UWOL #11 "One Again" by Jeff Hendricks at DVinfo.net

Jeff Hendricks · October 22nd, 2008, 10:41 AM

All I can say after finishing this is "Aww Crap, not another learning experience" (saw that on a bumper sticker once.)

Anyway, I ran into nothing but "issues" making this film including the final compression which you will see a few glitches. So I will post a better version after the official ones are up and hope that you choose to view that one instead.

Hope you enjoy it anyway.

P.S This is just a guess but I think Cat and I may have been thinking alike on this one...we will see.

Catherine Russell · October 22nd, 2008, 11:17 AM

Hey Jeff:

Great minds think alike, no? ;-)

I'm looking forward to seeing what you decided to do and I will watch both of your postings, a before and after to see how you managed to get those darn kinks out... and digital video is rife with those nasty kinks. We have chosen a tough hobby!

Cato

Meryem Ersoz · October 23rd, 2008, 10:51 AM

Pretty, this is probably your best use of natural lighting to date. This is some of your prettiest cinematography yet. The way you use silence at the end, after the story, giving the bird/nature the last word is very effective, too....

Was this a capture issue or compression issue - it looks like you shot 16:9 and put it in a 4:3 sequence. Or something? (At least, that's how it looks in my own world of bonehead plays....!). In any case, the image looks squeezed.

Beautiful...but squeezed.

P.S. I'm modding your thread title so that folks don't pass it by. It's too pretty and must be seen!

Jeff Hendricks · October 23rd, 2008, 01:11 PM

I know...I cannot figure it out...

I shot in HD (for the second time) did everything the same in editing and compressing that I normally do but the image was either squeezed or way too wide every time. I tried both TMPGEnc and Sorrenson's Squeeze (which kept crashing) and nothing seemed to work right. Anyway this has been the story of this entire film, problem after problem.

Oh well. I will try to put up a better looking version.

Jeff

Catherine Russell · October 23rd, 2008, 01:13 PM

Hey Jeff:

Lovely and masterfully done. You really did take the theme to a new level. Lighting and beautiful cinematography. Simple and elegant. The fog off the fields was magical. This just occurred to me, but what if you held off the full view of your main character until the very end, if at all? Your wife is very beautiful and she did her part extremely effectively, but I loved how in many shots we just saw her hands, parts of her arms.... that made it very intriguing. With the narrating saying it all, what if you left it up to our imagination just who she was? Anyway, just a first impression thought.

Loved it.

Cat

Kevin Railsback · October 23rd, 2008, 04:47 PM

Jeff,

Man you had some great shots in this one! Who would have guessed that something as simple as a leaf floating down a stream could be so powerful?

You captured Mother Earth at her finest!

A great lesson in less is more.

Simply beautiful!

Mihali Moore · October 24th, 2008, 09:47 AM

Jeff

Stunning visuals with a well written narrative. It was the most filmic entry (as oppose to a doc style) for me and I enjoyed the it very much. Shame about the aspect ratio.

Very poignant.

Markus Nord · October 24th, 2008, 02:06 PM

Nice story Jeff

You used some “simple” motives and told a strong story perfect combination. A different type of wildlife film… a more poetic one.

Well done Jeff

Markus

Chris Barcellos · October 24th, 2008, 08:24 PM

Okay. I was distracted by the side pillars and obvious aspect ratio problem first time through. Second time through, I saw what beautiful images you had honed.... Nice leap to the dramatic.....

Trond Saetre · October 25th, 2008, 02:07 AM

Hi Jeff,

I really like this video! Stunning images and colors.
You had a good story too. As Catherine mentioned, I like how you worked together with your wife here. Brought the video up to the next level. Well done!

The natural sound was really nice, but I found the VO to have a really low sound level compared to the background sound. And this made it a bit hard to hear what she said, without turning up the volume pretty high.

You mentioned you had trouble with Squeeze.
Which settings did you use? (It sometimes crashes for me too)

Finn-Erik Faale · October 28th, 2008, 03:02 PM

Hi Jeff,

thanks for a film with high technical and aesthetic qualities.
I have much to learn.
But, I must confess that I do not understand your message and the connection with the object "habitat". I feel a bit embarrassed.

October 23rd, 2008, 01:11 PM	#4
Jeff Hendricks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Carson Valley, Nevada Posts: 248	I know...I cannot figure it out... I shot in HD (for the second time) did everything the same in editing and compressing that I normally do but the image was either squeezed or way too wide every time. I tried both TMPGEnc and Sorrenson's Squeeze (which kept crashing) and nothing seemed to work right. Anyway this has been the story of this entire film, problem after problem. Oh well. I will try to put up a better looking version. Jeff __________________ www.tahoestarr.com

October 23rd, 2008, 04:47 PM	#6
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Jeff, Man you had some great shots in this one! Who would have guessed that something as simple as a leaf floating down a stream could be so powerful? You captured Mother Earth at her finest! A great lesson in less is more. Simply beautiful! __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

October 24th, 2008, 02:06 PM	#8
Markus Nord Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vastervik ,Sweden Posts: 639	Nice story Jeff You used some “simple” motives and told a strong story perfect combination. A different type of wildlife film… a more poetic one. Well done Jeff Markus __________________ www.nordproduktion.se https://vimeo.com/nordproduktion

October 24th, 2008, 08:24 PM	#9
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Okay. I was distracted by the side pillars and obvious aspect ratio problem first time through. Second time through, I saw what beautiful images you had honed.... Nice leap to the dramatic..... __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

October 22nd, 2008, 10:41 AM	#1
Jeff Hendricks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Carson Valley, Nevada Posts: 248	UWOL #11 "One Again" by Jeff Hendricks All I can say after finishing this is "Aww Crap, not another learning experience" (saw that on a bumper sticker once.) Anyway, I ran into nothing but "issues" making this film including the final compression which you will see a few glitches. So I will post a better version after the official ones are up and hope that you choose to view that one instead. Hope you enjoy it anyway. P.S This is just a guess but I think Cat and I may have been thinking alike on this one...we will see. __________________ www.tahoestarr.com

October 22nd, 2008, 11:17 AM	#2
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Hey Jeff: Great minds think alike, no? ;-) I'm looking forward to seeing what you decided to do and I will watch both of your postings, a before and after to see how you managed to get those darn kinks out... and digital video is rife with those nasty kinks. We have chosen a tough hobby! Cato

October 23rd, 2008, 10:51 AM	#3
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	Pretty, this is probably your best use of natural lighting to date. This is some of your prettiest cinematography yet. The way you use silence at the end, after the story, giving the bird/nature the last word is very effective, too.... Was this a capture issue or compression issue - it looks like you shot 16:9 and put it in a 4:3 sequence. Or something? (At least, that's how it looks in my own world of bonehead plays....!). In any case, the image looks squeezed. Beautiful...but squeezed. P.S. I'm modding your thread title so that folks don't pass it by. It's too pretty and must be seen!

October 23rd, 2008, 01:13 PM	#5
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Hey Jeff: Lovely and masterfully done. You really did take the theme to a new level. Lighting and beautiful cinematography. Simple and elegant. The fog off the fields was magical. This just occurred to me, but what if you held off the full view of your main character until the very end, if at all? Your wife is very beautiful and she did her part extremely effectively, but I loved how in many shots we just saw her hands, parts of her arms.... that made it very intriguing. With the narrating saying it all, what if you left it up to our imagination just who she was? Anyway, just a first impression thought. Loved it. Cat

October 24th, 2008, 09:47 AM	#7
Mihali Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 92	Jeff Stunning visuals with a well written narrative. It was the most filmic entry (as oppose to a doc style) for me and I enjoyed the it very much. Shame about the aspect ratio. Very poignant.

October 25th, 2008, 02:07 AM	#10
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Hi Jeff, I really like this video! Stunning images and colors. You had a good story too. As Catherine mentioned, I like how you worked together with your wife here. Brought the video up to the next level. Well done! The natural sound was really nice, but I found the VO to have a really low sound level compared to the background sound. And this made it a bit hard to hear what she said, without turning up the volume pretty high. You mentioned you had trouble with Squeeze. Which settings did you use? (It sometimes crashes for me too)

October 28th, 2008, 03:02 PM	#11
Finn-Erik Faale Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Porsgrunn Norway Posts: 280	Hi Jeff, thanks for a film with high technical and aesthetic qualities. I have much to learn. But, I must confess that I do not understand your message and the connection with the object "habitat". I feel a bit embarrassed.