Canon XH series -- various sample clips

Yunisbel Marrero · October 9th, 2008, 08:05 AM

Hey, looks really good, the only thing, "The President" with music, turn the music down a little bit. is really hard to hear what are they saying. But nice work. thanks

Andy Yoong · October 9th, 2008, 12:30 PM

You can find a few clips shot with my XH-A1 at Break the cycle film | breakthecyclefilm.com

Some use the SGPro R3 35mm lens adaptor. The clips that are available at the moment are randomly selected from each riders section and not really edited.

Trish Kerr · October 10th, 2008, 07:38 AM

Some really great footage and a well put together site with the pics ands video blog style.

Really works well - some of the photos are quite good

you hardly recognize the canon a1 in that rig setup - looks very professional

and i want that jacket with the chalk style designs on it!

did you use the sg on all the footage? - even the farther shots with the fast cycling - if so - what kind of lense did you pick for ones needing the longer depth of field?

trish

Andy Yoong · October 10th, 2008, 11:00 AM

The sgpro was used on most of the footage. Sometimes i just used the camera on its own. When you're using the adaptor you have to think much more when setting up the shot and think of where the rider is going to go.

Side on shots work well because you don't have to focus too much. Shots where the rider is coming towards you are harder to focus on. If the rider is far enough away they will always be in focus.

Trish Kerr · October 10th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Very cool - thanks for the info - a 35mm adapter is still on the horizon but eventually I will get one

good luck on the entire film - it will definitely be action oriented viewing and the lush irish landscape gives a great backdrop

trish

Denys Pyevtsov · October 11th, 2008, 03:55 PM

Hi,
i did some test footage using the VISION02 preset + Looks Plugin. Enjoy:

Munich in motion (Canon XH-A1) on Vimeo

Jonathan Plotkin · October 11th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Looks really great! What exactly did you do in Looks?

Denys Pyevtsov · October 12th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Thx. I used a look I created for a short film. It is very important to play with the "mix" setting in FCP in the "filter" section to get the best picture (depending on the brightness of the footage)

Bill Thesken · October 16th, 2008, 11:40 PM

All right so it's not the ideal Dempsey style, absolute kudos to that guy, but it is an XHA1 so I thought I'd post the link so the folks on this site could check it out. Competitive surfing is a sub culture but very real to the kids who are into it. 10 hrs of filming, 521 clips, didn't realize the lens had a salt mist on the last great interview of the day@#%&*. Won't let that happen again. So I squeezed 70 clips into 5 minutes of the trailer.
I might try the EOS Photo preset next time... Or something to bring out the blue and blacks when the sky is grey. Trying to get better...

Hawaii Surfing Federation By Bill Thesken On ExposureRoom

Kauai Amateur Surfing

Olivier Depaep · October 17th, 2008, 02:17 AM

I enjoyed that! It's not easy to make a 5 min video of surfing, but you pulled it off and kept me interested. The interviews are great!

Bill Thesken · October 18th, 2008, 12:24 AM

Thanks for watching - BT

Morgan Crossley · October 20th, 2008, 10:41 AM

Sequel to the screen grabs I posted last week of myself and friends longboarding a place we call the Laboratory. It's 8 floors and very smooth and very empty.

We had excellent sunlight for the first part of the afternoon, and then had a very nice sunset to shoot in the evening.

hope you like it:

Skating the Laboratory on Vimeo

If Vimeo is stuttering too much, (it was for me) there is a youtube link as well: YouTube - Skating The Laboratory

Carlos Flores · October 20th, 2008, 08:47 PM

The following is another episode of my production diaries where you can see some clips of my upcoming narrative short as well as a sneak peak of the final product. Everything was shot with a Canon XH-A1 and Edited with Final Cut Studio.

Originalcrush Production Diaries #5

Morgan Crossley · October 21st, 2008, 06:29 PM

cool stuff. are you doing any color correction in Final Cut? or using any presets during shooting?

Carlos Flores · October 21st, 2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morgan Crossley

cool stuff. are you doing any color correction in Final Cut? or using any presets during shooting?

Yes, I use the 3-way color corrector in FCP to crush the blacks and increase the white levels. I just like high contrast.

