Blade Assassin

Blade Assassin - Canon 7d · May 31st, 2010, 04:58 AM

Shot this little hk-styled short with the Canon 7d a while back.

Comments always appreciated.

John Owen · May 31st, 2010, 06:32 AM

Really amazing work. Visually stunning, engaging story and great cinematography.

A couple of nit-picks, I thought the sound design could have been tweaked just a little - If you were to do another cut at any point, I'd take another look at the sequence in which one of the 'goons' punches the prisoner; the sound didn't quite hit home for me. Also (and I must emphasises that I am no colourist), I thought that maybe it would have benefited from a little more natural colour... I'd love to hear comments from a pro though!

All in all, a really great short to be extremely proud of!

John

Dennis Murphy · May 31st, 2010, 09:40 PM

I thought was visually beautiful.
What's the deal with that tornado? Intense.

Ted Ramasola · May 31st, 2010, 09:57 PM

Likes this!

Lee Tamer · June 7th, 2010, 12:19 PM

This is really well done, what did you use to color correct this?

I was also really impressed with the fight choreography for an indie short

David Lavender · June 7th, 2010, 02:04 PM

Yeah, for an indie short, that fight scene was pretty awesome. The opening tornado shot was pretty awesome, too. I would love to know how you did that.

Here's my constructive criticism: I thought the typeface for the subtitles was an unfortunate choice. It looks like Archer Bold, possibly? Great typeface, wrong place. I'd go with a nice, clean san-serif -- like the one in your end credits.

That's all I've got. Good work!

Aaron Dunlap · June 11th, 2010, 10:29 PM

Incredibly well done... especially the cgi tornado and the fight scene. what was the song for your end credits?

Mikko Topponen · June 28th, 2010, 06:40 PM

Hi all! Sorry for the late reply, opening Tornado was done in Fusion with its particle system. Then I did some flashes in AE. All the blood was done in AE using Trapcodes Particular. Color corrected using colorista and magic bullet looks for AE.

Yeah, SFX and titles could've used some more work.

May 31st, 2010, 09:40 PM	#3
Dennis Murphy Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Whangarei, New Zealand Posts: 396	I thought was visually beautiful. What's the deal with that tornado? Intense. __________________ http://www.dmvideostuff.co.nz

May 31st, 2010, 09:57 PM	#4
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	Likes this! __________________ Ted Ramasola http://ramasolaproductions.com

June 7th, 2010, 02:04 PM	#6
David Lavender Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 46	impressive! Yeah, for an indie short, that fight scene was pretty awesome. The opening tornado shot was pretty awesome, too. I would love to know how you did that. Here's my constructive criticism: I thought the typeface for the subtitles was an unfortunate choice. It looks like Archer Bold, possibly? Great typeface, wrong place. I'd go with a nice, clean san-serif -- like the one in your end credits. That's all I've got. Good work!

May 31st, 2010, 06:32 AM	#2
John Owen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 52	Really amazing work. Visually stunning, engaging story and great cinematography. A couple of nit-picks, I thought the sound design could have been tweaked just a little - If you were to do another cut at any point, I'd take another look at the sequence in which one of the 'goons' punches the prisoner; the sound didn't quite hit home for me. Also (and I must emphasises that I am no colourist), I thought that maybe it would have benefited from a little more natural colour... I'd love to hear comments from a pro though! All in all, a really great short to be extremely proud of! John

June 7th, 2010, 12:19 PM	#5
Lee Tamer Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 188	This is really well done, what did you use to color correct this? I was also really impressed with the fight choreography for an indie short

June 11th, 2010, 10:29 PM	#7
Aaron Dunlap Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 49	Incredibly well done... especially the cgi tornado and the fight scene. what was the song for your end credits?

June 28th, 2010, 06:40 PM	#8
Mikko Topponen Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: helsinki Posts: 104	Hi all! Sorry for the late reply, opening Tornado was done in Fusion with its particle system. Then I did some flashes in AE. All the blood was done in AE using Trapcodes Particular. Color corrected using colorista and magic bullet looks for AE. Yeah, SFX and titles could've used some more work.