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Some shots from a recent project · May 18th, 2009, 02:36 AM

I see a bunch of people sharing their 5DmkII footage so I decided to post a few clips from the a music video I'm producing. The song is titled Unborn and the lyrics and story will cary a very poignant yet non aggressive pro life message. It's sung by a Contemporary Christian singer who happens to be my cousin. If your interested you can check out her music at CD Baby or on iTunes (search Caitlin Jane).

'Unborn' isn't on her first album but it is on her myspace page if you want to take a listen: caitlin jane on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

Anyway here are a bunch of disjointed shots. Other than the three night/bedroom shots all imagery is directly out of camera and untouched. It'll all be graded for the final cut. Thanks for watching...

http://www.gmelliottvideo.com/unbornteaser.mov

Wayne Avanson · May 18th, 2009, 03:57 AM

great looking images Glen

How did you get the 'dolly into actress but stay in focus' shots? anything special?

Cheers
Avey

Glen Elliott · May 18th, 2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayne Avanson

great looking images Glen

How did you get the 'dolly into actress but stay in focus' shots? anything special?

Cheers
Avey

Very carefully pulling focus. Marked the points (start and end) on the follow focus and used them as guides as I trucked toward/away.

Spiro Hernandez · May 18th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Beautiful.

Can I ask - what technique(s) are you using to create the slow-mo effect?

Wayne Avanson · May 18th, 2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Glen Elliott

Very carefully pulling focus. Marked the points (start and end) on the follow focus and used them as guides as I trucked toward/away.

Worked a treat. I only ask because Andrew Disney seemed to do something altogether more complicated in Looking for Sonny. So complicated I can't even remember off hand how he did it!

I'l going to try your method though as it's superb.

Cheers

Avey

Jon Fairhurst · May 18th, 2009, 12:55 PM

The only error I saw in the whole video is that the actress didn't support the baby's head when picking him up. ;)

Every scene looks great!

Glen Elliott · May 21st, 2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiro Hernandez

Beautiful.

Can I ask - what technique(s) are you using to create the slow-mo effect?

Not sure what you are referring to- there is no slow motion in any shots. ???

Spiro Hernandez · May 21st, 2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Glen Elliott

Not sure what you are referring to- there is no slow motion in any shots. ???

Well, lets just pretend there's slo-mo. What technique would you use?

:)

OK, I feel slightly dumb. At around 22 seconds - where she sits down on the bathroom floor - I thought that was slo-mo. I guess it's just silky smooth motion!

Jon Fairhurst · May 22nd, 2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Spiro Hernandez

Well, lets just pretend there's slo-mo. What technique would you use?

For slow motion, Glen would say, "Okay, for this shot, move slowly." ;)

Of course, the simplest way to do slow motion is to put the 30p material on a 24p timeline and slow it down by 20%. That way, you get perfect 24p and slow motion all in one go.

For real slow motion, wait for Scarlet. As I recall, it will shoot 180 fps burst!

Ethan Cooper · May 22nd, 2009, 08:50 AM

looks great Glen. Every time I see shots out of the 5D I wonder if it's doing some in-camera noise reduction. Anyone know if this is happening?

How much if any artificial lighting are you using?

May 18th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#6
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	The only error I saw in the whole video is that the actress didn't support the baby's head when picking him up. ;) Every scene looks great! __________________ Jon Fairhurst

May 22nd, 2009, 08:50 AM	#10
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	looks great Glen. Every time I see shots out of the 5D I wonder if it's doing some in-camera noise reduction. Anyone know if this is happening? How much if any artificial lighting are you using? __________________ ∅ -Ethan Cooper

May 18th, 2009, 03:57 AM	#2
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	great looking images Glen How did you get the 'dolly into actress but stay in focus' shots? anything special? Cheers Avey

May 18th, 2009, 11:03 AM	#4
Spiro Hernandez New Boot Join Date: May 2009 Location: United States Posts: 16	Beautiful. Can I ask - what technique(s) are you using to create the slow-mo effect?