Highlights clip
Hey all,
It's been a while, so I thought I'd post a highlights clip: http://www.nosmallroles.com/laura_gerry.h.264.mov Shot on a Z1 and a HV30. First time using a Merlin, too, so that was fun. Any comments always appreciated. Travis, feel free to point out the clips lacking contrast. I know you're good for it! Cheers, and greetings from Montreal. |
Very nice! did you use twixtor for your slowmo?
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Good to see one of your new productions. Heh, well now that you mention it, a few clips did look like they have my GL2's lens (a bit gray cast). But I fight that on all my shots (is that a Canon lens issue???) Looks like the gliding shots (shot with what I assume is a HV30 / Merlin) were the only shots to exhibit that characteristic. I may be slowly changing fro ma Canon guy back to a Sony guy (I shot my first 4 on a HDR-FX1, and the rest on XL1/GL2).
The shot at 1;)4 was a little odd with the flowers in the background and then some glass reflections showing an SLR lens. Not bad, just felt odd. Was that the Photographer being the shadow / shooting the same thing right next to you? It looked like it happened again near 1:10. Jog job catching the doves. Those little buggers are hard to predict! I've shot at least two weddings with our local "dove lady" and each time it takes me a few second to catch up to them. Cork & wine bottle shot was very cool! You could see it sailing off in the distance. Did you slow that down on post? I'll be real nit-picky here and say that some of the gliding shots show the tell-tail gyroscopic tilt as the sled is rotated quickly. Dynamic balance is so stinking hard to get! I've never gotten it for my Glidecam 4k. I have to compensate by pulling below the gimble in the direction of the turn to counter act the shot pitching to the left (ie at 2:30) Did I see a diagonal linear wipe at 2:43? that seemed to be the only "effects" transition that wasn't a straight cut / dissolve or a whip pan. Fun video and thanks for sharing! |
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No, that's not twixtor. It's the preset timewarp effects in Avid Xpress Pro. I'm continually amazed at how good a slow motion it gives. Thanks for watching! |
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Great edit Vito!
Thanks for sharing. My only nitpick would be the colored frames during the stills. I'm partial to white but that's just me. That shot of the priest smelling the flowers was so money! |
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You did a great job of working with the music, too. Especially a good Canadian song like that, hehe. |
Hey Jason,
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You know, I really thought people would notice more how lucky I got with the drumming shot. What are the chances he would break a stick and the piece would fly right into frame? Thanks for checking it out, Jason. Greatly appreciated. |
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Man it helps the video production when the groomsmen are loose and funny and not scared of the camera. Now most of them would have been camera shy (what computer geeks are fans of breing in front of a camera ... honestly), but a lot of the time I would just hold the camera, poitn it towards them, but be looking off the side and not "paying attention" to give them the non-verbal clue that it wasn't on (I also kill the tally lamp in the bios). So they just get used to me always pointing the camera. Also, since I run all pre-ceremony footage from my MultiRig, I ALWAYS have the camera up. I think that really helps them feel less "on the spot." But yeah, that was the most fun I've had shooting a couple. It didn't hurt that i had the brand new Glidecam, the two GL2s, and the AT1821 UHF audio. I felt the most "together" on that shoot than I ever have. Confidence seems to help production values too. Thanks for the comments on the video. I posted the video right in the middle of wedding show season so it got zip for responses. I can't blame people. I was dang busy then too. I love the artist's work (I've always loved the big band era, so his take on things is perfect for me!) and have spent a dollars of dollars since then just buying his stuff on Amazon. |
Hey Vito,
I love your video, this is the first time I have seen your work and I am really impressed. My favorite shot is the "mirror/window with the Bride", and the champagne bottle. |
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Do you freelance in Toronto? We've opened an office there and are having trouble finding good shooters. Perhaps you wouldn't mind if I pick your brains a bit? You can email me at vito "at" nosmallroles.com to keep this off list. Thanks again, Vito |
Salut Vito
Well rounded video you got there. And this is your first time using the Merlin? You can tell the progression of skills throughout the video. Those las few shots you did in the woods were very smooth and well executed. Not my first pick in music but it might've been out of your control. I still can't believe how good those GL2s look even compared to HD footage. Job well done. P.S. How is your year looking so far? Still want to meet for coffee sometime? |
Hey Carl,
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Would love to have a coffee some time. Drop me a line at vito (at) nosmallroles (dot) com and we'll set something up. |
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