Ryan vs Dorkman II
 

For those of you who havn't seen Ryan vs Dorkman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NE5elL30w4

For those of you that have, Ryan vs Dorkman II came out today:
http://www.ryanvsdorkman.com/


Notice: I did not make this. I am simply wanting to show what hard work and dedication can do. (Plus, it's pretty cool)

Enjoy.

SB

Ink Blot
 

Hi.

Here's a link to my short film, "Ink Blot" which I would like to get some honest feedback on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvB-Nc9sds

It's not perfect, and there's some things I'm still working on but hopefully any feedback I can get will help me to improve it.

Thanks,

Krystian.

New clip from Raising the Bar 2
 

Here's another short clip from the upcoming RTB2. This one is from just a few weeks before the Masters Nationals last year. Our cousin Joe Pulcinella Jr was on hand to shoot pictures for an arm training article for Muscle Mag.

www.photojoe.com/blog

The music was written especially for the documentary by Martin Bailey.
http://www.myspace.com/powerescape

"A Good Life: The Joe Grushecky Story" - Mini-Trailer
 

This is a mini-trailer for a documentary we are working on about Pittsburgh musician Joe Grushecky. Its been alot of work, but an incredible experience as well. We have interviewed alot of great people along the way and there may be a couple that some folks may recognize.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoL8uqBjG34

Very cute :) I imagine everyone enjoyed them.

Very very decent, strong message. Deals with a lot of very real issues in a pretty artistic way.

Just about the ONLY thing I didn't like was the dramatic change from the operating room to the recovery room. The colors/lighting/mood changed, and having seen it to the end, I see why you did it, but I just think it could've been done a little differently.

It seemed very out of place in an incorrect way, not in a "I wonder what is about to happen" way. It looked like a mistake, though as I said, I see why you did it.

Good short, well put together. Keep up the good work :)

Tasty. I want to know more about the guy. Your trailer is a success.

First off, I love the DVX100 picture :) I've always been a fan, and you played to the camera's visual strength well.

I can only pretend that I really knew what this film was about. I watched it twice and still am a little bit in the dark, but I think I've got the gist. I won't post here, of course, because of spoilers.

I liked it, it was, as you said, abstract, but here's the thing. You shot it in an almost "normal" way. Since the film was so abstract by design, I really think you should've shot it in a more abstract way. Get a little more creative, a little crazier in your shots, some effects might not hurt either.

I don't know what the stipulations were for the contest, and this was a decent short, very professionally done, I just think you could've played up this a bit more on the artistic front.

Keep it up :)

Pretty good, actually, I really enjoyed the way this short went down. The acting and pacing was iffy at the start of the film, I started to write a review saying that the technical aspects of the film were very good, just some of the writing and directing were eh...

But as the film concluded, I definately see that I was mistaken. Though the opening of the film could still be a little tighter...

The only real technical issue I did not enjoy was the POV shot at the end. Wasn't sure how I felt about that... I think you should've gone to black like you did in the office after the gunshot. But artistic decision, I suppose...

Good work :)

Indeed, cool short. Unfortunately I didn't feel like it had the "ferocity" of the first one. The first one seemed like a more intense fight, but the effects and new situations in this one definately made up for it. I came out smiling :) I would most definately recommend seeing the high-quality DivX version over the YouTube. It made a big difference from the first viewing on YouTube to the second on DivX.

Good score, very good effects, really good camera (HDX200, I believe...), just a good total package.

You could get nitpicky and pick it apart, but overall, for what it was, it's a lot of fun. Go view it, and if you get a few extra minutes, go view the first one if you haven't already.

Wow, he's the next youtube superstar.

Joe Grushecky music vid - "A Good Life"
 

I posted the trailer for the Joe G. doc that we are working on in an earlier post. We took a day off from the doc work this past summer to shoot and put together this video for the title track to Joe's recent release "A Good Life". Joe's good friend and frequent co-writer Bruce Springsteen, although not appearing in this video, accompanies Joe on back up vocals and plays guitar on this track.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoZ4olrxr7o

I'm not going to lie to you, that was really boring...

