new trailer at DVinfo.net

Yang Wen · November 13th, 2007, 10:17 AM

plz let me know what you think!

http://www.vimeo.com/384090

Tom Hardwick · November 13th, 2007, 11:24 AM

I liked it very much, and I appreciated the time you'd spent pulling it all into sync. Couple of bits upset me - firstly the 'colour draining from her face' early on - looks like she dreads what lies ahead, and a couple of jump cuts in the ceremony. Other than that, ace.

tom.

Yang Wen · November 13th, 2007, 11:56 AM

thanks!

did you mean the very first close up of her face from the side where you thought she looked sad?

Yeah I noticed the jumps in the ceremony too. I'll see if I can play around with that a bit..

Tom Hardwick · November 13th, 2007, 01:25 PM

Yes, early on where you smoothly go from colour to b & w.

Art Varga · November 13th, 2007, 02:10 PM

Yang - nice piece! It seemed like a very colorful wedding but some of the scenes seemed a little pale - maybe some color correction or filtering to warm them up a bit? On the bride close-up transition to B&W at the beginning of the clip, I might have reversed it and transitioned from B&W to color and snyced the transition tighter with the audio of the chimes sounding instrument to make for a more dramatic transition. I thought your composition was excellent. It flowed nicely and I thought you captured the essence of whole day. Thanks for sharing

Art

Tom Hardwick · November 13th, 2007, 02:34 PM

I did a Hindu wedding this year - but Yang's montage is better than mine.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...20758737459681

Yang Wen · November 13th, 2007, 02:57 PM

Hey Tom, I liked your video, especially the angle at which you shot the ceremony at, and you captured some really good close ups of the guests. I get lazy with my ceremony coverage and after the the bride walks down the aisle, I just camp out in the back with my zoom at max.

Do you ask the clients to provide you with Indian music?

I wanted that close up of the bride in black n' white because i liked how her eyes looked in that shoot and b&w really brings it out. Maybe I should just do the whole shot in b&w?

Tom Hardwick · November 13th, 2007, 03:19 PM

Thanks for your thoughts Yang. I'd beware about putting just one isolated shot in B & W. I put my entire montage in B & W and that works ok, but one shot can look a bit 'grey', and clashes somewhat as a Hindu wedding is such a colourful day.

Yes, I get the clients to give me the music, and as I don't understand the words, ask if there's any particulat place in the film where the music shouldn't / should go.

tom.

Tom Hardwick · November 13th, 2007, 03:31 PM

OK, I've watched your film again. Love the camera movements - brave of you on the day, maybe I tend to stick to tripod stuff too much. Your encoding is far better than mine - google video has reallt splodged my Z1's resolution.

Looks to me as if you're showing masked 4:3, am I right? The 'flash frame' early on is 4:3 and occurs over the masking. And I'll change my mind - I now think the b & w shot is fine - a great c/u BTW.

tom.

Yang Wen · November 13th, 2007, 04:18 PM

Actually, I shot in masked letterbox mode on mt DVX100.

Yeah I shot the ceremony on tripod and almost everything else was hand held.

November 13th, 2007, 10:17 AM	#1
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	new trailer plz let me know what you think! http://www.vimeo.com/384090

November 13th, 2007, 11:24 AM	#2
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	I liked it very much, and I appreciated the time you'd spent pulling it all into sync. Couple of bits upset me - firstly the 'colour draining from her face' early on - looks like she dreads what lies ahead, and a couple of jump cuts in the ceremony. Other than that, ace. tom.

November 13th, 2007, 11:56 AM	#3
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	thanks! did you mean the very first close up of her face from the side where you thought she looked sad? Yeah I noticed the jumps in the ceremony too. I'll see if I can play around with that a bit..

November 13th, 2007, 01:25 PM	#4
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Yes, early on where you smoothly go from colour to b & w.

November 13th, 2007, 02:10 PM	#5
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Yang - nice piece! It seemed like a very colorful wedding but some of the scenes seemed a little pale - maybe some color correction or filtering to warm them up a bit? On the bride close-up transition to B&W at the beginning of the clip, I might have reversed it and transitioned from B&W to color and snyced the transition tighter with the audio of the chimes sounding instrument to make for a more dramatic transition. I thought your composition was excellent. It flowed nicely and I thought you captured the essence of whole day. Thanks for sharing Art

November 13th, 2007, 02:34 PM	#6
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	I did a Hindu wedding this year - but Yang's montage is better than mine. http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...20758737459681

November 13th, 2007, 02:57 PM	#7
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	Hey Tom, I liked your video, especially the angle at which you shot the ceremony at, and you captured some really good close ups of the guests. I get lazy with my ceremony coverage and after the the bride walks down the aisle, I just camp out in the back with my zoom at max. Do you ask the clients to provide you with Indian music? I wanted that close up of the bride in black n' white because i liked how her eyes looked in that shoot and b&w really brings it out. Maybe I should just do the whole shot in b&w?

November 13th, 2007, 03:19 PM	#8
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Thanks for your thoughts Yang. I'd beware about putting just one isolated shot in B & W. I put my entire montage in B & W and that works ok, but one shot can look a bit 'grey', and clashes somewhat as a Hindu wedding is such a colourful day. Yes, I get the clients to give me the music, and as I don't understand the words, ask if there's any particulat place in the film where the music shouldn't / should go. tom.

November 13th, 2007, 03:31 PM	#9
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	OK, I've watched your film again. Love the camera movements - brave of you on the day, maybe I tend to stick to tripod stuff too much. Your encoding is far better than mine - google video has reallt splodged my Z1's resolution. Looks to me as if you're showing masked 4:3, am I right? The 'flash frame' early on is 4:3 and occurs over the masking. And I'll change my mind - I now think the b & w shot is fine - a great c/u BTW. tom.

November 13th, 2007, 04:18 PM	#10
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	Actually, I shot in masked letterbox mode on mt DVX100. Yeah I shot the ceremony on tripod and almost everything else was hand held.