UWOL #4 "Wet weather" by Trond Saetre at DVinfo.net

Trond Saetre · July 23rd, 2007, 04:17 AM

Lately it has been raining a lot, so it was natural to use the rain to create my video about water.

Parts of the video was shot through the window from my living room because I didn't want to expose the camera to the heavy rain.

A short clip where a rain drop hits a blade of a flower, the speed of the clip is reduced to 5%!! Still not slow enough to see everything that happens, but I think it came out good anyway.

(Link to the video will be included here later.
Most likely Saturday when I return from a week hiking in the mountains)

Dale Guthormsen · July 24th, 2007, 10:26 AM

Trond,

I think you music was perfect for you clip!! I liked it all. If I were to critic at all it would be the leaf scenes werre a bit to long. they were very nice to be certain.

good Job!!

Bruce Foreman · July 24th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Rain falling is a beautiful thing to portray if you're lucky enough to have it last long enough. I really liked the soul soothing quality of what you got shooting through the window, it worked very well.

Very nicely done and a pleasure to watch

Catherine Russell · July 24th, 2007, 05:53 PM

Hi Trond:

Nicely done. And you said you were going to get into After Effects after uwol3 and you did with your title! How fun! You have a way of making such soothing and inviting films. The super slow motion of water droplets and rain was very intriguing.

Nice job Trond!

And thanks again for getting me into the contest after missing the sign up deadline.

Cheers,

Cat

Kevin Railsback · July 24th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Trond,

Beautiful film! The only thing that took me out of it was the title. You had such beautiful footage, I wish you would have had a title that didn't compete with it.

Man, a slow fade in with a simple title and it would have been off to the races!

Very relaxing, soothing piece. The music worked hand in hand with the imagery.
There was a little bump going form the slow motion raindrop ( which was awesome ) to the live motion. Smooth that out and I bet it looks even better. I liked your first going into slow motion better because it was allot smoother transition.

Very peaceful, I feel like I'm rested now. :)

Nice level pans.

The waterfall at :50 sounds really tinny. Is this from compression?

Marco Wagner · July 24th, 2007, 08:09 PM

I really loved the slowed water drops and the slow soft focus toward the end!!!! Very good compilation.

Brian McKay · July 25th, 2007, 07:03 AM

nice work trond....the flow worked perfectly for me, i did find the leaf scene a bit long however the music carried me through that section.

overall i liked it.

brian

Jeff Hendricks · July 25th, 2007, 09:39 AM

Beautiful piece.

I agree with the title comment...sometimes if you are not careful titles can come out a bit cheezy. Better sometimes to stick with basic stuff...on the other hand I know how fun it is to make something like that on your own video.

I really enjoyed your little film and my favorite shot was that of the leaves with the rack focus. Nice job...I am a sucker for rack focus

Jeff

Geir Inge · July 26th, 2007, 07:39 AM

Hi Trond.
I think this is a much better film then you delivered in uwol3.
Much more variation of scenes and the choice of music is fine.
Also your way of editing has improved since uwol3.
I wish you good luck.

Geir Inge

Per Johan Naesje · July 26th, 2007, 08:08 AM

Hi Trond,
a nice entry with lots of variation. If you don't mind I have a few comments:
at 0:50 the small waterflow, I think you have used a very high shutter speed on this one dont't like the stutter effect it gives, the sound is also very metallic.
starting at 1:46, this scene of the leaf is too long I think, you could had a close-up shoot of the water drop on the leaf at the end in stead.

But this is just minor comments. Your film was very nice with nice music too!

David Gemmell · July 27th, 2007, 01:03 AM

Hi Trond,
I enjoyed the very relaxing feel of your movie, sort of like being indoors in front of the fire while the rain pours outside - probably your great choice of music brought this out in me.
I do agree with Per on the lengthy shot of the water falling on the leaf and also noticed the colour/Gamma change at 1.35? I probably would have left out the plastic table - as I felt it broke the beautiful natural images you displayed so well. However, I am being very picky here as overall, I did like your movie and it's very soothing feel.

Vidar Vedaa · July 27th, 2007, 05:52 AM

Trond,
Yes,That was a realy harmonic film from ulvvatne??
I like the story, nice film.

Trond Saetre · July 28th, 2007, 12:06 PM

First of all, thank you very much everyone for your comments.
I appreciate all the feedback.

I just came back from a week hiking in the mountains here in Norway, so hopefully I can watch all of your videos and give my comments the next few days.

The sound of the waterfall at 0:50 do sound metallic. Nothing has been done in post with the sound. And the original file has the same sound as the compressed version.
It was some wind (about 10-15mph) when I recorded it, and shame on me, I didn't monitor the sound during recording.
Maybe this is the reason?
EDIT: After thinking a bit about this... The water hit some rocks pretty hard just below the frame. This can have caused the "metallic/thin" sound.
Any other good ideas to what might have caused this sound?

David,
I was wondering if I should include the water falling on the white plastic table. But I wanted to show the intensity of the rain, and that's why I included it. I agree the table doesn't really fit in with the rest of the film.

A little late, but better later than never. So now I also have a link to my film in this thread...
http://www.uwolchallenge.com/challen...wetweather.mov

Gordon Hoffman · July 31st, 2007, 06:15 AM

Trond
Nice job. I think you have a very good video. Other than a couple edits as mentioned I liked it.

Gordon Hoffman

Ruth Happel · July 31st, 2007, 02:40 PM

I really liked the slow motion drops hitting the water, a wonderful image. and the raindrops on the leaves were magical. This was a very nice film.

