Hi Craig.
I thought the 'darkness' in the second one was fine.

ha well we have a friend who works for the forrest service around there, it isnt anybodys land, he said its unlikely that its illegal or that we could get in any trouble. he was with us when we were doing it once. keep in mind where we are is hundreds of miles of forrest in every direction with a small off road trail that goes like 30 miles, my friends big jeep has trouble making it up. we have camped there for 3 weeks straight without seeing anyone else. so i doubt we would have any problems.
anyway thats amazing that you live there, everytime i watch that movie i cant stop thinking of how beautiful the setting is.

"Tea for Two" our new holiday video.
 

Hi everyone,

Klip Art Studio would like to introduce our newest member, Jasmine Fonseca. This video clip is her first debut performance in "Tea for Two". Spread the joy of the holidays and have a wonderful new year. Enjoy!


Here is the link (Bigger and Better):
http://www.klipartstudio.com/index.p...2207&flName=DVI

Also on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRykw_E27z4

Equipment:
XL2, 16x manual lens, Mic with Zeppelin


Credits:
Producer/ Writer:
Jose Fonseca | Jeng Fonseca

Director/ Editor/ DP/ 3d Animator/ Compositor:
Jose Fonseca

Music Score:
Celeste Cresswell

Girl:
Jasmine Fonseca

Sound/ Grip:
Laurence Smith


----------------------
Jose Fonseca
josef@klipartstudio.com
http://www.klipartstudio.com

Worst Band Name Ever!
 

This is a short promo that I threw together in less than a week for a bunch of friends who I used to play with when we were young men. Now all in their 40's, the core trio is STILL playing together and they wanted something that they could post on gigmasters.com, a website for people seeking to hire bands.

This video was a special challenge. I wanted to see if I could attend one show and quickly turn it into a video for them that wasn't a run-of-the-mill clip of just a band playing a song. The show was on Saturday and even with a full time job and other responsibilities I was able to have this done by Thursday working in my spare time. Not too bad, I think.

Don't critique this too harshly. This is meant to be a prototype of an inexpensive, quickly made vid clip that gives you some idea of the band and is more entertaining than most of the others that are on gigmasters.com. "Inexpensive" and "quick" are the key words here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlv7uQRlgBU

What do you think of my music video???
 

I made this music video for an online competition Using an old Panasonic gs75 standard definition dv camcorder that i bought a few years ago. I tried my best in post to make it look very filmlike without using a DOF adapter. I think it came out really well.

www.memelabs.com/indiemv

I'm in first place at the moment! Please vote for my video if you think its any good.

Thanx a million

And like i said, any feedback would be appreciated.

Devin

hey michael, im replying more about the post rather than the video. Just so you know the message your post puts across is "my film aint that good but don't blame me cause i work full time", don't get me wrong here i watched it and found it to be fine, its nothing amazing but its not bad either it does its job perfectly well im sure the band is happy with it. Most people on this site work and have other responsibilities.

All im saying is that by wording your post the way you did people will most likely have been put off watching it, the benefit of a site like this IS to get critique on your work by fellow filmmakers there by learning and improving, otherwise why post anything.

Andy.

You're right Andy. I'm sorry it came off that way. My post was badly worded.

What I meant to say is that in order to be able to make a living in this business (which I hope to do someday) I'm going to need to pick up the pace of my editing. I just takes too long for me to be able to turn things around quickly enough to please most clients and for it to be cost effective for me.

However, my challenge to myself was to deliver this clip quickly using WHATEVER I got in that one night. In my opinion it needed some reshooting, of the interviews and possible another night with the band to get more footage of the crowd. (Unfortunately the night I came out was a slow night and the dance floor was rather empty. Not a good thing to show in a promo!)

Thank you for letting me know that my cutting corners didn't show as much as I though it did and I'll be more careful to word things more clearly in the future.

The band is VERY happy with it! I made them look better than they expected and that's always a good thing.

lol yeah i think thats the official line of any videographer thats ever done paid work, another favourate is "i'll fix it in post!". Iv done my fair share of corporate interviews where the interviewee is terrible in front of the camera and they only want to do one or two takes, its just one of those things you need to accept, its not your fault....theres no plugin in final cut pro to fix that.

As i said it looked fine to me, and if the client is happy then job done.

cheers
Andy.

LOL! True. Which is why I decided to restrict myself this time

Thanks for the feedback, that's really interesting that you prefer the second one, I personally like the aesthetic of the first one much more but the second lives or dies on it's concept really so I'm really glad that the concept is what works for you - it's an interesting comparison.

Barry,

In some ways, you are my hero!
How do you plan to monetize this?

Cheers!

Tunberg City (Panasonic DVX100a & SGpro rev3)
 

Hi there guys:)

Finally not a rainy day.. been waiting too long for this!

Good quality: (little bit grainy cause the gain was on..)
http://files.filefront.com/danitunsb.../fileinfo.html

Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kQzO3rvceg

I used my Canon FD 35mm f2.0 @ f2.0


Hope you like it:)

nice stuff

Philippe

Just had to bump this up after seeing Jonathan Shaw's thread

Also am providing a direct download link:

http://video.stage6.com/1369755/.divx

One tip: Ariana Almajan's picture on your main website is not the most flattering!

Hey Barry, I'm right next to you in College Park. Maybe I could swing by and visit while you're taping sometime?

