Thoughts on my latest video at DVinfo.net

Thoughts on my latest video · June 26th, 2009, 01:38 AM

This was a promo piece for myself, best work I did thus far, however I still think I have room for improvement, could use your opinions!

This is a password protected video on Vimeo

the password is vimeoaccount101 (I didnt want to show the client the video b4 im actually 100% done with this, so I had to password it)

Art Varga · June 26th, 2009, 06:37 AM

Rishi - nice work. I thought the opening sequences moved a little slow for me. While this matched the tempo of the music, sometimes its a cool effect to have an alternate pacing (faster) on the video. Also, those 360 glidecam shots make me dizzy. An alternative is to something closer to 180 than glide out at the end ( just a personal preference). I thought you captured a lot of emotion and I liked the out-takes with the closing credits. Overall good job!

Art

Rishi Kumar · June 26th, 2009, 07:46 PM

hey im using a steadicam merlin instead of a glidecam...i tried the glidecam recently, i didnt like it...

but thanks for the tip on the dizziness with a 360 degree steadicam shot, i didnt think of that personally...its a good point for next time..

Stephen J. Williams · June 27th, 2009, 09:09 AM

Rishi....

Cool idea with the ending credits, very natural. I think you need to de-interlace your footage. The interlaced lines were very distracting to me.
I also thought even though the shots were nice and well composed that the opening was a little slow. Maybe you could mix some of the "slow" and the "fast" together.

Still a great video. The B&G will love it.

Steve

Rishi Kumar · July 9th, 2009, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen J. Williams

Rishi....

Cool idea with the ending credits, very natural. I think you need to de-interlace your footage. The interlaced lines were very distracting to me.
I also thought even though the shots were nice and well composed that the opening was a little slow. Maybe you could mix some of the "slow" and the "fast" together.

Still a great video. The B&G will love it.

Steve

i was tryin to mix the fast and slow together, i couldnt, so i kept it seperate...i am showing the B&G tommorow at their post wedding party...cant wait to see what they think!

Kevin Duffey · July 10th, 2009, 01:09 AM

Nicely done Rishi. Post back on how they all like it.

Ramesh Singh · July 12th, 2009, 10:14 PM

I suppose you didn't use 5D2 for video, as there was lots of interlaced artifacts.
Though your stills were far superior to video, I think your video can be improved
to be on par with stills.

Also couple of shots of just Brides jewelry (all of them) would add to video.

Use of Merlin was done nicely.

What camera and lens did you use?

Just my 0.02

Jim Snow · July 13th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Very nicely done. I liked the capture of emotion with the tears at 2:06. You also did a nice job with incorporating the stills to add to the video that you shot. With your smooth pan/zoom, it was hardly obvious that they were stills. I also thought the credits at the end with PIP was a nice touch.

I didn't understand the shot of the groom counting money at 2:30. I assume it was a gift but there was nothing to support that in the previous footage. There was also some camera sway in your opening shot. I assume this was a stabilizer balance issue. But overall I really enjoyed your piece.

Rishi Kumar · July 16th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Duffey

Nicely done Rishi. Post back on how they all like it.

I showed this video to them at their 2nd reception (dont ask.. lol) and I got a ovation right after...everyone ooh and ahhed and laughed at the right times... so i guess thats all that matters in the end of the day right?

June 26th, 2009, 06:37 AM	#2
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Rishi - nice work. I thought the opening sequences moved a little slow for me. While this matched the tempo of the music, sometimes its a cool effect to have an alternate pacing (faster) on the video. Also, those 360 glidecam shots make me dizzy. An alternative is to something closer to 180 than glide out at the end ( just a personal preference). I thought you captured a lot of emotion and I liked the out-takes with the closing credits. Overall good job! Art

June 26th, 2009, 07:46 PM	#3
Rishi Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 55	hey im using a steadicam merlin instead of a glidecam...i tried the glidecam recently, i didnt like it... but thanks for the tip on the dizziness with a 360 degree steadicam shot, i didnt think of that personally...its a good point for next time..

June 27th, 2009, 09:09 AM	#4
Stephen J. Williams Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 768	Rishi.... Cool idea with the ending credits, very natural. I think you need to de-interlace your footage. The interlaced lines were very distracting to me. I also thought even though the shots were nice and well composed that the opening was a little slow. Maybe you could mix some of the "slow" and the "fast" together. Still a great video. The B&G will love it. Steve

July 10th, 2009, 01:09 AM	#6
Kevin Duffey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 206	Nicely done Rishi. Post back on how they all like it.

July 12th, 2009, 10:14 PM	#7
Ramesh Singh Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Delhi, India Posts: 43	I suppose you didn't use 5D2 for video, as there was lots of interlaced artifacts. Though your stills were far superior to video, I think your video can be improved to be on par with stills. Also couple of shots of just Brides jewelry (all of them) would add to video. Use of Merlin was done nicely. What camera and lens did you use? Just my 0.02

July 13th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#8
Jim Snow Trustee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,104	Very nicely done. I liked the capture of emotion with the tears at 2:06. You also did a nice job with incorporating the stills to add to the video that you shot. With your smooth pan/zoom, it was hardly obvious that they were stills. I also thought the credits at the end with PIP was a nice touch. I didn't understand the shot of the groom counting money at 2:30. I assume it was a gift but there was nothing to support that in the previous footage. There was also some camera sway in your opening shot. I assume this was a stabilizer balance issue. But overall I really enjoyed your piece.