Show Your Work 2007

Sheldon Blais · February 28th, 2007, 02:10 PM

The last two were ingenius. Very clever and well edited.......

Cole McDonald · February 28th, 2007, 04:27 PM

I'd love to get some reviews on this...beat it up, I have a thick skin. You can start with the failings of using an unbalanced microphone with cheap floursescent lights, and ending up with hollow sounding dialog from all the audio scrubbing I had to do to them. Then hit Cinematography, lighting, blocking, editing etc.

HIT ME!

Steven Gotz · February 28th, 2007, 04:52 PM

Only one suggestion.... leave the text on the screen a little longer for older, slower, folks to read.

Jeremiah McLamb · February 28th, 2007, 09:16 PM

hey guys...I posted this on the XHA1 forum in full HD...but had to take it down because it was eating up my transfer rate on my website...so...here it is in non HD glory...but thought I would put it out there for you guys to rate it..comment on it...etc...thanks!!

Film Permalink: http://films.thelot.com/films/30436

Riley Harmon · March 1st, 2007, 04:09 AM

Video & Film isn't just a theatre and an audience...

http://rileyharmon.com/diorama.htm

counter-terrorists win, nuff said

Brian Brown · March 1st, 2007, 09:32 AM

Well, I'm not gonna BEAT ya up, but here's some observations.

Good:
Lighting was very nice, except for a rare few instances. Talent was talented. Girl was scarily made-up, which is good. Nice range of shots and the editing was fairly seamless. So you must have had good coverage (rare indeed on a low budget). It was funny!

Bad:
A few times the light shadows on the Dad's face (towards the end). A lot of the b-roll archive footage seemed out of place. Now, this could be fine, if that's your intent... but start rolling it in during Dad's speech, too, so you set up your audience to accept it.

The scene just went on too long, IMHO. Dad's speech could have been way shorter and really place more focus on Mom's zingers.

Ugly:
Audio, like you said. Much of Mom's key dialog is lost in the muddiness. Maybe this is why the b-roll came into being in the first place... to mask your edits and/or script changes. But ADR it or something, since it's so paramount to the piece.

Also, the video took forever to download/ stream. Much of your audience will give up before watching it.

But overall, I was entertained. Which is what you set out to do. So please keep up the good work!
Brian Brown
BrownCow Productions

Cyril Christian · March 1st, 2007, 09:47 AM

Hi!

If you can check out my film Duplicity and leave some feedback it would be greatly appreciated.

http://films.thelot.com/films/28878

"A private investigator takes on a seemingly effortless assignment only to uncover more than he bargained for."

It was shot on the XL2 if you are wondering.

Thanks!

Dan Reed · March 1st, 2007, 11:59 AM

Shot this with a DVX100, hardware lights, and a boom mic. There's no mercy for low budget out here. Let me know what you think.

http://films.thelot.com/films/21143

Cole McDonald · March 1st, 2007, 12:12 PM

Thank you very much sir. Hopefully the audio will be better in future productions. My production company just purchased a Canon MA100 and a Used Sony ECM 672 shotgun to replace my Audio Technica ATR55 that we've been shooting with.

Thanks for taking the time to watch, What kind of file size do you generally look for when downloading films, I know some of the sizes on this board are just gargantuan. I'd, obviously, like to make my work open to as wide an audience as possible.

Charles Papert · March 1st, 2007, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Reed

There's no mercy for low budget out here.http://films.thelot.com/films/21143

What do you mean by this, Dan?

Peter Sieben · March 1st, 2007, 02:12 PM

Isn't here anybody who needs a little Fade? Looking forwards to your opinion, thanks.

Mike Andrade · March 1st, 2007, 06:35 PM

Good work. The pacing was pretty smooth and I really liked the lighting in the last scene. I just left you a review.

Brian Brown · March 2nd, 2007, 01:28 AM

I don't think it was a file size issue. I'm used to 50-100MB+ video file sizes, since I have a 1.5Mb connection. It seems your domain server was a bit sluggish, but it could have been a temporary thing. It stalled out at some point and I went along surfing and reading posts here... and your vid finally popped up and started playing like 20min later.

Whatever your encoding settings are, they look great. And it's nice that you've done low-res. versions for folks on dial-up, etc.

Brian

Cole McDonald · March 2nd, 2007, 09:48 AM

ah yes, the server is on DSL. I've traded off server connection speed for unlimited drivespace and bandwidth usage...and price. It's a friends' server, so it's free...I bought him a drive upon which to host my stuff at one point in time. We're looking into faster options as we speak.

Michael Pulcinella · March 2nd, 2007, 11:57 AM

This is just for fun. It's clip from a bodybuilding contest that I shot last year. The videography is not exemplary, I just thought I'd post it to give you all a laugh.

