First compleate nature TV program

Trond Saetre · September 15th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Congratulations Arnt!
I'll see your program on tv tonight for sure.

Arnt Mollan · September 15th, 2009, 02:33 AM

The program is shot with Sony Z1 and A1 over 3 years. But I dont think its anything left from the first year. All underwater recordings are shot with A1. The macro is shot with both. I was playing around with some Nikon glass from a eye lazer operating mashine I did find on a junk yard, and stumbled upon a combination I could use as a macro addon lens. I have no knowledge of optics, so this was pure luck. Good magnification and almost no CA.

All the recordings are HDV 1080i, converted to Cineform and edited that way in Vegas. Some of the clips has some serious colorcorrection. This could not be done without "unwrapping" the HDV clips.
Orginally the program was 58 minutes, and I was hoping for two 24 minutes programs. I was allowed only one. That was a really hard job. To throw away half of the story and clips. And still try to maintain a story and avoid a choppy feel. I found it hard to put aside clips I belive never had been filmed before, and to be objective with my own video.
To me this program is still half a story. I hope you dont feel that way.
I'm planning to make a DVD with narration in english, but need to film one more summer first.

Tony Davies-Patrick · September 15th, 2009, 04:31 AM

Arnt, after your original video was compressed via Cineform and edited in Vegas, was it then actually broadcast via a HD TV network channel or downconverted to SD for broadcast?

Arnt Mollan · September 15th, 2009, 05:02 AM

Hi Tony
Thanks for reminding, I forgot about that. The project was rendered out to 1080i. Then laid on a new 720 x 576 IMX Widescreen timeline with a 0db 1000hz testtune, the graphics for NRK, and rendered out to IMX format. Im not sure if the file had to be split in 3 due to the filsize, or if the program was dellivered in one pice. We did the last step on the local NRK office. Thanks to Per Foss at NRK for support and beeing my mentor on this project.

Tony Davies-Patrick · September 15th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Thank you for the information, Arnt. So the film was actually shown in SD and not HD.

Arnt Mollan · September 15th, 2009, 01:25 PM

Here is the link:
NRK Nett-TV - hastighetsmåling
The narration is in norwegian, so sorry for you that cant understand the language. I hope to make a DVD later with english narration.

Tony Davies-Patrick · September 15th, 2009, 03:02 PM

I can speak Danish, so understood most of the Norwegian narrative. :)

A nice program; well done Arnt - keep up the good work.

September 15th, 2009, 02:33 AM	#17
Arnt Mollan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 87	The program is shot with Sony Z1 and A1 over 3 years. But I dont think its anything left from the first year. All underwater recordings are shot with A1. The macro is shot with both. I was playing around with some Nikon glass from a eye lazer operating mashine I did find on a junk yard, and stumbled upon a combination I could use as a macro addon lens. I have no knowledge of optics, so this was pure luck. Good magnification and almost no CA. All the recordings are HDV 1080i, converted to Cineform and edited that way in Vegas. Some of the clips has some serious colorcorrection. This could not be done without "unwrapping" the HDV clips. Orginally the program was 58 minutes, and I was hoping for two 24 minutes programs. I was allowed only one. That was a really hard job. To throw away half of the story and clips. And still try to maintain a story and avoid a choppy feel. I found it hard to put aside clips I belive never had been filmed before, and to be objective with my own video. To me this program is still half a story. I hope you dont feel that way. I'm planning to make a DVD with narration in english, but need to film one more summer first. __________________ Arnt Mollan www.mollanmedia.com

September 15th, 2009, 04:31 AM	#18
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	Arnt, after your original video was compressed via Cineform and edited in Vegas, was it then actually broadcast via a HD TV network channel or downconverted to SD for broadcast? __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

September 15th, 2009, 05:02 AM	#19
Arnt Mollan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 87	Hi Tony Thanks for reminding, I forgot about that. The project was rendered out to 1080i. Then laid on a new 720 x 576 IMX Widescreen timeline with a 0db 1000hz testtune, the graphics for NRK, and rendered out to IMX format. Im not sure if the file had to be split in 3 due to the filsize, or if the program was dellivered in one pice. We did the last step on the local NRK office. Thanks to Per Foss at NRK for support and beeing my mentor on this project. __________________ Arnt Mollan www.mollanmedia.com

September 15th, 2009, 07:29 AM	#20
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	Thank you for the information, Arnt. So the film was actually shown in SD and not HD. __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

September 15th, 2009, 01:25 PM	#21
Arnt Mollan Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 87	Here is the link: NRK Nett-TV - hastighetsmåling The narration is in norwegian, so sorry for you that cant understand the language. I hope to make a DVD later with english narration. __________________ Arnt Mollan www.mollanmedia.com

September 15th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#16
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Congratulations Arnt! I'll see your program on tv tonight for sure.

September 15th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#22
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	I can speak Danish, so understood most of the Norwegian narrative. :) A nice program; well done Arnt - keep up the good work. __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk