Show Your Work 2008

George Heredia · February 6th, 2008, 04:56 PM

Hi Everyone,

Here's a link to the trailer for the short film "Chemistry" on YouTube... let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjKfSkZCVU

Thanks for watching!

Michael McQueen · February 7th, 2008, 12:25 PM

short bmx video i did with hvx200.

http://www.vimeo.com/671515

Oliver Reik · February 7th, 2008, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael McQueen

short bmx video i did with hvx200.

http://www.vimeo.com/671515

Very cool!
However a better wide angle lens would make it even better... ;-)

Eric Brown · February 7th, 2008, 03:25 PM

I think this emulates the "old home movies" feel more than well enough. It's too easy to get bogged down in the details of trying to perfectly match Super8. If your doing this for a client who is a stickler and specifically wants that look, then I say go ahead and buy a Super8 camera and shoot with that. If this is going to be shown to the general public they will more than accept this look.

Michael McQueen · February 7th, 2008, 03:31 PM

yeah, can't afford the $2000 century fisheye...

thanks tho!

Richard Alvarez · February 7th, 2008, 04:02 PM

As I said
"As something to be projected as if it were Super 8, I think the average theatre goer will accept it. Not many specialists sitting in the audience."

Dave Gosley · February 8th, 2008, 10:16 AM

Hi Paul

Please get ion touch with the diving fraternity, PADI, BSAC etc and tell them about your site. If they publisize it yoou will get thousands of divers who are filming immediately available for content.

Cheers
Dave (I am a PADI qualified diver)

Matthias Krause · February 8th, 2008, 12:48 PM

Even in Germany web videos are becomming big for newspapers. I just came back from a 14 day stint covering the primaries in Florida and California shooting for the German weekly "Die Zeit". I thought some of you might be interested in the footage. I wish, the technical quality would be better but they wanted me to shoot DV and the HV20 doesn`t do too well in that area. And the encoding lets much to be desired. But anyhow, have a look and let me know what you think:
http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200802069da5b8
http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=20080204ec8ded
http://www.zeit.de/video/player?vide...f7cc&from=left
http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200801280816e5
http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200801257f9056
Thanks,
Matthias

Joel L. Young · February 8th, 2008, 05:40 PM

Hey everybody, I started a movie review show several months ago and it's evolved over that time. We recently finished a new format. Thought I would show it off on the board where I get tons of info from.

TheCritics.tv

I do all the production myself, and the presenters write their own material. Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

We do shoot in HD, so if anyone would like to check out the HD divx version go here: http://www.stage6.com/The-Critics/vi...on-2-Episode-1

Nick Hope · February 9th, 2008, 10:08 AM

I've posted a video from our scuba diving in Bali in September 2007 towards the top of my home page. The video is for the dive operator to show silently and looping on a TV on their stand at the London International Dive Show next month.

I would be interested in any comments on the video and whether it downloads/plays smoothly.

Shot with the Sony Z1 in Light and Motion Bluefin housing. Wide shots with their 80 degree port. Most of the macro with Century Optics +3.5 diopter behind flat port. L&M Sunray halogen lights on many shots.

Edited in Sony Vegas Pro 8.0b. The Flash .flv file is 500 kbps video, 128 kbps MP3 audio. I frameserved from Vegas to On2 Flix Pro and did a 2-pass encode and it took over an hour on my quad core! It's hosted on brightcove.com

I'll put a 960x540 version up on Stage6 when I'm happy with it.

Oliver Reik · February 9th, 2008, 02:54 PM

Wow - beautiful shots! It looks like if you are also a very experienced diver - the shots are extremely stable.

I think the film would be even better, if you would cut it down to 3 or 4 minutes. It might also be a good idea to change the music at the beginning.

Jay Kavi · February 9th, 2008, 04:19 PM

Very nice, more the of slo mo action would have been neat, especially since you have the option :)

Props for using Supersystem too, they're cool

Jay

Sam Sutch · February 9th, 2008, 07:25 PM

I dig that man, looks really nice. Did you use any color correction?

Sam

David Thanh · February 9th, 2008, 08:07 PM

This is the first short I ever created on my XH-A1 and edited in Final Cut. I noticed that the colours really washed out and the picture was brightened up after it left compressor. I didn't use any of the colour corrections in Compressor, just compressed to H264 and cropped for 2.35:1.

Any suggestions?

http://www.vimeo.com/677218

Russ Motyko · February 10th, 2008, 12:28 AM

Here's my $.02

It is my belief that audio should be used to reinforce a feeling that the video creates. To fill in the gaps where dialog leaves off or to hint at things to come.

In your clip the only somewhat visually suspenseful thing was the random appearance of "203." So it was up to the music to somehow make the clip suspenseful. But because most of the footage could have been mixed with a dreamy and lighthearted score and worked well, I think though the music tried it just couldn't do everything on its own.

So I spent 3 minutes confused and waiting for something to happen and was completely let down. I think that the clip could have been cut down to a minute without loosing any of the effect. (If anyone feels that an effect was created.)

