Show Your Work 2008

Nick Royer · February 28th, 2008, 11:41 PM

The inexperienced operator alone could have been manageable, but there were several other problems with the second camera. It would not focus properly for most of the time, so the operator had to hold it on one person for a long time to get it to focus (couldn't use manual because it was to dark to easily focus it). But the big one is that the battery did not work at all, so it was tied down to a gigantic extension cord, so whenever the operator moved the camera, they had to to drag the cord out, which made the motion of the camera quite jerky. All of these problems should be fixed with he HV30 though.

Sam Sutch · February 29th, 2008, 04:11 AM

This is a short film I made about a man with multiple personality disorder. I tried to do a David Fincher sort of suspense thing. Looking for feedback! Shot on an XL2, obviously. I'm considering entering it in a film festival here in San Francisco called Epidemic.

You can download it here: http://media.beta.samuraifilms.org/movie_files/two.mov

or watch it here: http://samuraifilms.org/#Jamie%20Scott%3A%20Dichotomy

Sam

Michael Nistler · February 29th, 2008, 05:00 AM

Hi Sam,

The video is okay and the audio/music is nice. Your weak area seems to be the story. The story starts off quite slowly, plot points and character development seems lacking. But if your target audience is restricted to friends and the art houses, some will enjoy the diversion.

Good luck, Michael

Mike Watson · March 3rd, 2008, 01:34 AM

The rotating camera thing is the coolest contraption I've ever seen, hands down. I'd have never come up with that. F'ing incredible.

I only watched the cinematography reel. My thoughts:

You didn't show a non-timelapse shot until 1:00 in, and I thought that was too long.

The whole thing could use some color correcting, but I don't know if that's a product of the encoding.

Finally, your best shots were all in the last :30. Show me what you've got up front, so I keep watching! End on one of those sunset timelapses.

Great reel!

Matt Williams · March 3rd, 2008, 07:09 PM

Here is a :30 spot from our T.V. show. It is for The Deer & Turkey Show in Ohio!
Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance for the feed back.

http://thewildlifeonline.com/events.php

Bryan Harley · March 3rd, 2008, 07:30 PM

Haha, I should market my short as "something to watch while rendering." Thanks for taking a look Carl!

ALSO: I realized there was something weird with my audio mix after the QT compression, so I fixed it. At least in the downloadable file, can't really fix YouTube.

http://www.amfproductions.com/films/why-no-arms/

Loney Childress · March 3rd, 2008, 10:58 PM

It looked good to me.

I had to laugh when guest speakers were mentioned right when it shows the three turkeys in the background.

Looked good.

Philip Gioja · March 4th, 2008, 07:46 AM

I just finished this last night and am looking for some feedback. It's just a fun thing I did for an upcoming event at my church.

It's shot 100% on a Fig Rig, with a Canon XH-A1.

http://www.centerstreetproductions.c...s-ministry.mov

Thanks for checking it out!

Justin Mosley · March 4th, 2008, 10:14 AM

Hello all! I submitted a short film to this thread a few months and was very happy with the response I got from all the experienced folk here at dvinfo.net! The last film I submitted was called "chasing Ghosts" for those interested.

My new film is called "Latency". The images below are raw grabs from my Canon XL2 footage. My plans are to submit this short film to a Film Festival in Dallas, TX mid-May. I'd like to get a little feed back on these stills, please. I'll check the festival rules and ask if I can upload the film before the festival in May. If not, I'll def upload it after the festival.

http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al1.jpg

http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al2.jpg

http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al3.jpg

http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/ed1.jpg
(this one has a reflection from my light kit... any ideas how i might go about removing it in post?)

http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/ed2.jpg

Kevin Defy · March 4th, 2008, 12:32 PM

Hi! So we shot this music video in one day, one very long day. I edited it in two days. But I still think it turned out quite well. I would like to know some of your opinions! Many of the opinions on the first music video I posted up here were helpful.

Here's the link:

http://www.vimeo.com/751734

Matt Williams · March 4th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Thanks! It was fun to make!

Brian Boyko · March 4th, 2008, 04:20 PM

Could use some color correction, IMO, but not bad.

Kevin Defy · March 4th, 2008, 11:51 PM

wow... still no replies. Don't be shy guys. I wanna know the truth!

PJ Gallagher · March 5th, 2008, 12:50 AM

The trailer for my upcoming no/low budget feature "Dark Souls" is now online.

Check it out at:

http://www.caliburnproductions.com/DSTrailer.html

Cheers
Pat

Michele Coser · March 5th, 2008, 03:25 AM

Looks good. In particular i like 3 and 4 shot. The only thing are those vertical lines (but maybe is the compression) on the background.

