Show Your Work 2004

Rob Lohman · November 25th, 2004, 05:03 AM

It was nicely put together, however it got a bit boring for myself
since I don't know any of those people you showed. I assume
your audience does know who they are?

Good work!

Rob Lohman · November 25th, 2004, 05:06 AM

Well, most people are hard at work at their next movie probably!

The video quality was fine, played perfect here! However, what
do you mean by player? I just saw the standard Windows Media
10 player bar underneath the video, nothing special!?

Rob Lohman · November 25th, 2004, 05:16 AM

I thought it was a nice reel. But I'm a bit confused. Is this the reel
of two people? If so, I wouldn't really do that.

I can't see how a grip can really have a reel (unless someone
shot him at work perhaps). If Wing wants a steadicam reel it
should only have steadicam shots to show what he can do, not
all kind of other stuff.

I didn't like the distorted images around the clapper and the
welding part. The following the car shots was really nice although
I would've cut it away just a bit earlier, I liked the people on the
bike shot as well (and there again I would not include the 360
degree look around, the shot had way more impact before that
happened [in my humble opinion])

Some nice stuff on there!

Jason Epperson · November 25th, 2004, 08:49 AM

What do you mean by "homemade 35 mm"?

I agree with the piece being too dark, I need to go back and re-encode it. I'm not sure why it turned out that dark. It varies on different computers, mine doesn't look as bad.

Tim Prince · November 25th, 2004, 09:22 AM

Thanks,

By the player, I just mean that the video only plays properly on WMP 9+

It supposed to warn people that have an older version, but I guess this isn't the best place to test that, as most members have the latest version of WMP.

Thanks again!

Jim Quinlan · November 25th, 2004, 09:45 AM

Tim, try putting a different icon for the movie on your main page or adding text to indicate what it is. At first I wasn't sure that was the video link until I wandered around the site.

Great job ! And don't let the feedback let you down. It's common here and nothing personal.

Rob Lohman · November 25th, 2004, 01:19 PM

An adapter to mount 35mm lenses to a DV camera without loosing
the depth-of-field. If you don't know then you didn't use it! Perhaps
it was due to the overal darkness...

Joseph De Leo · November 25th, 2004, 03:29 PM

"It's not about the greatest gear, it's about what you do with it...."

Jay I totally agree with you.

Joseph

Dennis Liu · November 25th, 2004, 04:22 PM

Hi everyone,

I remember in August I was in these forums, asking for advice about cameras, software, equipment and so forth. Well, now it's 3 months later, and I've finally set everything up and completed my first digital short.

http://www.friedorange.tk

This is my first website and on it is a short 'teaser trailer' for the short film, 'Epilogue' and additional information and bios. I hope to add details of my future works onto this site, there not much there now, but please, I invite you to take a look.

Just a note, I'm not too experienced with web hosting thus the teaser is not streaming, rather, a download.

Hope you enjoy the visit,
Dennis

Jason Epperson · November 25th, 2004, 05:55 PM

Nah...I don't have the capability to even attempt making a homemade 35 adapter :)

I would like to get my hands on that P+S Technik mini35 and see what it looks like. I hear a lot of good things about it in the other forum!

Jim Giles · November 25th, 2004, 07:14 PM

Back around May of this year I saw a video that showed two soccer teams playing one another (in Europe I believe) and the video had some very moving audio in the background; the music was what the young 20 year olds listen to; anyway I thought the song was great and now I cannot locate that video and the song playing in the background.

Does anyone recall seeing/hearing a video like that?

Thank you.

Boyd Ostroff · November 25th, 2004, 08:41 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jay Noggle : I have the Sony $400 version and use it all the time, especially in 4x3.Jay -->>>

Jay, I think you're talking about a wide angle lens, not an anamorphic 16:9 converter which is what I assume Joseph wants. To the best of my knowledge, Sony doesn't make one of these. Century Optics and Optex are the only companies I'm aware of that make anamorphic lenses for the VX-2000, and they cost ~$600-$700.

Rob Lohman · November 26th, 2004, 07:41 AM

Congratulations on your first short, feels good to have it finished,
doesn't it?

I watched the teaser and must say for a first short it really had
some nice shots etc. in there, good work! The only thing for me
was that the teaser didn't really excite me about seeing the
short, but that might be just me, ofcourse.

Other than that, good work!

Stephen Jackson · November 26th, 2004, 08:40 AM

Thanks a lot for the comment.

The final product will have the titles of the presenters and performers, but most of the people who will see this will know several if not all of the people in the video.

I really wanted to see if the video flowed well, the cuts worked in tune with the music.

Dennis Liu · November 26th, 2004, 03:57 PM

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. Yeah, I found it particularly difficult cutting a trailer/teaser that didn't reveal too much of the story/plot, as the full film is only 5 minutes long. It seems I have not grasped the technique of editing trailers/teasers just yet. However, in the coming months I will be making more shorts, and I hope to improve my editing skills with each new project.

Once again, thanks for taking a look.

