have enjoyed this presentation. Remember kids, drink Ovaltine.

Seun Osewa · December 11th, 2007, 01:30 AM

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The point is that those who think ugly things are art see them as things of beauty.

My brain has just exploded. Thanks a million!

Bryan Wilkat · December 13th, 2007, 10:42 AM

i disagree that comment about how too much saturation looks like video. film has evolved over the years to give better colors and more saturated colors, more contrast and detail, etc... if anything makes video look like video, its the fact that it IS video. one of the biggest differences between the two other than frame speed is that with film, each negative is exposed slightly different than the next, which is why the image quality appears the way it does. video is too perfect in the sense that if you have a static shot with no motion, each frame will be exactly like the one before it, cause it's digital replication. (source: my film/video class material).

Brandon Freeman · December 13th, 2007, 11:31 AM

Just an update, due to NTSC lame-o standards, I did have to lower the saturation by about 30% in order to keep the colors from blowing out on DVD.

Still, even though on the computer the reduced colors don't look as cool, on a standard CRT television, the colors still blow my mind. It turned out really well, and I will post a non-NTSC friendly version here soon.

Alessandro Nucci · December 15th, 2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandon Freeman

Here's some stills from my XH-A1 on my latest project. Only thing that was tweaked in post was levels -- I crunched the blacks a bit in Vegas' Pro 32-bit color mode. Gamma and colors are as they were in camera. Cropped from 16:9 to 2.35:1 (scope aspect ratio).

Really nice grabs... can you tell us the custom preset settings for this project?

Thanks
Alex

Alessandro Garabaghi · December 15th, 2007, 12:14 PM

ha u have my name =)

December 9th, 2007, 12:29 AM	#1
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	Some stills Here's some stills from my XH-A1 on my latest project. Only thing that was tweaked in post was levels -- I crunched the blacks a bit in Vegas' Pro 32-bit color mode. Gamma and colors are as they were in camera. Cropped from 16:9 to 2.35:1 (scope aspect ratio). Attached Thumbnails __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

December 9th, 2007, 09:25 AM	#4
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	I think they look a bit too saturated, which screams 'video'. Shots on itself are pretty nice. __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

December 9th, 2007, 11:07 AM	#5
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	Thanks! As far as the saturation, I figure overshoot the saturation, and tone it down if I need to. But, because it's a comic book type deal, I kind of want the oversaturation, as well. Gives it that "comic-y" feel. As far as "being wider than widescreen", I like to cut my short films as if they first go to the theater, just because I like it. :) Plus, it hides some reflections in this case. Oh, and when it's finished (this week or next), I'll post it to be certain. __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

December 10th, 2007, 11:07 PM	#9
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	The point is that those who think ugly things are art see them as things of beauty. David Lynch is a good case in point. There's a reason why the cliche "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" holds up so well. Lecture over. We hope you have enjoyed this presentation. Remember kids, drink Ovaltine. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

December 13th, 2007, 11:31 AM	#12
Brandon Freeman Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 226	Just an update, due to NTSC lame-o standards, I did have to lower the saturation by about 30% in order to keep the colors from blowing out on DVD. Still, even though on the computer the reduced colors don't look as cool, on a standard CRT television, the colors still blow my mind. It turned out really well, and I will post a non-NTSC friendly version here soon. __________________ Canon EOS 7D, Final Cut Studio 2

December 9th, 2007, 03:14 AM	#2
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	Looks great, post some footage!

December 9th, 2007, 07:05 AM	#3
Seun Osewa Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Africa Posts: 255	Why would you want to make your movie wider than a widescreen tv??

December 13th, 2007, 10:42 AM	#11
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	i disagree that comment about how too much saturation looks like video. film has evolved over the years to give better colors and more saturated colors, more contrast and detail, etc... if anything makes video look like video, its the fact that it IS video. one of the biggest differences between the two other than frame speed is that with film, each negative is exposed slightly different than the next, which is why the image quality appears the way it does. video is too perfect in the sense that if you have a static shot with no motion, each frame will be exactly like the one before it, cause it's digital replication. (source: my film/video class material).

December 15th, 2007, 12:14 PM	#14
Alessandro Garabaghi Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 132	ha u have my name =)