XDCAM EX1 on the road blog

Phil Bloom · April 2nd, 2008, 01:43 PM

Sorry Mark, I forgot to thank you on blog for your photos!

Phil Bloom · April 2nd, 2008, 01:58 PM

actually did you see it all? I had the wrong file embedded and it was only half the length it should be!

Mark Dawson · April 2nd, 2008, 02:13 PM

Only half Phil but was it great!

Raymond Schlogel · April 2nd, 2008, 02:51 PM

Hm, the Quicktime on your blog for some reason is real choppy playback for me and the link to Vimeo takes me to a "
Ooops! Sorry, this page could not be found!". Still the first 5 seconds looked great even choppy!

- Ray

PS Tracked it down on Vimeo but it says "Uploading".

Phil Bloom · April 2nd, 2008, 02:56 PM

That's odd Ray. It should play smooth. I have fixed the Vimeo link but it won't show up yet as it has to finish uploading and then convert it. The file is almost half a gig

Weird about the choppiness though! Persevere if you can. It's worth it!

Raymond Schlogel · April 2nd, 2008, 02:59 PM

No worries, I'll get it sooner or later. =)

Was trying to track down the dolly ya used but it looks like it ain't available here in the US. Looks like a nice light rig, the one I have is pretty heavy and not fun to lug around. Though I need ta save up and get a Letus and stop getting distracted by other toys!

- Ray

Phil Bloom · April 2nd, 2008, 03:04 PM

thats a shame. its a great dolly and track

Hayes Roberts · April 2nd, 2008, 11:08 PM

Wow- great job Phil. "Confession" looks fantastic. It is really great to see you now moving into this direction with your pieces. Any advice on settings, lenses, accessory use with the EX1 and this type of work? The Letus holding up well? Everyone is waiting to see how this finishes.

Daniel Alexander · April 3rd, 2008, 04:57 AM

really good job on "Confession", looks like you nailed it again. To add on to Hayes' questions, how did you find editing this piece on a macbook pro? I am about to start shooting similiar stuff and hoping to use magic bullet alot and trying to decide if i should break the bank and go for a quad core or have a look at a new macbook pro. Im just scared of having to sit waiting for hours during renders to see every little change i make.

Phil Bloom · April 3rd, 2008, 05:01 AM

The lenses I used are mentioned in my blog as well as the accessories. Ideally a follow focus and matte box would have been used.

Editing on the macbook pro was fine, ideally the mac pro would have been used but I was away from home. Magic Bullet took an age to render. It's fine but you need the time to do it.

If you have the money get a macpro. It's a good 6-8 times faster than the macbook pro and when it comes to rendering magic bullet.

Mathieu Ghekiere · April 3rd, 2008, 02:53 PM

Hi Phil,

just wanted to congratulate you with your blog. I love your images, color correction and music choices. Especially nice to see you choose Symphony for Sorrowful Songs by Gorecki, it truly is a marvelous cd, I never can stop listening to it. Every song is so heartbreaking. Although I think you overused the music in the movie of the trenches, photography of it looks splendid, yet again.

Keep up the good work!

Steve Cahill · April 6th, 2008, 06:54 AM

Thought this to be of interest, right now only supporting Canon EOS type @
http://www.birger.com/Merchant2/merc...een=ef232_home

This would allow manual method to control focus.

Michael H. Stevens · April 6th, 2008, 10:39 PM

Phil: Ola says these EX1 settings came from your blog. If so, can you post a reference as I can not find.

Thanks,
Mike
Palm Desert

"Philip
Matrix select: cinema
Level: 0
Phase: -29
R-G: +31
R-B: 48
G-R: -2
G-B: -32
B-R: -38
B-G: +4
Color Correction ON
Target Phase: 274
Target Width: 0
Level: 91
Phase: -18
Knee SAT 50
Gamma Level: 0
Select STD1, Cine1, CINE3, or CINE4
Black: -8

Phil Bloom · April 7th, 2008, 12:48 AM

http://web.mac.com/philip.bloom/Bloo...ngs_i_use.html

Tunde Anjorin · April 7th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Philip CONFESSION was a master piece!!!!!! It did not in anyway feel like a rough cut to me. The images looked nice, great camera work, color correction blah blah blah.....

The crowning glory of the piece; was the story, and the acting! Those actors rocked!!!!! Good luck with the film mate!!!!

