Butterflies and kids in slow mo... ooh NO! at DVinfo.net

Justyn Rowe · July 23rd, 2006, 08:18 PM

Greetings all,

Put together a little video with some butterflies in slow-mo. Shot in 720 with mostly a high shutter. Shot handheld at a butterfly pavillion in NH. Took the kids and was a lot of fun. Please download...

www.electriccowtheater.com/video/Butterfly.mov

Any and all feedback appreciated

K. Forman · July 23rd, 2006, 09:06 PM

It looks really nice to me. Nice focus and DOF. I could see in a few shots, you were having trouble keeping up with the little buggers... they are a lot faster than they look, aren't they? I'm working on trying to track and frame birds, but they won't cooperate with me either. I was even tempted to try and shoot some Dragonflies, but quickly shrugged that off.

Joey Dee · July 23rd, 2006, 09:30 PM

Nice work mate... :)

I just checked your other vidoes...

http://www.electriccowtheater.com/video/Jeffco.mov

WOW makes me really wanna get the HVX beautiful vids... for your slow motion did you use any software to control the look or it's all the HVX? Becuase i knwo sometimes when you do a slow mo on some cames it kills the quality but i guess with HD, there is a better control over the images on slow ? is that right?

Joey Dee

Justyn Rowe · July 24th, 2006, 06:24 AM

Thanks all. A friend, surjones, did that one video there... which is great looking stuff.

Yes, these butterflies are hard to keep up with in the open air. Mostly because they don't fly in a straight light. Not that they are so fast.. but highly eratic and hard to predict. Kind of like women.. lol. JK.

The slow-mo is all pretty much HVX doing what it does so friggin well. Didn't do any adjustments in FCP. I think it was all pretty much shot at either 36fps or 48fps. I do like the 60fps, but it's almost too slow for my tastes. Best for explosions and really impactful shots. I just think the slow-mo really helps to smooth everything out.. so I've been converted to the process. Sometimes, I have shot in the 60p mode so that I can convert some to slow-mo and then keep some in normal speed. That's quite an awesome option. Takes up a lot of space on the cards, but kind of gives you the most options.. as well as recording the audio.

Thanks all.. and I appreciate the feedback. Keep it coming.

Dee Joslin · July 24th, 2006, 02:36 PM

What shutter did you use for the butterflies? Is it 720P/60? Really looked good. The music was surprisingly refreshing and seemed to fit well. Especially since I just watched a clip of balloons and fireworks that featured Ramstein. LOL

This is the kind of quality in picture and color that made me get the HVX.

Justyn Rowe · July 24th, 2006, 04:24 PM

Thanks. I did some stuff at 1/30, then most of it at either 1/250 or 1/500th. Wasn't enough light for 1/1000. I love the fast shutter in combination with the slow-mo. I think most of it was at 36fps or 48.

I did just do a version with some color correction. Crushed the blacks and bumped up the color. A personal preference with the HVX. I think it really helps with the grads and more subltle colors/shadows.

Thanks and here it is.. The old file is still up so feel free to compare

http://www.electriccowtheater.com/video/ButterflyCC.mov

Jeff Kilgroe · July 25th, 2006, 10:04 PM

@ Justyn...

I agree with Joey - Nice work! Where was this one shot at? I didn't think you were in the area, but I swear that's JeffCo airport near Broomfield, CO.

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Originally Posted by Joey Dee

Nice work mate... :)

I just checked your other vidoes...

http://www.electriccowtheater.com/video/Jeffco.mov

July 23rd, 2006, 08:18 PM	#1
Justyn Rowe Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 54	Butterflies and kids in slow mo... ooh NO! Greetings all, Put together a little video with some butterflies in slow-mo. Shot in 720 with mostly a high shutter. Shot handheld at a butterfly pavillion in NH. Took the kids and was a lot of fun. Please download... www.electriccowtheater.com/video/Butterfly.mov Any and all feedback appreciated

July 23rd, 2006, 09:06 PM	#2
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	It looks really nice to me. Nice focus and DOF. I could see in a few shots, you were having trouble keeping up with the little buggers... they are a lot faster than they look, aren't they? I'm working on trying to track and frame birds, but they won't cooperate with me either. I was even tempted to try and shoot some Dragonflies, but quickly shrugged that off. __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

July 23rd, 2006, 09:30 PM	#3
Joey Dee Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 76	Nice work mate... :) I just checked your other vidoes... http://www.electriccowtheater.com/video/Jeffco.mov WOW makes me really wanna get the HVX beautiful vids... for your slow motion did you use any software to control the look or it's all the HVX? Becuase i knwo sometimes when you do a slow mo on some cames it kills the quality but i guess with HD, there is a better control over the images on slow ? is that right? Joey Dee __________________ PumaTalk.com - Talk about your PUMA kicks & PUMA gear.

July 24th, 2006, 06:24 AM	#4
Justyn Rowe Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 54	Thanks all. A friend, surjones, did that one video there... which is great looking stuff. Yes, these butterflies are hard to keep up with in the open air. Mostly because they don't fly in a straight light. Not that they are so fast.. but highly eratic and hard to predict. Kind of like women.. lol. JK. The slow-mo is all pretty much HVX doing what it does so friggin well. Didn't do any adjustments in FCP. I think it was all pretty much shot at either 36fps or 48fps. I do like the 60fps, but it's almost too slow for my tastes. Best for explosions and really impactful shots. I just think the slow-mo really helps to smooth everything out.. so I've been converted to the process. Sometimes, I have shot in the 60p mode so that I can convert some to slow-mo and then keep some in normal speed. That's quite an awesome option. Takes up a lot of space on the cards, but kind of gives you the most options.. as well as recording the audio. Thanks all.. and I appreciate the feedback. Keep it coming.

July 24th, 2006, 02:36 PM	#5
Dee Joslin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scranton, PA. Posts: 91	What shutter did you use for the butterflies? Is it 720P/60? Really looked good. The music was surprisingly refreshing and seemed to fit well. Especially since I just watched a clip of balloons and fireworks that featured Ramstein. LOL This is the kind of quality in picture and color that made me get the HVX.

July 24th, 2006, 04:24 PM	#6
Justyn Rowe Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 54	Thanks. I did some stuff at 1/30, then most of it at either 1/250 or 1/500th. Wasn't enough light for 1/1000. I love the fast shutter in combination with the slow-mo. I think most of it was at 36fps or 48. I did just do a version with some color correction. Crushed the blacks and bumped up the color. A personal preference with the HVX. I think it really helps with the grads and more subltle colors/shadows. Thanks and here it is.. The old file is still up so feel free to compare http://www.electriccowtheater.com/video/ButterflyCC.mov