More Snow Footage!! 60p at DVinfo.net

Cassidy Bisher · March 13th, 2006, 12:52 PM

We shot this February 23rd, it was snowing. The snow flakes were monstrosic, so we had to get the camera out.. just a few clips of Downtown Grand Rapids...

http://motivitypictures.com/hvx200/m..._snow_day.html

Jaser Stockert · March 13th, 2006, 02:04 PM

awesome footage! very filmlike! love the slowmo! explain how you did the ramping!...what program did you use? also, what scene file settings? any color correction/filters? thanks and keep em coming!

Cassidy Bisher · March 13th, 2006, 03:08 PM

Hey jaser, ramping was done in FCP, pretty simple process, not at all like the Arri but it will do. Minor color correction as well, just a hint of greens and blues here and there, crushing the blacks about 2%.

James Q. Manning · March 13th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Gorgeous stuff!

Michael Goode · March 14th, 2006, 02:19 PM

I watched the footage you had on your site, and I'm really impressed. Probably what'll convince me to buy this cam. Specially liked being able to see the before and after color correction on the coins slo mo.

Do you do your CC w/ Final Cut 5?

I haven't done a whole lot of color correction w/ final cut, mostly After Effects, so this might be a novice question, how do you crush the blacks in FCP?

Cassidy Bisher · March 14th, 2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Goode

I haven't done a whole lot of color correction w/ final cut, mostly After Effects, so this might be a novice question, how do you crush the blacks in FCP?

Thanks Michael, first of all i think your doing the right thing, After Effects has a lot more color correction tools.. unless you get plug-ins for FCP.

In FCP you just throw on a 3 way color corrector and bring the slider down on the left, it's pretty easy. Not a lot of finessing but it will do. AE is much much more to offer though...

Michael Goode · March 14th, 2006, 08:32 PM

yeah, on the production i'm working on now, we're just about to get to CCing and the other editors keep asking me why AE and not just FCP, and I normally tell them that if you CC w/ AE you'll prefer it a lot more. Whew, that sentence had way to many abbreviations in it....

Just wondering if there was something i was missing. I like doing rough CC w/ Final Cut, but then do the actual work in AE

Great footage though, I can't wait to mess around w/ one of these cameras, almost makes me want to write a snow storm into the next film. Dont really get a lot of those in SF though...

Ainslie Davies · March 15th, 2006, 01:21 AM

Amazing stuff! Really... motivating, which I am sure you are happy about as it fits with your company's name. When I first played it, I had the sound on mute and thought how perfect it would be with some "provocative" style up-beat music, it was just so ironic and perfect when I realised there was sound!... A very filmic scene, I thought could have been lifted straight out of a movie!

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Tim Hyten · March 15th, 2006, 10:57 AM

This is the best HVX footage I have seen so far. I can't believe the bad press I'm hearing about this cam.

Cassidy Bisher · March 15th, 2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Hyten

This is the best HVX footage I have seen so far. I can't believe the bad press I'm hearing about this cam.

Yea, Tim.. As I read some of the bad press this camera has received, there is a part of it I agree with, and a part of me that just says, "Who cares!" What I am able to do now is amazing! So while everyone is crapping on it, I will be shooting with it and learning about what I CAN do with it...

Vincent Rozenberg · March 15th, 2006, 12:28 PM

The first couple of secs looks very very great, but at about 30/40 percent of the movie it stops downloading.. Or is it me?

Cassidy Bisher · March 16th, 2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Vincent Rozenberg

The first couple of secs looks very very great, but at about 30/40 percent of the movie it stops downloading.. Or is it me?

Really? Were using I-Power for the hosting, i wonder if this is a bandwidth issue... and how many can view the the video at one time... Sorry about that.

Rogelio Salinas · March 16th, 2006, 12:08 PM

Excellent footage. Everytime I am turning toward another camcorder, you all post some new footage that makes me favor the HVX200. What was the music you used on your clip? It went perfectly with your footage.

Cassidy Bisher · March 16th, 2006, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogelio Salinas

Excellent footage. Everytime I am turning toward another camcorder, you all post some new footage that makes me favor the HVX200. What was the music you used on your clip? It went perfectly with your footage.

Great! Glad to be an influence... the music was from Ian Brown... "Music from the spheres"

Tim Gray · March 16th, 2006, 03:18 PM

Nice clips. Ian Brown rocks.

March 13th, 2006, 12:52 PM	#1
Cassidy Bisher Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 198	More Snow Footage!! 60p We shot this February 23rd, it was snowing. The snow flakes were monstrosic, so we had to get the camera out.. just a few clips of Downtown Grand Rapids... http://motivitypictures.com/hvx200/m..._snow_day.html

March 14th, 2006, 02:19 PM	#5
Michael Goode New Boot Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 10	Color correction I watched the footage you had on your site, and I'm really impressed. Probably what'll convince me to buy this cam. Specially liked being able to see the before and after color correction on the coins slo mo. Do you do your CC w/ Final Cut 5? I haven't done a whole lot of color correction w/ final cut, mostly After Effects, so this might be a novice question, how do you crush the blacks in FCP?

March 15th, 2006, 01:21 AM	#8
Ainslie Davies Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 117	Amazing stuff! Really... motivating, which I am sure you are happy about as it fits with your company's name. When I first played it, I had the sound on mute and thought how perfect it would be with some "provocative" style up-beat music, it was just so ironic and perfect when I realised there was sound!... A very filmic scene, I thought could have been lifted straight out of a movie! ________________ www.inasinglemoment.com - An FX1e 1080p feature film __________________ Ainslie Davies - www.dualityproductions.com

March 13th, 2006, 02:04 PM	#2
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	awesome footage! very filmlike! love the slowmo! explain how you did the ramping!...what program did you use? also, what scene file settings? any color correction/filters? thanks and keep em coming!

March 13th, 2006, 03:08 PM	#3
Cassidy Bisher Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Grand Rapids MI Posts: 198	Hey jaser, ramping was done in FCP, pretty simple process, not at all like the Arri but it will do. Minor color correction as well, just a hint of greens and blues here and there, crushing the blacks about 2%.

March 13th, 2006, 11:31 PM	#4
James Q. Manning New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 12	Gorgeous stuff!

March 14th, 2006, 08:32 PM	#7
Michael Goode New Boot Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 10	yeah, on the production i'm working on now, we're just about to get to CCing and the other editors keep asking me why AE and not just FCP, and I normally tell them that if you CC w/ AE you'll prefer it a lot more. Whew, that sentence had way to many abbreviations in it.... Just wondering if there was something i was missing. I like doing rough CC w/ Final Cut, but then do the actual work in AE Great footage though, I can't wait to mess around w/ one of these cameras, almost makes me want to write a snow storm into the next film. Dont really get a lot of those in SF though...

March 15th, 2006, 10:57 AM	#9
Tim Hyten Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 33	This is the best HVX footage I have seen so far. I can't believe the bad press I'm hearing about this cam.

March 15th, 2006, 12:28 PM	#11
Vincent Rozenberg Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 475	The first couple of secs looks very very great, but at about 30/40 percent of the movie it stops downloading.. Or is it me?

March 16th, 2006, 12:08 PM	#13
Rogelio Salinas Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 75	Excellent footage. Everytime I am turning toward another camcorder, you all post some new footage that makes me favor the HVX200. What was the music you used on your clip? It went perfectly with your footage.

March 16th, 2006, 03:18 PM	#15
Tim Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Media, PA Posts: 144	Nice clips. Ian Brown rocks.