Ruth

July 23rd, 2007, 04:17 AM	#1
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	UWOL #4 "Wet weather" by Trond Saetre Lately it has been raining a lot, so it was natural to use the rain to create my video about water. Parts of the video was shot through the window from my living room because I didn't want to expose the camera to the heavy rain. A short clip where a rain drop hits a blade of a flower, the speed of the clip is reduced to 5%!! Still not slow enough to see everything that happens, but I think it came out good anyway. (Link to the video will be included here later. Most likely Saturday when I return from a week hiking in the mountains)

July 24th, 2007, 10:26 AM	#2
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Trond, I think you music was perfect for you clip!! I liked it all. If I were to critic at all it would be the leaf scenes werre a bit to long. they were very nice to be certain. good Job!! __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

July 24th, 2007, 06:09 PM	#5
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Trond, Beautiful film! The only thing that took me out of it was the title. You had such beautiful footage, I wish you would have had a title that didn't compete with it. Man, a slow fade in with a simple title and it would have been off to the races! Very relaxing, soothing piece. The music worked hand in hand with the imagery. There was a little bump going form the slow motion raindrop ( which was awesome ) to the live motion. Smooth that out and I bet it looks even better. I liked your first going into slow motion better because it was allot smoother transition. Very peaceful, I feel like I'm rested now. :) Nice level pans. The waterfall at :50 sounds really tinny. Is this from compression? __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 24th, 2007, 08:09 PM	#6
Marco Wagner Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saint Cloud, Florida Posts: 1,043	I really loved the slowed water drops and the slow soft focus toward the end!!!! Very good compilation. __________________ www.facebook.com/projectspecto

July 25th, 2007, 09:39 AM	#8
Jeff Hendricks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Carson Valley, Nevada Posts: 248	Beautiful piece. I agree with the title comment...sometimes if you are not careful titles can come out a bit cheezy. Better sometimes to stick with basic stuff...on the other hand I know how fun it is to make something like that on your own video. I really enjoyed your little film and my favorite shot was that of the leaves with the rack focus. Nice job...I am a sucker for rack focus Jeff __________________ www.tahoestarr.com

July 24th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#3
Bruce Foreman Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 1,518	Rain falling is a beautiful thing to portray if you're lucky enough to have it last long enough. I really liked the soul soothing quality of what you got shooting through the window, it worked very well. Very nicely done and a pleasure to watch

July 24th, 2007, 05:53 PM	#4
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Hi Trond: Nicely done. And you said you were going to get into After Effects after uwol3 and you did with your title! How fun! You have a way of making such soothing and inviting films. The super slow motion of water droplets and rain was very intriguing. Nice job Trond! And thanks again for getting me into the contest after missing the sign up deadline. Cheers, Cat

July 25th, 2007, 07:03 AM	#7
Brian McKay Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Canada Posts: 289	nice work trond....the flow worked perfectly for me, i did find the leaf scene a bit long however the music carried me through that section. overall i liked it. brian

July 26th, 2007, 07:39 AM	#9
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,342	Hi Trond. I think this is a much better film then you delivered in uwol3. Much more variation of scenes and the choice of music is fine. Also your way of editing has improved since uwol3. I wish you good luck. Geir Inge __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

July 26th, 2007, 08:08 AM	#10
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Hi Trond, a nice entry with lots of variation. If you don't mind I have a few comments: at 0:50 the small waterflow, I think you have used a very high shutter speed on this one dont't like the stutter effect it gives, the sound is also very metallic. starting at 1:46, this scene of the leaf is too long I think, you could had a close-up shoot of the water drop on the leaf at the end in stead. But this is just minor comments. Your film was very nice with nice music too! __________________ - Per Johan

July 27th, 2007, 01:03 AM	#11
David Gemmell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bendigo, Australia Posts: 234	Hi Trond, I enjoyed the very relaxing feel of your movie, sort of like being indoors in front of the fire while the rain pours outside - probably your great choice of music brought this out in me. I do agree with Per on the lengthy shot of the water falling on the leaf and also noticed the colour/Gamma change at 1.35? I probably would have left out the plastic table - as I felt it broke the beautiful natural images you displayed so well. However, I am being very picky here as overall, I did like your movie and it's very soothing feel.

July 27th, 2007, 05:52 AM	#12
Vidar Vedaa Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: bergen norway Posts: 235	Trond, Yes,That was a realy harmonic film from ulvvatne?? I like the story, nice film.

July 28th, 2007, 12:06 PM	#13
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Thank you everyone for the feedback! First of all, thank you very much everyone for your comments. I appreciate all the feedback. I just came back from a week hiking in the mountains here in Norway, so hopefully I can watch all of your videos and give my comments the next few days. The sound of the waterfall at 0:50 do sound metallic. Nothing has been done in post with the sound. And the original file has the same sound as the compressed version. It was some wind (about 10-15mph) when I recorded it, and shame on me, I didn't monitor the sound during recording. Maybe this is the reason? EDIT: After thinking a bit about this... The water hit some rocks pretty hard just below the frame. This can have caused the "metallic/thin" sound. Any other good ideas to what might have caused this sound? David, I was wondering if I should include the water falling on the white plastic table. But I wanted to show the intensity of the rain, and that's why I included it. I agree the table doesn't really fit in with the rest of the film. A little late, but better later than never. So now I also have a link to my film in this thread... http://www.uwolchallenge.com/challen...wetweather.mov Last edited by Trond Saetre; July 28th, 2007 at 05:13 PM. Reason: added new info

July 31st, 2007, 06:15 AM	#14
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Trond Nice job. I think you have a very good video. Other than a couple edits as mentioned I liked it. Gordon Hoffman

July 31st, 2007, 02:40 PM	#15
Ruth Happel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 488	I really liked the slow motion drops hitting the water, a wonderful image. and the raindrops on the leaves were magical. This was a very nice film. Ruth