What it means to be an Altar Server, filmed with the C100 at DVinfo.net

Eric Coughlin · September 17th, 2013, 04:06 AM

This is a video I did to promote altar serving in the Catholic church. I filmed it by myself (I had an altar server help with conducting the interviews and some with lighting) at 4 different Masses (services), and did the interviews on two days after the Masses.

I listed the equipment used on the Vimeo page, but figured I'd list it here too.

Canon 35mm f/1.4L, Canon 24-105 f/4L, Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, Nikon 80-200 f/2.8
Glidecam HD4000
Sanken COS-11D
Audio Technica AT-875 Shotgun
Sony PCM-M10 w/Countryman B6
Rode Videomic Pro + Rycote Windjammer
Manfrotto tripod and monopod
Arri 650 Fresnal
Lowel Tota
2x Lowel Pro-Lights
6-in-1 reflector kit
500 Watt Work Light

Picture profile used was Wide DR. Some behind the scenes pictures from the interview set up can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...9629629&type=1

Comments and constructive criticism welcome.

Seth Bloombaum · September 17th, 2013, 10:03 AM

I thought this piece was really well put together.

The story telling by the servers & the cutaways were excellent, as was the occasional and judicious use of camera moves. Thanks for not overdoing that! Everything looked and sounded good. Well done!

I thought it got a little long around the 3:15 to 3:30 mark or so. If it were me, I'd want to pull out about :40? At that point some of the interview content was getting repetitive for me, as were the cutaways.

I also thought that "several seconds of new vo over a cutaway, then cut to interview" was overused as a technique. Consider staying in a cutaway sequence throughout some of these short interview audio snippets.

I'm sure this project will be very meaningful to many, most of whom won't be concerned with my suggestions!

September 17th, 2013, 04:06 AM	#1
Eric Coughlin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 72	What it means to be an Altar Server, filmed with the C100 This is a video I did to promote altar serving in the Catholic church. I filmed it by myself (I had an altar server help with conducting the interviews and some with lighting) at 4 different Masses (services), and did the interviews on two days after the Masses. I listed the equipment used on the Vimeo page, but figured I'd list it here too. Canon 35mm f/1.4L, Canon 24-105 f/4L, Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 Glidecam HD4000 Sanken COS-11D Audio Technica AT-875 Shotgun Sony PCM-M10 w/Countryman B6 Rode Videomic Pro + Rycote Windjammer Manfrotto tripod and monopod Arri 650 Fresnal Lowel Tota 2x Lowel Pro-Lights 6-in-1 reflector kit 500 Watt Work Light Picture profile used was Wide DR. Some behind the scenes pictures from the interview set up can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...9629629&type=1 Comments and constructive criticism welcome. What it means to be an Altar Server on Vimeo __________________ https://Vimeo.com/TwoSenseFilms http://TwoSenseFilms.com

September 17th, 2013, 10:03 AM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: What it means to be an Altar Server, filmed with the C100 I thought this piece was really well put together. The story telling by the servers & the cutaways were excellent, as was the occasional and judicious use of camera moves. Thanks for not overdoing that! Everything looked and sounded good. Well done! I thought it got a little long around the 3:15 to 3:30 mark or so. If it were me, I'd want to pull out about :40? At that point some of the interview content was getting repetitive for me, as were the cutaways. I also thought that "several seconds of new vo over a cutaway, then cut to interview" was overused as a technique. Consider staying in a cutaway sequence throughout some of these short interview audio snippets. I'm sure this project will be very meaningful to many, most of whom won't be concerned with my suggestions! __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.