TV commercial shot with HD100E + LetusHD100 adapter at DVinfo.net

Miltos Pilalitos · February 25th, 2007, 10:23 PM

Here's a TVC i directed last month using the Letus HD100. When i find some time later i will post my opinion about using the adapter.

The TVC is 38'' in the WMV format (PAL resolution). It aired with a different soundtrack so you might say this is the director's version. :-)

Have a look if you want:

http://www.box.net/public/static/iat9e0lrj6.wmv

Eric Darling · February 25th, 2007, 11:01 PM

That's a fantastic spot, Miltos! Congrats.

Alan Larsen · February 25th, 2007, 11:27 PM

wow....thoroughly impressed. Would you mind giving some detail on the entire production such as budget, lenses, camera rig, etc.? Thanks so much. I'm looking to get one of these 35mm adapters but not sure which brand to go with...your spot makes me want to rethink my options :)

Jamon Lewis · February 26th, 2007, 12:45 AM

You rocked it!

Phil Bloom · February 26th, 2007, 01:37 AM

It looked great.

I would be very interested to hear of your Letus experience. As it is the only cheap relay based adaptor it certainly has that edge. I just found the light loss, lens mount and grain to be too much of an issue.

Jemore Santos · February 26th, 2007, 01:49 AM

the guys at work (panavision australia) call this the baby genesis, it has a similiar body design and also uses the same tape magazine and codec HDCAM-SR

Brian Luce · February 26th, 2007, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jemore Santos

the guys at work (panavision australia) call this the baby genesis, it has a similiar body design and also uses the same tape magazine and codec HDCAM-SR

that's what they call the hd100?

Marc Jayson · February 26th, 2007, 05:30 AM

Wow!!!!! this looks like it has been shot on 16 or 35mm!!

Ruben Vandepitte · February 26th, 2007, 08:50 AM

Great image and editing. Any chance of posting the settings/scene file?

Miltos Pilalitos · February 26th, 2007, 11:38 AM

Hey guys!

I am glad you liked it!

The scene file was Paolo's True color 3. Since last summer the camera is locked with those settings and 90% of the times i don't have to alter it.

I have more to say about the camera set up but i have to run now...

Soon i will have some free time and will post about it!

Drew Curran · February 26th, 2007, 02:37 PM

This is excellent. Quality work like this makes me reaffirm my confidence in the HD100

Thanks for posting it.

Andrew

Hayes Roberts · February 26th, 2007, 05:34 PM

Now we're talking! Looking forward to hearing about your experience with the Letus. Which lenses did you use and how was it working with the 1.9 magnification? Great job!

Sean Adair · February 28th, 2007, 11:14 AM

Thank you for posting this. It really looks tremendous, and I will be very happy to read anymore information you have the time to post on further details. The swish pans are so cool! Were these doctored? The move between the 2 boxers looked like it might be a pickup shot matched in there - but in any case it was awesome.
Hope the guys having trouble panning their cameras got a chance to look at this. It's 25p, and I assume 1/50 shutter right?
In any case - great lighting, set, shooting, editing.....

Farishad Latjuba · February 28th, 2007, 11:55 AM

Hi Miltos...
do you use JVC's camera own viewfinder to track the focus in your frame or put another LCD monitor to assist you?

Alan Ortiz · February 28th, 2007, 12:53 PM

This was amazing. I wish I saw this weeks ago before I started to go on an HVX craze thinking I could get much better images out of the HVX. I dont see as much great stuff coming out of the HD100 camp as I do the HVX. A friend of mine is hell bent on getting rid of his DVX (he does mostly narrative work) and I keep trying to tell him and myself that its more than just the camera- its great direction, acting, scripting, editing, lighting, audio, etc and basically the overall mise-en-scene in a short that create something truly great. Thanks for posting it.