The song was fine and catchy, but taking it too literally like that (two cats, two kids, a good dog, etc) is just silly. It looked like it was just a bunch of stock footage intercut with rather boring shots of an old guy playing his guitar. It didn't even look like he was playing the song...

There is a niche for "stock footage" videos...but they're usually reserved for powerful videos because they show the world as it is, trying to get across a message, etc. Intercutting those two styles just really did not work.

And the shots of the vocalist were just really uninspired, static, and boring.

On your next video, really go crazy with a variety of shots and angles to keep the action moving for this kind of a song. And try to put some kind of story or rhyme/reason to your footage. Instead of just a guy singing with flashes of stuff...

Stop motion project
 

This is a stop motion project I did for a future cinema course at UB. It's entitled "Les Banana" I'm no really sure why, my other labmates did the titling, I just did the actual editing.
It is just a series of 250photographs animated together. The goal of the project was to mainly see the capabilities we had.
Hopefully you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTnBHHyBx-Q

It was fine for what it was. 1 question, 2 comments:

Question: Why stop-motion? Really random...

Comments:

1) Your "suspended plushy toy" was very clearly composited in...as your footage was shaking and the plushy toy wasn't moving :) Need to motion track that, or the whole illusion is for nothing.

2) Don't put "fin" at the end. That is one thing that may, in fact, irk me more than anything else. So unprofessional...unless you're wrapping up an epic of some sort, just don't put "end". The audience will get the idea when the film stops showing pictures.

Hi Nate,

That was really sweet. Well done.

Have you seen Peter Gabriel stop motion video, from about 20 years ago? It should give you plenty of ideas.

Looking forward to the next one.

Liam.

I've got to agree with Daniel. The video seems to have had a 'cool bypass'.
It just ain't rock'n'roll.

Nice pussy shot though.

Liam.

Believe it or not...I agree with you guys!!! I really don't like that video either!!! It's definitley not my crowning achievement. I wanted to do a different track as a video, but since we only had 2 hours of shooting time, we decided to do something that would have been simple that could get knocked out rather quickly...It is a VERY literal song, hence the VERY literal aspect. I should have known that by putting that on a board full of peers instead of fans of Joe G, it would have gotten hammered. I wasn't really thinking clearly on this one!!! Very funny that I would post something and then criticize it myself!!!

Short company profiling video of sorts.
 

Hi.
This is a video I made for my small computerfirm back in 2000.
They used it to display video on computers at their booth at a computer trade show here in Norway. They payed about $900 for it, me being an amateur and all.

Just want some feedback on it, cause with the experience I've had in the years since 2000, I'm sure I can do better.

Download Citius2001.wmv from http://www.box.net/public/cceijytje3

video game art
 

http://rileyharmon.com/extensions.htm


Using Infra-red sensors, hacked xbox 360 video game controllers,
and a customized version of Half-Life 2 and the Source SDK, this
interactive art installation explores pyscho-geography and how
virtual spaces affect us as human beings. A virtual space is created
of the physical location of the installation and viewers are able to
explore the space without having to actually travel.

A great deal of my studies as a student, artist, and human have
been in the areas of psychology, virtual spaces, and how environments
affect us, whether physical or simulated. [ext]ensions is an expansion
on a series of works collectively called "no_clip" involving metaphysics
and psychogeography.

As we move through space and time, there is a tension between our
physical bodies, the exterior forces of the world, and the virtual space
we hold in our minds. Are space and time relative to the individual?

According to how we operate our bodies, light comes into the retina
of our eyes which move as electrochemical impulses to the brain. We
interpret these impulses as the scenery we are walking through and
don't even see the impulses which make them up. The same is true
for our other senses as well. This interaction between the world and
our bodies is the ultimate computer, and our muscles provide the
controls.

My Work on CBS.com (Jericho)
 

I don't know how many of you are Jericho fans, but...

