Show Your Work 2007

Randy Stewart · December 14th, 2007, 11:21 PM

Ash,
Thanks for replying. Agree, sound is blown out in a couple of places. The camera was unmanned (on tripod) and I screwed up the setting of my lav mic. As for the hand-held shots...we were going for the "24" look so we used a mixture of handheld movements and short cuts to raise the pace and suspense. The music was created using Cinescore (Sony). I have to give my son (the spy) the credit for the music, editing (in Vegas Pro) and much of the direction. We are re-mixing the sound and music based upon some "sound" advice from Mr. Victor Milt (award winning producer). Will post the new version later.
Thanks again for your input.
Randy

Heath Vinyard · December 15th, 2007, 09:09 AM

Hey all.
I have two projects that I've posted on my myspace site that I'd love to get some feedback on, constructive hopefully. :)

The first is titled "A FAIR PRICE." This is a Grindhouse inspired trailer that was fun to shoot and edit and is really meant in the spirit of over the top entertainment coming from the exploitation point of view. It was shot on my JVC HD100 camera and edited using Vegas 7 and Adobe After Effects/Photoshop.

The second is a 15 minute piece called "A STEP TOO FAR." This was the first 13 pages of a feature length script that I co-wrote that was entered in the Creative Screenwriting screenplay competition. The script grabbed a "Considered" grade in the contest, so we went out to make a marketing package to include this piece. Again, this was shot using my JVC camera and edited with the same setup.

These are the first two things I've shot. I have more stuff coming. 2 new shorts I'm getting ready to shoot and a music video/CD promotion that I'm excited about.

Please let me know what you think and thank you for viewing. You can see them on my myspace page.
Heath

http://myspace.com/neverfearstudios

John De Rienzo · December 15th, 2007, 10:25 AM

Hi Heath,

I did not have the time to watch both. I think you might find 15min's is a bit too long for someone to review here!

These are my thoughts on ' A fair Price'

I found the titles difficult to read, and the general font not great. Maybe it's just a you tube thing!

For a trailer it would not inspire me to want to watch the film. I thought the voice over was very poor!!! this can make or break a trailer.

Also not enough variety. Too many cuts with girl shooting from her gun and not much substance in between.\Where is the atmospheric soundrack? Please take this as a critique and not personal. I am sure others will have their different viewpoints on this.

Cheers.
John De Rienzo

Devesh Verma · December 15th, 2007, 12:59 PM

hey everyone!

i'm really glad to finally get on the forums. I wanted to get some feedback with my short film i recently made. it was shot on the canon xl-2 with the 20x optical lens and edited in final cut studio 2 (mainly final cut pro and motion)and magic bullet color correction. if you're curious about the logo it was done with a combo of photoshop, motion, shake and after effects. let me know what you guys think!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SS1jTQxAh3M

Devesh Verma
www.deveshverma.com

Alessandro Garabaghi · December 15th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Well i finally have a way to stream my HD video from my Canon XH A1, i hope you enjoy...

http://wakevids.com

Steve Yager · December 15th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Hey guys, I'm featured on the front page of revver.com in the big video window. Show some love and give me a click. All the sketches we shoot are on the A1.

Josh Chesarek · December 15th, 2007, 03:46 PM

Gave me a laugh :) Now Im hungry for Ribbs....

Nathan Quattrini · December 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM

not sure what will happen still. I`m trying to start up a small video production company to try and get out of my crappy day job that pays squat. I need to estaablish myself enough that I could support us before she could live here. I already tried living there...but no BA degree makes it impossible to work legally, and the penalty for getting caught is minimum 5 year no-rentry. She will come here for 2 months next year and try it out and go from there I guess...just sucks waiting another 5 months to see her again :(

Brad Vaughan · December 15th, 2007, 04:58 PM

Looks awesome.

The Footage is really clean and actualy quite steady considering you're in a boat cruising pretty fast!

Well done.

Loren Simons · December 15th, 2007, 11:34 PM

very nice, like it alot!

