Show Your Work 2008

Langston Sessoms · September 6th, 2008, 09:56 AM

I liked the video. I think you could've done more with the whole mad scientist/horror movie concept. For example when he's outside with all those people you could've made a everyone look like zombies ala Thriller (no sequence dancing).

Paul Whittington · September 6th, 2008, 11:22 AM

Thanks Aron.

Lori Starfelt · September 6th, 2008, 12:05 PM

I loved the spiderweb, and the raccoons and that shot of the leaves right before the snail which was also quite nice.

I loved Baked Apple - wonderful short. Weird. Funny. And inventive.

Nice work all the way around.

Rick J. Johnson · September 6th, 2008, 12:18 PM

something I've been working on of late, hopefully it's worthy enough for display...
it may take a few minutes to down load

http://www.starwarsresurrection.com/...%20Trailer.mov

Michael Rapadas · September 6th, 2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick J. Johnson

something I've been working on of late, hopefully it's worthy enough for display...
it may take a few minutes to down load

http://www.starwarsresurrection.com/...%20Trailer.mov

Pretty cool! I think the beginning could be spiced up a bit with more than just text. Maybe on the "beats" you could flash the text and it could change. I didn't see much in the pacing, perhaps add more of your own sound effects to make the shot transitions more "active". And last I think that a quote or multiple quotes from the production would help bring the teaser a little bit more perspective. That's my two cents! Good work.

James Lundy · September 7th, 2008, 03:04 AM

As with most things Star Wars related, I simply get an overwhelming urge to look and it has to be said that I was pleasantly suprised. I'm not convinced by the western music, for the want of a better description, but the rest of it looks promising.

Daniel Alexander · September 7th, 2008, 05:47 AM

i really enjoyed that, looks very well produced. I would have liked to have seen less text in the begining though but other than that i thought it was excellent.

Daniel Alexander · September 7th, 2008, 06:00 AM

I really enjoyed that, the quality was very nice too. Bloodtsianed moth is still my fav tho :p I wish i heard about this horror competition, sounds like fun. Was it just a one off do you know?

James Lundy · September 7th, 2008, 09:45 AM

Hi Mark,

I really enjoyed that, and I can see what you were getting at when you said that you didn't spend as much time on it.

In my very humble opinion, it would be even better if you did the following:

- Loose or change the 'shine' type effect. It looks bad, and devalues all the hard work you've put in, and the obvious talent that you have.

- Spend a bit more time on the skin displacement. It's looking good, but I honestly think YOU can make it better. You done a great job on the end effects in Bloodstained Moth, and are more than capable of doing it.

- Eye replacement at the end would seal the deal. From how you shot the piece, I certainly was expecting it and was suprised when it didn't happen.

These are only my suggestions, but I seriously think they would enhance a good piece of work.

cheers,

James.

Todd Kivimaki · September 7th, 2008, 12:15 PM

Well we typically stick with real estate tours but one of our clients needed a commercial shot (very low budget) and I had the time, let me know what you think.

http://videomemoriesinc.com/kriegel/...20edit%201.wmv

Just looked at the wmv myself and I noticed my voice at the end is out of sync, I will look over that, it also doesn't look as smooth as the original. Hopefully a web thing.

Comments on the shoot would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Todd

Shaftone Dunklin · September 8th, 2008, 11:59 AM

I thought the video was a good, I've watched a lot of your videos and have seen you progress. How did you get the letters to swing like that, very cool effect. Keep it up!

Jared Gardner · September 8th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Hurricane Gustav Aftermath on Vimeo

Nothing special or fancy here. Just a collage of damage footage shot on a Canon HF100. Shot it on the lowest setting and used just a B&W and brightness/contrast effect on it in Vegas. Very simple.

This was more about getting footage of it rather than making something really spectacular.

Greg Boston · September 8th, 2008, 08:04 PM

I was just there last week shooting a doc on the aftermath. Spent a couple days on location in Baton Rouge. I can't share the work because I don't have the rights to it. In one shot, I have a traffic light dangling a few feet off the ground.. twisting in the wind.. with the red light flashing.

-gb-

Jared Gardner · September 9th, 2008, 02:24 AM

The radio station WJBO was really all we had to get info. Phones and power were out, along with the net of course. We got hit exceptionally hard and it's the worst I've ever been through. Worst our area has had.

President Bush was landing at the Baton Rouge Metro airport when I was waiting in line for 6 hours to get MREs from the national guard equipped with fully-automatic machine guns.

Sounds fun, eh? =/

Let's hope you won't have to come back for Ike :|

Mark Howells · September 9th, 2008, 12:55 PM

Thanks for all the comments. I’m really pleased you enjoyed it.

Daniel, this is the second year of the competition. The first was two years ago. The organisers have stated that there will be another.

James, thank you for all your points. They are all on the money and I completely agree. In particular, I intended to add some special fx to the eyes but I ran out of time. Maybe now the deadline has passed I will work on the fx.

