First HD-100 Movie? "The Hitchhiker" at DVinfo.net

Stephen L. Noe · September 19th, 2005, 11:09 PM

I see that the first movie (that I'm aware of) shot on the HD-100 was "The Hitchhiker".

Click here for details on "The Hitchhiker"

Were any of the users here involved with this project?

Robert Castiglione · September 20th, 2005, 05:32 AM

Great post. Dont the images just look spectacular?

I am particularly interested because I will be shooting a drama in November.

Rob

Craig Terott · September 20th, 2005, 06:52 AM

Good reading. Thanks for the post.

Diogo Athouguia · September 20th, 2005, 06:56 AM

The images look fantastic, however there are some green chromatic aberrations on the front of the car in the first pic...

Robert Castiglione · September 20th, 2005, 07:11 AM

Diogo, well seen. And this is with the wide angle lens.

Rob

Werner Wesp · September 20th, 2005, 08:15 AM

It can't temper my enthousiasm that much, I have to say...

Tim Dashwood · September 20th, 2005, 08:23 AM

I think this was actually the first film to shoot on the camera:

http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/2-pop/article_13595.shtml

Diogo Athouguia · September 20th, 2005, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Castiglione

Diogo, well seen. And this is with the wide angle lens.

So, it seems that both lens have CA. I can accept that on the cheap lens, but the wide one costs about $10.000... it's unacceptable!

Tim Dashwood · September 20th, 2005, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diogo Athouguia

So, it seems that both lens have CA. I can accept that on the cheap lens, but the wide one costs about $10.000... it's unacceptable!

The article does not say that this film was shot with the 13x3.5. It says that JVC gave him a 13x3.5 for his second round of tests.

Dave Ferdinand · September 20th, 2005, 11:05 AM

I think the images look just like film, as close as I've seen so far from from any miniDV camera. Let's hope it looks just as good in motion...

Can't find any CA anywhere...

Nate Weaver · September 20th, 2005, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diogo Athouguia

So, it seems that both lens have CA. I can accept that on the cheap lens, but the wide one costs about $10.000... it's unacceptable!

I also can see chromatic aberration on freeze frames from footage shot on a Sony F750. I don't know what the lens was in the stuff I saw, but I imagine it was something that cost more than the Fuji 13x.

Many, many lenses suffer from it. I wouldn't be TOO picky or you won't have anything to shoot with!

[edit: How did this forum become this sort of weird "Spot the defect in X camera" dogpile?]

Dave Ferdinand · September 20th, 2005, 11:24 AM

Hear, hear! Nate.

Don't see what the nitpicking is all about. Besides on still shots it's always more likely to see imperfections.

Unacceptable?!... Oh well...

Joe Carney · September 20th, 2005, 11:43 AM

Looks like Colorists will still have job security, hehehe.

Stephen L. Noe · September 20th, 2005, 12:05 PM

I took a pretty good/close look at them in my NLE and they could have adjusted the camera quite a bit (it seems like) to get better contrast and could have used some reflectors here and there to light up some faces (particularly for the halo shots) but I'm impressed. I'd like to see the motion as well. Of couse they're cutting it apart over on DVXuser.com but just getting stills this clean out of a $5000 motion picture camera is gold.

Just think, you can shoot a commercial and then give them solid stills for print ads. I really like it.

BTW- I have a reasonable suspicion that this was shot on the stock lens and not the 13X. The way I read it is that they shot and then saw the CA and then JVC sent them the 13x lens for a second test.

Werner Wesp · September 20th, 2005, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate Weaver

I also can see chromatic aberration on freeze frames from footage shot on a Sony F750. I don't know what the lens was in the stuff I saw, but I imagine it was something that cost more than the Fuji 13x.

Many, many lenses suffer from it. I wouldn't be TOO picky or you won't have anything to shoot with!

[edit: How did this forum become this sort of weird "Spot the defect in X camera" dogpile?]

I'm with you Nate, If you have to take this much effort to find some little CA-effect in stills (for crying out loud)...

Lookin' good, as far as I'm concerned...

Of course colors and all can be adjusted to personal taste...

September 19th, 2005, 11:09 PM	#1
Stephen L. Noe Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,214	First HD-100 Movie? "The Hitchhiker" I see that the first movie (that I'm aware of) shot on the HD-100 was "The Hitchhiker". Click here for details on "The Hitchhiker" Were any of the users here involved with this project?

September 20th, 2005, 06:56 AM	#4
Diogo Athouguia Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 282	The images look fantastic, however there are some green chromatic aberrations on the front of the car in the first pic... Last edited by Diogo Athouguia; September 20th, 2005 at 09:30 AM.

September 20th, 2005, 11:05 AM	#10
Dave Ferdinand Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 359	I think the images look just like film, as close as I've seen so far from from any miniDV camera. Let's hope it looks just as good in motion... Can't find any CA anywhere... __________________ Do or do not, there is no try.

September 20th, 2005, 11:24 AM	#12
Dave Ferdinand Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 359	Hear, hear! Nate. Don't see what the nitpicking is all about. Besides on still shots it's always more likely to see imperfections. Unacceptable?!... Oh well... __________________ Do or do not, there is no try.

September 20th, 2005, 05:32 AM	#2
Robert Castiglione Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremantle, Western Australia Posts: 253	Great post. Dont the images just look spectacular? I am particularly interested because I will be shooting a drama in November. Rob

September 20th, 2005, 06:52 AM	#3
Craig Terott Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 691	Good reading. Thanks for the post.

September 20th, 2005, 07:11 AM	#5
Robert Castiglione Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremantle, Western Australia Posts: 253	Diogo, well seen. And this is with the wide angle lens. Rob

September 20th, 2005, 08:15 AM	#6
Werner Wesp Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 497	It can't temper my enthousiasm that much, I have to say...

September 20th, 2005, 08:23 AM	#7
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	I think this was actually the first film to shoot on the camera: http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/2-pop/article_13595.shtml

September 20th, 2005, 11:43 AM	#13
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	Looks like Colorists will still have job security, hehehe.

September 20th, 2005, 12:05 PM	#14
Stephen L. Noe Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,214	I took a pretty good/close look at them in my NLE and they could have adjusted the camera quite a bit (it seems like) to get better contrast and could have used some reflectors here and there to light up some faces (particularly for the halo shots) but I'm impressed. I'd like to see the motion as well. Of couse they're cutting it apart over on DVXuser.com but just getting stills this clean out of a $5000 motion picture camera is gold. Just think, you can shoot a commercial and then give them solid stills for print ads. I really like it. BTW- I have a reasonable suspicion that this was shot on the stock lens and not the 13X. The way I read it is that they shot and then saw the CA and then JVC sent them the 13x lens for a second test.