Show Your Work 2008

Marcel D. Van Someren · June 28th, 2008, 11:42 PM

Outstanding!

Oren Arieli · June 29th, 2008, 10:41 AM

Heck yeah! I'd hire him.

Mike Gorski · June 29th, 2008, 10:58 PM

Okay so here is a video put together that was shot on the fly. My friend did it for a school project and it we tried to have fun with it. Let me know what you think. If you have a laugh or you think its ridiculous send it to a friend for a laugh. All comments welcome! Thanks to all who took the time to watch this 1 minute video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxni8pkiDjE

Nick Mitzenmacher · June 30th, 2008, 01:39 AM

http://vimeo.com/1159781

A video I made of me painting a canvas for my mom's mother's day present.
I tried to capture small details and add an artistic side to the video instead of the ordinary timelapse videos while i was painting which made the process a little longer because it was only me painting and filming. Still a fun process though. The painting now hangs in my living room =)

Camera: Canon XHA1, stock lens
Edits: Final Cut Pro 6

Music:
The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning

Oleg Kalyan · June 30th, 2008, 08:10 AM

cross post, have to delete, same one located in Canon H1 thread,
Sorry for inconvenience!

Nick Avdienko · June 30th, 2008, 04:01 PM

I just put together this quick promo video for a theatre company. I had to sit in the audience, so I couldn't get too many creative shots. Shot with a GL2

Let me know - I'd like to get some constructive criticism.

http://www.vimeo.com/1253195

Thanks

Martin Labelle · June 30th, 2008, 05:57 PM

My Hvr-A1u is at the doctor and I had to buy a camera to keep working, its the Sony HC-5
I am very much surprised of the result and its more reliable and work better for rock concert(spot focus and spotmeter on screen touchpad)
I just bought a second today($500), so from now on I will have a back up.

Sony Hc-5, wide angle 0737y, edit in imovie and final cut 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyg6cqPIY0&fmt=18

Mike Bisom · July 1st, 2008, 08:43 AM

Hello,

We put together our first commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnnL_n-yS4g

Forgive the YouTube quality (I tried to upload to .Mac but it won't play). For some background, we are primarily event shooters. We were asked to submit a "sample" commercial edit to be considered for sub-contracting out for inexpensive, local cable access commercial productions. We taped on Thursday, logged & captured on Sunday, and edited all day on Monday (we wanted to simulate a tight deadline). We used Sony DSR250 & 170 cameras. There are some slow shutter effects shot that don't play well on YouTube and the blue text doesn't show up as well either.

Comments appreciated,
Mike

Oren Arieli · July 1st, 2008, 10:15 AM

The flying titles are a bit dated. Try to stick with one or 2 fonts throughout for unity. Lighting could have been better on the 'band' (but it was a nice touch having them 'appear' during the pan). A bit heavy on the whip-zoom for my taste. Ending graphic is too busy, especially with the moving 'waveform' graphic. The voice-over should be outsourced to a pro, which will really help 'sell' the ad.

Mike Bisom · July 1st, 2008, 11:01 AM

Thanks for the feedback! I completely agree about the voice over- that's me in the basement trying to wrap up a sample! The Studio will be supplying the "official" audio bed- but that might not be for a few more weeks and we wanted to get the sample in sooner rather than later in hopes of getting some paid gigs! We did stick with two fonts, the WAMI was a logo graphic provided to us. I agree on the lighting, however given what I have to work (light kit wise) with and the time constraints shooting, this was the best we could do. Although I am sure we will get better and faster with time! I liked the ending graphic though- would be interested in hearing other thoughts.

Mike

July 1st, 2008, 04:11 PM

wow, impressive.

July 1st, 2008, 04:20 PM

great video man. and a very cool painting as well.

James Stone · July 2nd, 2008, 08:39 AM

Hey Oren, doesn't it reminds you of the local spots you see on Ch.36 and Ch.26 for "Dynamo Alarm Company" and so and so's dental office?

James

Bill Spearman · July 2nd, 2008, 07:14 PM

fwiw, I like the appearance of the band, nice touch, and regarding the ending graphics, I feel it would have more punch if the tag line "Get serious..." appeared first, then the remainder popped in. That is your money slogan.

Also, I was personally distracted by the pseudo audio track graphic - I kept thinking it would resolve into wavelength form but it didn't. May be a cleaner look to drop that, although I admire what you were shooting for. Nicely done.

Mike Williams · July 2nd, 2008, 09:33 PM

I think you could use some extreme closeups of some dental grills ala flava flaz. Think WMD wide medium detail and use some slo mo in key spots . I wanted to see a some more twenty fo's give some cool angles and maybe some fish eye shots.

Get guys to really breath down the lens. Move the cam around a little. I feel in something like this if it's going to be hand held go for it. Take some chances make a move in and turn the cam dutch at the end etc.

Overall I liked it. But I felt a more frenetic pace could be used.

