Thanks Oliver. For the article I used Premier Pro. I don't have experience using Vegas, but it should work assuming it has colour curves options.

I looked it up, and it does. Just looks a bit different but it's essentially the same.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/557...317x432io1.jpg

Awesome, I'm going to read it and mess with it tonight. Thanks for the info!

New website with samples, behind the scenes etc
 

Hi,
I just finished a web site my production company, we operate in Vancouver.

www.thebestproductions.ca

Please take a look and tell me what do you think.
Through feedback is the only way to improve it...

Thanks for your time.

Herminio Cordido

Personally its not to my style, I dont like flash splash screens and the inner parts of the site have odd looking text and mouse overs. I tend to see that a lot with video related companies which is very very odd as its a very visual thing they work with day in day out. For instance Weta have a very bland looking site : http://www.wetadigital.com/digital/

If you have the budget I'd recommend speaking to a few web designers and see if they can build something that compliments your video work and shows it off to its fullest.

BMW Spec Commercial, directed by me.
 

So, I just got my Canon HV20 about 3 weeks ago. I wanted to try it out, so I shot a short BMW commercial with it. Nothing major, just a little fun. Comments and Critiques welcome.

Here it is at YouTube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7m7oC2KXQU&fmt=18

And in HD at Vimeo...

http://vimeo.com/904845

And if you care about details, a short write up about it on my blog...

http://danielbroadway.blogspot.com/2...cted-by-me.htm

Good work. I like the post work!

Body Care Commercial
 

this was for practice and fun. Shot on the HVX at 24p/480i, i chose this res since we knew that it'll end up on you tube. We used the senn 416 on a boom, recording at 24bit to the 702T. Sound was a little overkill, but was awesome practice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELXA53nj6LM

A Beauty Salon 30 sec spot in Russia
 

A low budget commercial, I directed,
http://olegkalyan.ru/_Quicktime/komilfo_web.mov
Please share the comments.
CHeers!

That looks fantastic! Good looking people, good music, excellent editing and camera work... What more could anyone ask for? Great job!

First of all, you had some serious audio problems. The voiceover was really distorted. It was so bad I couldn't understand a single word he said.

Just kidding...!

You did a very nice on that. Very professional looking.

As I watched this, the first thing that came to mind was "I dunno, Angie. Wha'da you wanna do?"

Very nice work indeed.

Thanks for the good critique. I've updated the reel based on all the feedback I've recieved in the last week or so and I'll try and get around to re-uploading it for further insight shortly. Thanks.

Matthew Overstreet
Writer/Producer/Director

Chris, Jay and John, I really appreciate your kind words!
Next time I will do a commercial, there will be English speech, lines there!

Cheers!

and what did angie reply? busy? headache?

Angie's a guy.

It's from the movie "Marty" with Ernest Borgnine. Watch it and you'll see what I'm talking about.

"V" is for vending machine
 

There is 1 vending machine to every 23 people in Japan. They generate an annual income of around 58,000,000,000 USD.
They work extremely efficiently and reliably and they are everywhere. They sell every imaginable product. However the most popular sell soft drinks. Machines that sell adult literature are to be found in certain areas but they are few and far between!

This video (my second attempt since migrating to MC about 2 months ago) shows a few of the more unusually placed machines.

On the right side of my site's entry page are a thumbnail and 2 buttons.
The "L" button is linked to the Higher Definition version and the "S" button to the smaller, low-definition video.
The clips are encoded for Flash.
I am always open to constructive criticism........
Regards,
Douglas

http://www.gaijin-eyes.com

No criticism here, so I hope you’re also open to a little praise. This is one of the more entertaining videos I’ve seen on the board. I laughed and laughed at your comments—very well-written and well-placed within your video! You gave me a light-hearted and interesting glimpse of Japan that made me quite glad I took the time to watch.

Thanks for making my day brighter, Douglas. I love your sense of humor and look forward to more videos from you!

Fool's Day Coal
 

Hello,

This is my first time posting in this section so please be gentle.

I shot this with an HV20 (alas, with the camera mic) and edited with Edius. This is the first time I've used leading audio edits and I think it worked well. There is one 'regular' cut that I think worked well--I'm curious if anybody can spot it. I'm not a big fan of music in my train videos; I'd rather let the trains do the talking.

This vimeo version plays jumpy on my computer--I'm curious if its just my computer or something in the compression. I exported it as h.264 as per vimeo's instructions.

Its about 11:30 long so I hope it holds your interest throughout. Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/861424

That's some nice train footage. Did you shoot it in 24 or 30F or in 60i?

There were only one or two spots where it was slightly jumpy playing on my computer.

Looking at this footage, it reminded me of stock footage. Are you familiar with www.revostock.com ? I think you could sell some of your footage there if you wanted to.

Thanks!

60i. I steadfastly hold to the notion that we should be using MORE fps not less. Although I have been grudgingly playing with 24 because I need more light input for what I'm working on now.

Ya really think they'd buy footage from an HV20?

So how many were there?
 

I kept trying to count the coal wagons, but I got to about 30 twice and you cut!!

