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Nate Weaver · February 7th, 2007, 12:54 PM

Just got back from a power paragliding event in Salton Sea, CA. Since it's an event video, I decided it'd be best to get a trailer up asap to spark pre-sales.

http://www.saltydogs2007.com

The clip is Quicktime h264, so you'll need QT7 to watch. Sorry for the others out there...I wanted people to see it in the highest quality I could easily do fast.

There's not too much to divine from the clip other than how well the camera dealt with the harsh contrast ratios out in the desert. I have HVX footage as well from the event...and the difference between the two is greater than I would like or expected. But the HVX still looks very nice when there was natural fill light.

Richard Lesser · February 7th, 2007, 10:47 PM

Nate,
Great looking stuff. The images are outstanding.
Loved the music track and the edit pacing kept
the viewer interest.

Rich

Bart Walczak · February 8th, 2007, 04:37 AM

Hi Nate,

Nice stuff.

What's the cause of the vignetting in some of the takes?

Christopher Witz · February 8th, 2007, 01:02 PM

those guys are crazy!

love the cracker song.... they were one of the best concerts I've ever seen/heard... was at the filmore in SF... 95 i think

witzke
http://www.witzke-studio.com

Nate Weaver · February 8th, 2007, 03:40 PM

All I know is that I never had any vignetting with my mattebox before this shoot, so I think it was the fact I neglected to look for it with the first 4x4 stage rotated.

Either that, or it slid forward with it's friction fit.

Rob Stiff · February 8th, 2007, 09:04 PM

Nate, the color is great!

Adam Letch · February 9th, 2007, 04:42 PM

but what are you doing to me, here I was content to get the HD250, and I see stuff like this and think hmm, give me some of that 1/2 inch chip and blue ray disc goodness. But then I come back to reality and the $$$ factor says, not yet : (

ps :By the way Nate, it would be good for you to put this sort of stuff on your demo reel on your website, the music clips are ok, but a little one dimensional...

cheers

Adam

Nate Weaver · February 9th, 2007, 05:31 PM

Adam,

It may be one-dimensional, but that's the work I was going after, therefore that's the work I show. I'm still very much connected to a world that only cares about what I do with music videos, so that's why that site is the way it is.

When you have a demo reel, usually you target it towards the type of work you're trying to get. Later I will have a reel that's a bit more generalized for the Discovery-type work I'm trying to focus on now.

February 7th, 2007, 12:54 PM	#1
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	XDCAM HD Footage on Web Just got back from a power paragliding event in Salton Sea, CA. Since it's an event video, I decided it'd be best to get a trailer up asap to spark pre-sales. http://www.saltydogs2007.com The clip is Quicktime h264, so you'll need QT7 to watch. Sorry for the others out there...I wanted people to see it in the highest quality I could easily do fast. There's not too much to divine from the clip other than how well the camera dealt with the harsh contrast ratios out in the desert. I have HVX footage as well from the event...and the difference between the two is greater than I would like or expected. But the HVX still looks very nice when there was natural fill light. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

February 7th, 2007, 10:47 PM	#2
Richard Lesser Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sherman Oaks California Posts: 31	Nate, Great looking stuff. The images are outstanding. Loved the music track and the edit pacing kept the viewer interest. Rich __________________ Richard Lesser Producer, Cameraman, Editor F350 • FCP • Media 100

February 8th, 2007, 03:40 PM	#5
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	All I know is that I never had any vignetting with my mattebox before this shoot, so I think it was the fact I neglected to look for it with the first 4x4 stage rotated. Either that, or it slid forward with it's friction fit. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

February 9th, 2007, 04:42 PM	#7
Adam Letch Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 414	Most cool Nate but what are you doing to me, here I was content to get the HD250, and I see stuff like this and think hmm, give me some of that 1/2 inch chip and blue ray disc goodness. But then I come back to reality and the $$$ factor says, not yet : ( ps :By the way Nate, it would be good for you to put this sort of stuff on your demo reel on your website, the music clips are ok, but a little one dimensional... cheers Adam

February 9th, 2007, 05:31 PM	#8
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	Adam, It may be one-dimensional, but that's the work I was going after, therefore that's the work I show. I'm still very much connected to a world that only cares about what I do with music videos, so that's why that site is the way it is. When you have a demo reel, usually you target it towards the type of work you're trying to get. Later I will have a reel that's a bit more generalized for the Discovery-type work I'm trying to focus on now. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

February 8th, 2007, 04:37 AM	#3
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Hi Nate, Nice stuff. What's the cause of the vignetting in some of the takes?

February 8th, 2007, 01:02 PM	#4
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	those guys are crazy! love the cracker song.... they were one of the best concerts I've ever seen/heard... was at the filmore in SF... 95 i think witzke http://www.witzke-studio.com

February 8th, 2007, 09:04 PM	#6
Rob Stiff Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 173	Nate, the color is great!