Show Your Work 2003

Victor Muh · May 10th, 2003, 09:35 AM

Thank you, Chris. I couldn't have done it without the Watchdog.

Stylianos Moschapidakis · May 10th, 2003, 11:32 AM

Victor,

I just watched the "Chinese Shoes" trailer and liked it very much. Great job! Did you shoot it on film?

Charles King · May 10th, 2003, 02:06 PM

He used the 35mm adapter lens with the XL-1s camera

Mike Murray · May 11th, 2003, 12:19 PM

What did you use to make the title fly accross with footage in the letters? I have AE, but couldnt figure out a way to do that in it. Im sure it had to do with matting the letters...

Chris Hurd · May 11th, 2003, 10:00 PM

James Miller, who produced CNN's "Behind the Veil," a documentary about the lives of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule which was shot almost entirely on the Canon XL1, was killed in the Middle East last week. He was 34 years old.

Miller was in Gaza, filming a documentary for HBO on the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Palestinian children. Read the CNN report here.

Frank Granovski · May 11th, 2003, 10:15 PM

I rather like his reports. Looks like Isreal killed him. Their common practice is to target journalists and camera operators. There's been many shot by Isreal over the years.

John Threat · May 13th, 2003, 06:04 AM

That's horible

Keith Loh · May 13th, 2003, 10:30 AM

This week they're requiring all foreigners to sign a release in which they recognize that they are going into a dangerous place. It also requires them to swear that they are not peace activists.

Jim Ioannidis · May 13th, 2003, 08:23 PM

Hey Mike.

The title i made fly across the screen started in photoshop

I made a file that was 480 pixels tall and about 5000 pixels wide (i think, the horizontal size was trial and error)

The background was black and the letters were black and I made a border around the letters. Then I made the area inside the borders transparent using an Alpha channel.

Then I brought that file in AE and made it the top layer on a stack of video files. Then I had to draw a mask around each video file in a shape similar to the letter it's supposed to appear in. Then it was just a matter of controlling the horizontal movement of the title and the video files.

Drop me an email if you have any more questions.

Jim I

James Emory · May 16th, 2003, 12:00 PM

I was helping a friend and fellow shooter on a new reality show shooting in Atlanta for the last couple of days for a Discovery Channel program. They are shooting principal and reverses with Digibeta only and any time lapse or generic establishing shots and background interviews with the PD150. Also, they provided the participating home owners with a PD-X10 to shoot the kids and other incidents during the day and over night. The name of this program is "Rally 'Round the House" and the concept is that the family is made to stay in their house for 48 hours while neighbors and friends give a preselected area of the house or property a makeover and it is revealed to them on the second day. All windows are covered and minimal outside contact is allowed to prevent giving away any details. The Digibeta shot 16:9, the PD150 shot 4:3 with an optical anamorphic attachment and the PD-X10 shot with internal 16:9. 16:9 monitors were used with the PD150 to ensure proper framing due the squeezed DV picture. I overheard discussions between producers and apparently Discovery does not like cutting Beta and DV in the same shot only stand alone. So this may indicate where DV is going to stand when 16:9 and HD are the only end product accepted.

Shane Duff · May 17th, 2003, 08:56 PM

Our new short film is up at www.american-ocean.com The larger of the two choices you have is about 88 megs, but it can be streamed with a fast enough connection after a little bit of buffering. It's running time is 18m35s and if the MPAA were to rate it, they would give it a rated R for language and mild violence I guess...

Check this one out if you like soap.

Alex Knappenberger · May 17th, 2003, 09:00 PM

I can't seem to get a direct link to the 88MB trailer, I don't want to click on it to buffer in windows media player, because I won't be able to save it, and who knows...

So you have a direct link to the file, where I can right click and do a Save target as?

Shane Duff · May 17th, 2003, 09:04 PM

Ask and you shall receive... if you would navigate to the films section and scroll to the bottom, I have added a direct link there.

Dan Holly · May 19th, 2003, 11:15 PM

I watched them both and it kind of freaked me out because my old personal assistant looks just like Julia Simms. Her name was "Julie" to make it even worse.

I thought you guys did a great job, and I wanted to mention the sound. It was top notch for web delivery.

I don't know if it is the links or something in this computer taking over, but when I clicked windows media "medium", it played in quick time. No issues here, but thought you might want to have someone check the links just in case.

Joseph George · May 20th, 2003, 03:48 AM

IMHO at next NAB all new camera introductions will be HD.

May 10th, 2003, 09:35 AM	#211
Victor Muh Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 126	Thank you, Chris. I couldn't have done it without the Watchdog. __________________ Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. - Albert Einstein http://advaloreminternational.com

May 10th, 2003, 11:32 AM	#212
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Victor, I just watched the "Chinese Shoes" trailer and liked it very much. Great job! Did you shoot it on film? __________________ Stelios G.M.

