Anyone from Myrtle Beach, SC? at DVinfo.net

John Harris · July 23rd, 2003, 12:18 PM

Hey there.. I'm John Harris and i'd like to introduce myself as a freelance videographer in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. I'm still a low level novice when it comes to DV but i've found out that it's a pretty easy learning curve (yeah, right...).

Currently, i'm using an XL-1S, Sony MiniDV and an Arri 16SB to film stock footage here in the MB area for an upcoming project my friends and I plan to cast/film/edit in the fall. The idea is to produce a homegrown "mockumentary" about our area along the lines of Christoper Guest's work (without the ad-lib dialog) or Michael Moore's movies (minus the politics).

So far, we're on the right track filming an incredible number of hours during the major weekends and festivals for the practice. We've gotten several "man on the street" and "girls gone wild" moments on tape with a comedy bent and a heck of a lot of stock footage about the area. Tape is cheap, so we've been burning it up.

I also just moved into a new home and i've already painted an 8'x8' section of wall with four coats of Sherwin-Williams "Irish Green" paint to do some Chroma-key. It works great!

If there's anyone along the Grand Strand that want's to correspond, drop me a message.

Rob Lohman · July 25th, 2003, 08:31 AM

Welcome aboard, John! Seems like you have some interesting
crossovers shooting both DV and on the Arri camera. You combine
footage in shorts/movies?

John Harris · July 25th, 2003, 11:51 AM

That's the plan, although the expense of shooting direct to 16 mm and paying for the digital transfers are more than we anticipated. However, there's nothing like shooting direct to film for a more organic moviemaking process.

So far we've shot about 800 feet of film with the Arri (about 14 minutes) and we're happy with the results, although the transfers do look a little bit saturated compared to the XL-1s.

Thanks for the cheery welcome!

Rob Lohman · July 30th, 2003, 01:28 PM

So I'm assuming that you are going to do color grading/correction
in the digital world on the film footage? What are you going to use?

July 23rd, 2003, 12:18 PM	#1
John Harris Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: N. Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 31	Anyone from Myrtle Beach, SC? Hey there.. I'm John Harris and i'd like to introduce myself as a freelance videographer in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. I'm still a low level novice when it comes to DV but i've found out that it's a pretty easy learning curve (yeah, right...). Currently, i'm using an XL-1S, Sony MiniDV and an Arri 16SB to film stock footage here in the MB area for an upcoming project my friends and I plan to cast/film/edit in the fall. The idea is to produce a homegrown "mockumentary" about our area along the lines of Christoper Guest's work (without the ad-lib dialog) or Michael Moore's movies (minus the politics). So far, we're on the right track filming an incredible number of hours during the major weekends and festivals for the practice. We've gotten several "man on the street" and "girls gone wild" moments on tape with a comedy bent and a heck of a lot of stock footage about the area. Tape is cheap, so we've been burning it up. I also just moved into a new home and i've already painted an 8'x8' section of wall with four coats of Sherwin-Williams "Irish Green" paint to do some Chroma-key. It works great! If there's anyone along the Grand Strand that want's to correspond, drop me a message. __________________ Now in production on "The Redneck Riviera" at www.aiptasiafilms.com

July 25th, 2003, 08:31 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Welcome aboard, John! Seems like you have some interesting crossovers shooting both DV and on the Arri camera. You combine footage in shorts/movies? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 25th, 2003, 11:51 AM	#3
John Harris Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: N. Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 31	Arri and the XL-1s That's the plan, although the expense of shooting direct to 16 mm and paying for the digital transfers are more than we anticipated. However, there's nothing like shooting direct to film for a more organic moviemaking process. So far we've shot about 800 feet of film with the Arri (about 14 minutes) and we're happy with the results, although the transfers do look a little bit saturated compared to the XL-1s. Thanks for the cheery welcome! __________________ Now in production on "The Redneck Riviera" at www.aiptasiafilms.com

July 30th, 2003, 01:28 PM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	So I'm assuming that you are going to do color grading/correction in the digital world on the film footage? What are you going to use? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors