converse spec. commerical at DVinfo.net

Chris Ivanovskis · March 4th, 2005, 08:56 PM

Hey peoples,

So i submitted this to converse for part of their gallery for round 2 I believe. Apparently it looks too much like a commercial for what they were looking for. Anyways I got a kick out of the finished product and wanted to know what some of ya'll thought about it. Criticisms are more than welcome.

http://itimebomb.com/MOVIES/holdemfull.mov

Shot with an XL1 in frame inside of a garage by the way. The only light was an overhead homemadee piece. A 250w clamp light mounted inside of a lampshade with foil in the inside. Ended up being pretty dramatic and not bad for just 1 light.

Chris Ivanovskis · March 5th, 2005, 01:08 PM

aww comon 23 views and no comments?

even a boo-urns you suck would be ok

Steev Dinkins · March 5th, 2005, 04:36 PM

I liked your lighting and concept. It's unfortunate that you overexposed certain shots that blow out the detail - you can't get that detail back. I'd say it looks very "video-like". If you'd shot it on an XL2 or DVX100, it would've looked far nicer.

Chris Ivanovskis · March 5th, 2005, 05:02 PM

thanks for the reply. because of our lack of light we were shooting at 1.8 i think and didn't readjust when we were shooting the cards, which are totally blown out. believe it or not that's actually with some adjusting in post but any more would lose the table.

Geoffrey Engelbrecht · March 7th, 2005, 08:13 AM

I liked the energy and feel of it as well as the lighting. Although agree with the comments above.

Not sure I was convinced to buy the shoes though.

Chris Ivanovskis · March 7th, 2005, 01:02 PM

well what they were looking for wasn't exactly commercials. i was told no commercials, nothing that blatantly sells the product. instead make a 24 second short film and involve the shoes if you want. given the popularity of poker at the present time i thought it might work for them. thanks for the comments!

Dave Ferdinand · March 7th, 2005, 01:44 PM

You could have slowed the pace down, even if just a little bit, in order to create more suspense.

The lighting wasn't great, but worked decently.

Jonathan Jones · March 9th, 2005, 01:44 AM

Clever. Even though I knew it would have something to do with the shoes, I didn't expect the last shot to tie it together like that, and I liked it...and then I suddenly got the shot of the bare foot half-way through.
I liked it.
-J.

Chris Ivanovskis · March 9th, 2005, 01:47 PM

haha thanks. didn't know if the shoeless shot would work but it seemed like a good idea. doesn't really bulid suspense although the purpose of the shot was to show he's nervous about his bet.

anyways it had to weigh in at exactly 24 seconds no more or less, so building suspense was kinda difficult without sacrificing shots that helped build the "plot" or just looked cool. i appreciate the replies.

March 4th, 2005, 08:56 PM	#1
Chris Ivanovskis Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 60	converse spec. commerical Hey peoples, So i submitted this to converse for part of their gallery for round 2 I believe. Apparently it looks too much like a commercial for what they were looking for. Anyways I got a kick out of the finished product and wanted to know what some of ya'll thought about it. Criticisms are more than welcome. http://itimebomb.com/MOVIES/holdemfull.mov Shot with an XL1 in frame inside of a garage by the way. The only light was an overhead homemadee piece. A 250w clamp light mounted inside of a lampshade with foil in the inside. Ended up being pretty dramatic and not bad for just 1 light. __________________ itimebomb productions

March 5th, 2005, 01:08 PM	#2
Chris Ivanovskis Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 60	aww comon 23 views and no comments? even a boo-urns you suck would be ok __________________ itimebomb productions

March 5th, 2005, 05:02 PM	#4
Chris Ivanovskis Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 60	thanks for the reply. because of our lack of light we were shooting at 1.8 i think and didn't readjust when we were shooting the cards, which are totally blown out. believe it or not that's actually with some adjusting in post but any more would lose the table. __________________ itimebomb productions

March 7th, 2005, 01:02 PM	#6
Chris Ivanovskis Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 60	well what they were looking for wasn't exactly commercials. i was told no commercials, nothing that blatantly sells the product. instead make a 24 second short film and involve the shoes if you want. given the popularity of poker at the present time i thought it might work for them. thanks for the comments! __________________ itimebomb productions

March 9th, 2005, 01:44 AM	#8
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	I liked it Clever. Even though I knew it would have something to do with the shoes, I didn't expect the last shot to tie it together like that, and I liked it...and then I suddenly got the shot of the bare foot half-way through. I liked it. -J.

March 5th, 2005, 04:36 PM	#3
Steev Dinkins Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 613	I liked your lighting and concept. It's unfortunate that you overexposed certain shots that blow out the detail - you can't get that detail back. I'd say it looks very "video-like". If you'd shot it on an XL2 or DVX100, it would've looked far nicer.

March 7th, 2005, 08:13 AM	#5
Geoffrey Engelbrecht Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 56	I liked the energy and feel of it as well as the lighting. Although agree with the comments above. Not sure I was convinced to buy the shoes though.

March 7th, 2005, 01:44 PM	#7
Dave Ferdinand Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 359	You could have slowed the pace down, even if just a little bit, in order to create more suspense. The lighting wasn't great, but worked decently.

March 9th, 2005, 01:47 PM	#9
Chris Ivanovskis Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 60	haha thanks. didn't know if the shoeless shot would work but it seemed like a good idea. doesn't really bulid suspense although the purpose of the shot was to show he's nervous about his bet. anyways it had to weigh in at exactly 24 seconds no more or less, so building suspense was kinda difficult without sacrificing shots that helped build the "plot" or just looked cool. i appreciate the replies. __________________ itimebomb productions