May 10th, 2003, 02:06 PM	#213
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	He used the 35mm adapter lens with the XL-1s camera __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

May 11th, 2003, 12:19 PM	#214
Mike Murray New Boot Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kennedale, TX Posts: 13	Title What did you use to make the title fly accross with footage in the letters? I have AE, but couldnt figure out a way to do that in it. Im sure it had to do with matting the letters... __________________ - Mike M. Sony DSR-PD150

May 11th, 2003, 10:00 PM	#215
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	James Miller, CNN producer using DV, killed in Middle East James Miller, who produced CNN's "Behind the Veil," a documentary about the lives of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule which was shot almost entirely on the Canon XL1, was killed in the Middle East last week. He was 34 years old. Miller was in Gaza, filming a documentary for HBO on the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Palestinian children. Read the CNN report here. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 11th, 2003, 10:15 PM	#216
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I rather like his reports. Looks like Isreal killed him. Their common practice is to target journalists and camera operators. There's been many shot by Isreal over the years.

May 13th, 2003, 06:04 AM	#217
John Threat Major Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York Posts: 322	That's horible

May 13th, 2003, 10:30 AM	#218
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	This week they're requiring all foreigners to sign a release in which they recognize that they are going into a dangerous place. It also requires them to swear that they are not peace activists. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

May 13th, 2003, 08:23 PM	#219
Jim Ioannidis Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 60	Hey Mike. The title i made fly across the screen started in photoshop I made a file that was 480 pixels tall and about 5000 pixels wide (i think, the horizontal size was trial and error) The background was black and the letters were black and I made a border around the letters. Then I made the area inside the borders transparent using an Alpha channel. Then I brought that file in AE and made it the top layer on a stack of video files. Then I had to draw a mask around each video file in a shape similar to the letter it's supposed to appear in. Then it was just a matter of controlling the horizontal movement of the title and the video files. Drop me an email if you have any more questions. Jim I __________________ www.downfallproductions.com

May 16th, 2003, 12:00 PM	#220
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	New Reality show using Digibeta, PD150 & PDX10 and futre of Beta/DV intercutting I was helping a friend and fellow shooter on a new reality show shooting in Atlanta for the last couple of days for a Discovery Channel program. They are shooting principal and reverses with Digibeta only and any time lapse or generic establishing shots and background interviews with the PD150. Also, they provided the participating home owners with a PD-X10 to shoot the kids and other incidents during the day and over night. The name of this program is "Rally 'Round the House" and the concept is that the family is made to stay in their house for 48 hours while neighbors and friends give a preselected area of the house or property a makeover and it is revealed to them on the second day. All windows are covered and minimal outside contact is allowed to prevent giving away any details. The Digibeta shot 16:9, the PD150 shot 4:3 with an optical anamorphic attachment and the PD-X10 shot with internal 16:9. 16:9 monitors were used with the PD150 to ensure proper framing due the squeezed DV picture. I overheard discussions between producers and apparently Discovery does not like cutting Beta and DV in the same shot only stand alone. So this may indicate where DV is going to stand when 16:9 and HD are the only end product accepted.

May 17th, 2003, 08:56 PM	#221
Shane Duff New Boot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 23	All Things Fight Club Our new short film is up at www.american-ocean.com The larger of the two choices you have is about 88 megs, but it can be streamed with a fast enough connection after a little bit of buffering. It's running time is 18m35s and if the MPAA were to rate it, they would give it a rated R for language and mild violence I guess... Check this one out if you like soap.

May 17th, 2003, 09:00 PM	#222
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	I can't seem to get a direct link to the 88MB trailer, I don't want to click on it to buffer in windows media player, because I won't be able to save it, and who knows... So you have a direct link to the file, where I can right click and do a Save target as?

May 17th, 2003, 09:04 PM	#223
Shane Duff New Boot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 23	Ask and you shall receive... if you would navigate to the films section and scroll to the bottom, I have added a direct link there.

May 19th, 2003, 11:15 PM	#224
Dan Holly Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 336	nice trailer I watched them both and it kind of freaked me out because my old personal assistant looks just like Julia Simms. Her name was "Julie" to make it even worse. I thought you guys did a great job, and I wanted to mention the sound. It was top notch for web delivery. I don't know if it is the links or something in this computer taking over, but when I clicked windows media "medium", it played in quick time. No issues here, but thought you might want to have someone check the links just in case. __________________ Dan Holly Anchorage, Alaska

May 20th, 2003, 03:48 AM	#225
Joseph George Permanently Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 265	IMHO at next NAB all new camera introductions will be HD.