2nd Short

Takashi Doscher · June 19th, 2008, 10:03 PM

Hey guys,

Here is the second full short I have shot with my Canon XHA1.

It is a suspense trailer, and I would love all of the constructive criticism you can throw at me.
http://www.vimeo.com/1201760

Please let me know what you think!

Thanks,

Takashi

Scott Gold · June 19th, 2008, 11:15 PM

Pretty cool dude. Great shot's! What did you use for the black creature thing?

Doug Davis · June 20th, 2008, 07:00 AM

Interesting... I liked it...

One thing that may help you out a little is changing the transfer mode on the black substance so that it doesn't completely block out the surface underneath...

Takashi Doscher · June 21st, 2008, 11:02 AM

The black creature is actually ink that was shot dropping into water. We color corrected and then laid it onto the various surfaces with Apple's Motion to achieve that sinister look and feel.

Tim Cee · June 22nd, 2008, 08:26 PM

Very Cool and Highly Creative.

Leo Bolanos · June 24th, 2008, 11:00 PM

What setting did you use to get virtually no noise in your nigth shots ? blacks look very clean. Nice trailer too.

Takashi Doscher · June 25th, 2008, 12:36 PM

Thank you very much for the comments everyone. I don't quite remember what Gain Setting I had locked down. I do remember, however, that auto Gain was certainly off. It was most likely at around 0, -3 something like that. And I was using the Panalook2 color preset.

Does anyone have any criticisms? Does the use of sound work? Is it cut well enough to create suspense? How is the lighting?

June 19th, 2008, 10:03 PM	#1
Takashi Doscher Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 28	2nd Short - Suspense! Hey guys, Here is the second full short I have shot with my Canon XHA1. It is a suspense trailer, and I would love all of the constructive criticism you can throw at me. http://www.vimeo.com/1201760 Please let me know what you think! Thanks, Takashi

June 19th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#2
Scott Gold Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 194	Pretty cool dude. Great shot's! What did you use for the black creature thing? __________________ www.scott-gold.com

June 20th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#3
Doug Davis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 259	Interesting... I liked it... One thing that may help you out a little is changing the transfer mode on the black substance so that it doesn't completely block out the surface underneath... __________________ "The only thing the camera sees is light..." http://www.GoWildOlive.com

June 22nd, 2008, 08:26 PM	#5
Tim Cee Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 179	Very Cool and Highly Creative. __________________ www.socalt.com

June 21st, 2008, 11:02 AM	#4
Takashi Doscher Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 28	The black creature is actually ink that was shot dropping into water. We color corrected and then laid it onto the various surfaces with Apple's Motion to achieve that sinister look and feel.

June 24th, 2008, 11:00 PM	#6
Leo Bolanos New Boot Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mexico Posts: 16	What setting did you use to get virtually no noise in your nigth shots ? blacks look very clean. Nice trailer too.

June 25th, 2008, 12:36 PM	#7
Takashi Doscher Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 28	Thank you very much for the comments everyone. I don't quite remember what Gain Setting I had locked down. I do remember, however, that auto Gain was certainly off. It was most likely at around 0, -3 something like that. And I was using the Panalook2 color preset. Does anyone have any criticisms? Does the use of sound work? Is it cut well enough to create suspense? How is the lighting?