-Alán

February 25th, 2007, 10:23 PM	#1
Miltos Pilalitos Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Piraeus, Greece Posts: 53	TV commercial shot with HD100E + LetusHD100 adapter Here's a TVC i directed last month using the Letus HD100. When i find some time later i will post my opinion about using the adapter. The TVC is 38'' in the WMV format (PAL resolution). It aired with a different soundtrack so you might say this is the director's version. :-) Have a look if you want: http://www.box.net/public/static/iat9e0lrj6.wmv

February 26th, 2007, 01:37 AM	#5
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	It looked great. I would be very interested to hear of your Letus experience. As it is the only cheap relay based adaptor it certainly has that edge. I just found the light loss, lens mount and grain to be too much of an issue. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

February 26th, 2007, 01:49 AM	#6
Jemore Santos Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tokyo/Sydney Posts: 297	the guys at work (panavision australia) call this the baby genesis, it has a similiar body design and also uses the same tape magazine and codec HDCAM-SR __________________ "eyes through a digital world"

February 26th, 2007, 02:37 PM	#11
Drew Curran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 370	This is excellent. Quality work like this makes me reaffirm my confidence in the HD100 Thanks for posting it. Andrew __________________ Pixol www.pixol.co www.facebook.com/pixolmedia www.twitter.com/pixolmedia

February 28th, 2007, 11:14 AM	#13
Sean Adair Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 463	awesome Thank you for posting this. It really looks tremendous, and I will be very happy to read anymore information you have the time to post on further details. The swish pans are so cool! Were these doctored? The move between the 2 boxers looked like it might be a pickup shot matched in there - but in any case it was awesome. Hope the guys having trouble panning their cameras got a chance to look at this. It's 25p, and I assume 1/50 shutter right? In any case - great lighting, set, shooting, editing..... __________________ Sean Adair - NYC - www.adairproductions.com JVC GY-HM-700 with 17x5 lens, MacPro 3.2ghz 8-core, 18gb. (JVC HD200 4 sale soon)

February 25th, 2007, 11:01 PM	#2
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	That's a fantastic spot, Miltos! Congrats.

February 25th, 2007, 11:27 PM	#3
Alan Larsen Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Upland Posts: 28	wow....thoroughly impressed. Would you mind giving some detail on the entire production such as budget, lenses, camera rig, etc.? Thanks so much. I'm looking to get one of these 35mm adapters but not sure which brand to go with...your spot makes me want to rethink my options :)

February 26th, 2007, 12:45 AM	#4
Jamon Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY NY USA Posts: 95	You rocked it!

February 26th, 2007, 05:30 AM	#8
Marc Jayson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Hague, The Netherlands Posts: 112	Wow!!!!! this looks like it has been shot on 16 or 35mm!!

February 26th, 2007, 08:50 AM	#9
Ruben Vandepitte New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	Great image and editing. Any chance of posting the settings/scene file?

February 26th, 2007, 11:38 AM	#10
Miltos Pilalitos Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Piraeus, Greece Posts: 53	Hey guys! I am glad you liked it! The scene file was Paolo's True color 3. Since last summer the camera is locked with those settings and 90% of the times i don't have to alter it. I have more to say about the camera set up but i have to run now... Soon i will have some free time and will post about it!

February 26th, 2007, 05:34 PM	#12
Hayes Roberts Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Naples FLA Posts: 89	Now we're talking! Looking forward to hearing about your experience with the Letus. Which lenses did you use and how was it working with the 1.9 magnification? Great job!

February 28th, 2007, 11:55 AM	#14
Farishad Latjuba Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 35	Hi Miltos... do you use JVC's camera own viewfinder to track the focus in your frame or put another LCD monitor to assist you?

February 28th, 2007, 12:53 PM	#15
Alan Ortiz Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 392	This was amazing. I wish I saw this weeks ago before I started to go on an HVX craze thinking I could get much better images out of the HVX. I dont see as much great stuff coming out of the HD100 camp as I do the HVX. A friend of mine is hell bent on getting rid of his DVX (he does mostly narrative work) and I keep trying to tell him and myself that its more than just the camera- its great direction, acting, scripting, editing, lighting, audio, etc and basically the overall mise-en-scene in a short that create something truly great. Thanks for posting it. -Alán