April 2nd, 2008, 01:43 PM	#451
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Sorry Mark, I forgot to thank you on blog for your photos! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 2nd, 2008, 01:58 PM	#452
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	actually did you see it all? I had the wrong file embedded and it was only half the length it should be! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 2nd, 2008, 02:13 PM	#453
Mark Dawson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London (United Kingdom) Posts: 52	Only half Phil but was it great! __________________ Mark Dawson - Director www.londonmarkfilms.com www.twitter.com/Londonmarkfilms

April 2nd, 2008, 02:51 PM	#454
Raymond Schlogel Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 162 Images: 3	Hm, the Quicktime on your blog for some reason is real choppy playback for me and the link to Vimeo takes me to a " Ooops! Sorry, this page could not be found!". Still the first 5 seconds looked great even choppy! - Ray PS Tracked it down on Vimeo but it says "Uploading". __________________ www.undergroundplanet.com

April 2nd, 2008, 02:56 PM	#455
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	That's odd Ray. It should play smooth. I have fixed the Vimeo link but it won't show up yet as it has to finish uploading and then convert it. The file is almost half a gig Weird about the choppiness though! Persevere if you can. It's worth it! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 2nd, 2008, 02:59 PM	#456
Raymond Schlogel Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 162 Images: 3	No worries, I'll get it sooner or later. =) Was trying to track down the dolly ya used but it looks like it ain't available here in the US. Looks like a nice light rig, the one I have is pretty heavy and not fun to lug around. Though I need ta save up and get a Letus and stop getting distracted by other toys! - Ray __________________ www.undergroundplanet.com

April 2nd, 2008, 03:04 PM	#457
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	thats a shame. its a great dolly and track __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 2nd, 2008, 11:08 PM	#458
Hayes Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Naples FLA Posts: 89	Wow- great job Phil. "Confession" looks fantastic. It is really great to see you now moving into this direction with your pieces. Any advice on settings, lenses, accessory use with the EX1 and this type of work? The Letus holding up well? Everyone is waiting to see how this finishes.

April 3rd, 2008, 04:57 AM	#459
Daniel Alexander Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 320	really good job on "Confession", looks like you nailed it again. To add on to Hayes' questions, how did you find editing this piece on a macbook pro? I am about to start shooting similiar stuff and hoping to use magic bullet alot and trying to decide if i should break the bank and go for a quad core or have a look at a new macbook pro. Im just scared of having to sit waiting for hours during renders to see every little change i make.

April 3rd, 2008, 05:01 AM	#460
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	The lenses I used are mentioned in my blog as well as the accessories. Ideally a follow focus and matte box would have been used. Editing on the macbook pro was fine, ideally the mac pro would have been used but I was away from home. Magic Bullet took an age to render. It's fine but you need the time to do it. If you have the money get a macpro. It's a good 6-8 times faster than the macbook pro and when it comes to rendering magic bullet. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 3rd, 2008, 02:53 PM	#461
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Hi Phil, just wanted to congratulate you with your blog. I love your images, color correction and music choices. Especially nice to see you choose Symphony for Sorrowful Songs by Gorecki, it truly is a marvelous cd, I never can stop listening to it. Every song is so heartbreaking. Although I think you overused the music in the movie of the trenches, photography of it looks splendid, yet again. Keep up the good work! __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

April 6th, 2008, 06:54 AM	#462
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	Auto focus unit Thought this to be of interest, right now only supporting Canon EOS type @ http://www.birger.com/Merchant2/merc...een=ef232_home This would allow manual method to control focus. __________________ Regards Steve

April 6th, 2008, 10:39 PM	#463
Michael H. Stevens Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palm Desert, California Posts: 311	Phil: Ola says these EX1 settings came from your blog. If so, can you post a reference as I can not find. Thanks, Mike Palm Desert "Philip Matrix select: cinema Level: 0 Phase: -29 R-G: +31 R-B: 48 G-R: -2 G-B: -32 B-R: -38 B-G: +4 Color Correction ON Target Phase: 274 Target Width: 0 Level: 91 Phase: -18 Knee SAT 50 Gamma Level: 0 Select STD1, Cine1, CINE3, or CINE4 Black: -8

April 7th, 2008, 12:48 AM	#464
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	http://web.mac.com/philip.bloom/Bloo...ngs_i_use.html __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 7th, 2008, 10:09 PM	#465
Tunde Anjorin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: atlanta ga Posts: 52	Philip CONFESSION was a master piece!!!!!! It did not in anyway feel like a rough cut to me. The images looked nice, great camera work, color correction blah blah blah..... The crowning glory of the piece; was the story, and the acting! Those actors rocked!!!!! Good luck with the film mate!!!!