Two new clips from Rome at DVinfo.net

Alessandro Nucci · July 1st, 2007, 10:53 AM

Hi, here can you find 2 new clips I've shot in Rome.

http://www.alexnucci.it/testhdv.html

The first is a low-light test. There is only the light over my friend's head. 0db all the time except two shots that maybe you'll find (but I would shoot them 0db if I had to do it again).

The second is some footage from the city centre... before sunset.

1280x720, H264, big files by the way... right-click and "save as..."

Ale

Steven Dempsey · July 4th, 2007, 09:05 AM

As usual Alessandro, love your camerawork, editing and the overall look you got on the street. Looks like you were using different presets at times. What was the main preset you were using? It looked very colorful and, at one point, there are some pretty bright oranges that looked good.

Alessandro Nucci · July 4th, 2007, 02:18 PM

Thanks Steven :-)

Main preset was AVG FILM found here, I like it much. Then I tried the "Bleach Bypass-like" preset, from this forum too. I created the black and white preset and the other with very light colours, very desaturate.

I actually believe that the footage is more "film-like" when it's not too saturate. For example at the end of the Roma clip, where there is the nervous zooming. There was also a NR1 on low on the Bleach Bypass preset, that I will remove on my next shooting. I prefer the noise to the ghosting. Actually footage with no noise at all would seem fake.

Alex

Luis Figueroa · July 5th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Alessandro, terrific shots from Rome. Could you post some shots taken at night? I'm just curious to see how this camera handles nighttime shots in a city with passing cars, lights, etc.

Grazie mille.

Michel Tournier · July 8th, 2007, 08:31 AM

Hi Alessandro, great videowork! I just loved the music you used in the roma video, where did you get it?

Alessandro Nucci · July 9th, 2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michel Tournier

Hi Alessandro, great videowork! I just loved the music you used in the roma video, where did you get it?

It's "Vianne sets up shop" from the "Chocolate" movie soundtrack.

Ale

Chan Ee Jien · July 10th, 2007, 06:50 PM

Is this the bare Canon? I suppose it is, looks clean. You use the zoom to get the DOF effect?

Alessandro Nucci · July 11th, 2007, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chan Ee Jien

Is this the bare Canon? I suppose it is, looks clean. You use the zoom to get the DOF effect?

Yes to both question :-)

Alex

Chan Ee Jien · July 11th, 2007, 12:00 PM

Man, I have got to play more with the 20x zoom. I did some shots of pedestrians on the street at the long end of the zoom, but never got it to look as shallow to my liking. Other then that, the zoom is usually impractical for most of my shooting style.

I'm not sure what the ambulance at the end means. Busy and hectic life?

Is it easy (and safe?)to shoot around Rome? I was questioned several times by the traffic police, thankfully most people just ignore me.

What did you use to resize your footage? Looks really really clean :)

Alessandro Nucci · July 11th, 2007, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chan Ee Jien

I'm not sure what the ambulance at the end means. Busy and hectic life?

Is it easy (and safe?)to shoot around Rome? I was questioned several times by the traffic police, thankfully most people just ignore me.

What did you use to resize your footage? Looks really really clean :)

The ambulance means nothing as the rest of the footage... I put it at the end just because it's different from the rest.

I believe it is easy unless you put a tripod on the ground, this is what other professional cameramen told me. About the safety, I believe Rome is no different from London or New York or any other big city... it's safe to shoot in the city centre during the day, it's not safe to shoot in a suburb at 2 am alone. :-)

I captured and edited the HDV footage in Final Cut Pro, then output a 720p H264 via Quicktime conversion. For now I don't make 1080p file as the screen of my iMac is not big enough for them.

Alex

Kyle Prohaska · July 14th, 2007, 11:54 AM

I just wanted to comment on that beautiful shot of the arena you had. It was so good I used it for an FX shot just for fun. :)

Original
FX Shot

- Kyle

Trish Kerr · July 14th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Nice effects shot! What program did you create it in?

