Show Your Work 2006

Dylan Pank · July 19th, 2006, 03:43 AM

It sounds like a great idea - almost too good to be true! Would there be any content guidlines or limitations? I'm not talking about putting porn up there, but say if a film had bad language or contentious controversial subject matter. SOuld there also be file size limits - For example, I have a short film in 720p h.264 format and it's around 200mb in size. Or are you thinking mainly along the lines of camera tests like Ben's?

Dylan Pank · July 19th, 2006, 03:52 AM

Should add - The festival will take place in venuas around Portsmnouth from the 10-19 November 2006.

The deadline for submissions for the Sixty Second Film Festival is September 30, 2006.

The deadline for submissions for Shorts: Cut is 15 October 2006.

Remember, the Sixty Second Film Festival is open to submission from anywhere in the world.

Dylan

Matt Stedeford · July 19th, 2006, 10:01 AM

Hi,

No file size limits, and no content restrictions. (Well the only content restriction I might consider would be that this would be for the purpose of DVinfo/DVXuser forum posts, and not for personal use).

So Dylan, your 200mb film would be fine.

I have noticed some posters saying they don't want to use youtube to host their vids, does anyone know why or what restrictions there are with youtube that might make this useful?

Thanks,

Matt

Jean-Francois Robichaud · July 19th, 2006, 10:22 AM

YouTube reserves the right to use/distribute/modify your video. It's a non-exclusive argument, but it does bother a lot of people. All similar services have the same agreement (yahoo video, myspace, etc).

You might want to put a restriction on copyrighted material (i.e. not owned by the person who posts the video).

Christopher Lefchik · July 19th, 2006, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jean-Francois Robichaud

All similar services have the same agreement (yahoo video, myspace, etc).

ClipShack doesn't appear to have that agreement. They do say you grant them "a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable right and license to use, copy, adapt, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, reference, index and cache...your Content and any materials you submit to ClipShack," but that is only "to provide the Site, Services, and Content to you and to perform our obligations under these Terms of Use."

They allow video sizes up to 100 MB, and give 5 GB space total for clips and photos. They do convert video to the Flash format, so if you don't like that format you should be aware of that fact.

Ash Greyson · July 20th, 2006, 08:17 AM

General composition and locations are nice. Most all the footage needs some CC. The only real mistake is the vast overuse of the servo zoom. Try to do dolly moves if you want movement. Manual snap zooms are fine but servo zoom moves are something you just wont find very much in professional work and you have dozens of them in this video.

ash =o)

Justin Tomchuk · July 20th, 2006, 02:53 PM

The music video is very cliche driven and unoriginal. Just about every part of this video looks like 90% of the other music videos you see on TV. So in the end, it didn't hold my attention. Just my opinion, so don't take my comments to heart. Otherwise it looks well done and I can see a lot of effort.

Riley Harmon · July 20th, 2006, 11:37 PM

i work at Information Technology on OU's campus with media services, here is a promo I did for the help desk and service centers, disregard the crappy audio, we're getting ready to order new mics

www.rileyharmon.com/temp/IT1.mov
30mb

Justin Tomchuk · July 21st, 2006, 08:03 AM

LOL. The intro is hilarious, his acting was convincing too.

The music is sometimes too loud and it can be distracting, but maybe that is just me. I would have made the intro black and white, and the rest in colour but it still works. Other than that is well made, it looks professional and I am sure the University would greatly appreciate it.

Nick Hope · July 21st, 2006, 11:56 PM

I've uploaded a page of Bali diving videos that I shot when I was there in May.

Any comments you have, good or bad, would be greatly appreciated.

Nick

Ash Greyson · July 22nd, 2006, 12:53 PM

Most bands, labels and MTV WANT cliche, that is why they all look that way. FOr every Michele Gondry video there are 50 McG videos they run... The music video has become less an art and more a generic showcase for a band....

ash =o)

Bill Porter · July 22nd, 2006, 11:29 PM

Funny! Cool effects, too.

Keep it up!

Dale Guthormsen · July 22nd, 2006, 11:54 PM

Nick,

I am rendering some footage for a test dvd so I slid over to the other computer and watched one of your clips at your site.

Spectacular footage of the night dive!!

I am very curious what you shot with!!! the clearity was stunning and colors were great. did you alter the colors in post?

Nick Hope · July 23rd, 2006, 01:42 AM

Hi Dale,

Was shooting with a Sony VX2000 and Light & Motion Sunray halogen lights. The lights have a blue gel over them to knock back the warmth a bit and reduce the sheer amount of light so I don't get blown out whites and can get closer to the fish. I then either run in auto white balance or I manually white balance on white gaffer tape stuck on my fin.

I then usually drop the red down a tiny amount in Sony Vegas to get the colour balance how I want it.

