Opinions and feedback wanted at DVinfo.net

Scott Lancaster · February 28th, 2009, 01:26 PM

The link below is to a video I produced for a school. They wanted a video that would introduce the school to potential students and parents and also explain what the school is all about. I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback (on the video not your opinion on the school :) ... positive and negative. Thanks. btw shot with Canon XH A1... ARRI 3 light kit

Augustine School :: Jackson, TN

Josh Chesarek · February 28th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Very nicely done. I think they should be a happy customer.

The lighting on the individual interviews had a nice look in my opinion . Especially when you selectively lit the background.

The only thing I did not have a feel for was the section that you had where light sources was glowing which I guess gave more of a "holy" or "divine" look but it wasnt for me.

Overall a great promo video!

Marcel D. Van Someren · March 1st, 2009, 09:33 AM

Very well done! I agree, the lighting was excellent.

Even though this was a relatively longer promo, the pacing of the edits kept everything flowing so it didn't seem as long.

I agree that the glowing FX were a bit over the top for an otherwise serious and thoughtful piece. What did you use for that effect? Which NLE did you use and did you use any specific color grading?

Scott Lancaster · March 1st, 2009, 12:37 PM

Thanks for all the comments. The "glowing" section I just did for a change of pace. I just used a sapphire glow plugin within FCP. Audio I used my AT 4073a on a boom wired straight to the camera. The hard part is doing these type of shoots by myself. I always like to have an interviewer so I can concentrate on the shot and the audio, not always possible as in this case... towards the end, one of the guys speaking started to rise up in the chair cutting off his head a bit and I didn't notice it because I had the shot locked down and was standing beside the camera giving him someone to talk to.

February 28th, 2009, 01:26 PM	#1
Scott Lancaster Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 64	Opinions and feedback wanted The link below is to a video I produced for a school. They wanted a video that would introduce the school to potential students and parents and also explain what the school is all about. I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback (on the video not your opinion on the school :) ... positive and negative. Thanks. btw shot with Canon XH A1... ARRI 3 light kit Augustine School :: Jackson, TN Last edited by Scott Lancaster; February 28th, 2009 at 04:01 PM.

February 28th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#2
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 978	Very nicely done. I think they should be a happy customer. The lighting on the individual interviews had a nice look in my opinion . Especially when you selectively lit the background. The only thing I did not have a feel for was the section that you had where light sources was glowing which I guess gave more of a "holy" or "divine" look but it wasnt for me. Overall a great promo video! __________________ Simple Thought Productions - Life @ 30,000 Words per second

March 1st, 2009, 09:33 AM	#3
Marcel D. Van Someren Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 325	Very well done! I agree, the lighting was excellent. Even though this was a relatively longer promo, the pacing of the edits kept everything flowing so it didn't seem as long. I agree that the glowing FX were a bit over the top for an otherwise serious and thoughtful piece. What did you use for that effect? Which NLE did you use and did you use any specific color grading? __________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Canon XHA1 * SGBlade 35mm adapter -RR1, RR2 w/ Optics Upgrade * DIY Mid-Format adapter

March 1st, 2009, 12:37 PM	#4
Scott Lancaster Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 64	Thanks for all the comments. The "glowing" section I just did for a change of pace. I just used a sapphire glow plugin within FCP. Audio I used my AT 4073a on a boom wired straight to the camera. The hard part is doing these type of shoots by myself. I always like to have an interviewer so I can concentrate on the shot and the audio, not always possible as in this case... towards the end, one of the guys speaking started to rise up in the chair cutting off his head a bit and I didn't notice it because I had the shot locked down and was standing beside the camera giving him someone to talk to. Last edited by Scott Lancaster; March 1st, 2009 at 02:12 PM.