That being said I think you did very well on the technical aspects of the piece. :)

February 6th, 2008, 04:56 PM	#121
George Heredia New Boot Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 23	Trailer for the short "CHEMISTRY" Hi Everyone, Here's a link to the trailer for the short film "Chemistry" on YouTube... let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjKfSkZCVU Thanks for watching! __________________ www.geozero.com

February 7th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#122
Michael McQueen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 41	bmx video with hvx short bmx video i did with hvx200. http://www.vimeo.com/671515

February 8th, 2008, 10:16 AM	#127
Dave Gosley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 226	Excellent ! Hi Paul Please get ion touch with the diving fraternity, PADI, BSAC etc and tell them about your site. If they publisize it yoou will get thousands of divers who are filming immediately available for content. Cheers Dave (I am a PADI qualified diver) __________________ http://www.videoproductionshampshire.co.uk

February 8th, 2008, 12:48 PM	#128
Matthias Krause Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 203	Web video Even in Germany web videos are becomming big for newspapers. I just came back from a 14 day stint covering the primaries in Florida and California shooting for the German weekly "Die Zeit". I thought some of you might be interested in the footage. I wish, the technical quality would be better but they wanted me to shoot DV and the HV20 doesn`t do too well in that area. And the encoding lets much to be desired. But anyhow, have a look and let me know what you think: http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200802069da5b8 http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=20080204ec8ded http://www.zeit.de/video/player?vide...f7cc&from=left http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200801280816e5 http://www.zeit.de/video/player?videoID=200801257f9056 Thanks, Matthias

February 8th, 2008, 05:40 PM	#129
Joel L. Young Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 55	Movie Review Show Hey everybody, I started a movie review show several months ago and it's evolved over that time. We recently finished a new format. Thought I would show it off on the board where I get tons of info from. TheCritics.tv I do all the production myself, and the presenters write their own material. Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks for taking the time to check it out. We do shoot in HD, so if anyone would like to check out the HD divx version go here: http://www.stage6.com/The-Critics/vi...on-2-Episode-1

February 7th, 2008, 03:25 PM	#124
Eric Brown Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 427	I think this emulates the "old home movies" feel more than well enough. It's too easy to get bogged down in the details of trying to perfectly match Super8. If your doing this for a client who is a stickler and specifically wants that look, then I say go ahead and buy a Super8 camera and shoot with that. If this is going to be shown to the general public they will more than accept this look.

February 7th, 2008, 03:31 PM	#125
Michael McQueen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 41	yeah, can't afford the $2000 century fisheye... thanks tho!

February 7th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#126
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	As I said "As something to be projected as if it were Super 8, I think the average theatre goer will accept it. Not many specialists sitting in the audience."

February 9th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#130
Nick Hope Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 189	Bali Scuba Diving Promo I've posted a video from our scuba diving in Bali in September 2007 towards the top of my home page. The video is for the dive operator to show silently and looping on a TV on their stand at the London International Dive Show next month. I would be interested in any comments on the video and whether it downloads/plays smoothly. Shot with the Sony Z1 in Light and Motion Bluefin housing. Wide shots with their 80 degree port. Most of the macro with Century Optics +3.5 diopter behind flat port. L&M Sunray halogen lights on many shots. Edited in Sony Vegas Pro 8.0b. The Flash .flv file is 500 kbps video, 128 kbps MP3 audio. I frameserved from Vegas to On2 Flix Pro and did a 2-pass encode and it took over an hour on my quad core! It's hosted on brightcove.com I'll put a 960x540 version up on Stage6 when I'm happy with it. __________________ Bubble Vision Underwater Video \| YouTube Channel \| Facebook Page

February 9th, 2008, 02:54 PM	#131
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Wow - beautiful shots! It looks like if you are also a very experienced diver - the shots are extremely stable. I think the film would be even better, if you would cut it down to 3 or 4 minutes. It might also be a good idea to change the music at the beginning.

February 9th, 2008, 04:19 PM	#132
Jay Kavi Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 243	Very nice, more the of slo mo action would have been neat, especially since you have the option :) Props for using Supersystem too, they're cool Jay

February 9th, 2008, 07:25 PM	#133
Sam Sutch Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 33	I dig that man, looks really nice. Did you use any color correction? Sam __________________ If you have Firefox or Safari and Flash you can see my stuff at SamuraiFilms

February 9th, 2008, 08:07 PM	#134
David Thanh Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 36	Short "suspense" on XH-A1 This is the first short I ever created on my XH-A1 and edited in Final Cut. I noticed that the colours really washed out and the picture was brightened up after it left compressor. I didn't use any of the colour corrections in Compressor, just compressed to H264 and cropped for 2.35:1. Any suggestions? http://www.vimeo.com/677218

February 10th, 2008, 12:28 AM	#135
Russ Motyko Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 56	Here's my $.02 It is my belief that audio should be used to reinforce a feeling that the video creates. To fill in the gaps where dialog leaves off or to hint at things to come. In your clip the only somewhat visually suspenseful thing was the random appearance of "203." So it was up to the music to somehow make the clip suspenseful. But because most of the footage could have been mixed with a dreamy and lighthearted score and worked well, I think though the music tried it just couldn't do everything on its own. So I spent 3 minutes confused and waiting for something to happen and was completely let down. I think that the clip could have been cut down to a minute without loosing any of the effect. (If anyone feels that an effect was created.) That being said I think you did very well on the technical aspects of the piece. :)