And - the tripod question = are there legal implications to using a tripod?

Trish

Alessandro Nucci · July 14th, 2007, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle Prohaska

I just wanted to comment on that beautiful shot of the arena you had. It was so good I used it for an FX shot just for fun. :)
- Kyle

Well done, did you use motion tracking? It was hand held.

Alex

Alessandro Nucci · July 14th, 2007, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trish Kerr

And - the tripod question = are there legal implications to using a tripod?

Trish

I believe the problem is that if they see you with a tripod, they could think you are shooting a program for television or something professionally, so you need a permission to do that. But in the actual life, I don't think someone will complain about what you are doing.

Alex

Damon Roger · July 20th, 2007, 09:47 AM

Alessandro I really enjoed this clip. Inspiring!

May I ask What settings you chose for shutter speed, Iris and frame rate? Do you general use manual mode to fine tune?

July 1st, 2007, 10:53 AM	#1
Alessandro Nucci Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 42	Two new clips from Rome Hi, here can you find 2 new clips I've shot in Rome. http://www.alexnucci.it/testhdv.html The first is a low-light test. There is only the light over my friend's head. 0db all the time except two shots that maybe you'll find (but I would shoot them 0db if I had to do it again). The second is some footage from the city centre... before sunset. 1280x720, H264, big files by the way... right-click and "save as..." Ale

July 4th, 2007, 09:05 AM	#2
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	As usual Alessandro, love your camerawork, editing and the overall look you got on the street. Looks like you were using different presets at times. What was the main preset you were using? It looked very colorful and, at one point, there are some pretty bright oranges that looked good. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

July 5th, 2007, 05:50 PM	#4
Luis Figueroa New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 12	Any night shots? Alessandro, terrific shots from Rome. Could you post some shots taken at night? I'm just curious to see how this camera handles nighttime shots in a city with passing cars, lights, etc. Grazie mille.

July 14th, 2007, 11:54 AM	#11
Kyle Prohaska Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ransomville NY Posts: 239	I just wanted to comment on that beautiful shot of the arena you had. It was so good I used it for an FX shot just for fun. :) Original FX Shot - Kyle __________________ Online Portfolio \| Feature Film on XHA1

July 4th, 2007, 02:18 PM	#3
Alessandro Nucci Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 42	Thanks Steven :-) Main preset was AVG FILM found here, I like it much. Then I tried the "Bleach Bypass-like" preset, from this forum too. I created the black and white preset and the other with very light colours, very desaturate. I actually believe that the footage is more "film-like" when it's not too saturate. For example at the end of the Roma clip, where there is the nervous zooming. There was also a NR1 on low on the Bleach Bypass preset, that I will remove on my next shooting. I prefer the noise to the ghosting. Actually footage with no noise at all would seem fake. Alex

July 8th, 2007, 08:31 AM	#5
Michel Tournier Tourist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 2	Hi Alessandro, great videowork! I just loved the music you used in the roma video, where did you get it?

July 10th, 2007, 06:50 PM	#7
Chan Ee Jien Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 67	Is this the bare Canon? I suppose it is, looks clean. You use the zoom to get the DOF effect?

July 11th, 2007, 12:00 PM	#9
Chan Ee Jien Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 67	Man, I have got to play more with the 20x zoom. I did some shots of pedestrians on the street at the long end of the zoom, but never got it to look as shallow to my liking. Other then that, the zoom is usually impractical for most of my shooting style. I'm not sure what the ambulance at the end means. Busy and hectic life? Is it easy (and safe?)to shoot around Rome? I was questioned several times by the traffic police, thankfully most people just ignore me. What did you use to resize your footage? Looks really really clean :)

July 14th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#12
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	Nice effects shot! What program did you create it in? And - the tripod question = are there legal implications to using a tripod? Trish

July 20th, 2007, 09:47 AM	#15
Damon Roger New Boot Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 21	Alessandro I really enjoed this clip. Inspiring! May I ask What settings you chose for shutter speed, Iris and frame rate? Do you general use manual mode to fine tune?