Trailer and pics of feature in production
 

http://www.sonic-hubrecords.com/films.html

It's our first movie... going well so far. Extra shoots being planned for the bits we missed... 80% of it shot already.

Any feedback appreciated...

Cheers

S

twas st thomas :-)

New Scenes From Feature
 

Just another small scene form the Feature I am finishing. Its not done yet, but we are getting close. Any thoughts would be nice, positive or negative.

Its scene "65 A" From Last Score:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=SuperbadDuke

My entry for the Insomnia Film Festival
 

So here is my entry for the festival. This turned out to be a nightmare experience, since the rest of my team didn't have a clue of what they were doing or how to do it.

So it basically ended up being me brainstorming, directing, filming, and editing mostly on my own. Major props go to my friend who starred in this - with no previous acting efforts, and to my uncle for helping me come up with music in Garageband.

I know it may not be the most polished entry compared to some others I have seen, but I think my concept is pretty creative and makes up for my lack of more eleborate filming techniques.

Feedback is appreciated - votes are nice too!

http://edcommunity.apple.com/insomni...hp?itemID=1721

I would just like to add the link to the Apple page, my page is down for now.

http://edcommunity.apple.com/insomni...php?itemID=309

part 3 of my Brevis shot anorexia series on brit tv wednesday
 

Channel 5. 1130, 1730 and 1900.

If all goes well in a meeting tomorrow I will be commissioned to turn it into a half hour for TX next month. Fingers crossed. Will be my first fully Brevis broadcast doco.

You can see part three also on my website under anorexia films as soon as it has finished uploading!!

New Music Video
 

Here is the new link for my music video, comments are welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KFj9iOl7v4

Hey James,

The video looks really good. :) Did you use a chromakey setup or a projection screen for the singing in front of the stills/logo shots?

The scenes near the graves could be brightened up a bit. The sky is blown out so it shouldn't cause any problems with that.

I noticed a lot of reflector movement on the walking shots and a bit on the New Orleans Ave sign but it's not too bad.

Is this project completely done with or are you still working on it? It looks really good overall. :)

Eric

motocross video
 

here's a video i made of my friend stouffer's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFb-t60jLow

Apple Insomnia!- My first 24 hour film fest -link below
 

http://edcommunity.apple.com/insomni...hp?itemID=1589

Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you my first 3 min. film that just qualified for the Apple Insomnia Film contest!!!

Im asking a huge favor:
- click on the link above
- click on the Red X for PC's, or launch quicktime for Macs to watch the movie
- log in or create an ID to vote.

The contest prize for the winner is for $10,000 in computer and software. If you can, please vote for my film. I was a one man team, the main actor, and had to direct a 1 and 3 year old. Tough to make it work. Thank you all again for viewing and for your helpful support.

Peace and Blessings,
Danny Hidalgo

Thanks eric, I use a green screen to insert the still shoots as a projector proved difficult, lighting the subject and getting a good video level in the back ground from a projector was to much hassle.

The scenes near the graves could not be help much, as they wanted it to look dark and without life.

The project is a low budget production and was done on the fly, cause they wanted to get the video out to launch with their single. its done but i wish i had more time to properly shoot and edit, i shoot the video entirely handheld I used premiere to edit

thanks for the feedback

Ah I see. Well if that's how they wanted it, can't argue with that. It looks really good though and the keying came out really nice. :)

We always need more time. :)

Nicely done. The cuts are right were they should be IMO.

You shoot action well. That's hard to do! And your editing is solid, although I could see a few cuts that I didn't think worked as well as others.

The main problem, from my viewpoint, is that you didn't make it interesting for non-motocross fans. Who is this guy? Why does he do this? What was this race like for him? How hard is it to ride in one of these races? Etc...

In my documentaries about bodybuilding and strength competitions, I always try to make it more understandable for the viewer who is unfamiliar with the sport. And I always try to tell a story along the way.

Here are two examples...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cluyc24vqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrLolh-vxo

It's timelapse for me...
 

This is what I do... Sorry for the youtube compression! It all looks amazing at 1080p on my 37" monitor.

Mostly for fun (I have a real job) but I sell here and there. It helps to pick up more equipment for more fun! If you need some stock feel free to hit me up. The youtube stuff is only a fraction of my collection.

I'm always playing with motion control. I'm working on software to control the telescope pan/tilt head that I use currently and It's very cool. I've always been envious of you tie-chi camera handling folk so now I can roll! ;-)

Oh yah.. and I've been exploring real world HDR video lately...

Enjoy!

