XL2 Demo Reel at DVinfo.net

Mike Berlucchi · August 26th, 2006, 01:25 AM

Hey guys,

I just finished up my first demo reel which has all shots from the XL2. Im just looking for some feedback on what could have been done different, what could be completely dropped, and some advice on tuning up my images a bit. Let me know what you think. It is on the main page of my website, you cant miss it. www.mikeberlucchi.com Thanks ahead of time.

Brian K Jones · August 26th, 2006, 02:33 PM

Thought the reel was "real" nice....Good work...

Brian K Jones · August 26th, 2006, 02:34 PM

Did you use any filters, any lens adapters??

Gabriel Yeager · August 26th, 2006, 03:49 PM

Nice job! I love how the music matches!
What camera did you use for all that?

Thanks for the fun of watching it.
~Gabriel~

Mark Williams · August 26th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Mike,

I think you demo is pretty good. I generally don't like the skateboard stuff but your's was pretty interesting. By the way I like your website design.

Regards

Greg Boston · August 26th, 2006, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabriel Yeager

What camera did you use for all that?

I think you'll find the answer to that question within the first sentence in Mike's first post above. ;-)

Gabriel Yeager · August 26th, 2006, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Boston

I think you'll find the answer to that question within the first sentence in Mike's first post above. ;-)

Haha! I wonder how I mist that!?

Thanks!
~Gabriel~

Mike Berlucchi · August 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM

Thanks alot for the feedback everyone, I really appreciate it. Brian I did not use any filters or lens adapters other than ND and polarizers, most of the effects were done in post and white balancing on all sorts of different colors. Once again thanks alot guys.

Jeff Anselmo · August 26th, 2006, 10:20 PM

Great job on the reel! And I second motion the compliment on the website.

Mike Andrade · August 28th, 2006, 10:50 PM

Looks good Mike. I really like the site layout, very clean. Ive seen some film or media sites that go nuts with their design and content. The reel is well done and I like the aerial footage. What were you up in when you shot that? I had to shoot out of a small Cessna once and got sick as hell.

Mike Berlucchi · August 29th, 2006, 08:01 PM

Mike, for the aerial footage I was in a helicopter. I got a little dizzy after a while but it wasnt too bad. Thanks for the feedback though I appreciate it.

Andrew Brinkhaus · August 29th, 2006, 11:22 PM

Wow Mike, those images were beautiful...I epecially liked the shot in the beginnig of the musican on the old bridge, great. What did you edit in, and what were your export settings for the web?

Roger Rosales · August 30th, 2006, 02:17 PM

Definately very cool Reel Mike.

I'm working on my reel too, hopefully I can get it done soon to get feedback (this would be my very first reel).

Again, awesome job.

The site is great too. Not too much, not too little. Just right.

Mike Berlucchi · August 30th, 2006, 04:09 PM

Thanks guys. Andrew I use Sony Vegas 5 and After Effects to edit. I used Sorenson 3 to compress the video and I just made it as high quality as I could to be a reasonable file size.

Michael D. Shivers · September 8th, 2006, 09:40 AM

Well Done Mike. I enjoyed the colors - the school bus shot with kids was really great. Great flow of the song and like the way of using your footage to tell a story.

Michael

August 26th, 2006, 01:25 AM	#1
Mike Berlucchi Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Brighton, Michigan Posts: 47	XL2 Demo Reel Hey guys, I just finished up my first demo reel which has all shots from the XL2. Im just looking for some feedback on what could have been done different, what could be completely dropped, and some advice on tuning up my images a bit. Let me know what you think. It is on the main page of my website, you cant miss it. www.mikeberlucchi.com Thanks ahead of time. __________________ Love Mike http://www.mikeberlucchi.com

August 26th, 2006, 04:35 PM	#5
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Mike, I think you demo is pretty good. I generally don't like the skateboard stuff but your's was pretty interesting. By the way I like your website design. Regards __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

August 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM	#8
Mike Berlucchi Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Brighton, Michigan Posts: 47	Thanks alot for the feedback everyone, I really appreciate it. Brian I did not use any filters or lens adapters other than ND and polarizers, most of the effects were done in post and white balancing on all sorts of different colors. Once again thanks alot guys. __________________ Love Mike http://www.mikeberlucchi.com

August 26th, 2006, 10:20 PM	#9
Jeff Anselmo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 566	Nice looking reel! Great job on the reel! And I second motion the compliment on the website.

August 29th, 2006, 08:01 PM	#11
Mike Berlucchi Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Brighton, Michigan Posts: 47	Mike, for the aerial footage I was in a helicopter. I got a little dizzy after a while but it wasnt too bad. Thanks for the feedback though I appreciate it. __________________ Love Mike http://www.mikeberlucchi.com

August 26th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#2
Brian K Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	Thought the reel was "real" nice....Good work...

August 26th, 2006, 02:34 PM	#3
Brian K Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	Did you use any filters, any lens adapters??

August 26th, 2006, 03:49 PM	#4
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	Nice job! I love how the music matches! What camera did you use for all that? Thanks for the fun of watching it. ~Gabriel~

August 28th, 2006, 10:50 PM	#10
Mike Andrade Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 136	Looks good Mike. I really like the site layout, very clean. Ive seen some film or media sites that go nuts with their design and content. The reel is well done and I like the aerial footage. What were you up in when you shot that? I had to shoot out of a small Cessna once and got sick as hell.

August 29th, 2006, 11:22 PM	#12
Andrew Brinkhaus Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alamosa, CO Posts: 25	Wow Mike, those images were beautiful...I epecially liked the shot in the beginnig of the musican on the old bridge, great. What did you edit in, and what were your export settings for the web? __________________ Andrew Brinkhaus CINEMATOGRAPHER/CAMERA OPERATOR

August 30th, 2006, 02:17 PM	#13
Roger Rosales Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 254	Definately very cool Reel Mike. I'm working on my reel too, hopefully I can get it done soon to get feedback (this would be my very first reel). Again, awesome job. The site is great too. Not too much, not too little. Just right.

August 30th, 2006, 04:09 PM	#14
Mike Berlucchi Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Brighton, Michigan Posts: 47	Thanks guys. Andrew I use Sony Vegas 5 and After Effects to edit. I used Sorenson 3 to compress the video and I just made it as high quality as I could to be a reasonable file size. __________________ Love Mike http://www.mikeberlucchi.com

September 8th, 2006, 09:40 AM	#15
Michael D. Shivers New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 15	Well Done Mike. I enjoyed the colors - the school bus shot with kids was really great. Great flow of the song and like the way of using your footage to tell a story. Michael