T2i on narrative WW2 short film "The Bridge" at DVinfo.net

T2i on narrative WW2 short film "The Bridge" · February 27th, 2010, 02:14 PM

When I heard that Canon’s upcoming 550D (Rebel T2i) was gonna have the same video quality as the 7D for half the price, I thought it was too good to be true.

Well, all I can say is, if the quality isn’t the same, it’s certainly damn close because I can’t tell the difference. I was so happy with the test footage that I decided to take a gamble and shoot one of my scenes from my WW2 film “The Bridge” on the T2i just to see how it would match up with the rest of the movie (prior, the film was being shot with the 7D and 5D Mark II). The result? It fit perfectly like like a glove with the rest of the footage.

I also threw the camera on a Steadicam Merlin. I was little worried that it was a little too light for it but with the heavy lens, it seemed to work fine.

Thank you Canon for this amazing piece of hardware. You are truly making the art of filmmaking accessible to everyone!

For more of my thoughts on the camera, check out my blog at www.torresstudios.com

Scott Brickert · February 27th, 2010, 03:39 PM

And there you have it.

For my purposes, this clip answers the "Good Enough?" question, raised by Robert Capps in the 17.09 issue of Wired Magazine.

As Stu Maschwitz said on his ProLost blog..."No More Excuses".

Yeehaa

[that was quick work, Marlon, thanks for posting]

Marlon Torres · February 27th, 2010, 03:59 PM

People will always make excuses, its human nature :P

Chris Barcellos · February 28th, 2010, 10:50 AM

Very nice stuff Marlon !!!

Brandon Paschal · March 1st, 2010, 11:33 AM

Marlon ... as has always been the case with your work, very nice.

John Vincent · March 2nd, 2010, 09:39 PM

Color me impressed - Looks fabulous.

Please let us know when the enitre film is done (I'm a WWII junkie).

jdv

Michael Hunt · March 10th, 2010, 01:27 PM

Every time I see one of your clips and sells me. When I saw the first one with the 7d I was stuck on the Mark II. After watching I said hey why not the 7D. Now I am once again going with the flow. Excellent work from you every time. I do have to ask though what lens are you using?

John Welsh · March 11th, 2010, 03:48 PM

I would rethink character and camera blocking. When he stops, on the close up, use a slow dolly in effect or dolly out (handheld or steadycam, depending on what effect you want), so that the message "someone is there" comes better across. Or you can do a tripod shot, to have a contrast from moving shots to indicate the stasis of the scene is broken. Or, on the close up you can let him walk out of frame towards the guy under tree. Otherwise directing looks a little flat.

But you are the director (I assume you are), so you decide.

But we havent seen the entire piece. No judgement here.

As of t2i demostration: WOW!

By the way, how is it with Rolling Shutter Jam? Still present as much as in 7d?

February 27th, 2010, 03:39 PM	#2
Scott Brickert Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Crested Butte, CO Posts: 576	And there you have it. For my purposes, this clip answers the "Good Enough?" question, raised by Robert Capps in the 17.09 issue of Wired Magazine. As Stu Maschwitz said on his ProLost blog..."No More Excuses". Yeehaa [that was quick work, Marlon, thanks for posting] __________________ Scott Shot-By-Scott Last edited by Scott Brickert; February 27th, 2010 at 03:37 PM. Reason: more

February 28th, 2010, 10:50 AM	#4
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Very nice stuff Marlon !!! __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

March 1st, 2010, 11:33 AM	#5
Brandon Paschal Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 77	Inspring Marlon ... as has always been the case with your work, very nice. __________________ p-films.com. Canon T2i f2.8 17-55, f1.4 50mm, Cool Lights LEDs

March 10th, 2010, 01:27 PM	#7
Michael Hunt New Boot Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Starkville,Mississippi Posts: 11	Happens everytime Every time I see one of your clips and sells me. When I saw the first one with the 7d I was stuck on the Mark II. After watching I said hey why not the 7D. Now I am once again going with the flow. Excellent work from you every time. I do have to ask though what lens are you using?

February 27th, 2010, 03:59 PM	#3
Marlon Torres Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 230	People will always make excuses, its human nature :P

March 2nd, 2010, 09:39 PM	#6
John Vincent Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,065	Color me impressed - Looks fabulous. Please let us know when the enitre film is done (I'm a WWII junkie). jdv

March 11th, 2010, 03:48 PM	#8
John Welsh Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA & Cologne, GER Posts: 47	I would rethink character and camera blocking. When he stops, on the close up, use a slow dolly in effect or dolly out (handheld or steadycam, depending on what effect you want), so that the message "someone is there" comes better across. Or you can do a tripod shot, to have a contrast from moving shots to indicate the stasis of the scene is broken. Or, on the close up you can let him walk out of frame towards the guy under tree. Otherwise directing looks a little flat. But you are the director (I assume you are), so you decide. But we havent seen the entire piece. No judgement here. As of t2i demostration: WOW! By the way, how is it with Rolling Shutter Jam? Still present as much as in 7d?