Brevis Travel Lens
 

Hi Phil,

I love the sample clips you have on your website. I recently bought the Brevis with Nikon mount and am using it with a Canon XH A1.

I've only been getting into video for the past year. So I'm a definite novice. However, my profession keeps me in Asia and the Middle East. During my free time, I'm hoping to do some film type shots using the Brevis setup.

Could you recommend a good all around travel lens with Nikon mount that will work well with the Brevis. I'm guessing my price range is between $500 to $1000 USD.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Cheers,
John

Jay, as I said before, nice work. I really like the natural feel of your colors and exposure.

I have a question. Do you think that pan head can work for some real-time shots? Could it pan through about 45 degrees in just a few seconds. It might be nice to have a robot-smooth shot on occasion and this head seems to be very affordable for it's capability.

Nice work again, Phil. I assume the vignetting and edge blur is an effect added in post and not the adapter. I really like the better-than-real colors and the mix between close and personal and then distant composition.

Yes I'm finding that is a possible use for the system Marcus. The top speed of the rig is 5 deg/sec so it could make a 45 in 9sec. for example... Here is a sample where I only increased the footage speed by 2x in post but during capture I did not go over 2.5 deg/sec. (this is using my custom software as well for smooth start/stop).

Here is a guy that has made a nice beefy bracket for his HVX and says that it's working fine...

recent wedding extract
 

Extract from recent wedding, comments appreciated.

http://www.derienzo-videoproductions...&salvatore.wmv

Thank you

That's funny. I was envisioning putting my monopod quick release plate on a bracket just like that guy did. While watching the video, I had that exact part sitting on my desk. I guess it must be a good idea. The best part is that I have an extra-long plate for my camera so the weight balance could be adjusted to prevent overtaxing the pan head. Thanks for the videos. Yours shows a nice pan a 2x speed and since the head can move twice that speed it is exactly what one could expect. It seems very usable for some circumstances. For a few hundred dollars I don't think it is possible to get smoother pans.

Does it start and stop smoothly? I read a comment about the head that it has slop changing directions.

new metal music video
 

36mb 720p .wmv file is here: www.fff.ee

was shot on HVX+M2. Budget is zero, but the band is promising, one day they might go really big, so I thought why not.

Lightened with stuipid halogen plane lamps, which u can get from wal mart. Here they are called construction lamps...

Due to bad lighting, I had color correct a lot to get it all even. And as u might see, still some clips are brighter/darker than others.

Any comment is welcome.

nice
 

Very nice.

Great angles and camera movement. I also really admired the high colors and contrast adjustments... its a risk but you took it and was well worth it... turned out great.

I was wondering how you got the "sun ray" effect? You used it quite often and it looks really good. What program did you use?

Great overall piece. Good Job.

You did a great job! Liked some of the dynamic angles, like the really low angle looking up at the guitar player with his foot practically on the lens. The lighting looked not too bad at all. The dancer & construction guy didn't really fit in, but it all looked good. You sold the demolition well with falling dust, debris on the snare, etc. Good work man!

thanks Bert,

ye, that contruction guy is actually a vocal in one band, but he was closest construction guy looking man we new...
here their video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ySSe8ud4Oy8

My DemoReel for 2007
 

I'm relatively new to these messageboards, so a quick introduction. I shoot mostly Mountain Bike films and videos, mostly just for fun but also occasionally comercially.

I've Just finished my Demo Reel for post-june 07. Thought I'd share. It's all MTB

DemoReel 102MB 1:20min H.264 1024x576

I've spent almost 95% of my time behind the camera shooting MTB, but will very soon be moving toward indies, since I find the environment of sports shooting very limited to what I want to achieve behind a camera. It's definetly a very difficult medium to try and get creative with as it is mostly out of your control what the riders and the environment is doing at any particular moment in time.

I shoot on an FX1, at 50i. All the slowed motion is done at 50i then de-interlaced in post. Hope you enjoy!:)

That requires scripted commands (for acceleration deceleration) thus my effort to develop software control. It does have a little slop changing directions but that's sort of a rare application...

i love out of focus and handheld shots, so it was a given that i'd enjoy that video. good job!

Trailer for a dance group
 

I did this tralier for a German Dance Group, and I glad that it has taken them on tour to different countries.

Shot with only one camera, a DVX100B , during 4 shows.

http://blip.tv/file/357890?filename=...ceGroup121.mov

From a fellow metal head..... that band is brutal! Absolutely loving the video too. I'm trying to get things rolling on a video for a metal-core band that I work/hang with a lot. Lately I've just been filming their shows with two cameras so they can send off to labels for a press kit.

