Useless at DVinfo.net

Robert Double · March 28th, 2006, 02:02 PM

Hey,

I have finally put my little short "USELESS" up on my site.

I class it as a first real short film as it involved a crew other than my partner :)

It was shot with the GS400 and the RedRock M2 adapter over 1 day.

You can check it out @ www.robertrobertproductions.com/useless

Hope you enjoy

Robert

Pete Mander · March 28th, 2006, 03:03 PM

hi robert

i tried to see the movie.. but even the low res dosent seem to load..i have highspeed..

maby check the link on your site,,

i checked out all the pictures looks interesting

pete

Robert Double · March 28th, 2006, 04:12 PM

Hi Peter,

I just tried downloading it rather than viewing it via the site and it works fine...... Have you tried downloading it?

Cheers

Robert

Riley Harmon · March 28th, 2006, 09:21 PM

nice, some the dialogue towards the end was a bit muddled, like the last time the dad said useless i wanted to hear what he saiD!!! love the fact that you can get such quality from gs400, did you use a pal? frame mode? magic bullet or the likes? what about color grading, good stuff

Andrew Todd · March 28th, 2006, 11:20 PM

your short was a good watch.. awesome job.. love seeing these adapters put to good use. im getting sick of seeing flowers and bowls of fruit. thanks for the change :)

Mark Utley · March 28th, 2006, 11:33 PM

I'm downloading the hi-bitrate version. 222MB for under 7 minutes of 480x360 video? You need to find better compression, man!

Robert Double · March 29th, 2006, 01:46 AM

Thanks guys for your feedback..... its good to see ppl are enjoying it....

Mark-> its compressed with sorenson V3 w/ quality @ 65%. I noticed going under 60% and you begin to get noticable degredation. FYI I also compressed a 768*576 @ 100% quality and came out @ 800MB!!

Riley-> yeah the GS400 is a good little camera and still amazes me what you can get out of the bugger.... FYI it was shot in PAL 50i and then in post I de-interlaced & deartifacted with MB. Color grading was a combination of color finesse and MB. Also used twixtor in there to get some slow mo and certain shots.....

Well also just had some good news... It has got into the top 22 finalists for a the NAFA ShowFest Film Festival here in Sydney!! http://www.nafa.net.au/Nafafest_outline.htm

Cheers

Robert

Aaron Koolen · March 29th, 2006, 02:02 AM

Robert, doesn't seem to work at all with Safari. Clicking a menu does nothing.

Robert Double · March 29th, 2006, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Koolen

Robert, doesn't seem to work at all with Safari. Clicking a menu does nothing.

Bugger........ you can try downloading it direct... the URL's are

http://www.robertrobertproductions.c...480x360.65.mov

or the low res version

http://www.robertrobertproductions.c...288x216.65.mov

Francois Camoin · April 6th, 2006, 04:44 PM

Can't see anything on Safari, just the Qicktime logo.

Robert Double · April 6th, 2006, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francois Camoin

Can't see anything on Safari, just the Qicktime logo.

It's my poor HTML coding... see the post above for the direct URL links !

Max Hertz · April 13th, 2006, 06:42 PM

That was really cool,
amazing what you did with that little camera!
Nice One!

Robert Double · April 17th, 2006, 12:51 AM

Cheers Max.... Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I think the GS400 is an amazing little camera for the money... you can get a comparable image quality to a lot of the bigger cams out there if used properly....

Robert Double · April 19th, 2006, 04:12 PM

SHOWFEST UPDATE

Well last night was the NAFA Showfest film festival here in Sydney.

Eight films were selected and shown from a heap of entries, and Useless was one of them.

At the end of the evening there was audience voting and I am happy to say that Useless came in 3rd place

The winning film, good as it is, had a budget of 70KAUD!! So compared to my measily $300AUD I am happy.........

March 28th, 2006, 02:02 PM	#1
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	Useless Hey, I have finally put my little short "USELESS" up on my site. I class it as a first real short film as it involved a crew other than my partner :) It was shot with the GS400 and the RedRock M2 adapter over 1 day. You can check it out @ www.robertrobertproductions.com/useless Hope you enjoy Robert

March 28th, 2006, 11:20 PM	#5
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	your short was a good watch.. awesome job.. love seeing these adapters put to good use. im getting sick of seeing flowers and bowls of fruit. thanks for the change :) __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 28th, 2006, 11:33 PM	#6
Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	I'm downloading the hi-bitrate version. 222MB for under 7 minutes of 480x360 video? You need to find better compression, man! __________________ Mark Utley

March 29th, 2006, 02:02 AM	#8
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Robert, doesn't seem to work at all with Safari. Clicking a menu does nothing. __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

March 28th, 2006, 03:03 PM	#2
Pete Mander Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 116	hi robert i tried to see the movie.. but even the low res dosent seem to load..i have highspeed.. maby check the link on your site,, i checked out all the pictures looks interesting pete

March 28th, 2006, 04:12 PM	#3
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	Hi Peter, I just tried downloading it rather than viewing it via the site and it works fine...... Have you tried downloading it? Cheers Robert

March 28th, 2006, 09:21 PM	#4
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	nice, some the dialogue towards the end was a bit muddled, like the last time the dad said useless i wanted to hear what he saiD!!! love the fact that you can get such quality from gs400, did you use a pal? frame mode? magic bullet or the likes? what about color grading, good stuff

March 29th, 2006, 01:46 AM	#7
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	Thanks guys for your feedback..... its good to see ppl are enjoying it.... Mark-> its compressed with sorenson V3 w/ quality @ 65%. I noticed going under 60% and you begin to get noticable degredation. FYI I also compressed a 768*576 @ 100% quality and came out @ 800MB!! Riley-> yeah the GS400 is a good little camera and still amazes me what you can get out of the bugger.... FYI it was shot in PAL 50i and then in post I de-interlaced & deartifacted with MB. Color grading was a combination of color finesse and MB. Also used twixtor in there to get some slow mo and certain shots..... Well also just had some good news... It has got into the top 22 finalists for a the NAFA ShowFest Film Festival here in Sydney!! http://www.nafa.net.au/Nafafest_outline.htm Cheers Robert

April 6th, 2006, 04:44 PM	#10
Francois Camoin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 29	Can't see anything on Safari, just the Qicktime logo.

April 13th, 2006, 06:42 PM	#12
Max Hertz New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 16	That was really cool, amazing what you did with that little camera! Nice One!

April 17th, 2006, 12:51 AM	#13
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	Cheers Max.... Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I think the GS400 is an amazing little camera for the money... you can get a comparable image quality to a lot of the bigger cams out there if used properly....

April 19th, 2006, 04:12 PM	#14
Robert Double Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 74	SHOWFEST UPDATE Well last night was the NAFA Showfest film festival here in Sydney. Eight films were selected and shown from a heap of entries, and Useless was one of them. At the end of the evening there was audience voting and I am happy to say that Useless came in 3rd place The winning film, good as it is, had a budget of 70KAUD!! So compared to my measily $300AUD I am happy.........