Inspirational: X+rey Film at DVinfo.net

John C. Chu · October 13th, 2006, 07:29 PM

Found this link via www.gothamist.com via www.newyorkology.com.

Simple, short, clean and well edited wedding ceremony-- of course, it helps that it is in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

http://www.xplusrey.com/weddingvideo.html

Too cool.

Vincent Croce · October 17th, 2006, 09:52 AM

I was impressed that they got away with it in the museum, but not with the editing style. Just not my taste, I guess. What kept me watching was to see if they got caught...

Peter Jefferson · October 17th, 2006, 11:30 AM

umm. no offense but whast so inspirational about it?

IMO, it had bad framing, bad white balance, extremely shaky footage, bad exposure, so so pace for raw footage, but id expect better if the client actaully paid for it...

I dont mean to be overly critical, but i woudnt call this inspirational.

If u want inspiration, check out TulsaWF, Elliot, Joe Allen and many others here..

John C. Chu · October 17th, 2006, 12:27 PM

I thought it was inspirational in that they basically had to capture this footage quickly "guerilla style" probably with a small camera handheld, and then try to edit it into something worth watching.

I liked their solution. [I dunno how many times, I've looked at crappy footage that I myself have shot and then try to figure out what to do with it]

The title cards basically moves the story along and try to pad up what footage that they did end up with.

For anyone that has been to the Metropolitan Musuem of Art[or any museum for that matter], you know that it is tough to do any kind of photography[it is basically not allowed except in certain areas] so I respect this kind of "cool under pressure" production.

P.S.

I guess, now after a second viewing, that I overlooked the technical aspects of it the first go around, and just appreciated of what they did and I can definitely see the glitches.

It just shows how I can forgive the technical flaws if the premise is interesting enough.

Peter Jefferson · October 17th, 2006, 07:22 PM

AAAAHHH

NOW i get you.. its not the product, but the means of acquiring the product.. i can appreciate that..
I get ya now..

October 13th, 2006, 07:29 PM	#1
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	Inspirational: X+rey Film Found this link via www.gothamist.com via www.newyorkology.com. Simple, short, clean and well edited wedding ceremony-- of course, it helps that it is in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.xplusrey.com/weddingvideo.html Too cool.

October 17th, 2006, 09:52 AM	#2
Vincent Croce Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 263	I was impressed that they got away with it in the museum, but not with the editing style. Just not my taste, I guess. What kept me watching was to see if they got caught... __________________ Vin First Take Studios

October 17th, 2006, 11:30 AM	#3
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	umm. no offense but whast so inspirational about it? IMO, it had bad framing, bad white balance, extremely shaky footage, bad exposure, so so pace for raw footage, but id expect better if the client actaully paid for it... I dont mean to be overly critical, but i woudnt call this inspirational. If u want inspiration, check out TulsaWF, Elliot, Joe Allen and many others here..

October 17th, 2006, 12:27 PM	#4
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	I thought it was inspirational in that they basically had to capture this footage quickly "guerilla style" probably with a small camera handheld, and then try to edit it into something worth watching. I liked their solution. [I dunno how many times, I've looked at crappy footage that I myself have shot and then try to figure out what to do with it] The title cards basically moves the story along and try to pad up what footage that they did end up with. For anyone that has been to the Metropolitan Musuem of Art[or any museum for that matter], you know that it is tough to do any kind of photography[it is basically not allowed except in certain areas] so I respect this kind of "cool under pressure" production. P.S. I guess, now after a second viewing, that I overlooked the technical aspects of it the first go around, and just appreciated of what they did and I can definitely see the glitches. It just shows how I can forgive the technical flaws if the premise is interesting enough.

October 17th, 2006, 07:22 PM	#5
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	AAAAHHH NOW i get you.. its not the product, but the means of acquiring the product.. i can appreciate that.. I get ya now..