Can you post it on YouTube, or some where it can be viewed without having to download it?

thank you very much:)

The mentos also make a different. If they're the coated 'glossy' type it won't work well or at all

Ok...

For slow computers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHzxkz26q0

There's VERY heavy compression on this one. I recommend you see the HD version if you have the horsepower and capability.

Baynewerkz Studios Reel
 

This is my new reel. I would like some feedback if thats ok. The good, the bad and the fugly.

All shot on a DVX, most with an M2 adapter. Assembled in FCP, text in Live Type.

www.baynewerkz.com/watchreel.htm

I loved the reel
quick question: whenever I do live type titles and import them into FCE they look awful- but when I try to import the movie into live type I cannot export it with sound. What do you do to get your titles?

Workflow for LT:

Create your LT file/movie and save it. Make sure that your background is set to not get rendered, unless its you want color on the BG.

Import the .ipr file into FCP, should show up as footage would.

Open the ipr file into the viewer window and drag down to the timeline into the V2 line where you want it.

Switch the V1 tab on the left of the timelines up to the V2 line.

Render out and adjust accordingly.

Mine didn't look that hot while looking at it in FCP, but after rendering out a 264 version it looked fine.

I really enjoyed that, you have a nice eye for effective composition. The music really set the mood when showing the drama type footage.

A few videos
 

I recently posted three of my previous short films on myspace. A couple of them went to film festivals. The only one that didn't was Axe. Ambiguous Travelers as nominated for best comedy at the Hollywood DV Festival, but didn't win. All of them are fairly experimental.

http://www.myspace.com/divinusentertainment

Would enjoy some feedback. Thanks.

How about this video!?
 

the narrowest bystreet in the world
 

Well, this for me is one of those videos where the format is more important than the content. You've got lots of unmotivated zooms, just pulling out to reveal...? and the tripod work is really unsteady. I'd much rather see a video in SD that was smoother, and a little less aimless. It just seems like a bunch of meandering shots without any real subject. I'm not talking about putting people in your shots, but just that each shot should have a specific theme, like the guy paddling the canoe.

I've never used your tripod, but I bet its 95% responsible for the shakiness. To be honest, I thought at the start that is was handheld footage. If you can, rent a really high end tripod for a day (William F. Whites may be able to help you out) and see what you can do with it. I use a Miller Arrow 30, and won't touch those Bogen's, but some people can make them work. I couldn't.

Some of your shots looked a little underexposed, but that could also be just the compression. I just think that you still need to tell a good visual story when shooting... just rolling in "HD" isn't enough. And ease up on the zooming. If you like to zoom too much, go out and shoot for a day without doing any zooming at all... it'll really help you think of interesting camera angles and framing the shots. I'm not trying to be harsh or mean, I think you're trying to go in the right direction, just: less zooming, better tripod, make light work for you, and don't get caught up in the format. (though I believe they've now switched to HD, OPB down here did tons of work in SD that was just stunning...)

While I am not a fan of hip-hop music, I can say that your video is energetic and looks very professional. You used a few unusual camera angles that were appropriate for the varying geometries of the dancing but didn't get too chaotic. Nice work.

It looks like you are getting a MacBook! Perhaps I am early and I don't want to curse your chances, but your video does seem the best overall. The video in second place is a good concept but yours is better executed. How did you get performers for your video if it is an outside submission contest? Is that a stand-in band?

Experimental Short about a Chatroom (Germany)
 

Sorry for the double thread...

need quick input - filming saturday morning
 

I just want to know if the angles all seem to work properly, or did i reverse some shots by accident. Sorry about the poor audio quality, but it is a test after all

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fusea...deoid=23066682

I was a beginner, I just got my HC7 when I posted this.

I just edited to the music, and did generic pans. It is sort of a travel video after all.

I agree with Bert. The handheld shots and the lack of a story made it feel like an amateur Super 8 production. I don't mean to knock it. This can be useful in a first person point-of-view scene.

Smooth pans and zooms are super critical for a travelogue feel. And an expensive tripod is the key.

Of course, you could stabilize it with software and crop as needed, but that's a fix, not the goal.

BTW, we have a Cultus Lake and Creek down here in WA state as well. It's a nice hike, but avoid it in June. The mosquitoes are hell!

I suggest you invest in the book "The Five C's of Cinematography" and read it thoroughly.

And stay away from mirrors!

The download links are restored...

mirrors?

and I can`t buy and read that book in a day (in fact i already filmed part of it today)

*edit* ooooh mirrors....actual ones. This is just a test video as it states twice on the page actually...its not the location its being filmed in ;)

Hi Devin, I really like the lightbox back lighting of the band. Despite only having a consumer handicam at your disposal your choice of lighting, and the good use of post production techniques the opening of your video makes it look really slick and professional, only the narrative bits inside the house give away that it wasn't shot on a higher quality format.

Great work, and congrats on the win.

Urban Nature - Take a look around you!
 

http://www.stage6.com/user/WhizkidMe...ure-All-Around

I was filming random footage, trying out some new picture profiles and testing 50i->23.976p using Cineform, grading done with Magic Bullet. I was also experimenting with Magic Bullet Looks, as I hadn't tried it yet. I decided to make it into a faux demo reel/promo for a show that doesn't exist. :) Filmed with a Z1. Let me know what you guys think!

Carl

Your site will not work for me.