September 6th, 2008, 12:05 PM	#918
Lori Starfelt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles, california Posts: 228	Oh, I love that. I loved the spiderweb, and the raccoons and that shot of the leaves right before the snail which was also quite nice. I loved Baked Apple - wonderful short. Weird. Funny. And inventive. Nice work all the way around.

September 6th, 2008, 12:18 PM	#919
Rick J. Johnson New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vacaville Ca Posts: 11	teaser test something I've been working on of late, hopefully it's worthy enough for display... it may take a few minutes to down load http://www.starwarsresurrection.com/...%20Trailer.mov

September 7th, 2008, 12:15 PM	#925
Todd Kivimaki Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Elida Ohio Posts: 217	Need opinion on commercial Well we typically stick with real estate tours but one of our clients needed a commercial shot (very low budget) and I had the time, let me know what you think. http://videomemoriesinc.com/kriegel/...20edit%201.wmv Just looked at the wmv myself and I noticed my voice at the end is out of sync, I will look over that, it also doesn't look as smooth as the original. Hopefully a web thing. Comments on the shoot would be appreciated. Thanks, Todd

September 8th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#927
Jared Gardner Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 48	Hurricane Gustav damage Hurricane Gustav Aftermath on Vimeo Nothing special or fancy here. Just a collage of damage footage shot on a Canon HF100. Shot it on the lowest setting and used just a B&W and brightness/contrast effect on it in Vegas. Very simple. This was more about getting footage of it rather than making something really spectacular.

September 6th, 2008, 09:56 AM	#916
Langston Sessoms Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NY Posts: 83	I liked the video. I think you could've done more with the whole mad scientist/horror movie concept. For example when he's outside with all those people you could've made a everyone look like zombies ala Thriller (no sequence dancing).

September 6th, 2008, 11:22 AM	#917
Paul Whittington Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 106	Thanks Aron.

September 7th, 2008, 03:04 AM	#921
James Lundy Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Lothian - Bonnie Scotland Posts: 51	As with most things Star Wars related, I simply get an overwhelming urge to look and it has to be said that I was pleasantly suprised. I'm not convinced by the western music, for the want of a better description, but the rest of it looks promising.

September 7th, 2008, 05:47 AM	#922
Daniel Alexander Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 320	i really enjoyed that, looks very well produced. I would have liked to have seen less text in the begining though but other than that i thought it was excellent.

September 7th, 2008, 06:00 AM	#923
Daniel Alexander Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 320	I really enjoyed that, the quality was very nice too. Bloodtsianed moth is still my fav tho :p I wish i heard about this horror competition, sounds like fun. Was it just a one off do you know?

September 7th, 2008, 09:45 AM	#924
James Lundy Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Lothian - Bonnie Scotland Posts: 51	Hi Mark, I really enjoyed that, and I can see what you were getting at when you said that you didn't spend as much time on it. In my very humble opinion, it would be even better if you did the following: - Loose or change the 'shine' type effect. It looks bad, and devalues all the hard work you've put in, and the obvious talent that you have. - Spend a bit more time on the skin displacement. It's looking good, but I honestly think YOU can make it better. You done a great job on the end effects in Bloodstained Moth, and are more than capable of doing it. - Eye replacement at the end would seal the deal. From how you shot the piece, I certainly was expecting it and was suprised when it didn't happen. These are only my suggestions, but I seriously think they would enhance a good piece of work. cheers, James.

September 8th, 2008, 11:59 AM	#926
Shaftone Dunklin New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Belleville, MI Posts: 17	I thought the video was a good, I've watched a lot of your videos and have seen you progress. How did you get the letters to swing like that, very cool effect. Keep it up!

September 8th, 2008, 08:04 PM	#928
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	I was just there last week shooting a doc on the aftermath. Spent a couple days on location in Baton Rouge. I can't share the work because I don't have the rights to it. In one shot, I have a traffic light dangling a few feet off the ground.. twisting in the wind.. with the red light flashing. -gb-

September 9th, 2008, 02:24 AM	#929
Jared Gardner Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 48	The radio station WJBO was really all we had to get info. Phones and power were out, along with the net of course. We got hit exceptionally hard and it's the worst I've ever been through. Worst our area has had. President Bush was landing at the Baton Rouge Metro airport when I was waiting in line for 6 hours to get MREs from the national guard equipped with fully-automatic machine guns. Sounds fun, eh? =/ Let's hope you won't have to come back for Ike :\|

September 9th, 2008, 12:55 PM	#930
Mark Howells Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 99	Thanks for all the comments. I’m really pleased you enjoyed it. Daniel, this is the second year of the competition. The first was two years ago. The organisers have stated that there will be another. James, thank you for all your points. They are all on the money and I completely agree. In particular, I intended to add some special fx to the eyes but I ran out of time. Maybe now the deadline has passed I will work on the fx.