playing around with the "filmlook" at DVinfo.net

Marco Borsato · April 30th, 2004, 05:48 AM

I have been playing around to get rid of that "video" look.
Pls have a look at my "playback" videoclip.
Footage was shot with a Sony dcr-pc8e pal.

- combining green screen footage

- lighting experiments

- playback synchronization etc...

- Post editing with Adobe Premiere

You can see the Quicktime video here:

http://users.pandora.be/masldesign.c...deo/crash.html

All constructive feedback and/or comments are welcome !

Thanks

Marco

Christian Hede Madsen · April 30th, 2004, 08:35 AM

Hey that wasnt bad at all.

I liked the "green" light the most. It had a very filmic-feel to it. Actually a little like some scenes in Fight Club.
Also the green-screen effects worked well.
My only complaint, which is minor, is that we could have seen the actors face from more exciting angles. They intended to get a little boring. But ofcourse this was also only a test.

Good Job and good luck in your future projects.

Gustavo Godinho · April 30th, 2004, 10:52 AM

Excellent result! I have a single chip camcorder and very often think about buying a 3ccd one. You proved that with good light and clr correction, single chip owners don´t have to feel so... "depressed".

Could you give more specific details about the lighting and the post?

Alfred Okocha · May 2nd, 2004, 05:33 PM

playback synchronization was a bit off at times.. (or maybe it was the actor not knowing the lyrics.. ;-)
It also became a bit repetitive.. you need more shots.
Framing.. did you letterbox in post? It was a bit iritating that you couldn't see the eyes many times.

But what matters most is how it looked! I think it looked very good! Good lightning/ color correction work!

Bryan McCullough · May 2nd, 2004, 08:18 PM

Looked pretty cool. Some of your lighting looked great.

Whatever else it did, it make me buy the song from the iTunes store. :)

Marco Borsato · May 4th, 2004, 03:28 PM

thanks for yr replies and the useful tips! A new "improved" version of this "videoclip" will be ready soon:

with:

- new framing in order to get better close-ups
- addition of a few new shots to avoid repetitiveness

Scott Silverman · May 26th, 2004, 08:28 PM

Very good overall. I liked the "film" look.

One thing that I thought would make it a little better, was varying the distance of the shots. Everything was so close to the talent that I started feeling claustrophobic. Doing a few distant shots here and there would make it a little easier to watch. Keep up the good work!

Marco Borsato · April 19th, 2005, 05:00 AM

update link:

http://users.pandora.be/masldesign.c...deo/crash.html

Frank Bongers · May 8th, 2005, 06:28 AM

Hi Marco,

Nice work with a single CCD camera. How did you set up the greenscreen? What lighting did you use?

-- F

April 30th, 2004, 05:48 AM	#1
Marco Borsato New Boot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brussels Posts: 6	playing around with the "filmlook" I have been playing around to get rid of that "video" look. Pls have a look at my "playback" videoclip. Footage was shot with a Sony dcr-pc8e pal. - combining green screen footage - lighting experiments - playback synchronization etc... - Post editing with Adobe Premiere You can see the Quicktime video here: http://users.pandora.be/masldesign.c...deo/crash.html All constructive feedback and/or comments are welcome ! Thanks Marco

April 30th, 2004, 10:52 AM	#3
Gustavo Godinho Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Belém - Pa - Brazil Posts: 130	Excellent result! I have a single chip camcorder and very often think about buying a 3ccd one. You proved that with good light and clr correction, single chip owners don´t have to feel so... "depressed". Could you give more specific details about the lighting and the post? __________________ lml

May 26th, 2004, 08:28 PM	#7
Scott Silverman Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cupertino, California, USA Posts: 301	Very good overall. I liked the "film" look. One thing that I thought would make it a little better, was varying the distance of the shots. Everything was so close to the talent that I started feeling claustrophobic. Doing a few distant shots here and there would make it a little easier to watch. Keep up the good work! __________________ Scott Silverman Shining Star Digital Video Productions Bay Area, CA

April 30th, 2004, 08:35 AM	#2
Christian Hede Madsen Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gudhjem Denmark Posts: 93	Hey that wasnt bad at all. I liked the "green" light the most. It had a very filmic-feel to it. Actually a little like some scenes in Fight Club. Also the green-screen effects worked well. My only complaint, which is minor, is that we could have seen the actors face from more exciting angles. They intended to get a little boring. But ofcourse this was also only a test. Good Job and good luck in your future projects.

May 2nd, 2004, 05:33 PM	#4
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	playback synchronization was a bit off at times.. (or maybe it was the actor not knowing the lyrics.. ;-) It also became a bit repetitive.. you need more shots. Framing.. did you letterbox in post? It was a bit iritating that you couldn't see the eyes many times. But what matters most is how it looked! I think it looked very good! Good lightning/ color correction work!

May 2nd, 2004, 08:18 PM	#5
Bryan McCullough Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 842	Looked pretty cool. Some of your lighting looked great. Whatever else it did, it make me buy the song from the iTunes store. :)

May 4th, 2004, 03:28 PM	#6
Marco Borsato New Boot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brussels Posts: 6	thanks for yr replies and the useful tips! A new "improved" version of this "videoclip" will be ready soon: with: - new framing in order to get better close-ups - addition of a few new shots to avoid repetitiveness

April 19th, 2005, 05:00 AM	#8
Marco Borsato New Boot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brussels Posts: 6	update link: http://users.pandora.be/masldesign.c...deo/crash.html

May 8th, 2005, 06:28 AM	#9
Frank Bongers New Boot Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18	Hi Marco, Nice work with a single CCD camera. How did you set up the greenscreen? What lighting did you use? -- F