Lesson Learned - Our 1st Save the Date (1min. 30 sec) at DVinfo.net

Lesson Learned - Our 1st Save the Date (1min. 30 sec) · June 28th, 2010, 03:54 PM

Our first crack at doing a STD video...wanted to recreate their story...this was actually a remake since the first edit with orchestral music seemed overly dramatic..i changed it last minute... Lesson learned? Keep it simple :) Your thoughts are certainly appreciated.. Thanks

Akinola Williams · July 1st, 2010, 10:24 AM

I think its great( i think that you used the sony hvr hd1000) Its very great work , but isnt the camera too heavy for the steadicam?Love the story and the colours

Phil Murray · July 1st, 2010, 07:04 PM

I'm not a professional and can't make any really critical comments about details as others who are far more qualified could, but as a non-pro I really enjoyed it. I tried to think what I would think if I were a friend of the couple and my thoughts were the same -- these are two people who I'd really be happy for. And since I don't know them, my feelings came solely because of your work and that's a big complement. You evoked emotions for them with your film. I would imagine they, their family, and their friends enjoyed it even more.

Kren Barnes · July 2nd, 2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Akinola Williams

I think its great( i think that you used the sony hvr hd1000) Its very great work , but isnt the camera too heavy for the steadicam?Love the story and the colours

Thanks for watching and kind words Akinola..yes we use the HD1000u as our main cameras...however we use the Sony SR11 with a steadycam for the gliding shots...

Kren
www.verticalvideoworks.ca

Kren Barnes · July 2nd, 2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Murray

I'm not a professional and can't make any really critical comments about details as others who are far more qualified could, but as a non-pro I really enjoyed it. I tried to think what I would think if I were a friend of the couple and my thoughts were the same -- these are two people who I'd really be happy for. And since I don't know them, my feelings came solely because of your work and that's a big complement. You evoked emotions for them with your film. I would imagine they, their family, and their friends enjoyed it even more.

Thanks Phil! Much appreciated..it is indeed a big compliment coming from someone who has a fresh and different perception and viewpoint... just like every videographer in this forum,we just try to do the best we can in capturing the story of every couple we film. Best regards,

Kren
Vertical Video Works | www.verticalvideoworks.com

Phil Murray · July 3rd, 2010, 06:54 PM

Thanks for sharing it with us, Kren. As someone who is looking to get into this business at least on part-time, I look at the works of others with an eye to learning from them, to seeing what it is about their work that seems attractive. Besides a lot of the shots (which I hope to use in my own work later!), the best part was the story that you told in a very short time. I have a feeling that's going to be the hardest part for me to learn and the the part that you did an especially good job in expressing.

I'm not good enough to notice little things that others might see, but I do know when a work evokes positive emotions. Yours definitely did that.

Please share more with us in the future.

Richard Wakefield · July 4th, 2010, 03:41 AM

hey Kren

apart from a few technical issues (you shooting in auto-exposure?), it was really sweet and any couple would absolutely love that! very nice!

cheers

Kren Barnes · July 4th, 2010, 11:48 PM

Thanks again Phil..

@Richard - Thanks for watching ! yeah we do...we had a bad incident before with playing with the manual exposure so we're careful now and just adjust in post during color correction... Regards..

Kren
Vertical Video Works | www.verticalvideoworks.com

Noel Lising · July 5th, 2010, 06:11 AM

Hi Kren, I know what you mean unless you have a big monitor on site or you know what the magic bullet is for exposure, manually control for exposure is a big no, no for the HD1000u, I had grain on a well lighted subject. Let me know if someone has figured it out, I am still playing with it.

Shooting from vx2000 to a heavier HD1000u got me stumped the first day I used it, I can frame the shot without even looking with the vx2000 and out of habit I sometime do it with the HD1000u and get out of frame subjects. But I love the camera, can't wait to do my frist HD edit.

Kren Barnes · July 5th, 2010, 11:22 AM

Hey Noel,

Yeah that's what exactly happened...we spent about 120 hrs in postproduction trying to rid of the grain..
Glad you are enjoying the cam..oh forgot to mention that you should watch your stop and starts when filming since sometimes the audio goes out of synch...

