I think the photographic effects works great. It gives a natural looking shot a nice filmic touch.

Work in progress comments?
 

Well, I am quite new around here so I don't know is it common to post some work in progress for some comments ... :) ?

This is the intro sequence (30s, for now)) of one music video I am working on for one local rock band (the song is "remake" of U2)... It is supposed to be half video and half animation... I am responsible for directing, editing and most of the postp., so I'll be glad to hear some constructive criticism while I am still in production process... :)
At the end, you'll see TV where it's going to be animation which will after few moments "fill the screen" (in 4:3, not 16:9)... Later, animation and video will be combined with some interesting masks... My colleague is working hard on animation, so I can up it too as long as he finish it so I can cut and combine it with video.
Whole material was shot in one very hard day... :)

Thanx in advance for your comments...
You'll need Xvid codec to play the video.

http://studio.bozic.co.yu/temp/Intro_xvid.avi

It looked great and had a nice pace to it. I did feel the group
scenes near the end looked a bit "stiff" and "acted" instead of
like they where just hanging out.

New Short Film and Call for Crew in MD/VA:
 

This is an experimental short we did as a way to prep for a longer shoot that we will be starting soon. We shot it in one (very long) day using an XL1s, a small video lighting kit and an external mic. The editing was done in FCP 4 on a G4 Powerbook. We had a lot of fun doing this, but more importantly for novice film makers like us, we learned an awful lot.

The movie streams from the website on a Mac running 9.2 or higher, and in Netscape on a Windows machine. But we still haven't been able to get it to stream on an Internet Explorer browser on a PC. To play it on a PC, you have to download and save the entire file then run it in QuickTime. We know this means that 90% of the world won't be able to see it yet, but we're putting it on display anyway :-) We hope to get that issue sorted out soon.

http://www.scott2bgreat.com/nosmallstuff.htm

Any feedback would be appreciated!

We're also looking for extra crew members to help out on the upcoming project. We'll be filming over the course of a few weekends in March and April. If you're in the MD/DC/VA area and are interested in getting involved, drop us a line.

Nancy, I'm watching it as I type this in IE on a PC. Works fine for me :)

http://www.scott2bgreat.com/nosmallstuff.htm
For those lazy ones.

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : It looked great and had a nice pace to it. I did feel the group
scenes near the end looked a bit "stiff" and "acted" instead of
like they where just hanging out. -->>>

Thats exactly what I thought, Well said.

did you ask the PBS techs?

hmmh...
thanx for watching it and for your comments...
I aprreciate that.
:)

John,
Actually, there was little time available to make such inquiries. I ultimately shot the piece at 60i with my DVX100A, opting for the most standard of modes. In this case, the advantages of progressive shooting would have been nil, since the end product would be two 30 sec clips of two theatrical productions.

Oxymorons
 

Oxymorons
http://www.outofourheads.com/media/Oxymoron.mov

4 meg

This is a quick video that teaches us all something about grammar with a muppet who was once a crack dealer on Sesame Street.


From OUT OF OUR HEADS improv troupe in Columbus, Ohio -> starring George Caleodis, veteran of the Second City and many a Sonnyboo short.

For more info on OUT OF OUR HEADS and several more shorts - www.outofourheads.com

I've noticed a lot of film and TV students are quite taken by the score Philip Glass' score because I have heard his music in various student films.

Your trailer lags a bit in the beginning and by the end I'm still unclear about the issue the film is supposed to explore, but the footage looks well shot, especially considering it hasn't been colour corrected.

The title shot reminded me of those nature documentaries commisioned by the Canadian government during the 1970's, but it's effective and reflect's a mature sensibility instead of trying to be modern and 'kewl'.

Aerial Travel Videography Demos (DVX100)
 

Thought I would share some aerial videography I did with the DVX100.

There are two short demo videos available at the link below. One was shot in Gorema which is a ancient cave city in central Turkey. The other video was mostly shot over the French Alps.

Let me know what you think. I would love a critique so I can progress.

http://www.cinematographerreels.com/demoreels.htm

And for thoughs interested I work as a freelance cinematographer. My company is called Premiere Visions. We offer cine/videography, editing and DVD mastering services for anything from indepedent films to travel videos. For more information visit www.CinematographerReels.com.

Brett Erskine
Director of Photography
Premiere Visions
1761 W. La Palma Ave., Suite 302
Anaheim, CA 92801
www.CinematographerReels.com
BErskine@CinematographerReels.com
(714)329-1520

That was quite funny. Heh. Thanks. I thought the lighting could've
been better though!

I didn't even work on it. I never noticed lighting at all because I was so into the joke.

Well done trailer, makes me interested to see the whole thing. Well shot, too.

I agree I'm not quite sure what it's all about, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The trailer seems to spark enough tension and interest to draw people in...then again, an investor may want to know the exact issue at hand.