Snowboarding with XH A1 (+Letus) at DVinfo.net

Bryan Wilkat · March 7th, 2010, 01:35 PM

Here's some footage with the A1.

YouTube - Coors Light Saint Sauver Mathieu Fournier and Bryan Wilkat

Technical stuff
Preset: Vividrgb (additional color manipulation in post)
Signal: 24f and slow motion is 60i interpolated and slowed with AE.
Letus w/Sigma 70-300mm

Peter Manojlovic · March 7th, 2010, 03:32 PM

Nice...
Were you using a pilot for some of those shots??

Bryan Wilkat · March 7th, 2010, 04:51 PM

thanks.

um, pilot?

Peter Manojlovic · March 7th, 2010, 06:21 PM

Stabilization....
Glidecam, steadicam etc.....

The follow shots were really smooth...I had assumed you guys had a stabilizer of some sort..
Is it difficult to set up the 35mm adapter?

Bryan Wilkat · March 8th, 2010, 02:54 PM

No, no official "steadycam". I had a small manfrotto tripod which i kept attached at all times, it weighed enough to act like a steadycam, but also shooting in 60i and slowing it down in post smooths out most of the shakyness from handheld camerawork.

it's not difficult to set up the adapter. the first time you set it up it might take a few minutes but after that its usually good to go, i just thread it onto my lens and put the camera on the rails, it takes 2 minutues, tops. BUT the adapter w/rails is sooo awkward to hold! I didn't use it the whole time.

Danny Winn · March 10th, 2010, 10:58 PM

I think the shots and editing are all really great and well done, my only gripe would be the over all color. The snow looks slightly pink or purple at times, I would have also liked a more bumped up vibrant color saturation and a little more contrast while maintaining a white looking snow, but take all that for what it's worth.

Real nice job though;)

Daniel D. Kim · March 16th, 2010, 04:22 PM

I loved iT! Did you make the coors light intro? If so or not, I can guess where you got the sound from! hahaha ;)

I have to agree wih the above post, I think colours could have been a bit better. I can't really specify exactly what but it didn't make me feel very happy? hahaah that didn't even make sense, lol. Maybe it's because it was shot during the afternoon that makes me feel a little sleepy lolol

In the end, g'job!!! Hope you win it!

March 7th, 2010, 01:35 PM	#1
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	Snowboarding with XH A1 (+Letus) Here's some footage with the A1. YouTube - Coors Light Saint Sauver Mathieu Fournier and Bryan Wilkat Technical stuff Preset: Vividrgb (additional color manipulation in post) Signal: 24f and slow motion is 60i interpolated and slowed with AE. Letus w/Sigma 70-300mm

March 7th, 2010, 03:32 PM	#2
Peter Manojlovic Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 769	Nice... Were you using a pilot for some of those shots??

March 7th, 2010, 04:51 PM	#3
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	thanks. um, pilot?

March 7th, 2010, 06:21 PM	#4
Peter Manojlovic Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 769	Stabilization.... Glidecam, steadicam etc..... The follow shots were really smooth...I had assumed you guys had a stabilizer of some sort.. Is it difficult to set up the 35mm adapter?

March 8th, 2010, 02:54 PM	#5
Bryan Wilkat Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 171	No, no official "steadycam". I had a small manfrotto tripod which i kept attached at all times, it weighed enough to act like a steadycam, but also shooting in 60i and slowing it down in post smooths out most of the shakyness from handheld camerawork. it's not difficult to set up the adapter. the first time you set it up it might take a few minutes but after that its usually good to go, i just thread it onto my lens and put the camera on the rails, it takes 2 minutues, tops. BUT the adapter w/rails is sooo awkward to hold! I didn't use it the whole time.

March 10th, 2010, 10:58 PM	#6
Danny Winn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 291	I think the shots and editing are all really great and well done, my only gripe would be the over all color. The snow looks slightly pink or purple at times, I would have also liked a more bumped up vibrant color saturation and a little more contrast while maintaining a white looking snow, but take all that for what it's worth. Real nice job though;)

March 16th, 2010, 04:22 PM	#7
Daniel D. Kim Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 36	I loved iT! Did you make the coors light intro? If so or not, I can guess where you got the sound from! hahaha ;) I have to agree wih the above post, I think colours could have been a bit better. I can't really specify exactly what but it didn't make me feel very happy? hahaah that didn't even make sense, lol. Maybe it's because it was shot during the afternoon that makes me feel a little sleepy lolol In the end, g'job!!! Hope you win it!