Kren
www.verticalvideoworks.ca

Noel Lising · July 5th, 2010, 12:05 PM

Kren, what do you mean by that (watch stop and start)? I record the audio for entire reception by getting a feed from the DJ to an Iriver so I have to synch it anyway what concerns me is the ceremony. I do mic the groom for the vows but everything else is on camera microphone.

Thanks in advance.

Kren Barnes · July 5th, 2010, 09:53 PM

Then i wouldn't worry about it, i am assuming you just let the camera run...the problems we had before was when we had to push stop/pause and record (button) numerous times and the audio went out of sync...

Kren
www.verticalvideworks.ca

July 5th, 2010, 06:11 AM	#9
Noel Lising Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 789	Hi Kren, I know what you mean unless you have a big monitor on site or you know what the magic bullet is for exposure, manually control for exposure is a big no, no for the HD1000u, I had grain on a well lighted subject. Let me know if someone has figured it out, I am still playing with it. Shooting from vx2000 to a heavier HD1000u got me stumped the first day I used it, I can frame the shot without even looking with the vx2000 and out of habit I sometime do it with the HD1000u and get out of frame subjects. But I love the camera, can't wait to do my frist HD edit. __________________ Noel Lising

July 5th, 2010, 12:05 PM	#11
Noel Lising Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 789	Kren, what do you mean by that (watch stop and start)? I record the audio for entire reception by getting a feed from the DJ to an Iriver so I have to synch it anyway what concerns me is the ceremony. I do mic the groom for the vows but everything else is on camera microphone. Thanks in advance. __________________ Noel Lising

July 1st, 2010, 10:24 AM	#2
Akinola Williams New Boot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London Posts: 19	I think its great( i think that you used the sony hvr hd1000) Its very great work , but isnt the camera too heavy for the steadicam?Love the story and the colours

July 1st, 2010, 07:04 PM	#3
Phil Murray Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Posts: 375	I'm not a professional and can't make any really critical comments about details as others who are far more qualified could, but as a non-pro I really enjoyed it. I tried to think what I would think if I were a friend of the couple and my thoughts were the same -- these are two people who I'd really be happy for. And since I don't know them, my feelings came solely because of your work and that's a big complement. You evoked emotions for them with your film. I would imagine they, their family, and their friends enjoyed it even more.

July 3rd, 2010, 06:54 PM	#6
Phil Murray Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Posts: 375	Thanks for sharing it with us, Kren. As someone who is looking to get into this business at least on part-time, I look at the works of others with an eye to learning from them, to seeing what it is about their work that seems attractive. Besides a lot of the shots (which I hope to use in my own work later!), the best part was the story that you told in a very short time. I have a feeling that's going to be the hardest part for me to learn and the the part that you did an especially good job in expressing. I'm not good enough to notice little things that others might see, but I do know when a work evokes positive emotions. Yours definitely did that. Please share more with us in the future.

July 4th, 2010, 03:41 AM	#7
Richard Wakefield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 680	hey Kren apart from a few technical issues (you shooting in auto-exposure?), it was really sweet and any couple would absolutely love that! very nice! cheers

July 4th, 2010, 11:48 PM	#8
Kren Barnes Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Posts: 415	Thanks again Phil.. @Richard - Thanks for watching ! yeah we do...we had a bad incident before with playing with the manual exposure so we're careful now and just adjust in post during color correction... Regards.. Kren Vertical Video Works \| www.verticalvideoworks.com

July 5th, 2010, 11:22 AM	#10
Kren Barnes Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Posts: 415	Hey Noel, Yeah that's what exactly happened...we spent about 120 hrs in postproduction trying to rid of the grain.. Glad you are enjoying the cam..oh forgot to mention that you should watch your stop and starts when filming since sometimes the audio goes out of synch... Kren www.verticalvideoworks.ca

July 5th, 2010, 09:53 PM	#12
Kren Barnes Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Posts: 415	Then i wouldn't worry about it, i am assuming you just let the camera run...the problems we had before was when we had to push stop/pause and record (button) numerous times and the audio went out of sync... Kren www.verticalvideworks.ca