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/digital.php

I shot episodes 12 through 17 (only 12 through 14 up right now). During my summer internship with CBS in NY, I hooked up with one of the directors/producers for 48 Hours: Mystery, and I've been keeping contact with him ever since. So over Christmas break, I hooked back up with the guy who also does some work for Jericho, and they flew me down to Tampa and I got a chance to shoot some low budget, guerilla style web episodes for Jericho. We used a DVX100B, a few lowel lights and a Sun gun. It was cool, and I had a blast.

As I said, it's episodes 12 through 17, but don't expect any explosions or high crane shots, as this was run and gun style shooting, and really, it's just small videos that give some facts to the fictional characters and storyline of Jericho.

P.S. I also did some acting. I switched off with another guy between playing the park of Hawkins (the guy in the black hoody. That's me getting dragged through the Ice House).

My first reaction after reading your post was: "Wha...?" with a rather blank stare on my face. So I proceeded to follow the link and try to figure out what on earth you were talking about.

Cool idea, cool implementation...I'm still not really sure why. Your interview rambles. It starts off in a good direction, then it falls into rambling. About 1/2way through the video, I was starting to lose interest as you got REALLY technical about how the things worked.

It's not necessary to explain how each individual component does its job, what's essential is how to explain how these key components interact with each other.

So yea, really cool idea and good job with it so far. I'll keep a feeler out to find updates on this project as it grows...but that interview was lengthy and tedious...

this is my required documentation of the project for class

Check Out China White Website!!!
 

http://www.chinawhitemovie.com/

We start shooting March 19, 2007.

Look for updates often.

It sounds like it is gonna make some noise.
Keep up the good work.
What kind of gear are you going to use?
Good Day.

Up for peer review.
 

Finally, something I want to show. :)

Technical details:
Canon XL1
16x and 3x stock lenses
4 sets, no supplemental lighting (stunk!)
Shot sporadically over 5 days.


Our church is going through a series on depression. They asked us to try to capture the feeling through a combination of audio and video. The audio was pre-supplied but also recorded in-house, so we had to work within the bounds of the length and feel of the dialog. This was our attempt. Please tell me what you think.

www.ehrichs.net/DepressionSVCD.mpg (22.9meg, 68sec run time)

I tried to watch, because I'm a fan of Jericho, but unfortunately, the videos didn't work for me. That's awesome that you had the opportunity to work on this though!

Excellent piece of work Jacob, some neat techniques. I liked the woman in the diner best.

I'd expand it out to five or six sequences and have some sort of resolution, maybe something offering hope.

Well done.

Liam.

Very nice. Good work man.

Scene from Blackwood
 

My friend Chris Bowen (also the director) said to put a scene from the movie up as well, so people can get a feel for what the movie is all about.

I mentioned before this movie is shot all in first-person perspective, as the character Dave (behind the camera) is shooting the lives of his friends and the situation they are stuck in.

This is one of 35 shots in the film. It's the first scene where the characters realize something is wrong...

Hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGfm3f2iKM

If you have not already seen the trailer, you can watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfp0VIOB2Y

Take care,

Josh Woll

Short Film - Black Rainbow
 

here's a short film i done this summer. i thougt i could post it here since i don't have this camcorder anymore. it's an abstract , surrealist french movie. hope you like it. i did this alone and in a day. it's featuring music by The American Dollar and Lisa lindley jones.
have fun.
Directed By Pascal Payant

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=1422792458

Sci-Fi Coffee commercial script and storyboard
 

Script for a science fiction coffee commercial


LINSEN COFFEE

Version E
by Rob Shan Lone

INT.COFFE SHOP.DAY

A burnt coffee cup with oozing brown sludge is on a transporter pad. BRENT faces the camera after rolling his eyes up at the cup, smirking. BRENT is wearing welding gloves. BRENT is behind the counter, looking at one of the gloves.

BRENT

They tried to teleport it, those god damm aliens…but it doesn't taste right…

BRENT holds up a Metallic coffee using a “welding glove”.

BRENT

…because it’s not LINSIN coffee!

BRENT holds the cup and looks at the coffee. BRENTS gaze drifts to “the machine.” BRENT puts the cup down.

BRENT

LINSIN coffee is able to survive the teleportation sequence, due its magnetic metallic properties!

