On location with Nike and the EX1 at DVinfo.net

Christofer Thelin · November 3rd, 2009, 01:17 PM

Did a shoot with Nike earlier this spring for their 2009/10 collection and they published it on the site today.

Direct link to the video here
http://cdn0.mpora.com/play/video/7y9ODXK1E/mp4/

For the whole story hit over to:
Nike 6.0 - Insider - Nike 6.0 End of Season Shoot ? Sweden, Spring 2009

Cheers!

Ian Planchon · November 4th, 2009, 11:17 AM

was it a naked ex1? there were some shots in there that looked like you had a swing tilt, so I assumed MBL.

I love shooting action sports. Looked like fun. Did notice the snow clipping out in some shots though.

Christofer Thelin · November 5th, 2009, 11:59 AM

This is just a naked EX1 with my custom color profile. It´s edited by Nike in London.

It´s a shame since they didn´t use the action shots that I thought was the best since there were some more non "Eurosport" angles there to ;)

The swing tilt I accualy did with just a shorter fixed legt on the tripod (uneven lenght on the 3 legs) and just counterbalanced it untill the leg hit the ground.

Garrett Low · November 5th, 2009, 12:16 PM

Great video Christofer,

were the slow mo segements done with the EX1 or in post?

Garrett

Tim Polster · November 5th, 2009, 12:19 PM

Thanks for sharing. Excellent shooting.

The slo-motion looked great. Please tell us what framerate etc... you used.

I would say with this high profile type of shoot you were lucky the studio strobes did not create any CMOS effects in the video.

I would have been sweating this if I had known there were going to be flashes with every jump!

Good thing the shots were wide and strobes were not powerful enough to overpower the ambient light.

Christofer Thelin · November 5th, 2009, 01:05 PM

Thanks, glad you all liked it
Everything is done "in-camera"
I usally shoot 720/24/60fps for slow with 250 shutter or greater (this camera really demands highspeed shutter to get great slowmotion) Always in macro with a full iris to give some dof. Always whant to have as little equipment as possible with me since, dollys, cranes asf ad weight on the mountain/sled. We did have a huge cherrypicker for this shoot but Nike didn´t use any of the shots.. ashame since it was a hassel to get up the moutain behide the snowcat.

I dont realy see the flashband as an issue since i know its there I look at it as an image effect. (Tips, see Iron Maiden´s Flight 666 whitch is made with the EX1) With the new XDCAM Clip browser however you can just correct all flashbands right at import to.. but as I said.. I accualy like the look, like film clutters but in the digital world =)

To avoid flashbands.. just dont let the flash fill the whole frame with light.. and you get away with most things.. Did a indoor shoot with the Four Stars team from US and that sucked.. the shoot was in a cave with flashes everywere.. there the problem was more annoying..

November 3rd, 2009, 01:17 PM	#1
Christofer Thelin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 30	On location with Nike and the EX1 Did a shoot with Nike earlier this spring for their 2009/10 collection and they published it on the site today. Direct link to the video here http://cdn0.mpora.com/play/video/7y9ODXK1E/mp4/ For the whole story hit over to: Nike 6.0 - Insider - Nike 6.0 End of Season Shoot ? Sweden, Spring 2009 Cheers!

November 5th, 2009, 11:59 AM	#3
Christofer Thelin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 30	This is just a naked EX1 with my custom color profile. It´s edited by Nike in London. It´s a shame since they didn´t use the action shots that I thought was the best since there were some more non "Eurosport" angles there to ;) The swing tilt I accualy did with just a shorter fixed legt on the tripod (uneven lenght on the 3 legs) and just counterbalanced it untill the leg hit the ground. __________________ SkullFilms Productions www.skullfilms.se

November 5th, 2009, 01:05 PM	#6
Christofer Thelin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 30	Thanks, glad you all liked it Everything is done "in-camera" I usally shoot 720/24/60fps for slow with 250 shutter or greater (this camera really demands highspeed shutter to get great slowmotion) Always in macro with a full iris to give some dof. Always whant to have as little equipment as possible with me since, dollys, cranes asf ad weight on the mountain/sled. We did have a huge cherrypicker for this shoot but Nike didn´t use any of the shots.. ashame since it was a hassel to get up the moutain behide the snowcat. I dont realy see the flashband as an issue since i know its there I look at it as an image effect. (Tips, see Iron Maiden´s Flight 666 whitch is made with the EX1) With the new XDCAM Clip browser however you can just correct all flashbands right at import to.. but as I said.. I accualy like the look, like film clutters but in the digital world =) To avoid flashbands.. just dont let the flash fill the whole frame with light.. and you get away with most things.. Did a indoor shoot with the Four Stars team from US and that sucked.. the shoot was in a cave with flashes everywere.. there the problem was more annoying.. __________________ SkullFilms Productions www.skullfilms.se

November 4th, 2009, 11:17 AM	#2
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	was it a naked ex1? there were some shots in there that looked like you had a swing tilt, so I assumed MBL. I love shooting action sports. Looked like fun. Did notice the snow clipping out in some shots though.

November 5th, 2009, 12:16 PM	#4
Garrett Low Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 1,774	Great video Christofer, were the slow mo segements done with the EX1 or in post? Garrett

November 5th, 2009, 12:19 PM	#5
Tim Polster Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 2,231	Thanks for sharing. Excellent shooting. The slo-motion looked great. Please tell us what framerate etc... you used. I would say with this high profile type of shoot you were lucky the studio strobes did not create any CMOS effects in the video. I would have been sweating this if I had known there were going to be flashes with every jump! Good thing the shots were wide and strobes were not powerful enough to overpower the ambient light.