documentary trailer

[Jeff Nelson]

Finally getting around to finishing a documentary I shot last year, with my trusty A-1 of course. It's not quite done yet, but I put together this promo:

Processed People Promo

Cheers.

[Michael Wisniewski]

Very nice! I liked it a lot. Can't wait till it comes out.

[Jeremy Nemeth]

Very nice, this look like a very intriguing documentary... You put everything together very well... Keep up the good work...

[Jeff Nelson]

Thanks much, guys.

[Mitch Hunt]

Very good!

I was just wondering what post production software you used here, and if there was any color correction done. The trailer looks great!

[Jeff Nelson]

Hi Mitch: I use Final Cut Pro and did some color correction there using the 3-way-color corrector, but nothing too much, mainly for exposure, and crushed the blacks a bit. But it actually looks more washed out in what I uploaded to the web than what the corrected version looks like on a TV monitor here.

[Daniel Bates]

I like it - your interviews look very well lit.

[Rob Cook]

Nice work...But I'm FAT!

[Matt Mueller]

Very well done - I really like it! Not only from a technical perspective.. You treat a very interesting topic as well. How did you manage to get John Robbins for an interview ?!

[Jason Sharaba]

Very Nice work. May I ask what kind of black background material you used for the sit down interviews?

[Jeff Nelson]

Originally Posted by Matt Mueller

VHow did you manage to get John Robbins for an interview ?!

John is a good friend, and he came to a convention we put on, I interviewed him there.

[Jeff Nelson]

Originally Posted by Jason Sharaba

May I ask what kind of black background material you used for the sit down interviews?

I use this to hang the backdrop: Calumet Heavy-Duty Background Support - MF6095 - MF6095

and I use a solid black background for these, like this:

Calumet 10 x 24' Black Muslin Background - MP3105 - MP3105

This is a standard I use for documentary work, and sometimes I use green screen instead and put in different backgrounds. I'm shooting next week a host for the documentary against a white background which I'll overlight, and then remove that to put in a solid white background in post, so that it will be an even white.

[Corey Hill]

Looks like its gonna be a good documentary Jeff. do you remember the lighting used for this shoot. It's got a nice look btw.

[Jeff Nelson]

Originally Posted by Corey Hill

do you remember the lighting used for this shoot. It's got a nice look btw.

Thanks, Corey. The basic lighting is a big soft box 3/4 keying from one side, a reflector on the other side, and a rim light from behind and on the opposite side from the key. I hang the black behind with no light on it, and I'm ready to shoot. It's a pretty fast set up and I get a consistent look.