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Bryan Mitchell · December 31st, 2003, 11:00 PM

Crazy weather in Las Vegas yesterday (dec 30 03), considering its usually 110 degrees around here. Not the usual type of weather we got, so I ran to my camera bag and got it out. I'm working to get it longer, but since I was half asleep I basically walked around with the camera pointing at my feet, listening to the fun sounding crunches in the snow, so there wasn't too much good footage to cut. This was within 10 minutes of my waking early in the morning, so keep that in mind.

http://members.cox.net/flashmasta/snow.html

Bryan Mitchell · January 2nd, 2004, 08:27 PM

Come on, check out my Micro Short lol.

Robbie Smolinsky · January 2nd, 2004, 09:15 PM

LOL! Up here in New York, I don't think we would even qualify that as snowfall!! I can't even think what its like to live somewhere that doesn't get the full four seasons to each of their extremes as I've lived here my whole life. But thanks for sharing Bryan, enjoy the snow and the sun!!

Robbie

Lorinda Norton · January 2nd, 2004, 09:17 PM

I liked it!

(How's that for a short answer?) Just kidding. I do like your creativity and, all things considered, thought your snow job was really nice. :)

Bryan Mitchell · January 4th, 2004, 05:46 PM

Oh, and I just edited up some of my las vegas footage, so here:

http://members.cox.net/lindacls/vegas.html

I wish I had some internal casino shots for some of the other lyrics, but all I had were these shots.

Adam Burtle · January 6th, 2004, 12:49 PM

yea.. we drove out to redrock and i shot some footage of the cliffs and whatnot with snow on them. i hadnt been out there before (new to the area).. it's quite pretty.

here in the central/east area we didnt get any snow :(

Bryan Mitchell · January 6th, 2004, 04:01 PM

Ohhhh, Someone else from Nevada! Adam, what are your cross streets, just for a more specific reference. I'm on Rampart and Cheyanne(North West), but I work all the way down at the Ethel M Chocolate factory on Sunset and Mountain Vista (south east near maccaren airpot).

I use to live in colorado for 3 years, so I really enjoyed seeing snow again.

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If anyone could comment on what they dont like about my movies, (constructive critisism - you guys are good at it), I would appreciate it. Everyone I show it to is like, "Thats awesome!!!", and "Great!", even people that aren't really my friends. But when I look at it, I see several things that are lacking. So if you guys could give me your feed back, that would be great.

Alex Taylor · January 6th, 2004, 07:32 PM

West Coast weather sure is insane this year.. I'm at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and classes were cancelled today because of snow flurries! Doesn't seem like much compared to what the East usually gets.

What song did you use in that "micro-short?" I know it's from a movie but I can't put my finger on it.

Bryan Mitchell · January 6th, 2004, 08:49 PM

It's from my favorite movie of 2003. Kill Bill Volume 1.

PS: Ignore what appears to be poor web design skills lol. I havn't had any time to build my film site, so if you want to look at my web work try out:

http://members.cox.net/flashmasta/index.html
http://www.ethelm.com/shelby/(click details)
http://www.mmsworld.com/kb/index.asp

Adam Burtle · January 11th, 2004, 10:01 AM

I live on Desert Inn and Eastern.. so not far from the strip / downtown / the airport.

I know where chey and rampart is.. my friend used to have a dirtbike shop right up there.

you asked for some [constructive] video criticism, and i just downloaded your vegas.mov video.. so here's a shot at it. The overuse of quick zoom is dizzying, and not very profession. there are a lot of really quick jiggly cuts in there too that look sorta unprofessional. On the high side, i really like the motion blur on the very short shot around 19 seconds, and the right to left pan around 29 seconds is great too. The stratosphere stuff towards the end was nice, 2 or 3 of the shots complimented the video well. Use of a tripod, and keeping the camera horizontally level (so the horizon is level) would help too. You asked for a bit of criticism, so there's my shot at it ;) ..also, sound never hurts.

Bryan Mitchell · January 11th, 2004, 04:36 PM

Thanks. They won't actually let you take a tripod up on top of the stratosphere, and every shot was from up there. Good point on the dizzying aspect. I figured since, all the footage I had was from like two spots on the stratopshere, I'd have to kind of make the motion dance, or I'd just have a few shots of the hotels doing nothing- being boring. If I had some shots down on the strip of slot machines and such I would break up the motions, I think it would really slow everything down, and keep it more pleasing to watch.

Thank you for your points, I'll probalby try reediting this project soon.