Paul Mailath · December 16th, 2007, 03:53 AM

Hi all,

we just wrapped on our first short and some of the stills from the shoot are here:

http://www.mailath.com/gallery/

We couldn't have done it without the information contained in this great site and the advice from the members - thanks to everyone and it's onward and upward from here.

I'll upload some footage soon.

Shot on the Canon XH-A1 with the Letus Extreme, Canon lenses:

24mm 2.8
35mm 2
50mm 1.4

Indifocus rails & Followfocus
Libec LS38 tripod
Lowel DV creator 44 lighting kit & 2 800w redheads
homemade dolly & jib

Gilbert Khoury · December 16th, 2007, 08:00 AM

Great Job!!!

What camera did you use? and did you use Magic bullet?

Gilbert.

Heath Vinyard · December 16th, 2007, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John De Rienzo

Hi Heath,

I did not have the time to watch both. I think you might find 15min's is a bit too long for someone to review here!

These are my thoughts on ' A fair Price'

I found the titles difficult to read, and the general font not great. Maybe it's just a you tube thing!

For a trailer it would not inspire me to want to watch the film. I thought the voice over was very poor!!! this can make or break a trailer.

Also not enough variety. Too many cuts with girl shooting from her gun and not much substance in between.\Where is the atmospheric soundrack? Please take this as a critique and not personal. I am sure others will have their different viewpoints on this.

Cheers.
John De Rienzo

Hello.
Thanks for taking a look at Fair Price. I guess you didn't read the blog I posted about it, so understandable. This was to actually be a 15 minute short, but after I got into the editing room I noticed that a good 85% of my footage was out of focus. So what we had to work with was pretty much that footage. If I'd have had more to work with, I'd have used other stuff.

Thank you for taking a look and giving me the feedback. I really appreciate hearing all viewpoints on my stuff. It definitely helps me grow as a film maker.

Alessandro Garabaghi · December 16th, 2007, 08:51 AM

Brad - i just purchased a right handle pistol style grip that still photographers use. It was only $12 and someone who does a lot of filming like that suggested it, saying it helps. Cant wait to try it out.

Jack Barker · December 16th, 2007, 10:18 AM

Devesh - Wow!

Very cool. Good actors and editing. I'm not a great fan of hand-held, so maybe a tripod would have helped. The voice on the phone was hard to hear, but I was able to get the message. Good work - keep it up.

December 15th, 2007, 09:09 AM	#1232
Heath Vinyard Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 296	2 Projects I Shot - Reviews Please Hey all. I have two projects that I've posted on my myspace site that I'd love to get some feedback on, constructive hopefully. :) The first is titled "A FAIR PRICE." This is a Grindhouse inspired trailer that was fun to shoot and edit and is really meant in the spirit of over the top entertainment coming from the exploitation point of view. It was shot on my JVC HD100 camera and edited using Vegas 7 and Adobe After Effects/Photoshop. The second is a 15 minute piece called "A STEP TOO FAR." This was the first 13 pages of a feature length script that I co-wrote that was entered in the Creative Screenwriting screenplay competition. The script grabbed a "Considered" grade in the contest, so we went out to make a marketing package to include this piece. Again, this was shot using my JVC camera and edited with the same setup. These are the first two things I've shot. I have more stuff coming. 2 new shorts I'm getting ready to shoot and a music video/CD promotion that I'm excited about. Please let me know what you think and thank you for viewing. You can see them on my myspace page. Heath http://myspace.com/neverfearstudios __________________ Heath Vinyard www.ghostlandmedia.com

December 15th, 2007, 12:59 PM	#1234
Devesh Verma Tourist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 3	new to the forums, short film hey everyone! i'm really glad to finally get on the forums. I wanted to get some feedback with my short film i recently made. it was shot on the canon xl-2 with the 20x optical lens and edited in final cut studio 2 (mainly final cut pro and motion)and magic bullet color correction. if you're curious about the logo it was done with a combo of photoshop, motion, shake and after effects. let me know what you guys think! http://youtube.com/watch?v=SS1jTQxAh3M Devesh Verma www.deveshverma.com

December 15th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#1235
Alessandro Garabaghi Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 132	my new site! Well i finally have a way to stream my HD video from my Canon XH A1, i hope you enjoy... http://wakevids.com

December 15th, 2007, 02:40 PM	#1236
Steve Yager Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 157	I'm featured! Hey guys, I'm featured on the front page of revver.com in the big video window. Show some love and give me a click. All the sketches we shoot are on the A1.

December 15th, 2007, 03:58 PM	#1238
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	not sure what will happen still. I`m trying to start up a small video production company to try and get out of my crappy day job that pays squat. I need to estaablish myself enough that I could support us before she could live here. I already tried living there...but no BA degree makes it impossible to work legally, and the penalty for getting caught is minimum 5 year no-rentry. She will come here for 2 months next year and try it out and go from there I guess...just sucks waiting another 5 months to see her again :( __________________ Cinematography Site

December 14th, 2007, 11:21 PM	#1231
Randy Stewart Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hooper, UT Posts: 177	Ash, Thanks for replying. Agree, sound is blown out in a couple of places. The camera was unmanned (on tripod) and I screwed up the setting of my lav mic. As for the hand-held shots...we were going for the "24" look so we used a mixture of handheld movements and short cuts to raise the pace and suspense. The music was created using Cinescore (Sony). I have to give my son (the spy) the credit for the music, editing (in Vegas Pro) and much of the direction. We are re-mixing the sound and music based upon some "sound" advice from Mr. Victor Milt (award winning producer). Will post the new version later. Thanks again for your input. Randy

December 15th, 2007, 10:25 AM	#1233
John De Rienzo Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 313	Hi Heath, I did not have the time to watch both. I think you might find 15min's is a bit too long for someone to review here! These are my thoughts on ' A fair Price' I found the titles difficult to read, and the general font not great. Maybe it's just a you tube thing! For a trailer it would not inspire me to want to watch the film. I thought the voice over was very poor!!! this can make or break a trailer. Also not enough variety. Too many cuts with girl shooting from her gun and not much substance in between.\Where is the atmospheric soundrack? Please take this as a critique and not personal. I am sure others will have their different viewpoints on this. Cheers. John De Rienzo

December 15th, 2007, 03:46 PM	#1237
Josh Chesarek Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 978	Gave me a laugh :) Now Im hungry for Ribbs....

December 15th, 2007, 04:58 PM	#1239
Brad Vaughan Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 241	Looks awesome. The Footage is really clean and actualy quite steady considering you're in a boat cruising pretty fast! Well done.

December 15th, 2007, 11:34 PM	#1240
Loren Simons Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 288	very nice, like it alot! __________________ Loren Simons

December 16th, 2007, 03:53 AM	#1241
Paul Mailath Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Coast - NSW, Australia Posts: 1,606	1st short film 'Prick' Hi all, we just wrapped on our first short and some of the stills from the shoot are here: http://www.mailath.com/gallery/ We couldn't have done it without the information contained in this great site and the advice from the members - thanks to everyone and it's onward and upward from here. I'll upload some footage soon. Shot on the Canon XH-A1 with the Letus Extreme, Canon lenses: 24mm 2.8 35mm 2 50mm 1.4 Indifocus rails & Followfocus Libec LS38 tripod Lowel DV creator 44 lighting kit & 2 800w redheads homemade dolly & jib __________________ Cheers - Paul M. www.perbenyik.com

December 16th, 2007, 08:00 AM	#1242
Gilbert Khoury Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 47	Great Job!!! What camera did you use? and did you use Magic bullet? Gilbert.

December 16th, 2007, 08:51 AM	#1244
Alessandro Garabaghi Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 132	Brad - i just purchased a right handle pistol style grip that still photographers use. It was only $12 and someone who does a lot of filming like that suggested it, saying it helps. Cant wait to try it out.

December 16th, 2007, 10:18 AM	#1245
Jack Barker Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 342	Devesh - Wow! Very cool. Good actors and editing. I'm not a great fan of hand-held, so maybe a tripod would have helped. The voice on the phone was hard to hear, but I was able to get the message. Good work - keep it up.