June 29th, 2008, 10:58 PM	#723
Mike Gorski Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA Posts: 163	Quick Coca-Cola Ad Okay so here is a video put together that was shot on the fly. My friend did it for a school project and it we tried to have fun with it. Let me know what you think. If you have a laugh or you think its ridiculous send it to a friend for a laugh. All comments welcome! Thanks to all who took the time to watch this 1 minute video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxni8pkiDjE

June 30th, 2008, 01:39 AM	#724
Nick Mitzenmacher New Boot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 9	So Many Colors! http://vimeo.com/1159781 A video I made of me painting a canvas for my mom's mother's day present. I tried to capture small details and add an artistic side to the video instead of the ordinary timelapse videos while i was painting which made the process a little longer because it was only me painting and filming. Still a fun process though. The painting now hangs in my living room =) Camera: Canon XHA1, stock lens Edits: Final Cut Pro 6 Music: The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning

June 30th, 2008, 08:10 AM	#725
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	A newborn baby story, shot with 35mm optics cross post, have to delete, same one located in Canon H1 thread, Sorry for inconvenience! Last edited by Oleg Kalyan; July 1st, 2008 at 01:29 AM. Reason: cross post

June 30th, 2008, 04:01 PM	#726
Nick Avdienko Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 54	First Video Post - let me know what you think! I just put together this quick promo video for a theatre company. I had to sit in the audience, so I couldn't get too many creative shots. Shot with a GL2 Let me know - I'd like to get some constructive criticism. http://www.vimeo.com/1253195 Thanks

June 30th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#727
Martin Labelle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: montreal Posts: 170	1st concert shoot with Sony HC-5(A1u at repair) My Hvr-A1u is at the doctor and I had to buy a camera to keep working, its the Sony HC-5 I am very much surprised of the result and its more reliable and work better for rock concert(spot focus and spotmeter on screen touchpad) I just bought a second today($500), so from now on I will have a back up. Sony Hc-5, wide angle 0737y, edit in imovie and final cut 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyg6cqPIY0&fmt=18

June 28th, 2008, 11:42 PM	#721
Marcel D. Van Someren Major Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 325	Outstanding!

June 29th, 2008, 10:41 AM	#722
Oren Arieli Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 918	Heck yeah! I'd hire him.

July 1st, 2008, 08:43 AM	#728
Mike Bisom Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kenosha WI Posts: 65	First Commercial, feedback Hello, We put together our first commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnnL_n-yS4g Forgive the YouTube quality (I tried to upload to .Mac but it won't play). For some background, we are primarily event shooters. We were asked to submit a "sample" commercial edit to be considered for sub-contracting out for inexpensive, local cable access commercial productions. We taped on Thursday, logged & captured on Sunday, and edited all day on Monday (we wanted to simulate a tight deadline). We used Sony DSR250 & 170 cameras. There are some slow shutter effects shot that don't play well on YouTube and the blue text doesn't show up as well either. Comments appreciated, Mike

July 1st, 2008, 10:15 AM	#729
Oren Arieli Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 918	The flying titles are a bit dated. Try to stick with one or 2 fonts throughout for unity. Lighting could have been better on the 'band' (but it was a nice touch having them 'appear' during the pan). A bit heavy on the whip-zoom for my taste. Ending graphic is too busy, especially with the moving 'waveform' graphic. The voice-over should be outsourced to a pro, which will really help 'sell' the ad.

July 1st, 2008, 11:01 AM	#730
Mike Bisom Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kenosha WI Posts: 65	Thanks for the feedback! I completely agree about the voice over- that's me in the basement trying to wrap up a sample! The Studio will be supplying the "official" audio bed- but that might not be for a few more weeks and we wanted to get the sample in sooner rather than later in hopes of getting some paid gigs! We did stick with two fonts, the WAMI was a logo graphic provided to us. I agree on the lighting, however given what I have to work (light kit wise) with and the time constraints shooting, this was the best we could do. Although I am sure we will get better and faster with time! I liked the ending graphic though- would be interested in hearing other thoughts. Mike

July 1st, 2008, 04:11 PM	#731
Guest Posts: n/a	wow, impressive.

July 1st, 2008, 04:20 PM	#732
Guest Posts: n/a	great video man. and a very cool painting as well.

July 2nd, 2008, 08:39 AM	#733
James Stone Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 40	Hey Oren, doesn't it reminds you of the local spots you see on Ch.36 and Ch.26 for "Dynamo Alarm Company" and so and so's dental office? James

July 2nd, 2008, 07:14 PM	#734
Bill Spearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 161	fwiw, I like the appearance of the band, nice touch, and regarding the ending graphics, I feel it would have more punch if the tag line "Get serious..." appeared first, then the remainder popped in. That is your money slogan. Also, I was personally distracted by the pseudo audio track graphic - I kept thinking it would resolve into wavelength form but it didn't. May be a cleaner look to drop that, although I admire what you were shooting for. Nicely done.

July 2nd, 2008, 09:33 PM	#735
Mike Williams Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USVI Posts: 232	More ECU's I think you could use some extreme closeups of some dental grills ala flava flaz. Think WMD wide medium detail and use some slo mo in key spots . I wanted to see a some more twenty fo's give some cool angles and maybe some fish eye shots. Get guys to really breath down the lens. Move the cam around a little. I feel in something like this if it's going to be hand held go for it. Take some chances make a move in and turn the cam dutch at the end etc. Overall I liked it. But I felt a more frenetic pace could be used.