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Brandt Ryan · August 6th, 2003, 05:43 AM

http://www.finalcauseproductions.com...ontage_web.wmv

Some clips from a short I've just completed--comments and criticism welcome!

Keith Loh · August 6th, 2003, 10:07 AM

I am totally impressed by the quality of the lighting and your image. Give us the low down on your technique!

Brandt Ryan · August 6th, 2003, 10:42 AM

Hi Keith,

We used the xl1s with the 35mm adapter--with 7 Zeiss prime lenses. The entire short was shot in a studio--I built the set myself--and we had Northern Lighting and Power out of Chicago, to do the lighting. I wish I could give you the details on the lights we used--my DP took care of all that! We used "bouncers" and sheets of paper, all sorts of strange things :) It was my first project--sorry I can't be more desctriptive!

Keith Loh · August 6th, 2003, 11:19 AM

Which adaptor? Do you mean the Mini?

Good f'n set, man. Totally made it. The lighting through the window - very nice.

Alex Knappenberger · August 6th, 2003, 12:44 PM

Yeah, that looked very good. The DOF was nuts, heh.

Whats the entire short going to be about though? Is it all just them 2 in the room or something?

Brandt Ryan · August 6th, 2003, 06:59 PM

Yup, it's a 20 minute short--just the two of them in the room. Here's the screenplay, if you're interested in hearing what goes on--

http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?...ry&story_id=10

Mark Moore · August 6th, 2003, 08:29 PM

Very impressive, indeed. My hats off to all involved. Congrats and good luck.

Dylan Couper · August 6th, 2003, 09:08 PM

Tell your DP he did a very nice job on lighting and shooting it.

Rob Lohman · August 11th, 2003, 09:07 AM

Are we talking about the mini35 adapter here? The one with
the spinning ground-glass?

John Locke · August 11th, 2003, 09:14 AM

Sorry to get off topic here...but this is really getting irritating. Lately, I'm not able to see the video on any WMV files. I can only hear the audio. Anyone have any suggestions about what's up?

Sounds like this isn't a must-see...I don't want to miss it.

(How I wish this were a Mac/Quicktime world)

Brandt Ryan · August 11th, 2003, 05:05 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Are we talking about the mini35 adapter here? The one with
the spinning ground-glass? -->>>

I'm not sure if it's the "spinning ground-glass" one--it's the adapter from P&S Technic

Keith Loh · August 11th, 2003, 05:55 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by John Locke : Sorry to get off topic
(How I wish this were a Mac/Quicktime world) -->>>

Thank god it isn't, otherwise I would be out of a job.

Michael Westphal · August 11th, 2003, 08:50 PM

...Seems to only be possible on OS 9.x with the Windows Media Player. Microsoft has choosen to not support OSX so far.

(And John I agree that QuickTime is a better format - files are smaller and cleaner, even on a PC.)

Guess I'll miss this clip just like I've missed "Sex and Lucia". :-(

Brandt Ryan · August 12th, 2003, 05:37 AM

funny you mention "Sex and Lucia"--that's the "look" we were going for.

The quicktime clips, IMHO, aren't even in the same league as windows media series 9 clips. They just don't compete--for quality, or size. I have both available to me--and the only reason I would make a quicktime file now, is for someone that can't view windows media files. I'll see if I can come up with something--

Tom Christensen · August 12th, 2003, 08:49 PM

I am impressed with the quality of the clip. What WM settings did you use for the output and what NLE did you use My player was set to 200% and it looked great.

August 6th, 2003, 05:43 AM	#1
Brandt Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25	XL1-s Montage http://www.finalcauseproductions.com...ontage_web.wmv Some clips from a short I've just completed--comments and criticism welcome!

August 6th, 2003, 10:07 AM	#2
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I am totally impressed by the quality of the lighting and your image. Give us the low down on your technique! __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

August 6th, 2003, 11:19 AM	#4
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Which adaptor? Do you mean the Mini? Good f'n set, man. Totally made it. The lighting through the window - very nice. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

August 6th, 2003, 08:29 PM	#7
Mark Moore Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 301	Very impressive, indeed. My hats off to all involved. Congrats and good luck. __________________ Mark Moore Sugar Free Productions

August 6th, 2003, 09:08 PM	#8
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Tell your DP he did a very nice job on lighting and shooting it. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

August 6th, 2003, 10:42 AM	#3
Brandt Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25	Hi Keith, We used the xl1s with the 35mm adapter--with 7 Zeiss prime lenses. The entire short was shot in a studio--I built the set myself--and we had Northern Lighting and Power out of Chicago, to do the lighting. I wish I could give you the details on the lights we used--my DP took care of all that! We used "bouncers" and sheets of paper, all sorts of strange things :) It was my first project--sorry I can't be more desctriptive!

August 6th, 2003, 12:44 PM	#5
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	Yeah, that looked very good. The DOF was nuts, heh. Whats the entire short going to be about though? Is it all just them 2 in the room or something?

August 6th, 2003, 06:59 PM	#6
Brandt Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25	Yup, it's a 20 minute short--just the two of them in the room. Here's the screenplay, if you're interested in hearing what goes on-- http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?...ry&story_id=10

August 11th, 2003, 09:07 AM	#9
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Are we talking about the mini35 adapter here? The one with the spinning ground-glass? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 11th, 2003, 09:14 AM	#10
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Sorry to get off topic here...but this is really getting irritating. Lately, I'm not able to see the video on any WMV files. I can only hear the audio. Anyone have any suggestions about what's up? Sounds like this isn't a must-see...I don't want to miss it. (How I wish this were a Mac/Quicktime world) __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

August 11th, 2003, 05:05 PM	#11
Brandt Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25	<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Are we talking about the mini35 adapter here? The one with the spinning ground-glass? -->>> I'm not sure if it's the "spinning ground-glass" one--it's the adapter from P&S Technic

August 11th, 2003, 05:55 PM	#12
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	<<<-- Originally posted by John Locke : Sorry to get off topic (How I wish this were a Mac/Quicktime world) -->>> Thank god it isn't, otherwise I would be out of a job. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

August 11th, 2003, 08:50 PM	#13
Michael Westphal Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 166	Playing WMV files on a Mac ...Seems to only be possible on OS 9.x with the Windows Media Player. Microsoft has choosen to not support OSX so far. (And John I agree that QuickTime is a better format - files are smaller and cleaner, even on a PC.) Guess I'll miss this clip just like I've missed "Sex and Lucia". :-( __________________ Michael A Westphal

August 12th, 2003, 05:37 AM	#14
Brandt Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25	funny you mention "Sex and Lucia"--that's the "look" we were going for. The quicktime clips, IMHO, aren't even in the same league as windows media series 9 clips. They just don't compete--for quality, or size. I have both available to me--and the only reason I would make a quicktime file now, is for someone that can't view windows media files. I'll see if I can come up with something--

August 12th, 2003, 08:49 PM	#15
Tom Christensen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Posts: 87	I am impressed with the quality of the clip. What WM settings did you use for the output and what NLE did you use My player was set to 200% and it looked great.