I can't believe this competitor had ever SEEN a bodybuilding contest before, let alone been in one! He didn't have a clue what to do! Nor did he have any muscles!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLdNgyhJl0

February 28th, 2007, 04:27 PM	#227
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	I'd love to get some reviews on this...beat it up, I have a thick skin. You can start with the failings of using an unbalanced microphone with cheap floursescent lights, and ending up with hollow sounding dialog from all the audio scrubbing I had to do to them. Then hit Cinematography, lighting, blocking, editing etc. HIT ME! __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

February 28th, 2007, 04:52 PM	#228
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	Only one suggestion.... leave the text on the screen a little longer for older, slower, folks to read. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

February 28th, 2007, 09:16 PM	#229
Jeremiah McLamb Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 174	My new short film (for OTL submission) hey guys...I posted this on the XHA1 forum in full HD...but had to take it down because it was eating up my transfer rate on my website...so...here it is in non HD glory...but thought I would put it out there for you guys to rate it..comment on it...etc...thanks!! Film Permalink: http://films.thelot.com/films/30436

March 1st, 2007, 04:09 AM	#230
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	Video & Film Isnt... Video & Film isn't just a theatre and an audience... http://rileyharmon.com/diorama.htm counter-terrorists win, nuff said

March 1st, 2007, 09:47 AM	#232
Cyril Christian New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 9	Duplicity for On The Lot (5:35 run time) Hi! If you can check out my film Duplicity and leave some feedback it would be greatly appreciated. http://films.thelot.com/films/28878 "A private investigator takes on a seemingly effortless assignment only to uncover more than he bargained for." It was shot on the XL2 if you are wondering. Thanks!

February 28th, 2007, 02:10 PM	#226
Sheldon Blais Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 114	The last two were ingenius. Very clever and well edited.......

March 1st, 2007, 09:32 AM	#231
Brian Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Estes Park, CO USA Posts: 426	Well, I'm not gonna BEAT ya up, but here's some observations. Good: Lighting was very nice, except for a rare few instances. Talent was talented. Girl was scarily made-up, which is good. Nice range of shots and the editing was fairly seamless. So you must have had good coverage (rare indeed on a low budget). It was funny! Bad: A few times the light shadows on the Dad's face (towards the end). A lot of the b-roll archive footage seemed out of place. Now, this could be fine, if that's your intent... but start rolling it in during Dad's speech, too, so you set up your audience to accept it. The scene just went on too long, IMHO. Dad's speech could have been way shorter and really place more focus on Mom's zingers. Ugly: Audio, like you said. Much of Mom's key dialog is lost in the muddiness. Maybe this is why the b-roll came into being in the first place... to mask your edits and/or script changes. But ADR it or something, since it's so paramount to the piece. Also, the video took forever to download/ stream. Much of your audience will give up before watching it. But overall, I was entertained. Which is what you set out to do. So please keep up the good work! Brian Brown BrownCow Productions

March 1st, 2007, 11:59 AM	#233
Dan Reed Tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LA, USA Posts: 4	Hollywood, CA (used to be Western Mass) Shot this with a DVX100, hardware lights, and a boom mic. There's no mercy for low budget out here. Let me know what you think. http://films.thelot.com/films/21143

March 1st, 2007, 12:12 PM	#234
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	Thank you very much sir. Hopefully the audio will be better in future productions. My production company just purchased a Canon MA100 and a Used Sony ECM 672 shotgun to replace my Audio Technica ATR55 that we've been shooting with. Thanks for taking the time to watch, What kind of file size do you generally look for when downloading films, I know some of the sizes on this board are just gargantuan. I'd, obviously, like to make my work open to as wide an audience as possible. __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

March 1st, 2007, 02:12 PM	#236
Peter Sieben Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 345	Isn't here anybody who needs a little Fade? Looking forwards to your opinion, thanks. __________________ Peter / Orphic Film www.orphicfilm.nl and www.myspace.com/orphicfilm

March 1st, 2007, 06:35 PM	#237
Mike Andrade Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 136	Good work. The pacing was pretty smooth and I really liked the lighting in the last scene. I just left you a review. __________________ Mike A

March 2nd, 2007, 01:28 AM	#238
Brian Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Estes Park, CO USA Posts: 426	I don't think it was a file size issue. I'm used to 50-100MB+ video file sizes, since I have a 1.5Mb connection. It seems your domain server was a bit sluggish, but it could have been a temporary thing. It stalled out at some point and I went along surfing and reading posts here... and your vid finally popped up and started playing like 20min later. Whatever your encoding settings are, they look great. And it's nice that you've done low-res. versions for folks on dial-up, etc. Brian

March 2nd, 2007, 09:48 AM	#239
Cole McDonald Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sauk Rapids, MN, USA Posts: 1,675	ah yes, the server is on DSL. I've traded off server connection speed for unlimited drivespace and bandwidth usage...and price. It's a friends' server, so it's free...I bought him a drive upon which to host my stuff at one point in time. We're looking into faster options as we speak. __________________ Web Youtube Facebook

March 2nd, 2007, 11:57 AM	#240
Michael Pulcinella Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ridley Park, PA, USA Posts: 269	Wacky posing routine This is just for fun. It's clip from a bodybuilding contest that I shot last year. The videography is not exemplary, I just thought I'd post it to give you all a laugh. I can't believe this competitor had ever SEEN a bodybuilding contest before, let alone been in one! He didn't have a clue what to do! Nor did he have any muscles!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLdNgyhJl0