Show Your Work 2007

Andrae Palmer · August 31st, 2007, 02:57 PM

Thanks for the kind comments. iFC compressed the heck out of it.. but we have a higher quality 720p HD version online here: HD Portfolio

Alex Sprinkle · August 31st, 2007, 10:28 PM

Bro ... Not much to say, except "I freakin' loved it." I think you did a great job on this!

John De Rienzo · September 1st, 2007, 02:30 PM

Hi Everyone.

My first post here, so i thought i would post one of my wedding samples for review.

http://www.derienzo-videoproductions...sajakedemo.wmv

Any comments welcome.

Thank You.
John De Rienzo

James Huenergardt · September 2nd, 2007, 01:23 AM

Well, there is some nice footage there, but I think the music is mis-matched.

It wasn't 'romantic' wedding type music, way too disco/dance for the type of shots you have there, to me, it wasn't a good fit.

Another suggestion would be to actually create a 'still' in B&W or sepia when the photographer takes the photo and we hear the motordrive sound. Make the frame still instead of keeping it with the video, it's more effective that way.

Take them for what they are worth.

Jim

Yow Siang · September 2nd, 2007, 02:18 AM

Heres a new one few days ago.
http://weddingmtv.multiply.com/video.../Alec_Michelle
(song is selected by client)

Colin Sato · September 2nd, 2007, 02:36 AM

I wanted to share some Honda history with the "younger/newer" S2000 owners and also give something back to the owner community that I've been a part of since 1999.

We conducted some interviews within our group and after a month of off and on editing, I have the finished product ready for downloading. The file is 110 Mb and the video is about 16 minutes long

You can download a copy of the video here: http://satoauto.com/video/S2000_Life.wmv and I'd love to hear any feedback.

Tunde Anjorin · September 2nd, 2007, 02:43 AM

Great video man!! I love the images....How did u tackle the issue of light loss, did u use the letu flip??

Yow Siang · September 2nd, 2007, 05:03 AM

THanks Tunde,
Yes i use the flip version. infact i dun find the light loss very serious. the light loss actually helps during daylight so i could use lower f-stop on my camera.

i used a dvx102b and am surprised that even at +9db gain the image is still rather clean. anyway those that you see on the clip during the make up is most 0 to +6gain. and its pretty good.
unfortunately its no no for wedding dinner not enough lux.

John De Rienzo · September 2nd, 2007, 08:30 AM

Hi James,

Thank you for taking the time to give me feedback.

Yes I agree the music is unusual! but as its a showreel as opposed to actual wedding footage i wanted to try something different.

I have had comments from people who say they love it to people who hate it, so i think you will fall very quickly into one of these categories.

My own personal style leans towards a very romantic wedding video, I prefer the more romantic style, but many also hate it!!!!

In the main video I used the still option as you said, but in another part of the film, not this part. I guess it was just an editing decision at the time, but yes i agree,having a still has a nice impact.

Thank you again for your comments.

John De Rienzo

Bert Smyth · September 2nd, 2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colin Sato

and also give something back to the owner community that I've been a part of since 1999.

Well, I think they'll love it. Really well done. Great editing; use of stills, nice transitions, pacing was really good, good VO, it really all came together. The only thing that I would change would be the "A" camera framing on the interviews. It was just a little too wide for my taste, but that was it. I really enjoyed watching your film, nice work.

Colin Sato · September 2nd, 2007, 01:36 PM

Thanks for taking the time to watch it. I agree on the A camera. I actually made two versions of this video, one 22 minutes for the people who participated in the video and the 16 minute version you saw. Since the 22 minute version would only be seen on TVs as a DVD I intentionally framed it wide.

For the short version (which would be seen on computers) I moved the framing a bit tighter. Naturally there was a limit on how tight I could make it with standard def. In retrospect, I could have moved it "just a smidge" tighter without losing too much resolution.

Pete Mander · September 2nd, 2007, 03:30 PM

A film I did some work on,, shooting was done in three weeks total, heres the trailer and site

hope you like

http://www.trenchesonline.com/index.html

Reese Leysen · September 2nd, 2007, 05:26 PM

You guys do just fantastic stuff. To be honest, it doesn't often happen that I find filmmaking reels online that really feel intimidating to me but this is just awesome. You guys really have that beautiful digital not-film-but-damn-cinematic Superman Returns-ish look down. Only point of critique I can give is that it seems to go a bit overboard with commercial-style lighting sometimes, making it a little bit too unreal, but I guess that was a stylistical choice.

Mark Williams · September 2nd, 2007, 08:03 PM

Looked pretty exciting. Can't wait to see more. Some scenes in the trailer reminded me of Starship Troopers.

Regards

Brian Duke · September 3rd, 2007, 04:18 AM

What was it shot on? Film or HD? What camera? Looks a bit like another Alien film.

