Doubleclutch Music Video at DVinfo.net

Dan Lahav · January 28th, 2004, 01:46 PM

Here is a rough cut of Doubleclutch's "videomercial" that John Hudson and I shot with the DVX... Directed by Kevin Carpenter and edited by Shawn, both of ExFilms.

http://www.exfilms.com/downloads/wtmw.mp4

Just to clarify, we had 2 cameramen on this shoot, one was me and the other was John Hudson. Default Scene file #6, all natural lighting atop a 5 story building in the heart of downtown San Diego.

Spencer Houck · January 28th, 2004, 03:51 PM

Dan, that footage looks quite good. I do love the image a DVX produces, especially when in the hands of someone who knows whats up. Can't say I like the music, but it feels like a music video to me, so thats all that matters. I loved the movement in there, any details on the jib/crane used?

Spencer Houck

Kevin Carpenter · January 30th, 2004, 08:10 PM

Spencer -

We used the CobraCrane II+ available from Promax. (http://www.promax.com)

It was the least expensive jib I could find that had a tilt head. It is extremely easy to set up and mount on a standard tripod. It can reach up to 14 feet high. It has come in really handy, for the price I highly recommend it.

Dylan Couper · January 31st, 2004, 05:07 PM

Not bad at all!

I think the lips are out of synch in some places though.

Rob Lohman · February 3rd, 2004, 03:14 PM

Looks nice! The audio seemed to lack a bit of punch though,
especially in the lead singers voice. But that might have been
the encoding....

Adam Burtle · February 6th, 2004, 06:45 AM

great job.. i love the camera angles... really DOES feel like a music video.

only slight gripe is maybe around 00:27 where you do a quick cut from one camera angle to another on the lead singer.. and the first angle had a lot of contrast, second angle has somewhat less. Kinda feels like maybe you just forgot to raise the contrast on the second angle (i.e. it wasn't intentional).. if it was intentional, maybe desaturate the second angle or something else to show more disparity between the two.

Love the video tho.. catchy pop-punk as well.

Kevin Carpenter · March 25th, 2004, 12:38 PM

****Here is the finished clip****

http://www.exfilms.com/downloads/wtmwhi.mov

Thanks in advance for any comments and critiques.

Adam Burtle - I think I know the part you're talking about. The cut is the same angle, but we used two different corners of the building to shoot on (chasing the sunlight). We intentionally made that one cut so that the building behind the lead singer changes with a little swish pan. I thought the effect was kind of cool and I also wanted to see if anyone would notice the changing buildings.

Rob Lohman - You're right that the audio lacks some punch. It could have a little to do with the compression, but probably mostly to do with the low budget recording of the album. For what they paid they got great results...but far from record label quality.

Kyle Kauss · March 26th, 2004, 02:12 PM

that's a awesome song and a cool video

Rob Lohman · March 28th, 2004, 04:53 AM

The new video is looking awesome Kevin! Very good work!! Can't
you have some audio wizard take a look at your audio track? It's
just lacking a bit of punch which someone might be able to get
in there.

January 28th, 2004, 01:46 PM	#1
Dan Lahav Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: CA Posts: 172	Doubleclutch Music Video Here is a rough cut of Doubleclutch's "videomercial" that John Hudson and I shot with the DVX... Directed by Kevin Carpenter and edited by Shawn, both of ExFilms. http://www.exfilms.com/downloads/wtmw.mp4 Just to clarify, we had 2 cameramen on this shoot, one was me and the other was John Hudson. Default Scene file #6, all natural lighting atop a 5 story building in the heart of downtown San Diego.

January 28th, 2004, 03:51 PM	#2
Spencer Houck Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 65	Dan, that footage looks quite good. I do love the image a DVX produces, especially when in the hands of someone who knows whats up. Can't say I like the music, but it feels like a music video to me, so thats all that matters. I loved the movement in there, any details on the jib/crane used? Spencer Houck __________________ www.par-t-com.net > C'mon, you know you wanna click it.

January 30th, 2004, 08:10 PM	#3
Kevin Carpenter New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 15	Spencer - We used the CobraCrane II+ available from Promax. (http://www.promax.com) It was the least expensive jib I could find that had a tilt head. It is extremely easy to set up and mount on a standard tripod. It can reach up to 14 feet high. It has come in really handy, for the price I highly recommend it. __________________ - KC http://www.exfilms.com

January 31st, 2004, 05:07 PM	#4
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Not bad at all! I think the lips are out of synch in some places though. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 3rd, 2004, 03:14 PM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Looks nice! The audio seemed to lack a bit of punch though, especially in the lead singers voice. But that might have been the encoding.... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 6th, 2004, 06:45 AM	#6
Adam Burtle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 173	great job.. i love the camera angles... really DOES feel like a music video. only slight gripe is maybe around 00:27 where you do a quick cut from one camera angle to another on the lead singer.. and the first angle had a lot of contrast, second angle has somewhat less. Kinda feels like maybe you just forgot to raise the contrast on the second angle (i.e. it wasn't intentional).. if it was intentional, maybe desaturate the second angle or something else to show more disparity between the two. Love the video tho.. catchy pop-punk as well.

March 25th, 2004, 12:38 PM	#7
Kevin Carpenter New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 15	**Here is the finished clip** http://www.exfilms.com/downloads/wtmwhi.mov Thanks in advance for any comments and critiques. Adam Burtle - I think I know the part you're talking about. The cut is the same angle, but we used two different corners of the building to shoot on (chasing the sunlight). We intentionally made that one cut so that the building behind the lead singer changes with a little swish pan. I thought the effect was kind of cool and I also wanted to see if anyone would notice the changing buildings. Rob Lohman - You're right that the audio lacks some punch. It could have a little to do with the compression, but probably mostly to do with the low budget recording of the album. For what they paid they got great results...but far from record label quality. __________________ - KC http://www.exfilms.com

March 26th, 2004, 02:12 PM	#8
Kyle Kauss Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114	that's a awesome song and a cool video

March 28th, 2004, 04:53 AM	#9
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The new video is looking awesome Kevin! Very good work!! Can't you have some audio wizard take a look at your audio track? It's just lacking a bit of punch which someone might be able to get in there. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors