Little League Highlights

Steven Dempsey · June 6th, 2007, 04:54 PM

So here is an 8-minute piece I did for my son's end of season party. It's about 90% Letus Flip Enhanced and the rest is with the stock lens. Every shot in this piece is handheld, grip and rip style. I lucked out mostly on focus but some shots are slightly off but I had to include them because of what they recorded. The first part of this is deliberately made to look like the opening of a major motion picture...I figured the kids would get a thrill out of it.

Party is friday night so the team hasn't seen it yet :)

The compression is pretty high but it still looks good to me. I didn't want to break it into smaller pieces because it is meant to be watched all the way through.

It's a 720p size and the file is about 300mb

http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XHA1/baseballfinalweb.wmv

Blake Calhoun · June 6th, 2007, 08:46 PM

Nice job. Reminds me of really clean 16mm. Did you use your VividRGB setting? Doesn't look that saturated to me. I like the skin tones. Very natural. Also, was that running at 23.98? I've never figured out how to tell the frame rate in Media Player.

Thanks,
Blake

Eric Sipe · June 6th, 2007, 09:10 PM

I think your host is getting hammered hahah. Anyways itll be a while before I can comment on the video itself, but i would like to thank you again for all you videos you show us here. Each one is very inspirational, and even as someone who has never ever done any video before is making an itching to get the same "look" as you do, that is a GOOD thing. I will comment after i am done downloading!

Paul Watkins · June 6th, 2007, 09:26 PM

beautiful as always. what lenses did you use for this piece? did you find it difficult to match letus and stock footage?

Steven Dempsey · June 6th, 2007, 09:32 PM

Blake, yes it was all shot at 23.98

Paul, I used primarily a 100mm f2.8 Nikon. Some of the wider shots are done with the 28mm f2.8 and medium shots are with the 50mm f1.8.

Because these shots were taken at all times of the day over a long period of time, I didn't really have to worry about matching all of them. I didn't have any problems mixing the Letus stuff with the stock lens.

I took the sharpness down to zero and in some cases down to -5 using the stock lens to make the shots a little more compatible.

I used vividrgb for all of these shots although I have to say, as is typical with me, there were many variations and experimentation over the course of this shoot. The color gain was zero for both the Letus and stock lens. I find the color gain to be a little intense using the Nikons so I pull it back to make it feel a little more natural.

Thanks for watching...

Blake Calhoun · June 6th, 2007, 09:48 PM

Steve, was the WMV you uploaded 23.98? I was trying to see if you're adding pulldown for the copy you're showing at the event, i.e. on a DVD or tape? Or is it staying 23.98 all the way through? Motion looks real good. So many folks often complain of "judder", but I see almost none and you do a good amount of panning, etc. Thanks.

Steven Dempsey · June 6th, 2007, 09:55 PM

Yeah Blake, this WMV is 24p version, no pulldown. Burning to a 24p DVD. I am downrezzing to SD (for the party) which looks great using Vegas.

Blake Calhoun · June 6th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Excellent. Thanks for the info and posting the footage!

Rene Roslev · June 8th, 2007, 03:00 AM

Excellent camerawork and editing, I'm sure the team will love it.

Your matte (2.35?) doesn't appear black on my screen, is that intended?

Matt Buys · June 8th, 2007, 06:05 AM

Fantastic stuff. Your hands must be made of concrete.

Josh Chesarek · June 8th, 2007, 08:46 AM

Very nice :) I love what the Letus can do when used properly :) I am sure the kids will love it.

Camera man sighting @ 3:47 :-)

Joey Atilano · June 8th, 2007, 09:02 AM

Steven that was just plain awesome. Im sure when the kids look back on that years from now it will be very special.

Steven Dempsey · June 8th, 2007, 10:30 AM

Thanks for the comments.

Rene, I think the problem with the matte color is due to some kind of gamma shift during compression. The matte on the original is black.

Josh, I'm intrigued by your comment "Camera man sighting @ 3:47 :-)" because I looked at the file at that timecode and saw nothing... :)

Dino Leone · June 8th, 2007, 11:51 AM

Steven,
It is *so* beautiful!! Thanks so much for posting this.
One question: when you're shooting handheld with the letus, is the weight of the camera with the additional lens not a big burden? I'm asking because I notice the weight of the A1 already without additional lenses - it's heavy on my wrist...

Thanks again for the fantastic movie!!

Dino

Josh Chesarek · June 8th, 2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Dempsey

Thanks for the comments.

Rene, I think the problem with the matte color is due to some kind of gamma shift during compression. The matte on the original is black.