December 31st, 2003, 11:00 PM	#1
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	Crazy Las Vegas weather. Crazy weather in Las Vegas yesterday (dec 30 03), considering its usually 110 degrees around here. Not the usual type of weather we got, so I ran to my camera bag and got it out. I'm working to get it longer, but since I was half asleep I basically walked around with the camera pointing at my feet, listening to the fun sounding crunches in the snow, so there wasn't too much good footage to cut. This was within 10 minutes of my waking early in the morning, so keep that in mind. http://members.cox.net/flashmasta/snow.html

January 2nd, 2004, 09:17 PM	#4
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	that WAS short I liked it! (How's that for a short answer?) Just kidding. I do like your creativity and, all things considered, thought your snow job was really nice. :)

January 6th, 2004, 07:32 PM	#8
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	West Coast weather sure is insane this year.. I'm at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and classes were cancelled today because of snow flurries! Doesn't seem like much compared to what the East usually gets. What song did you use in that "micro-short?" I know it's from a movie but I can't put my finger on it. __________________ alextaylor.org

January 2nd, 2004, 08:27 PM	#2
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	Come on, check out my Micro Short lol.

January 2nd, 2004, 09:15 PM	#3
Robbie Smolinsky Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 142	LOL! Up here in New York, I don't think we would even qualify that as snowfall!! I can't even think what its like to live somewhere that doesn't get the full four seasons to each of their extremes as I've lived here my whole life. But thanks for sharing Bryan, enjoy the snow and the sun!! Robbie

January 4th, 2004, 05:46 PM	#5
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	Oh, and I just edited up some of my las vegas footage, so here: http://members.cox.net/lindacls/vegas.html I wish I had some internal casino shots for some of the other lyrics, but all I had were these shots.

January 6th, 2004, 12:49 PM	#6
Adam Burtle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 173	yea.. we drove out to redrock and i shot some footage of the cliffs and whatnot with snow on them. i hadnt been out there before (new to the area).. it's quite pretty. here in the central/east area we didnt get any snow :(

January 6th, 2004, 04:01 PM	#7
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	Ohhhh, Someone else from Nevada! Adam, what are your cross streets, just for a more specific reference. I'm on Rampart and Cheyanne(North West), but I work all the way down at the Ethel M Chocolate factory on Sunset and Mountain Vista (south east near maccaren airpot). I use to live in colorado for 3 years, so I really enjoyed seeing snow again. --- If anyone could comment on what they dont like about my movies, (constructive critisism - you guys are good at it), I would appreciate it. Everyone I show it to is like, "Thats awesome!!!", and "Great!", even people that aren't really my friends. But when I look at it, I see several things that are lacking. So if you guys could give me your feed back, that would be great.

January 6th, 2004, 08:49 PM	#9
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	It's from my favorite movie of 2003. Kill Bill Volume 1. PS: Ignore what appears to be poor web design skills lol. I havn't had any time to build my film site, so if you want to look at my web work try out: http://members.cox.net/flashmasta/index.html http://www.ethelm.com/shelby/(click details) http://www.mmsworld.com/kb/index.asp

January 11th, 2004, 10:01 AM	#10
Adam Burtle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 173	I live on Desert Inn and Eastern.. so not far from the strip / downtown / the airport. I know where chey and rampart is.. my friend used to have a dirtbike shop right up there. you asked for some [constructive] video criticism, and i just downloaded your vegas.mov video.. so here's a shot at it. The overuse of quick zoom is dizzying, and not very profession. there are a lot of really quick jiggly cuts in there too that look sorta unprofessional. On the high side, i really like the motion blur on the very short shot around 19 seconds, and the right to left pan around 29 seconds is great too. The stratosphere stuff towards the end was nice, 2 or 3 of the shots complimented the video well. Use of a tripod, and keeping the camera horizontally level (so the horizon is level) would help too. You asked for a bit of criticism, so there's my shot at it ;) ..also, sound never hurts.

January 11th, 2004, 04:36 PM	#11
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	Thanks. They won't actually let you take a tripod up on top of the stratosphere, and every shot was from up there. Good point on the dizzying aspect. I figured since, all the footage I had was from like two spots on the stratopshere, I'd have to kind of make the motion dance, or I'd just have a few shots of the hotels doing nothing- being boring. If I had some shots down on the strip of slot machines and such I would break up the motions, I think it would really slow everything down, and keep it more pleasing to watch. Thank you for your points, I'll probalby try reediting this project soon.