August 31st, 2007, 02:57 PM	#856
Andrae Palmer Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Posts: 59	Thanks for the kind comments. iFC compressed the heck out of it.. but we have a higher quality 720p HD version online here: HD Portfolio __________________ Andrae Palmer Creative Director http://www.facetmedia.com/ Facet Media LLC

September 1st, 2007, 02:30 PM	#858
John De Rienzo Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 313	Wedding Demo Hi Everyone. My first post here, so i thought i would post one of my wedding samples for review. http://www.derienzo-videoproductions...sajakedemo.wmv Any comments welcome. Thank You. John De Rienzo Last edited by John De Rienzo; September 2nd, 2007 at 08:34 AM.

September 2nd, 2007, 02:18 AM	#860
Yow Siang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 153	wedding highlight done with with a letus35fe Heres a new one few days ago. http://weddingmtv.multiply.com/video.../Alec_Michelle (song is selected by client)

September 2nd, 2007, 02:36 AM	#861
Colin Sato Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Honolulu Posts: 85	I just finished my Honda S2000 documentary I wanted to share some Honda history with the "younger/newer" S2000 owners and also give something back to the owner community that I've been a part of since 1999. We conducted some interviews within our group and after a month of off and on editing, I have the finished product ready for downloading. The file is 110 Mb and the video is about 16 minutes long You can download a copy of the video here: http://satoauto.com/video/S2000_Life.wmv and I'd love to hear any feedback.

September 2nd, 2007, 03:30 PM	#867
Pete Mander Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 116	trenches A film I did some work on,, shooting was done in three weeks total, heres the trailer and site hope you like http://www.trenchesonline.com/index.html

August 31st, 2007, 10:28 PM	#857
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Bro ... Not much to say, except "I freakin' loved it." I think you did a great job on this!

September 2nd, 2007, 01:23 AM	#859
James Huenergardt Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 513	Well, there is some nice footage there, but I think the music is mis-matched. It wasn't 'romantic' wedding type music, way too disco/dance for the type of shots you have there, to me, it wasn't a good fit. Another suggestion would be to actually create a 'still' in B&W or sepia when the photographer takes the photo and we hear the motordrive sound. Make the frame still instead of keeping it with the video, it's more effective that way. Take them for what they are worth. Jim

September 2nd, 2007, 02:43 AM	#862
Tunde Anjorin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: atlanta ga Posts: 52	Great video man!! I love the images....How did u tackle the issue of light loss, did u use the letu flip??

September 2nd, 2007, 05:03 AM	#863
Yow Siang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 153	THanks Tunde, Yes i use the flip version. infact i dun find the light loss very serious. the light loss actually helps during daylight so i could use lower f-stop on my camera. i used a dvx102b and am surprised that even at +9db gain the image is still rather clean. anyway those that you see on the clip during the make up is most 0 to +6gain. and its pretty good. unfortunately its no no for wedding dinner not enough lux.

September 2nd, 2007, 08:30 AM	#864
John De Rienzo Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 313	Hi James, Thank you for taking the time to give me feedback. Yes I agree the music is unusual! but as its a showreel as opposed to actual wedding footage i wanted to try something different. I have had comments from people who say they love it to people who hate it, so i think you will fall very quickly into one of these categories. My own personal style leans towards a very romantic wedding video, I prefer the more romantic style, but many also hate it!!!! In the main video I used the still option as you said, but in another part of the film, not this part. I guess it was just an editing decision at the time, but yes i agree,having a still has a nice impact. Thank you again for your comments. John De Rienzo

September 2nd, 2007, 01:36 PM	#866
Colin Sato Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Honolulu Posts: 85	Thanks for taking the time to watch it. I agree on the A camera. I actually made two versions of this video, one 22 minutes for the people who participated in the video and the 16 minute version you saw. Since the 22 minute version would only be seen on TVs as a DVD I intentionally framed it wide. For the short version (which would be seen on computers) I moved the framing a bit tighter. Naturally there was a limit on how tight I could make it with standard def. In retrospect, I could have moved it "just a smidge" tighter without losing too much resolution.

September 2nd, 2007, 05:26 PM	#868
Reese Leysen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 114	You guys do just fantastic stuff. To be honest, it doesn't often happen that I find filmmaking reels online that really feel intimidating to me but this is just awesome. You guys really have that beautiful digital not-film-but-damn-cinematic Superman Returns-ish look down. Only point of critique I can give is that it seems to go a bit overboard with commercial-style lighting sometimes, making it a little bit too unreal, but I guess that was a stylistical choice.

September 2nd, 2007, 08:03 PM	#869
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Looked pretty exciting. Can't wait to see more. Some scenes in the trailer reminded me of Starship Troopers. Regards __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

September 3rd, 2007, 04:18 AM	#870
Brian Duke Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 899	What was it shot on? Film or HD? What camera? Looks a bit like another Alien film. __________________ Visit me and my work at www.artofduke.com