My first project with the 5DmkII at DVinfo.net

Glen Elliott · December 14th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Hi everyone, I excited to have just finished my project that was shot with the 5DmkII. I shot this quite a bit of time ago- in fact the first shoot (piano scene) was pre-manual control firmware! As many of you probably know my work primarily involves wedding/events and occasionally commercial and corporate work in which I use Canon XH-A1s.

At my own wedding this past February I ran into my cousin whom I haven’t seen in many years. Growing up I remember her always being involved with music with a particular affinity for piano. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that she’s now a Contemporary Christian artist who just published her first album- available on iTunes and CDbaby (re: Caitlin Jane).

After I got a chance to actually listen to her album I was blown away. It sounded great, and she is extremely talented! We touched base after the wedding and threw some ideas around and decided to produce a music video for one of her newer songs entitled “Unborn”.

The song tackles the issue of teen pregnancy and abortion in loving, non-aggressive way. I was thrilled to be starting such a cool project and, as a Christian myself, to be part of something sending such a poignant message.

Thank you all for taking the time to watch.

Louis Maddalena · December 14th, 2009, 03:05 PM

I really liked that video, very emotional, great composition and lighting. The song was great too, but the video really helped it.

Wayne Avanson · December 14th, 2009, 03:31 PM

Classy Work there Glen. Very Classy.

Avey

Paul Cronin · December 14th, 2009, 07:38 PM

Nice job Glen,

What shots were with the manual firmware? Were the piano shots to the right manual or auto mode.

Thanks for sharing.

Glen Elliott · December 14th, 2009, 07:42 PM

The piano, bathroom, park, sidewalk, bedroom, baby, and car scenes were with the old firmware which required workarounds to open the iris.

The field, and ultrasound scenes were shot after the firmware update.

Paul Cronin · December 15th, 2009, 02:21 AM

Thanks Glen

Peer Landa · December 15th, 2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen Elliott

Hi everyone, I excited to have just finished my project that was shot with the 5DmkII.

Wow, the lighting is really really nice. Too bad the sound is a bit distorted -- how did that happen... mismatching sample rates perhaps?

-- peer

Glen Elliott · December 16th, 2009, 09:29 AM

I noticed that too- particularly evident in the piano opening of the song. I rechecked the original AIF file and even the original timeline and it's pristine. I converted the song to 48khz before the edit so it's not a mis-match of sample rates. I rechecked the 720p file I sent to Vimeo and it's in that- so apparently it had something to do with the compression.

Brant Gajda · December 16th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Very stunning video and song. I'm impressed with your shots despite the limitations of the older firmware.

Daniel von Euw · December 16th, 2009, 10:24 AM

Brilliant images and song - i have seen it many times and its one of my favorite music-vid.

Can you tell us a little bit of the lightning? What light fixures are used and how much grading you do?

Daniel

Glen Elliott · December 17th, 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel von Euw

Brilliant images and song - i have seen it many times and its one of my favorite music-vid.

Can you tell us a little bit of the lightning? What light fixures are used and how much grading you do?

Daniel

Thanks Daniel! The only shot that was lit was the piano scene which was a simple 2-point set up. Had a diffused light (umbrella) in front of talent, and a hair light (on a dimmer) behind them.
Grading was done in Magic Bullet Looks.

Glen Elliott · December 17th, 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brant Gajda

Very stunning video and song. I'm impressed with your shots despite the limitations of the older firmware.

Thanks Brant.

Jerry Mennenga · December 21st, 2009, 08:55 PM

Glen, Very nice video. The editing was sweet cutting back and forth between the singers and the woman. The movement you used was done very judiciously...

jerry mennenga
sioux city, iowa

Perrone Ford · December 21st, 2009, 09:22 PM

I really liked the piece. There were only a couple shots that felt a bit "strange" to me, but it's very creative, well lit, and well shot. Certainly should serve as a lesson to a great many of us about making art.

Thanks for sharing it with us, and good luck to your cousin. She certainly seems to have a bright future ahead.

Brian Luce · December 21st, 2009, 11:32 PM

What'd you use to get those tracking shots?

December 14th, 2009, 02:24 PM	#1
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	My first project with the 5DmkII Hi everyone, I excited to have just finished my project that was shot with the 5DmkII. I shot this quite a bit of time ago- in fact the first shoot (piano scene) was pre-manual control firmware! As many of you probably know my work primarily involves wedding/events and occasionally commercial and corporate work in which I use Canon XH-A1s. At my own wedding this past February I ran into my cousin whom I haven’t seen in many years. Growing up I remember her always being involved with music with a particular affinity for piano. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that she’s now a Contemporary Christian artist who just published her first album- available on iTunes and CDbaby (re: Caitlin Jane). After I got a chance to actually listen to her album I was blown away. It sounded great, and she is extremely talented! We touched base after the wedding and threw some ideas around and decided to produce a music video for one of her newer songs entitled “Unborn”. The song tackles the issue of teen pregnancy and abortion in loving, non-aggressive way. I was thrilled to be starting such a cool project and, as a Christian myself, to be part of something sending such a poignant message. Thank you all for taking the time to watch. Unborn- Caitlin Jane on Vimeo __________________ Glen Elliott Cord 3 Films

December 14th, 2009, 03:05 PM	#2
Louis Maddalena Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NYC Area. Posts: 550	I really liked that video, very emotional, great composition and lighting. The song was great too, but the video really helped it. __________________ Red Epic available for rent, starting at $500 per day, Scarlets, and Lenses available too. rentals.maddalenamedia.com

December 14th, 2009, 07:38 PM	#4
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Nice job Glen, What shots were with the manual firmware? Were the piano shots to the right manual or auto mode. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

December 14th, 2009, 07:42 PM	#5
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	The piano, bathroom, park, sidewalk, bedroom, baby, and car scenes were with the old firmware which required workarounds to open the iris. The field, and ultrasound scenes were shot after the firmware update. __________________ Glen Elliott Cord 3 Films

December 15th, 2009, 02:21 AM	#6
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Thanks Glen __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

December 14th, 2009, 03:31 PM	#3
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	Classy Work there Glen. Very Classy. Avey

December 16th, 2009, 09:29 AM	#8
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	I noticed that too- particularly evident in the piano opening of the song. I rechecked the original AIF file and even the original timeline and it's pristine. I converted the song to 48khz before the edit so it's not a mis-match of sample rates. I rechecked the 720p file I sent to Vimeo and it's in that- so apparently it had something to do with the compression. __________________ Glen Elliott Cord 3 Films

December 16th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#9
Brant Gajda Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 113	Very stunning video and song. I'm impressed with your shots despite the limitations of the older firmware.

December 16th, 2009, 10:24 AM	#10
Daniel von Euw Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Köln, NRW, Germany Posts: 70	Brilliant images and song - i have seen it many times and its one of my favorite music-vid. Can you tell us a little bit of the lightning? What light fixures are used and how much grading you do? Daniel

December 21st, 2009, 08:55 PM	#13
Jerry Mennenga Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sioux City, Iowa Posts: 98	Glen, Very nice video. The editing was sweet cutting back and forth between the singers and the woman. The movement you used was done very judiciously... jerry mennenga sioux city, iowa

December 21st, 2009, 09:22 PM	#14
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	I really liked the piece. There were only a couple shots that felt a bit "strange" to me, but it's very creative, well lit, and well shot. Certainly should serve as a lesson to a great many of us about making art. Thanks for sharing it with us, and good luck to your cousin. She certainly seems to have a bright future ahead. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

December 21st, 2009, 11:32 PM	#15
Brian Luce Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,290	What'd you use to get those tracking shots?