Finn-Erik- You have produced a very good program. I think it has appeal to a wider audience than most of our entries. I printed the English translation and had fun following along. If you decide to use subtitles remember to make them larger than usual to be readable on a small screen. I think the night scenes are a little too dark. Try lightening them until they look too light and then add a little blue to make them look like night again. The audio sounds good and I really like the many camera angles. Congratulations.

Mike,
Thanks for your advice about the night scenes. I will try this out on the final video.

Hi Finn-Erik:

How are you? I've posted on my thread a before and after picture of an attempt at color correction for one of the elk shots that's being commented on. Would you mind having a look and let me know if this is helping or hurting? Thanks so much for the advice!

Cat

Thanks Finn-Erik for commenting on the photos. Your English is excellent and you explain yourself very well. I have a decided on a strategy now. Thanks for your help.

Cat

Finn,

Well put together and the images are very good.

I too would love a subtitled version for the the uwol submissions even if you take the track out later when you market it.

Hi Finn-Erik

Well done! How I envy you. You have certainly used your time well to get this far.

As far as your film goes I cannot put it any better than Cat. A beautiful entry, stunning shots and sequences.

Don't be shy to do an English voice-over - your English is very good. (Just one caution if you do decide to go for it - watch out that your voice doesn't become too flat while you are reading the narration in English.)

Best wishes Finn-Erik.

Marj

Dale and Marj,

thanks for nice comments and suggestions.
I think I will do an English voice-over version for the last round.

Finn-Erik, when I try to open your video I can get audio but no video. Is there a problem on your end or mine? Bob

Hi Bob,

I am sorry about your problem.
The video works well on my pc and mac, but I had some similar problems before.
I had to reinstall the quicktime player.

Here is my final anglophone version of my longform video.
I wish you a good listening.

Finn-Erik..

I just sat here for the last 20 minutes mesmerized.

I made a couple of mental notes.... and then stopped, because I just was enjoying taking in your entry so much.

Your images were crisp, balanced and nicely saturated without being overly so. Your storyline was interesting and the edits were practically "invisible". Your pans and zooms were pleasant to the eye and stopped smoothly. The music was used sparingly and when it was it was appropriate and fit the images nicely. The VO was excellent and the contrasting male/female voices worked well.

In short, this is a very professional production. 100%. WOW.

Time well spent my friend ! A winner!

Chris S.

sorry, Finn-Erik, pulling your link as well, pending a final headcount for the contest...

you can re-post it after we have sorted through the final entries....

Fin-Eric,


I very much enjoyed the nice easy pace of your video. I enjoyed the voice ove and I thought it was great having two different voices involved. I think your audio is great, something I am terribly weak in so I really respect what you have done here!!

I watch it again with a little more critical eye another day.

The story kept my attention.

Finn-Erik,

repost your vimeo version!!!


I watched it very closely this time. your compositions of shots is pretty astounding, great comps one after another. You have a gift there!!

first half of film I thought a lot of your shots were a tad to static. where you did apply motion withpull backs and zooms you did a great job on them. Being this is film I would have liked more movement.

the second half seemed much better in this regard!!!

favorite shot is of the sail boat through the hole in the rock!! but you have numerous shots that are first class.

In the second half you seemed to jump up an f stop or two F stops in brightness on some of the shots. Perhaps enriching the blu in the sky would have hleped that or perhaps cut the gamma slightly.

Bottom line, a terrific job. hope I can put together something as nice some day.

The narration is very good and kept my interest.

you should be able to get his on TV if you try!!

you have talent to burn!!


fantastic job.

Chris and Dale,
Thank you so much for nice and interesting comments.

Here is my Vimeo link:

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