October 9th, 2008, 08:05 AM	#631
Yunisbel Marrero Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 62	Hey, looks really good, the only thing, "The President" with music, turn the music down a little bit. is really hard to hear what are they saying. But nice work. thanks __________________ Please excuse me for any miss-spelling, English is my second language. www.hydreamsproductions.com

October 9th, 2008, 12:30 PM	#632
Andy Yoong New Boot Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Posts: 21	Break the Cycle Film You can find a few clips shot with my XH-A1 at Break the cycle film \| breakthecyclefilm.com Some use the SGPro R3 35mm lens adaptor. The clips that are available at the moment are randomly selected from each riders section and not really edited.

October 11th, 2008, 03:55 PM	#636
Denys Pyevtsov Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 30	VISON02 + Looks footage Hi, i did some test footage using the VISION02 preset + Looks Plugin. Enjoy: Munich in motion (Canon XH-A1) on Vimeo

October 16th, 2008, 11:40 PM	#639
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	New Clip All right so it's not the ideal Dempsey style, absolute kudos to that guy, but it is an XHA1 so I thought I'd post the link so the folks on this site could check it out. Competitive surfing is a sub culture but very real to the kids who are into it. 10 hrs of filming, 521 clips, didn't realize the lens had a salt mist on the last great interview of the day@#%&*. Won't let that happen again. So I squeezed 70 clips into 5 minutes of the trailer. I might try the EOS Photo preset next time... Or something to bring out the blue and blacks when the sky is grey. Trying to get better... Hawaii Surfing Federation By Bill Thesken On ExposureRoom Kauai Amateur Surfing

October 17th, 2008, 02:17 AM	#640
Olivier Depaep Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Poole, Dorset (UK) Posts: 56	I enjoyed that! It's not easy to make a 5 min video of surfing, but you pulled it off and kept me interested. The interviews are great! __________________ my website: http://www.7876.co.uk on vimeo: http:www.vimeo.com/ollie

October 10th, 2008, 07:38 AM	#633
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	Some really great footage and a well put together site with the pics ands video blog style. Really works well - some of the photos are quite good you hardly recognize the canon a1 in that rig setup - looks very professional and i want that jacket with the chalk style designs on it! did you use the sg on all the footage? - even the farther shots with the fast cycling - if so - what kind of lense did you pick for ones needing the longer depth of field? trish

October 10th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#634
Andy Yoong New Boot Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Posts: 21	The sgpro was used on most of the footage. Sometimes i just used the camera on its own. When you're using the adaptor you have to think much more when setting up the shot and think of where the rider is going to go. Side on shots work well because you don't have to focus too much. Shots where the rider is coming towards you are harder to focus on. If the rider is far enough away they will always be in focus.

October 10th, 2008, 04:42 PM	#635
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	Very cool - thanks for the info - a 35mm adapter is still on the horizon but eventually I will get one good luck on the entire film - it will definitely be action oriented viewing and the lush irish landscape gives a great backdrop trish

October 11th, 2008, 04:41 PM	#637
Jonathan Plotkin Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 122	Looks really great! What exactly did you do in Looks?

October 18th, 2008, 12:24 AM	#641
Bill Thesken Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: HI, USA Posts: 622	Thanks for watching - BT

October 20th, 2008, 10:41 AM	#642
Morgan Crossley Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 113	New Short - Longboarding the Laboratory (Hard to soft light example) Sequel to the screen grabs I posted last week of myself and friends longboarding a place we call the Laboratory. It's 8 floors and very smooth and very empty. We had excellent sunlight for the first part of the afternoon, and then had a very nice sunset to shoot in the evening. hope you like it: Skating the Laboratory on Vimeo If Vimeo is stuttering too much, (it was for me) there is a youtube link as well: YouTube - Skating The Laboratory

October 20th, 2008, 08:47 PM	#643
Carlos Flores New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lima Peru Posts: 24	New Short Sneak Peak The following is another episode of my production diaries where you can see some clips of my upcoming narrative short as well as a sneak peak of the final product. Everything was shot with a Canon XH-A1 and Edited with Final Cut Studio. Originalcrush Production Diaries #5

October 21st, 2008, 06:29 PM	#644
Morgan Crossley Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 113	cool stuff. are you doing any color correction in Final Cut? or using any presets during shooting?