Some very nice shots - I particularly like the one at exactly 10 mins in where the train runs along the bottom of the screen. I am not sure however that we should be watching you finish a shot, point the camera towards the ground and start to return to the car (5' 55"), or polish the lens because it's wet (9' 08"). Now this may be either because I'm jealous that you are younger and more handsome than me or because your footage would benefit from just a teeny bit more editing - you decide.

Sorry, but even I think that an entire train of the same thing is too much. There were probably about 60 cars. And even then, they need to split the train in two in the Kenai mountains.

I liked the 'return to car' shot when I was editing. Now, I think I agree with you. I still like the 'wipe the lens' to bring a little more 'flavor of the day' (read--nasty). I also like it because it is unexpected.

And its funny, I tried the same trick you mentioned at 10 minutes earlier at 6' and, neither one is perfect, I liked the first one better.

Thanks for your comments and I'd like to thank everyone for watching!

Looking for input on my newest music video
 

Hey all, I believe this is one of the very few posts I have put up on this site. Well I have a music video that I really pushed myself on. It is by no means perfect. As a matter of fact I had tons of glitches with Final Cut Studio 2 because I borrowed it from a friend, and couldn't update it. OMG the bugs! I finally purchaed it and hope the next project will be better. Also this is the first time working with Final Cut Studio 2, and on a mac, I was a PC guy. So I had plenty of hurdles to over come to get this far.

But I'd really like to hear some feed back, even feedback of things you didn't like.

Trust me when I say this is not perfect. Even my part of the concept for the video is flawed. I messed up the storyline in the second verse, which really messes up the flow overall. But again please don't hold yourself back. Some constructive criticism would be really appreciated. Cant trust your family to be that honest...lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0GJWnAFIhk

"V" is for vending machine
 

Thanks for letting me know I could make you laugh, Linda.

I have always found it a rewarding challenge to try and find the interesting and amusing side to everyday things - and capture it on video.

Japan has so many everyday things that are just begging to be filmed.

If you have time look deeper into my site under "Gallery"..... you will find quite a lot of interesting and sometimes amusing stuff.

Regards,
Douglas

Douglas!

Great first name by the way! :)

Lorinda is always so nice she can't criticize, me on the other hand...

Not a criticism but a little critic. The video was very informative and entertaining! It actually kept my interest. The ending VFX were good could have been better if this were a big budget film production! The end left me a little hanging, maybe a "thank you for watching" or ending graphic would be a good way to finish your story. But other than that I liked it very much! Great job.

Wait ‘til you get to know me better, Doug. ;) (Say, did we have fun at NAB or what??? I’m so glad you were there.)

Douglas, thank you for directing me to your gallery. I’ve watched and been thoroughly fascinated by three of the videos so far, and I plan to spend a lot of time on your site until I’ve seen them all. Consider me a fan!

Doug ( not a bad first name.... )
Thanks for your comments.
Yes! I was in 2 minds about the ending.
Maybe my Monty Python youth surfaced!
However I have actually made a 2nd version without the explosions.
I am just waiting to see what the reaction is going to be over the next week or so before deciding which version I will leave on the site.
Regards,
Douglas

New Music Video!!!
 

tell me what you think!

http://vimeo.com/906982

That was fantastic work. Would you mind saying which camera and equip you used in production?

Rikki, thank you!
I've shot the commercial with Canon H1 with my CF profile, PS technik mini35 adapter, the lenses were Nikkor 35mm 1.4 50mm 1.2 Zeiss 100mm F2 macro and Elite 75mm 1.9
Cheers!

I thought the video was ok, but the music was annoying. That trumpet sound was like a whining insect, and the dynamics of the loop are noticeably different... the volume of the first beat is significantly louder in a distracting way.
Disclaimer: just my opinion of course.

That was cool.
Nice performances and you caught them nicely in a way that reflects a night out getting hammered watching some 'unknowns' perform in a dark corner of a dodgy bar.
My kind of night out.

Right on,I can see how music tastes can differ from person to person. I dont make music, I make videos. Was hoping to get feedback on the video? lol

Thanks

New reel is now online.

http://vimeo.com/883277

It appeared you are trying to tell a story through the music, I also found the audio loop difficult to listen to, it made the entire clip hard to follow. In my amateur opinion, the visual half of your video exceeded the quality of your audio half.
The audio is an integral part of a music video.
I listen to rap music, it is not the style I dislike, it is the poor mix and repetitious background loop

Hmmm...I rendered the audio at the best quality I can. Youtube really gets to me that way, there is no way to make it perfect.

Thanks

If I Lay here
 

My new short features shot on location 19th April in St Johns Wood London - Features a talented London drama student acting to the music of Snow Patrol's - Chasing Cars

it can be found on my website www.londonmarkfilms.co.uk under the films section.

Nice one Mark, and it's all in the lighting, the lighting, the lighting. So many people forget that.

It's just a shame the songwriter doesn't know that the past tense of lie is lay.

tom.

In response to some of the feedback I have received in the past 2 days I have tweaked and adjusted certain parts of the video and have now uploaded a newer version.

Same url as mentioned in the first post in this thread.

Regards,
Douglas