XDCAM EX1 on the road blog

Phil Bloom · March 13th, 2008, 07:32 PM

New EX1 Letus Short shot in New Mexico done, the first of two. Am currently building its page, but it is now viewable on my blog.

Managed to squeeze them in between filming the doc.

Bill Ravens · March 13th, 2008, 08:31 PM

heheheheh. My best to ya

My best thoughts on your blog...if it gets what I wrote..

too late, eh?

I KNOW you get it. Like the WW1 footage you shot...only this is real...not staged, is it? LOL

Peter Wright · March 13th, 2008, 08:57 PM

As usual, great shots Phil, and I particularly like the way you select and edit to a particular piece of music for each piece. You obviously have familiarity with and quick access to a wide range of music.

Dean Harrington · March 13th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Did you find the sun hard to work with and what about the sand? Using the Letus means ND filters on the front of the cam via a matte box. I didn't see one on the pics of the shoot?

Phil Bloom · March 13th, 2008, 10:04 PM

I knew what music I wanted so I bought it off of itunes.

I didn't have a Matte Box with me but for the sun shot I held a 4x4 ND in front of the lens. The Matte Box was all packed up for the flight to LA.

I shot with ND2 on the camera all the way through. It was bright, certainly brighter than England, but no more than places I have shot in before like the Middle East.

It was cut in a bit of a rush, I will tidy it up soon!

Phil Bloom · March 13th, 2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Ravens

heheheheh. My best to ya , ya brit

My best thoughts on your blog...if it gets what I wrote..

too late, eh?

I KNOW you get it. Like the WW1 footage you shot...only this is real...not staged, is it? LOL

Bill,

Are you drunk. Am confused!!!!! Anyway am off to get drunk myself now!!

David Hadden · March 13th, 2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

New EX1 Letus Short shot in New Mexico done, the first of two. Am currently building its page, but it is now viewable on my blog.

Managed to squeeze them in between filming the doc.

Hi Philip, on your site ( which I very much enjoy visiting btw ), the link for a couple of the films jumps to "my autumn's done come" including your Tent Rock page. I was able to find it by manually entering the page that I guessed (correctly) was it. Just an FYI.

Dave

Phil Bloom · March 13th, 2008, 10:27 PM

site fixed! Cheers

now if anyone in LA is free tomorrow afternoon an going down to Venice beach to make a short. Drop me an email if you fancy it. Am staying at the custom hotel near LAX so I hope a taxi wouldn't be too much

Alexander Kubalsky · March 13th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Not to knock Venice Beach-love the place, but be carefull down there. Make sure someone minds you stuff!

Bill Ravens · March 14th, 2008, 07:12 AM

Phil...

yesterday was a long day....i had a bit o' cheer, yes.
Nevertheless...tentrocks is an awesome place. I believe John Wayne filmed more than a few westerns there.
Now my curiousity is piqued. Will your work in the US be screened anytime in the near future?

Phil Bloom · March 14th, 2008, 08:29 AM

Not for a while. We are only a fraction through filming!

I filmed a short on the trolley in Albuquerque too. Will edit it in next few days I hope!

Bill Ravens · March 14th, 2008, 09:06 AM

question:
some shots were nice color balanced skies...that deep blue so typical of NM sky, other shots the sky appeared rather green. Are you using TC2? Did that result in those green skies? or is there some CCing going on?

Phil Bloom · March 14th, 2008, 09:12 AM

crazy colour grading!

Michael H. Stevens · March 14th, 2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Ravens

question:
some shots were nice color balanced skies...that deep blue so typical of NM sky, other shots the sky appeared rather green. Are you using TC2? Did that result in those green skies? or is there some CCing going on?

What is TC2? I did a serch but got references to pany true color. Don you mean CINE2?

Bill Ravens · March 14th, 2008, 10:33 AM

whew! ;o)

scared me

March 13th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#421
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	New EX1 Letus Short shot in New Mexico done, the first of two. Am currently building its page, but it is now viewable on my blog. Managed to squeeze them in between filming the doc. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

March 13th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#422
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	heheheheh. My best to ya My best thoughts on your blog...if it gets what I wrote.. too late, eh? I KNOW you get it. Like the WW1 footage you shot...only this is real...not staged, is it? LOL Last edited by Bill Ravens; March 14th, 2008 at 10:54 AM.

March 13th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#424
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	shooting in the desert ... Did you find the sun hard to work with and what about the sand? Using the Letus means ND filters on the front of the cam via a matte box. I didn't see one on the pics of the shoot?

March 13th, 2008, 10:04 PM	#425
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	I knew what music I wanted so I bought it off of itunes. I didn't have a Matte Box with me but for the sun shot I held a 4x4 ND in front of the lens. The Matte Box was all packed up for the flight to LA. I shot with ND2 on the camera all the way through. It was bright, certainly brighter than England, but no more than places I have shot in before like the Middle East. It was cut in a bit of a rush, I will tidy it up soon! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

March 13th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#428
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	site fixed! Cheers now if anyone in LA is free tomorrow afternoon an going down to Venice beach to make a short. Drop me an email if you fancy it. Am staying at the custom hotel near LAX so I hope a taxi wouldn't be too much __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

March 13th, 2008, 08:57 PM	#423
Peter Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 193	As usual, great shots Phil, and I particularly like the way you select and edit to a particular piece of music for each piece. You obviously have familiarity with and quick access to a wide range of music.

March 13th, 2008, 11:23 PM	#429
Alexander Kubalsky Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Japan Posts: 172	Not to knock Venice Beach-love the place, but be carefull down there. Make sure someone minds you stuff!

March 14th, 2008, 07:12 AM	#430
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	Phil... yesterday was a long day....i had a bit o' cheer, yes. Nevertheless...tentrocks is an awesome place. I believe John Wayne filmed more than a few westerns there. Now my curiousity is piqued. Will your work in the US be screened anytime in the near future?

March 14th, 2008, 08:29 AM	#431
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Not for a while. We are only a fraction through filming! I filmed a short on the trolley in Albuquerque too. Will edit it in next few days I hope! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

March 14th, 2008, 09:06 AM	#432
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	question: some shots were nice color balanced skies...that deep blue so typical of NM sky, other shots the sky appeared rather green. Are you using TC2? Did that result in those green skies? or is there some CCing going on?

March 14th, 2008, 09:12 AM	#433
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	crazy colour grading! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

March 14th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#435
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	whew! ;o) scared me