Josh, I'm intrigued by your comment "Camera man sighting @ 3:47 :-)" because I looked at the file at that timecode and saw nothing... :)

I just took a look again. its 3:46.. and only a little of 3:47. (in flip 4 mac) A reflection on the woman's sun glasses. Her left lens. One guy looking at the game another looking down at something, I assume it is you filming :p

June 6th, 2007, 04:54 PM	#1
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Little League Highlights - Caution, big file So here is an 8-minute piece I did for my son's end of season party. It's about 90% Letus Flip Enhanced and the rest is with the stock lens. Every shot in this piece is handheld, grip and rip style. I lucked out mostly on focus but some shots are slightly off but I had to include them because of what they recorded. The first part of this is deliberately made to look like the opening of a major motion picture...I figured the kids would get a thrill out of it. Party is friday night so the team hasn't seen it yet :) The compression is pretty high but it still looks good to me. I didn't want to break it into smaller pieces because it is meant to be watched all the way through. It's a 720p size and the file is about 300mb http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XHA1/baseballfinalweb.wmv __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/ Last edited by Steven Dempsey; June 6th, 2007 at 05:46 PM.

June 6th, 2007, 08:46 PM	#2
Blake Calhoun Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 157	Nice job. Reminds me of really clean 16mm. Did you use your VividRGB setting? Doesn't look that saturated to me. I like the skin tones. Very natural. Also, was that running at 23.98? I've never figured out how to tell the frame rate in Media Player. Thanks, Blake __________________ Mainly dabble in features and WebTV: www.pinktheseries.com \| www.facebook.com/continuumtv \| www.killingdown.com

June 6th, 2007, 09:32 PM	#5
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Blake, yes it was all shot at 23.98 Paul, I used primarily a 100mm f2.8 Nikon. Some of the wider shots are done with the 28mm f2.8 and medium shots are with the 50mm f1.8. Because these shots were taken at all times of the day over a long period of time, I didn't really have to worry about matching all of them. I didn't have any problems mixing the Letus stuff with the stock lens. I took the sharpness down to zero and in some cases down to -5 using the stock lens to make the shots a little more compatible. I used vividrgb for all of these shots although I have to say, as is typical with me, there were many variations and experimentation over the course of this shoot. The color gain was zero for both the Letus and stock lens. I find the color gain to be a little intense using the Nikons so I pull it back to make it feel a little more natural. Thanks for watching... __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

June 6th, 2007, 09:48 PM	#6
Blake Calhoun Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 157	Steve, was the WMV you uploaded 23.98? I was trying to see if you're adding pulldown for the copy you're showing at the event, i.e. on a DVD or tape? Or is it staying 23.98 all the way through? Motion looks real good. So many folks often complain of "judder", but I see almost none and you do a good amount of panning, etc. Thanks. __________________ Mainly dabble in features and WebTV: www.pinktheseries.com \| www.facebook.com/continuumtv \| www.killingdown.com

June 6th, 2007, 09:55 PM	#7
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Yeah Blake, this WMV is 24p version, no pulldown. Burning to a 24p DVD. I am downrezzing to SD (for the party) which looks great using Vegas. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

June 6th, 2007, 09:10 PM	#3
Eric Sipe Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 42	I think your host is getting hammered hahah. Anyways itll be a while before I can comment on the video itself, but i would like to thank you again for all you videos you show us here. Each one is very inspirational, and even as someone who has never ever done any video before is making an itching to get the same "look" as you do, that is a GOOD thing. I will comment after i am done downloading!

June 6th, 2007, 09:26 PM	#4
Paul Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: glassboro, NJ Posts: 87	beautiful as always. what lenses did you use for this piece? did you find it difficult to match letus and stock footage?

June 6th, 2007, 10:01 PM	#8
Blake Calhoun Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 157	Excellent. Thanks for the info and posting the footage! __________________ Mainly dabble in features and WebTV: www.pinktheseries.com \| www.facebook.com/continuumtv \| www.killingdown.com

June 8th, 2007, 03:00 AM	#9
Rene Roslev Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 49	Excellent camerawork and editing, I'm sure the team will love it. Your matte (2.35?) doesn't appear black on my screen, is that intended?

June 8th, 2007, 06:05 AM	#10
Matt Buys Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 426	Fantastic stuff. Your hands must be made of concrete.

June 8th, 2007, 08:46 AM	#11
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 978	Very nice :) I love what the Letus can do when used properly :) I am sure the kids will love it. Camera man sighting @ 3:47 :-) __________________ Simple Thought Productions - Life @ 30,000 Words per second

June 8th, 2007, 09:02 AM	#12
Joey Atilano Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Garden Grove CA Posts: 239	Steven that was just plain awesome. Im sure when the kids look back on that years from now it will be very special. __________________ My videos http://www.youtube.com/user/lucasberg

June 8th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#13
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Thanks for the comments. Rene, I think the problem with the matte color is due to some kind of gamma shift during compression. The matte on the original is black. Josh, I'm intrigued by your comment "Camera man sighting @ 3:47 :-)" because I looked at the file at that timecode and saw nothing... :) __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

June 8th, 2007, 11:51 AM	#14
Dino Leone Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 131	Steven, It is so beautiful!! Thanks so much for posting this. One question: when you're shooting handheld with the letus, is the weight of the camera with the additional lens not a big burden? I'm asking because I notice the weight of the A1 already without additional lenses - it's heavy on my wrist... Thanks again for the fantastic movie!! Dino