Great job on the video bro!! Keep it up! \m/

Newest DVX100a Music Video
 

Shot this is NYC, No Adapter (YET!!) ... it says final buuut i may tweak a few things here and there... First look! :)

http://www.madguyproductions.com/upl...ttingover.html

Star Wheel
 

Hey, figured I'd let you guys know, I've got my first "teaser" video online in 720p, shot with a Canon HV20, an AT-35 lav and an ATR55 Shotgun.

Edited in Final Cut Pro. No color correction.

http://www.vimeo.com/365186

Teaser for me first serious short
 

Click here to watch.

It is one of 3 short films I am working on before editing them all and showing them together(I don`t have a computer that can edit HD yet). They started out as 3 demos of fighting scenes we wanted to do, then like many others before me, they took control and became much more. The projects expanded into full blown shorts (eww...) and luckily not into features! So here it is, the teaser to "Sons of Lemuria".

There's a bit more info, pictures, test videos, and misc stuff about the projects Here.
Add me as a friend if you'd like to follow the projects' progress :)

Nice little teaser! I like the titles and the music seemed to fit.

Might need a little Colour Correction but pretty good overall.

Cheers,

Mike

thanks, believe it or not there was alot of correction there, as well as I`m not yet familiar with gamma adjusting/color adjusting a monitor etc for different export methods. It seems h264 renders out with desaturated colors a bit, wmv saturates it, so what I see in premiere is not what is posted ... just the best I could get. Any help in that field would be great.

Also I wanted to make a plea to the moderators to fix the error in the title...'me' should be 'my'... i don't want to look completely uneducated...just make typing errors ;) Please? :D

First music video
 

Hi there, I was wondering if I could run this by your good selves please, but before you watch, may I just note for record my own personal thoughts and parts where I know are way out, even before that though, some history of the shoot...

EntraVenus are a local band who approached me to shoot three music videos about three separate songs which are linked by the same characters. The first video establishes who Davey is and why he is doing what he does. The second video delves deeper into his character, a drug habit is established and also a girlfriend, and shows a possible greivance to a dealer called "Jimmy the Chimp"

The third video depicts a possible demise. I say possible because a fourth song, although totally unrelated, could show events occurring after the third film.

All will become clear. The band feature indirectly in all three videos, in the first they are a band playing on tv which the family is watching when Davey is trying to get attention; in the second they are playing a gig in a club where the action is taking place, and in this third video, they appear as people in the street which Davey comes into contact with.

My own thoughts on this video, which couldn't be controlled due to the band and the story they want to tell, this fact is that drugs and guns do not make a good music video, and portray the wrong image for the band, also the band used friends as actors, which is a big no-no but I am no professional and they are budgetless, paying only for my time.

So, the feedback I'd like to get, if any, would be just about the video itself - how it is shot, its composition, editing, framing, and post production.

Thanks in advance for your feedback, it will all be used in the shooting of the second video (3 is finished, 1 has been shot and rough cut, 2 is waiting for the band)

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fusea...deoid=20737070

Thanks,


Russ

thanks guys.

Travis, thats the best thing actually, Ive worked with many other bands, but making video with your homies is the best. No stress, you can be natural and express yourself as you wish, dont have to worry about politeness.

Year of the Moth - "Cheater" Music Video
 

Please give me some feedback on this video we produced and edited for Year of the Moth, a very talented rock band. We showed up just to help with cinematography and ended up being handed the entire project. The band picked the stage and wanted just a simple video of them playing. 4 different cameras were used including my Vx2100, and HVR-A1U. The band loves the video and I think we did a decent job for what we had to work with.

I have the opportunity to recut it in any way i want, obscure, super artsy, whatever -so i'd like some feedback in that area too.


QT - 48MB
http://timelake.com/media/YOTM.mov

YouTube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cltE54HaIOw

The things that stood out for me as "hmm, I don't like that" was just the weird smoke layer effect that comes on the screen, and then the parts where is totally blown out black and white for just a brief moment. Totally just a matter of taste.

I included the above quote because I think you've got the right idea... there's only so much you can do with this project, and if the band loves it, I think you can call it a success. Its probably one of these projects where you're going to say "well, its not my best, but if the client's happy..."... we all get our fair share of those.

I also shoot paintball and other stuff
 

Seeing the other paintball videos on here I decided to post the one I did last year and some of what I am doing right now.
http://jambrill.com/805%20films/PbnationHB07.avi

Here is a little mock commercial I did for one of my film classes.
http://jambrill.com/Film%20pro%20275/275%20lasic.mov