February 28th, 2008, 11:41 PM	#256
Nick Royer Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 133	The inexperienced operator alone could have been manageable, but there were several other problems with the second camera. It would not focus properly for most of the time, so the operator had to hold it on one person for a long time to get it to focus (couldn't use manual because it was to dark to easily focus it). But the big one is that the battery did not work at all, so it was tied down to a gigantic extension cord, so whenever the operator moved the camera, they had to to drag the cord out, which made the motion of the camera quite jerky. All of these problems should be fixed with he HV30 though. __________________ Sincerely, Nick Royer

February 29th, 2008, 04:11 AM	#257
Sam Sutch Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 33	Jamie Scott: Dichotomy This is a short film I made about a man with multiple personality disorder. I tried to do a David Fincher sort of suspense thing. Looking for feedback! Shot on an XL2, obviously. I'm considering entering it in a film festival here in San Francisco called Epidemic. You can download it here: http://media.beta.samuraifilms.org/movie_files/two.mov or watch it here: http://samuraifilms.org/#Jamie%20Scott%3A%20Dichotomy Sam __________________ If you have Firefox or Safari and Flash you can see my stuff at SamuraiFilms

March 3rd, 2008, 07:09 PM	#260
Matt Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hebron Ohio Posts: 41	Spot from our T.V. show Here is a :30 spot from our T.V. show. It is for The Deer & Turkey Show in Ohio! Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance for the feed back. http://thewildlifeonline.com/events.php

March 3rd, 2008, 07:30 PM	#261
Bryan Harley Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 99	Haha, I should market my short as "something to watch while rendering." Thanks for taking a look Carl! ALSO: I realized there was something weird with my audio mix after the QT compression, so I fixed it. At least in the downloadable file, can't really fix YouTube. http://www.amfproductions.com/films/why-no-arms/ __________________ "Who's scruffy lookin'?" http://www.amfproductions.com

March 4th, 2008, 07:46 AM	#263
Philip Gioja Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Piper City, IL Posts: 350	Short PSA for Church I just finished this last night and am looking for some feedback. It's just a fun thing I did for an upcoming event at my church. It's shot 100% on a Fig Rig, with a Canon XH-A1. http://www.centerstreetproductions.c...s-ministry.mov Thanks for checking it out! Last edited by Philip Gioja; March 4th, 2008 at 07:23 PM.

February 29th, 2008, 05:00 AM	#258
Michael Nistler Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Petaluma, CA Posts: 456	Hi Sam, The video is okay and the audio/music is nice. Your weak area seems to be the story. The story starts off quite slowly, plot points and character development seems lacking. But if your target audience is restricted to friends and the art houses, some will enjoy the diversion. Good luck, Michael

March 3rd, 2008, 01:34 AM	#259
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	The rotating camera thing is the coolest contraption I've ever seen, hands down. I'd have never come up with that. F'ing incredible. I only watched the cinematography reel. My thoughts: You didn't show a non-timelapse shot until 1:00 in, and I thought that was too long. The whole thing could use some color correcting, but I don't know if that's a product of the encoding. Finally, your best shots were all in the last :30. Show me what you've got up front, so I keep watching! End on one of those sunset timelapses. Great reel!

March 3rd, 2008, 10:58 PM	#262
Loney Childress New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pahrump, NV Posts: 24	It looked good to me. I had to laugh when guest speakers were mentioned right when it shows the three turkeys in the background. Looked good.

March 4th, 2008, 10:14 AM	#264
Justin Mosley Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tyler, Tx Posts: 33	Latency - short film Hello all! I submitted a short film to this thread a few months and was very happy with the response I got from all the experienced folk here at dvinfo.net! The last film I submitted was called "chasing Ghosts" for those interested. My new film is called "Latency". The images below are raw grabs from my Canon XL2 footage. My plans are to submit this short film to a Film Festival in Dallas, TX mid-May. I'd like to get a little feed back on these stills, please. I'll check the festival rules and ask if I can upload the film before the festival in May. If not, I'll def upload it after the festival. http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al1.jpg http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al2.jpg http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/al3.jpg http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/ed1.jpg (this one has a reflection from my light kit... any ideas how i might go about removing it in post?) http://uploader.ws/upload/200803/ed2.jpg

March 4th, 2008, 12:32 PM	#265
Kevin Defy New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 24	New Music Video! The Road Known too Well Hi! So we shot this music video in one day, one very long day. I edited it in two days. But I still think it turned out quite well. I would like to know some of your opinions! Many of the opinions on the first music video I posted up here were helpful. Here's the link: http://www.vimeo.com/751734

March 4th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#266
Matt Williams Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hebron Ohio Posts: 41	Thanks! It was fun to make!

March 4th, 2008, 04:20 PM	#267
Brian Boyko Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 773	Could use some color correction, IMO, but not bad. __________________ Equip: Panny GH1, Canon HG20, Juicedlink, AT897, Sennh. EW/GW100, Zoom H2, Vegas 8.1

March 4th, 2008, 11:51 PM	#268
Kevin Defy New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 24	wow... still no replies. Don't be shy guys. I wanna know the truth!

March 5th, 2008, 12:50 AM	#269
PJ Gallagher Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 78	DARK SOULS - Trailer The trailer for my upcoming no/low budget feature "Dark Souls" is now online. Check it out at: http://www.caliburnproductions.com/DSTrailer.html Cheers Pat

March 5th, 2008, 03:25 AM	#270
Michele Coser Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Parma - Italy Posts: 91	Looks good. In particular i like 3 and 4 shot. The only thing are those vertical lines (but maybe is the compression) on the background.