Ginza night scene at DVinfo.net

Noel Evans · November 10th, 2006, 05:55 PM

May as well drop this in here:

I shot this a few days ago when people were still asking for night stuff, seems a little redundant now, but this small clip is condensed from much larger clips that are all going in to the stock library so no waste for me anyway.

http://www.scarlet-films.com/A1/GINZANIGHTSCENE.mov

Nathan Brendan Masters · November 10th, 2006, 07:02 PM

I love this clip. This is so pro. There's a story here. I love Chicago at night but Japan at night simply makes me wish I was there.

-Nate

Benji Wade · November 10th, 2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan Brendan Masters

I love this clip. This is so pro. There's a story here. I love Chicago at night but Japan at night simply makes me wish I was there.

-Nate

I agree completely.

You have a good eye, Noel.

Nathan Brendan Masters · November 10th, 2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Benji Wade

I agree completely.

You have a good eye, Noel.

Yes he does. I keep watching this over and over.

-Nate

Devon Lyon · November 10th, 2006, 08:56 PM

Noel:

Very nice. Mind sharing your settings? You achieved a very good nice, and from the looks of it, low-noise shots. I just picked up the camera today and plan on sitting in front of a 1080i set tomorrow with the camera hooked up and going through a ton of tweaks to learn the camera. I've used a XL-2 for two years so at least I am comfortable, but would still love to see your low light settings and any logic behind your choices. Thanks!

Lou Bruno · November 10th, 2006, 10:15 PM

Nice work...great DOF and COMP.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noel Evans

May as well drop this in here:

I shot this a few days ago when people were still asking for night stuff, seems a little redundant now, but this small clip is condensed from much larger clips that are all going in to the stock library so no waste for me anyway.

http://www.scarlet-films.com/A1/GINZANIGHTSCENE.mov

Noel Evans · November 11th, 2006, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devon Lyon

Noel:

Very nice. Mind sharing your settings? You achieved a very good nice, and from the looks of it, low-noise shots. I just picked up the camera today and plan on sitting in front of a 1080i set tomorrow with the camera hooked up and going through a ton of tweaks to learn the camera. I've used a XL-2 for two years so at least I am comfortable, but would still love to see your low light settings and any logic behind your choices. Thanks!

Awesome thanks for the kind words.

Sorry but couldnt tell you exact fstop and shutter speed, they were rolled around for each scene, but cam settings were:
Gamma: Cine 2
Knee: Low
Black: Middle
Sharpness: - 3
H DTL FREQ: Middle
NR1: Low
COLOR MAT.: Cine 2
COLOR GAIN: 28

Everything was set at 0

EDIT: Gain set at 0

White balance was set in an interior under tungsten light - I thought it gave the shots a nice clean look. When I compare it to the tungsten preset its almost exactly same white balance. The lighting in Ginza naturally has a very white feel so I wanted to retain that.

Bill Pryor · November 11th, 2006, 07:33 PM

Was it 24F?

Noel Evans · November 11th, 2006, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Pryor

Was it 24F?

Heh sorry yes it was.

Todd Siechen · November 12th, 2006, 03:40 AM

Im not a big fan of the transitions, but I love most of the footage. Downtown night stuff is always great to watch. Would love to see it in HD.

Noel Evans · November 13th, 2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Siechen

Im not a big fan of the transitions,

Generally speaking I dont like to use this kind of transition in cinematic stuff, but for the point of demoing some stock footage I think its fine. This is a Graham Nattress transition. Im kind of fond of his filters. Though once again Im not big into filter utilisation on cinematic stuff.

Anthony Leong · January 1st, 2007, 12:56 AM

I was in Japan June 2006 and it's the best place to visit. I just wish I had more time to stay in Japan. But the footage of Japan is very nice. Thanks.

November 10th, 2006, 05:55 PM	#1
Noel Evans Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 157	Ginza night scene May as well drop this in here: I shot this a few days ago when people were still asking for night stuff, seems a little redundant now, but this small clip is condensed from much larger clips that are all going in to the stock library so no waste for me anyway. http://www.scarlet-films.com/A1/GINZANIGHTSCENE.mov

November 10th, 2006, 08:56 PM	#5
Devon Lyon Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 213	Noel: Very nice. Mind sharing your settings? You achieved a very good nice, and from the looks of it, low-noise shots. I just picked up the camera today and plan on sitting in front of a 1080i set tomorrow with the camera hooked up and going through a ton of tweaks to learn the camera. I've used a XL-2 for two years so at least I am comfortable, but would still love to see your low light settings and any logic behind your choices. Thanks! __________________ Lyon Films www.LyonFilms.com;

November 12th, 2006, 03:40 AM	#10
Todd Siechen Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 66	Im not a big fan of the transitions, but I love most of the footage. Downtown night stuff is always great to watch. Would love to see it in HD. __________________ todd siechen dvdthemepak.com realeyz.com

November 10th, 2006, 07:02 PM	#2
Nathan Brendan Masters Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, Il. Posts: 85	I love this clip. This is so pro. There's a story here. I love Chicago at night but Japan at night simply makes me wish I was there. -Nate

November 11th, 2006, 07:33 PM	#8
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Was it 24F?

January 1st, 2007, 12:56 AM	#12
Anthony Leong Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: United States Posts: 93	I was in Japan June 2006 and it's the best place to visit. I just wish I had more time to stay in Japan. But the footage of Japan is very nice. Thanks.