SI2K in Western Australia.

Bob Hart · September 21st, 2009, 09:38 PM

Steve.

Thanks for your advice. My personal preference would be as you suggest, use the batteries. Steve Rice has a five hour battery and two v-mounts good for about 35 minutes each.

On the shoot the other night, there was a lot of standby time due to intermittent rain and we went way overtime. There was insufficient time before the next call to completely recharge the batteries.

I tried running a 12v power feed from a car into the location which was in bushland however the cable run was too long and too much voltage drop.

In regards the use of the term "underscan" I may be misusing it.

The SI2K image which the HDTV displays is a smaller rectangle inside the available screen area. This may be due to limited choices available on the HDTV. I won't know until I test on another display. As long as a director can have a video split, it is all that matters.

Bob Hart · October 24th, 2009, 08:17 PM

For those with an interest in things Western Australian, here is a link to a rough grading test of some footage shot for Steve Rice's project by Jim Frater yesterday. These are not the better shots but ones which I copied to my computer. (See Below).

"I BELONG TO THE SHADOWS" - PRE-PROD PROMOTIONAL TRAILER ROUGH GRADING TEST. By Bob Hart On ExposureRoom

The shakycam imaging of the first shot is intended to represent the view through a sniper's telescopic sight or binoculars and would have a vignetting effect added.

Maxtor compact "One Touch" USB drives are proving to be a bit cranky. Out of three, one no,longer works at all, one seems to abort out of copying an entire directory and one is satisfactory. Two do not work at all on my XP computer or another computer at work, but are okay on another and also a laptop tested.

The "My Book" style drives which require separate power seem to be fine, with no failures so far - touch wood.

Andrew Smith · October 27th, 2009, 04:15 AM

The only thing I can spot is that it looks like he's already hit the ground and died (and completely still on the feet/boots) by the time the food tray drops to the ground.

Apart from that, nice work.

Andrew

Steve Nordhauser · October 27th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Bob,
Very nice. I would find it interesting to see the same shots after grading.
Steve

Bob Hart · October 27th, 2009, 11:32 AM

Andrew.

The clip I posted is only my own rough assembly of some of the shots. I think Steve's directorial intent is that the girl remains frozen until the officer hits the floor then drops the tray. The sniper has sent a bullet past her left ear. She has been expecting it but is still shocked. In retrospect, she should have reacted even if having expected it.

I have not seen the other shots. These include a bullet injury painted into the officer's forhead, so all this is likely to have been covered.

Steven.

My "grade" as such, consisted of applying default look and bringing the whites up in the waveform. I am not the editor, who will likely work from the raw image. The lighting in the mirror shot was daylight spill through wide stable door and window plus one overhead camera lamp covered by a plastic cup.

Bob Hart · November 3rd, 2009, 02:58 AM

For those interested, here is the pole rig we used for the in-air shots a while back. In this instance it was used for in-car shots.

Camera operator, Steven Rice.

Driver-Actor, James With.

Pole front-end locates in a large foam wedge in the gap between windscreen and coaming (dash). The operator holds the other end.

FOOTNOTE: Image changed for one of better quality.

Andrew Smith · November 3rd, 2009, 03:23 AM

Hi Bob,

That's quite interesting. And I realised after typing that it was a rough edit for the purpose of grading. (slaps self on forehead)

Actually, I thought what must have happened is that the girl was the assassin with a gun held under the tray ... which is why the baddie gets shot when he has opened the door and is facing the girl.

I do appreciate the clips that you post. It's all very interesting.

Andrew

October 24th, 2009, 08:17 PM	#62
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 2,898	"I Belong To The Shadows" For those with an interest in things Western Australian, here is a link to a rough grading test of some footage shot for Steve Rice's project by Jim Frater yesterday. These are not the better shots but ones which I copied to my computer. (See Below). "I BELONG TO THE SHADOWS" - PRE-PROD PROMOTIONAL TRAILER ROUGH GRADING TEST. By Bob Hart On ExposureRoom The shakycam imaging of the first shot is intended to represent the view through a sniper's telescopic sight or binoculars and would have a vignetting effect added. Maxtor compact "One Touch" USB drives are proving to be a bit cranky. Out of three, one no,longer works at all, one seems to abort out of copying an entire directory and one is satisfactory. Two do not work at all on my XP computer or another computer at work, but are okay on another and also a laptop tested. The "My Book" style drives which require separate power seem to be fine, with no failures so far - touch wood.

October 27th, 2009, 05:41 AM	#64
Steve Nordhauser Silicon Imaging, Inc. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Troy, NY USA Posts: 325	Bob, Very nice. I would find it interesting to see the same shots after grading. Steve __________________ Silicon Imaging, Inc. We see the Light! http://www.siliconimaging.com

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September 21st, 2009, 09:38 PM	#61
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 2,898	Steve. Thanks for your advice. My personal preference would be as you suggest, use the batteries. Steve Rice has a five hour battery and two v-mounts good for about 35 minutes each. On the shoot the other night, there was a lot of standby time due to intermittent rain and we went way overtime. There was insufficient time before the next call to completely recharge the batteries. I tried running a 12v power feed from a car into the location which was in bushland however the cable run was too long and too much voltage drop. In regards the use of the term "underscan" I may be misusing it. The SI2K image which the HDTV displays is a smaller rectangle inside the available screen area. This may be due to limited choices available on the HDTV. I won't know until I test on another display. As long as a director can have a video split, it is all that matters.

October 27th, 2009, 04:15 AM	#63
Andrew Smith Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 292	The only thing I can spot is that it looks like he's already hit the ground and died (and completely still on the feet/boots) by the time the food tray drops to the ground. Apart from that, nice work. Andrew

October 27th, 2009, 11:32 AM	#65
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 2,898	Andrew. The clip I posted is only my own rough assembly of some of the shots. I think Steve's directorial intent is that the girl remains frozen until the officer hits the floor then drops the tray. The sniper has sent a bullet past her left ear. She has been expecting it but is still shocked. In retrospect, she should have reacted even if having expected it. I have not seen the other shots. These include a bullet injury painted into the officer's forhead, so all this is likely to have been covered. Steven. My "grade" as such, consisted of applying default look and bringing the whites up in the waveform. I am not the editor, who will likely work from the raw image. The lighting in the mirror shot was daylight spill through wide stable door and window plus one overhead camera lamp covered by a plastic cup.

November 3rd, 2009, 03:23 AM	#67
Andrew Smith Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 292	Hi Bob, That's quite interesting. And I realised after typing that it was a rough edit for the purpose of grading. (slaps self on forehead) Actually, I thought what must have happened is that the girl was the assassin with a gun held under the tray ... which is why the baddie gets shot when he has opened the door and is facing the girl. I do appreciate the clips that you post. It's all very interesting. Andrew