Matt Cherry's Most Excellent XL2 Setup Sheet

Matthew Cherry · February 22nd, 2005, 11:03 AM

Anthony,

I live in Stamford, CT and work out of Greenwich, CT but film is just a hobby of mine. Right now I'm working on a short film where one of the scenes is shot at that same dining room table (but there will be multiple locations for this). You can see the problems I'm having figuring out the lighting for this seen in the lighting section of this board.

If you're ever in my area or have a creative project where you need help, do let me know.

Best regards,

Matt

Anthony Marotti · February 23rd, 2005, 08:39 AM

Hey Matt,

Same here, I am in Rochester, NY (upstate) and I do get around.

I think you have a great eye and sense of timing, I assume that you are a musician and that may contribute to your timing and artistry.

Hope to work with you some day :-)

Jose di Cani · February 23rd, 2005, 10:59 AM

HI

thanks for the pdf files. I also looked at your movie. VEry profesional lighting, but you can see you lack a more natural way of editing. YOu can see it when the man grabs the bottle of alcohol and starts pouring it in a glass. It looks very stiff and typical. I almost felt you were going to zoom in there. Try to edit it more loosely. I couldn't hear your music cause the link didn't work.

Good luck with the full movie.

Matthew Cherry · February 24th, 2005, 12:58 AM

not sure how much of that stiffness is the editing or me (I am NOT an actor)!!! But if you have any suggestions, please spit them out, I'm all ears (er, eyes).

Matt

Jose di Cani · March 14th, 2005, 10:54 AM

try to blend everything. Don't do cut out, cut in-cout out- zoom. Try to add more dynamic shots, for instance.....a strange zoom of your glass pouring (do it with your hand; don't use tripod).

Anthony Marotti · March 14th, 2005, 01:08 PM

Hello Matt,

I never received the PDF files, could I get them?

Thanks !!

Stephen Birdsong · March 17th, 2005, 05:55 PM

do you have a link where you got info how to build that dolly?

Matthew Cherry · March 20th, 2005, 02:06 PM

Anthony,

Hmmm.... I did send them - you wanted them without the logo right? I sent you word docs so that you could modify them at will.

Stephen,

No, I just sort of made up myself one day. I don't have plans or anything, but I think the pictures are self-explanatory. If you have questions, just post and I'll do my best to answer.

Matt

Anthony Marotti · March 21st, 2005, 12:04 PM

Hello Matt,

Sorry, I didn't get them, maybe my spam program deleted them. If you give me your e-mail address that you would be sending from, I will put it in my friends list, otherwise you could cut the following line and paste it into the subject line:

TO ANTHONY PER YOUR REQUEST

Thanks Matt !!

Bill Zens · March 22nd, 2005, 02:37 PM

Matt, I was looking at that dolly too...

The wheels...Skateboard, in-line skates???
The Rails...did you have them specially made, or were they available as something else??

February 23rd, 2005, 08:39 AM	#17
Anthony Marotti Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 263	Hey Matt, Same here, I am in Rochester, NY (upstate) and I do get around. I think you have a great eye and sense of timing, I assume that you are a musician and that may contribute to your timing and artistry. Hope to work with you some day :-) __________________ AM

March 14th, 2005, 01:08 PM	#21
Anthony Marotti Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 263	Hello Matt, I never received the PDF files, could I get them? Thanks !! __________________ AM

March 21st, 2005, 12:04 PM	#24
Anthony Marotti Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 263	Hello Matt, Sorry, I didn't get them, maybe my spam program deleted them. If you give me your e-mail address that you would be sending from, I will put it in my friends list, otherwise you could cut the following line and paste it into the subject line: TO ANTHONY PER YOUR REQUEST Thanks Matt !! __________________ AM

February 22nd, 2005, 11:03 AM	#16
Matthew Cherry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stamford, CT United States Posts: 212	Anthony, I live in Stamford, CT and work out of Greenwich, CT but film is just a hobby of mine. Right now I'm working on a short film where one of the scenes is shot at that same dining room table (but there will be multiple locations for this). You can see the problems I'm having figuring out the lighting for this seen in the lighting section of this board. If you're ever in my area or have a creative project where you need help, do let me know. Best regards, Matt

February 23rd, 2005, 10:59 AM	#18
Jose di Cani Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holland, Europe Posts: 214	HI thanks for the pdf files. I also looked at your movie. VEry profesional lighting, but you can see you lack a more natural way of editing. YOu can see it when the man grabs the bottle of alcohol and starts pouring it in a glass. It looks very stiff and typical. I almost felt you were going to zoom in there. Try to edit it more loosely. I couldn't hear your music cause the link didn't work. Good luck with the full movie.

February 24th, 2005, 12:58 AM	#19
Matthew Cherry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stamford, CT United States Posts: 212	not sure how much of that stiffness is the editing or me (I am NOT an actor)!!! But if you have any suggestions, please spit them out, I'm all ears (er, eyes). Matt

March 14th, 2005, 10:54 AM	#20
Jose di Cani Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holland, Europe Posts: 214	try to blend everything. Don't do cut out, cut in-cout out- zoom. Try to add more dynamic shots, for instance.....a strange zoom of your glass pouring (do it with your hand; don't use tripod).

March 17th, 2005, 05:55 PM	#22
Stephen Birdsong Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 125	do you have a link where you got info how to build that dolly?

March 20th, 2005, 02:06 PM	#23
Matthew Cherry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stamford, CT United States Posts: 212	Anthony, Hmmm.... I did send them - you wanted them without the logo right? I sent you word docs so that you could modify them at will. Stephen, No, I just sort of made up myself one day. I don't have plans or anything, but I think the pictures are self-explanatory. If you have questions, just post and I'll do my best to answer. Matt

March 22nd, 2005, 02:37 PM	#25
Bill Zens Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 191	Matt, I was looking at that dolly too... The wheels...Skateboard, in-line skates??? The Rails...did you have them specially made, or were they available as something else??