Dennis

November 25th, 2004, 05:03 AM	#721
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	It was nicely put together, however it got a bit boring for myself since I don't know any of those people you showed. I assume your audience does know who they are? Good work! __________________ 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

November 25th, 2004, 05:06 AM	#722
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Well, most people are hard at work at their next movie probably! The video quality was fine, played perfect here! However, what do you mean by player? I just saw the standard Windows Media 10 player bar underneath the video, nothing special!? __________________ 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

November 25th, 2004, 05:16 AM	#723
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I thought it was a nice reel. But I'm a bit confused. Is this the reel of two people? If so, I wouldn't really do that. I can't see how a grip can really have a reel (unless someone shot him at work perhaps). If Wing wants a steadicam reel it should only have steadicam shots to show what he can do, not all kind of other stuff. I didn't like the distorted images around the clapper and the welding part. The following the car shots was really nice although I would've cut it away just a bit earlier, I liked the people on the bike shot as well (and there again I would not include the 360 degree look around, the shot had way more impact before that happened [in my humble opinion]) Some nice stuff on there! __________________ 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

November 25th, 2004, 08:49 AM	#724
Jason Epperson New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Winchester, KY Posts: 16	Homemade 35 mm? What do you mean by "homemade 35 mm"? I agree with the piece being too dark, I need to go back and re-encode it. I'm not sure why it turned out that dark. It varies on different computers, mine doesn't look as bad.

November 25th, 2004, 09:45 AM	#726
Jim Quinlan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 177	Tim, try putting a different icon for the movie on your main page or adding text to indicate what it is. At first I wasn't sure that was the video link until I wandered around the site. Great job ! And don't let the feedback let you down. It's common here and nothing personal. __________________ Jim

November 25th, 2004, 09:22 AM	#725
Tim Prince Tourist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 3	Thanks, By the player, I just mean that the video only plays properly on WMP 9+ It supposed to warn people that have an older version, but I guess this isn't the best place to test that, as most members have the latest version of WMP. Thanks again!

November 25th, 2004, 01:19 PM	#727
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	An adapter to mount 35mm lenses to a DV camera without loosing the depth-of-field. If you don't know then you didn't use it! Perhaps it was due to the overal darkness... __________________ 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

November 25th, 2004, 03:29 PM	#728
Joseph De Leo New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oakville Posts: 19	16x9 "It's not about the greatest gear, it's about what you do with it...." Jay I totally agree with you. Joseph

November 25th, 2004, 04:22 PM	#729
Dennis Liu Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 136	Effo Films: http://www.friedorange.tk Hi everyone, I remember in August I was in these forums, asking for advice about cameras, software, equipment and so forth. Well, now it's 3 months later, and I've finally set everything up and completed my first digital short. http://www.friedorange.tk This is my first website and on it is a short 'teaser trailer' for the short film, 'Epilogue' and additional information and bios. I hope to add details of my future works onto this site, there not much there now, but please, I invite you to take a look. Just a note, I'm not too experienced with web hosting thus the teaser is not streaming, rather, a download. Hope you enjoy the visit, Dennis

November 25th, 2004, 05:55 PM	#730
Jason Epperson New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Winchester, KY Posts: 16	gotcha' Nah...I don't have the capability to even attempt making a homemade 35 adapter :) I would like to get my hands on that P+S Technik mini35 and see what it looks like. I hear a lot of good things about it in the other forum!

November 25th, 2004, 07:14 PM	#731
Jim Giles Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Jackson, Mississippi Posts: 37	Soccer/Football video (music) Back around May of this year I saw a video that showed two soccer teams playing one another (in Europe I believe) and the video had some very moving audio in the background; the music was what the young 20 year olds listen to; anyway I thought the song was great and now I cannot locate that video and the song playing in the background. Does anyone recall seeing/hearing a video like that? Thank you.

November 25th, 2004, 08:41 PM	#732
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,801	Re: wide angle adapter and vx-2000 <<<-- Originally posted by Jay Noggle : I have the Sony $400 version and use it all the time, especially in 4x3.Jay -->>> Jay, I think you're talking about a wide angle lens, not an anamorphic 16:9 converter which is what I assume Joseph wants. To the best of my knowledge, Sony doesn't make one of these. Century Optics and Optex are the only companies I'm aware of that make anamorphic lenses for the VX-2000, and they cost ~$600-$700.

November 26th, 2004, 07:41 AM	#733
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Congratulations on your first short, feels good to have it finished, doesn't it? I watched the teaser and must say for a first short it really had some nice shots etc. in there, good work! The only thing for me was that the teaser didn't really excite me about seeing the short, but that might be just me, ofcourse. Other than that, good work! __________________ 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

November 26th, 2004, 08:40 AM	#734
Stephen Jackson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York NY Posts: 77	Thanks a lot for the comment. The final product will have the titles of the presenters and performers, but most of the people who will see this will know several if not all of the people in the video. I really wanted to see if the video flowed well, the cuts worked in tune with the music. __________________ Stephen Jackson RoaDDoggZ productions www.roaddoggz.com

November 26th, 2004, 03:57 PM	#735
Dennis Liu Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 136	Hi Rob, Thanks for the advice and encouragement. Yeah, I found it particularly difficult cutting a trailer/teaser that didn't reveal too much of the story/plot, as the full film is only 5 minutes long. It seems I have not grasped the technique of editing trailers/teasers just yet. However, in the coming months I will be making more shorts, and I hope to improve my editing skills with each new project. Once again, thanks for taking a look. Dennis