My HD Demo

Daniel Boswell · October 27th, 2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Shaw

Speaking of wide-angle lenses, which one was used for those shots?

This one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ist&sku=361305

Daniel Boswell · October 27th, 2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by G. Scott Roberts

Excellent shots! Still just a nubie, but that it one of the highest quality takes I have seen. Would have thought you would have taken many takes to get the video you did, great job!

Thanks a lot G. Scott. Appreciate it!

Dana Acciavatti · October 27th, 2006, 10:44 PM

Very professional and impressive looking reel. Excellent cinematic quality to your work. I love the angles of your shots, and your masterful use of different lenses. Two questions: What lenses do you generally use? How many cameras do you use on a wedding shoot?

Michael Y Wong · October 28th, 2006, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dana Acciavatti

Very professional and impressive looking reel. Excellent cinematic quality to your work. I love the angles of your shots, and your masterful use of different lenses. Two questions: What lenses do you generally use? How many cameras do you use on a wedding shoot?

From teh footage it looks likea mild .3X fish eye + MAYBe a standard wide adapter. My guess is that 2 HDV cameras are used.

I was considering getting a .3X FE myself for my HC1 for weddings and after watching Daniel's footage I finally decided to take the plunge. He is one of the few people that IMO use it well.

LOL: just read thru the entire post and it seems .3x FE & 2 FX1's is indeed what he uses.

Excellent usage of different angles, moving cameras, and just having 'the eye' and being able to recognize and deliver clips with an epic feel to them. Far beyond the standard of what I am used to seeing in wedding videography.

Rafael Lopes · October 28th, 2006, 03:05 AM

Very nice, Dan. What did you do on post to obtain this awesome look?

Michael Y Wong · October 31st, 2006, 03:34 PM

Btw Daniel (or anyone else who would know) what is the name of that burn to white transition? It is very classy and when used well in this demo it lead to a very 'epic' moment IMO.

I notice alot of FCP users are in love with that transition, but I can't seem to find it in PremierPro 2.0. Would any one know which software application has that transition?

Thanks in advance.

Daniel Boswell · October 31st, 2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rafael Lopes

Very nice, Dan. What did you do on post to obtain this awesome look?

Just basic Color Correction. Boost the saturation and crush the blacks a bit.

Daniel Boswell · October 31st, 2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dana Acciavatti

Very professional and impressive looking reel. Excellent cinematic quality to your work. I love the angles of your shots, and your masterful use of different lenses. Two questions: What lenses do you generally use? How many cameras do you use on a wedding shoot?

Like I said elsewhere just a FE lens and 3 cameras were used.

Thanks Dana!

Daniel Boswell · October 31st, 2006, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Y Wong

Btw Daniel (or anyone else who would know) what is the name of that burn to white transition? It is very classy and when used well in this demo it lead to a very 'epic' moment IMO.

I notice alot of FCP users are in love with that transition, but I can't seem to find it in PremierPro 2.0. Would any one know which software application has that transition?

Thanks in advance.

Its from Nattress Film Effects package but I have seen similar things done with PC platform just not sure which one.

Mekhael Trepanier · November 1st, 2006, 10:02 PM

this may be a stupid question

but i have a regular LCD monitor and just good old computer you mention you have to convert alof of footage back to SD.

is what i just watched there a true representation of HD quality or is what im seeing just SD quality shot with an HD camera

sorry if this is confussing

on a seperate note amazing work love your camera work and the way the whole thing is put together..

thank you

MEKHAEL

Michael Y Wong · November 1st, 2006, 11:41 PM

^ SD downconverted from HDV. However from teh high PQ I would bet that Daniel used solid programs/workflow to do the HDV->SD software downconvert, as opposed to outputting in SD from the camera itself.

Daniel Boswell · November 2nd, 2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mekhael Trepanier

this may be a stupid question

but i have a regular LCD monitor and just good old computer you mention you have to convert alof of footage back to SD.

is what i just watched there a true representation of HD quality or is what im seeing just SD quality shot with an HD camera

sorry if this is confussing

on a seperate note amazing work love your camera work and the way the whole thing is put together..

thank you

MEKHAEL

Good question Mekhael.

It was all shot in HDV and edited in HDV (actually Apple's AIC) and then resized and encoded for the web within Flash encoder so it was never really downconverted to SD until encoded for the web.

Jason Michael Holly · November 13th, 2006, 01:09 PM

Great work! Looks fantastic!

Daniel Boswell · November 26th, 2006, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason Michael Holly

Great work! Looks fantastic!

Thanks alot Jason.

Adam Beck · February 24th, 2007, 02:28 AM

Nice use of the music. This is a great example why to invest in HD now, it does make the SD look a lot better.

Keep up the Good Work.

October 31st, 2006, 03:34 PM	#21
Michael Y Wong Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada! Posts: 353	Btw Daniel (or anyone else who would know) what is the name of that burn to white transition? It is very classy and when used well in this demo it lead to a very 'epic' moment IMO. I notice alot of FCP users are in love with that transition, but I can't seem to find it in PremierPro 2.0. Would any one know which software application has that transition? Thanks in advance. __________________ dreaming hobbyist + storyteller www.michaelywong.com

November 1st, 2006, 10:02 PM	#25
Mekhael Trepanier Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 144	dumb question ?? this may be a stupid question but i have a regular LCD monitor and just good old computer you mention you have to convert alof of footage back to SD. is what i just watched there a true representation of HD quality or is what im seeing just SD quality shot with an HD camera sorry if this is confussing on a seperate note amazing work love your camera work and the way the whole thing is put together.. thank you MEKHAEL

November 1st, 2006, 11:41 PM	#26
Michael Y Wong Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada! Posts: 353	^ SD downconverted from HDV. However from teh high PQ I would bet that Daniel used solid programs/workflow to do the HDV->SD software downconvert, as opposed to outputting in SD from the camera itself. __________________ dreaming hobbyist + storyteller www.michaelywong.com Last edited by Michael Y Wong; November 2nd, 2006 at 12:35 AM.

November 13th, 2006, 01:09 PM	#28
Jason Michael Holly Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poconos, PA Posts: 25	Transition Effect Great work! Looks fantastic! Last edited by Jason Michael Holly; November 13th, 2006 at 10:29 PM.

February 24th, 2007, 02:28 AM	#30
Adam Beck Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Visalia, California Posts: 41	Very, Very Good. Nice use of the music. This is a great example why to invest in HD now, it does make the SD look a lot better. Keep up the Good Work.

October 27th, 2006, 10:44 PM	#18
Dana Acciavatti Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Beverly, MA. Posts: 49	Very professional and impressive looking reel. Excellent cinematic quality to your work. I love the angles of your shots, and your masterful use of different lenses. Two questions: What lenses do you generally use? How many cameras do you use on a wedding shoot?

October 28th, 2006, 03:05 AM	#20
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,239	Very nice, Dan. What did you do on post to obtain this awesome look?