Close up shots of the machine, so we can not truly understand how big or what it is exactly. BRENT grabs a new clean cup and walks around the kiosk. Reference shot to the Monolith in 2001. BRENT walks into shot and places it on to the metal plate of the machine at the front of the kiosk. BRENT activates the machine. The nozzle of the machine vibrates slightly. A gold oily liquid pumps around a tube. The machine stops churning. Gold paste falls into the clean cup. The machine fills the cup. BRENT smiles with anticipation. BRENT looks up. A spaceman runs towards the cup and picks it up, but scorches his hand.

SPACEMAN

Geer ge Gaaahh!

The spaceman runs back out the door. Shots are heard, followed by the splashing of hot coffee, an alien scream is heard.

BRENT

Snap to it rocket man! You of all colonists deserve it, fighting against the tyranny of the human empire.

BRENT grabs a new cup and activates the machine again. This time the process is faster. BRENT picks up the new metallic coffee cup using the welding gloves. BRENT smells it.

BRENT

Ahhhh the aroma of iron. It takes me back to the canyons of Mars. Mmmmmm just taste that hot molten liquid!

BRENT is just about to drink from the cup when a light shines on it. A flash occurs and BRENT gets startled slightly. BRENT turns to the camera in an angry manner, clenching his fists.

BRENT

If all aliens do not leave Terran space I will destroy their base on the moon!

A second light shines on a collection of coffee products, including his first cup. BRENT looks furious and grabs one of the metallic bags to try and save it. Knocks over a few of the spare bags. BRENT spins around, places the bag in the other hand. BRENT brandishes a space grenade with his free hand. BRENT briefly fights against an invisible force growing stronger.

BRENT

LINSIN coffee it tastes good, even if it hurts!

A close up of one of the metallic bags from the collection. A strobe flash occurs.

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the message and sorry for my delayed response.

The contest was very 'open', filmmakers were invited to produce a max 6 minute short film, in the Drama genre.

I know what you mean with the more abstract shots, after the film was finished I thought of choosing more exciting camera positions during the dialog part of the film. We had very little time to experiment, as the preparing of the set took twice the time that was planned for it. Beter luck next time ;)

The Man Who Couldn't Change.
 

Hi - this is the first film I've written and shot. It's about a man who can't face who he is and finally makes it real to himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTuRMndOx3Q

Any comments, and especially any advice on where I went wrong and what I could do to improve would be brilliant.

Thanks!

Would you upload it somewhere besides Youtube?

Is there any service you'd recommend? I don't have any online storage.

Flametal "Anda Jaleo"
 

Hey everyone,

Though id share a music video directed by me, concept by Ben Woods (lead singer of the band)

www.thepegasuscompany.com

No disclaimers here, just watch it!

Jay

Super Sweer Refund Revenge - online contest
 

http://www.youtube.com/contest/super...l=true?goto=96

This is an entry for an online video contest on YouTube. It is our 1st attempt with the HVX200. If you have a YouTube account, go ahead and vote for it. Let me know what you think.

(Hint...vote "I Like it") :)

Thanks.

Was so great until the end. It slowed down far too much. Should've made it happen in about 10 seconds or less, you drew it out for like 30.

Clever idea, well executed, that encounted outside his door was just too lengthy to really bring it home. Good entry though...but unfortunately I couldn't cast a vote in good conscience witout seeing the other 139 entries...

...which won't happen, 'cause I have this thing I call life...it gets in the way with fun, sometimes...

Good entry though, hope you win. Good luck :)

My 1st FCP edit :)
 

Since I am still in the learning process of FCP I dare not take any paid work, so this is a first attempt to shoot & edit.

Shot using a Sony DCR-TRV14E mini DV camcorder
Edited on FCP5 on MacBook Pro
Nattress Film FX Plug-In

I am aiming at the wedding videography market. Although this clip is not on subject, I would appreciate any advise in regards to general editing & filming technique. After editing this clip I realised that there aren't any moving camera shots, I shot it using a tripod, so I guess it looks a little like a documentary.

Anyway, here it is and thanks for your comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ41aT_0Hb4