Short shot on HVX200E at DVinfo.net

Narayan Van Maele · June 22nd, 2007, 11:46 AM

Hi there, have a look at my short. It was shot on Mini Dv except the bathroom scene was shot on 1080i50 through capture now in final cut.

have a look and let me know what you think!

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

Thanks

Narayan

Justin Tomchuk · June 23rd, 2007, 07:01 AM

I think the cinematography after he leaves the house is excellent. Inside the house it's sort of mediocre/nothing special. It's a good art film and my interpretation is that he is reflecting his thoughts for the day, hence his reflection following him. I'm not sure why the environment was reversed, maybe is it because he was thinking about the past? The flowers would have looked better without the plastic.

I spotted a glitch/mistake, you probably already fixed it but here it is anyway.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7813/mistakekd0.jpg

Also, the colours don't look to bad but they are a little flat. I don't know if you colour corrected or not but I would have made them with more contrast/brightness/curves correction. Here are some examples of what I mean.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/264/37961260jw9.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4711/13195485vu2.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9014/96133583jz9.jpg

Well, it was well done though. I didn't close the video after 10 seconds, which is rare. You kept my attention from beginning to end.

Narayan Van Maele · June 23rd, 2007, 09:49 AM

Thanks for your comment Justin.
I actually took some color out (desaturation) to reflect the sadness in the charachter.
I have fixed the gliches, well as well as I could. I just cropped both sides of the image, it was ok on my tv but not on youtube. But i haven't put i up on the net yet.
I reversed everything because the charachter's thoughts are some where else, in the past, as you thought. And your dead on with the flowers, I should have taken that ugly plastic off.
Thanks alot for your comment and suggestions.

narayan

Dylan Pank · June 25th, 2007, 05:00 AM

Hi Narayan,

Well done, it's a nice moody little film. Really well framed and shot. It relaly get's the alienated mood across. The glitch Justin spotted also pops up in the scene on the train platform. The reason it look OK on you TV is becuase television sets overscan, and trim the edges off. (see here for more info)

I'd concur with Justin that it's a little gloomy visually, and not necessarily in a good way. The colours (or lack of them) are fine but I think you need to dial in a little more contrast, if only for YouTube. It may look better on a decent TV screen but web video doesn'ty do justice to dark under exposed video.

Andre Theelen · July 1st, 2007, 12:15 PM

Hi Narayan,

I liked your film.
It had a kind of melancholic mood which was perfectly supported by the soundtrack.

I agree with Dylan about the contrast, although it didn't bother me that much. I only noticed the glitches in a few scenes, but that can be fixed easily.

Very well done!

Andre.

Narayan Van Maele · July 18th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Nice taht you liked the film. It got accepted in the galway film fleadh film festival in ireland, i gave them a print with the glitches fixed. Unfortunatly i could not attent the screening since im traveling around india for 2 months! in kasgmir now and its beautiful!

thanks man

Phil Kay · July 18th, 2007, 05:47 AM

AS I commented on youtube - excellent direction and cinematoraphy. I watched it a few times. Superb work.

I'm on the Isle of Man Narayan and always looking for people to colaberate with in making films.

Narayan Van Maele · July 19th, 2007, 03:45 AM

Yeah i enjoy making movies with everyone! I live in Dublin for college but my familly home is in county mayo. glad you enjoyed my piece.

June 22nd, 2007, 11:46 AM	#1
Narayan Van Maele New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 14	Short shot on HVX200E Hi there, have a look at my short. It was shot on Mini Dv except the bathroom scene was shot on 1080i50 through capture now in final cut. have a look and let me know what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAxlFgpBrE Thanks Narayan

June 23rd, 2007, 09:49 AM	#3
Narayan Van Maele New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 14	Thanks Thanks for your comment Justin. I actually took some color out (desaturation) to reflect the sadness in the charachter. I have fixed the gliches, well as well as I could. I just cropped both sides of the image, it was ok on my tv but not on youtube. But i haven't put i up on the net yet. I reversed everything because the charachter's thoughts are some where else, in the past, as you thought. And your dead on with the flowers, I should have taken that ugly plastic off. Thanks alot for your comment and suggestions. narayan

July 18th, 2007, 02:34 AM	#6
Narayan Van Maele New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 14	thanks Andre Nice taht you liked the film. It got accepted in the galway film fleadh film festival in ireland, i gave them a print with the glitches fixed. Unfortunatly i could not attent the screening since im traveling around india for 2 months! in kasgmir now and its beautiful! thanks man

July 18th, 2007, 05:47 AM	#7
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	AS I commented on youtube - excellent direction and cinematoraphy. I watched it a few times. Superb work. I'm on the Isle of Man Narayan and always looking for people to colaberate with in making films. __________________ Canon XH-A1,SGPRO flip,Apple imac,FCExpress http://www.pbase.com/philkneen

July 19th, 2007, 03:45 AM	#8
Narayan Van Maele New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 14	thanks phil Yeah i enjoy making movies with everyone! I live in Dublin for college but my familly home is in county mayo. glad you enjoyed my piece.

June 23rd, 2007, 07:01 AM	#2
Justin Tomchuk Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 164	I think the cinematography after he leaves the house is excellent. Inside the house it's sort of mediocre/nothing special. It's a good art film and my interpretation is that he is reflecting his thoughts for the day, hence his reflection following him. I'm not sure why the environment was reversed, maybe is it because he was thinking about the past? The flowers would have looked better without the plastic. I spotted a glitch/mistake, you probably already fixed it but here it is anyway. http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7813/mistakekd0.jpg Also, the colours don't look to bad but they are a little flat. I don't know if you colour corrected or not but I would have made them with more contrast/brightness/curves correction. Here are some examples of what I mean. http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/264/37961260jw9.jpg http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4711/13195485vu2.jpg http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9014/96133583jz9.jpg Well, it was well done though. I didn't close the video after 10 seconds, which is rare. You kept my attention from beginning to end.

June 25th, 2007, 05:00 AM	#4
Dylan Pank Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 611	Hi Narayan, Well done, it's a nice moody little film. Really well framed and shot. It relaly get's the alienated mood across. The glitch Justin spotted also pops up in the scene on the train platform. The reason it look OK on you TV is becuase television sets overscan, and trim the edges off. (see here for more info) I'd concur with Justin that it's a little gloomy visually, and not necessarily in a good way. The colours (or lack of them) are fine but I think you need to dial in a little more contrast, if only for YouTube. It may look better on a decent TV screen but web video doesn'ty do justice to dark under exposed video.

July 1st, 2007, 12:15 PM	#5
Andre Theelen Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 51	Hi Narayan, I liked your film. It had a kind of melancholic mood which was perfectly supported by the soundtrack. I agree with Dylan about the contrast, although it didn't bother me that much. I only noticed the glitches in a few scenes, but that can be fixed easily. Very well done! Andre.