Cheers,

Nick

Tim Johnson · July 23rd, 2006, 09:03 AM

hilarious and love the comic panel idea

July 19th, 2006, 03:52 AM	#572
Dylan Pank Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 611	Further Information Should add - The festival will take place in venuas around Portsmnouth from the 10-19 November 2006. The deadline for submissions for the Sixty Second Film Festival is September 30, 2006. The deadline for submissions for Shorts: Cut is 15 October 2006. Remember, the Sixty Second Film Festival is open to submission from anywhere in the world. Dylan

July 19th, 2006, 10:22 AM	#574
Jean-Francois Robichaud Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 142	YouTube reserves the right to use/distribute/modify your video. It's a non-exclusive argument, but it does bother a lot of people. All similar services have the same agreement (yahoo video, myspace, etc). You might want to put a restriction on copyrighted material (i.e. not owned by the person who posts the video). __________________ JF Robichaud

July 20th, 2006, 11:37 PM	#578
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	promo i work at Information Technology on OU's campus with media services, here is a promo I did for the help desk and service centers, disregard the crappy audio, we're getting ready to order new mics www.rileyharmon.com/temp/IT1.mov 30mb

July 21st, 2006, 11:56 PM	#580
Nick Hope Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 189	Bali diving videos I've uploaded a page of Bali diving videos that I shot when I was there in May. Any comments you have, good or bad, would be greatly appreciated. Nick __________________ Bubble Vision Underwater Video \| YouTube Channel \| Facebook Page

July 22nd, 2006, 11:54 PM	#583
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Nick, I am rendering some footage for a test dvd so I slid over to the other computer and watched one of your clips at your site. Spectacular footage of the night dive!! I am very curious what you shot with!!! the clearity was stunning and colors were great. did you alter the colors in post? __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

July 19th, 2006, 03:43 AM	#571
Dylan Pank Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 611	It sounds like a great idea - almost too good to be true! Would there be any content guidlines or limitations? I'm not talking about putting porn up there, but say if a film had bad language or contentious controversial subject matter. SOuld there also be file size limits - For example, I have a short film in 720p h.264 format and it's around 200mb in size. Or are you thinking mainly along the lines of camera tests like Ben's?

July 19th, 2006, 10:01 AM	#573
Matt Stedeford Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 41	Hi, No file size limits, and no content restrictions. (Well the only content restriction I might consider would be that this would be for the purpose of DVinfo/DVXuser forum posts, and not for personal use). So Dylan, your 200mb film would be fine. I have noticed some posters saying they don't want to use youtube to host their vids, does anyone know why or what restrictions there are with youtube that might make this useful? Thanks, Matt

July 20th, 2006, 08:17 AM	#576
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	General composition and locations are nice. Most all the footage needs some CC. The only real mistake is the vast overuse of the servo zoom. Try to do dolly moves if you want movement. Manual snap zooms are fine but servo zoom moves are something you just wont find very much in professional work and you have dozens of them in this video. ash =o)

July 20th, 2006, 02:53 PM	#577
Justin Tomchuk Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 164	The music video is very cliche driven and unoriginal. Just about every part of this video looks like 90% of the other music videos you see on TV. So in the end, it didn't hold my attention. Just my opinion, so don't take my comments to heart. Otherwise it looks well done and I can see a lot of effort.

July 21st, 2006, 08:03 AM	#579
Justin Tomchuk Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 164	LOL. The intro is hilarious, his acting was convincing too. The music is sometimes too loud and it can be distracting, but maybe that is just me. I would have made the intro black and white, and the rest in colour but it still works. Other than that is well made, it looks professional and I am sure the University would greatly appreciate it.

July 22nd, 2006, 12:53 PM	#581
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	Most bands, labels and MTV WANT cliche, that is why they all look that way. FOr every Michele Gondry video there are 50 McG videos they run... The music video has become less an art and more a generic showcase for a band.... ash =o)

July 22nd, 2006, 11:29 PM	#582
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Funny! Cool effects, too. Keep it up!

July 23rd, 2006, 01:42 AM	#584
Nick Hope Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 189	Hi Dale, Was shooting with a Sony VX2000 and Light & Motion Sunray halogen lights. The lights have a blue gel over them to knock back the warmth a bit and reduce the sheer amount of light so I don't get blown out whites and can get closer to the fish. I then either run in auto white balance or I manually white balance on white gaffer tape stuck on my fin. I then usually drop the red down a tiny amount in Sony Vegas to get the colour balance how I want it. Cheers, Nick __________________ Bubble Vision Underwater Video \| YouTube Channel \| Facebook Page

July 23rd, 2006, 09:03 AM	#585
Tim Johnson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 101	hilarious and love the comic panel idea __________________ (Wishes to be more informative and helpful than a nuisance)