Outstanding!

Heck yeah! I'd hire him.

Quick Coca-Cola Ad
 

Okay so here is a video put together that was shot on the fly. My friend did it for a school project and it we tried to have fun with it. Let me know what you think. If you have a laugh or you think its ridiculous send it to a friend for a laugh. All comments welcome! Thanks to all who took the time to watch this 1 minute video!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxni8pkiDjE

So Many Colors!
 

http://vimeo.com/1159781


A video I made of me painting a canvas for my mom's mother's day present.
I tried to capture small details and add an artistic side to the video instead of the ordinary timelapse videos while i was painting which made the process a little longer because it was only me painting and filming. Still a fun process though. The painting now hangs in my living room =)

Camera: Canon XHA1, stock lens
Edits: Final Cut Pro 6

Music:
The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning

A newborn baby story, shot with 35mm optics
 

cross post, have to delete, same one located in Canon H1 thread,
Sorry for inconvenience!

First Video Post - let me know what you think!
 

I just put together this quick promo video for a theatre company. I had to sit in the audience, so I couldn't get too many creative shots. Shot with a GL2

Let me know - I'd like to get some constructive criticism.

http://www.vimeo.com/1253195

Thanks

1st concert shoot with Sony HC-5(A1u at repair)
 

My Hvr-A1u is at the doctor and I had to buy a camera to keep working, its the Sony HC-5
I am very much surprised of the result and its more reliable and work better for rock concert(spot focus and spotmeter on screen touchpad)
I just bought a second today($500), so from now on I will have a back up.

Sony Hc-5, wide angle 0737y, edit in imovie and final cut 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyg6cqPIY0&fmt=18

First Commercial, feedback
 

Hello,

We put together our first commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnnL_n-yS4g

Forgive the YouTube quality (I tried to upload to .Mac but it won't play). For some background, we are primarily event shooters. We were asked to submit a "sample" commercial edit to be considered for sub-contracting out for inexpensive, local cable access commercial productions. We taped on Thursday, logged & captured on Sunday, and edited all day on Monday (we wanted to simulate a tight deadline). We used Sony DSR250 & 170 cameras. There are some slow shutter effects shot that don't play well on YouTube and the blue text doesn't show up as well either.

Comments appreciated,
Mike

The flying titles are a bit dated. Try to stick with one or 2 fonts throughout for unity. Lighting could have been better on the 'band' (but it was a nice touch having them 'appear' during the pan). A bit heavy on the whip-zoom for my taste. Ending graphic is too busy, especially with the moving 'waveform' graphic. The voice-over should be outsourced to a pro, which will really help 'sell' the ad.

Thanks for the feedback! I completely agree about the voice over- that's me in the basement trying to wrap up a sample! The Studio will be supplying the "official" audio bed- but that might not be for a few more weeks and we wanted to get the sample in sooner rather than later in hopes of getting some paid gigs! We did stick with two fonts, the WAMI was a logo graphic provided to us. I agree on the lighting, however given what I have to work (light kit wise) with and the time constraints shooting, this was the best we could do. Although I am sure we will get better and faster with time! I liked the ending graphic though- would be interested in hearing other thoughts.

Mike

wow, impressive.

great video man. and a very cool painting as well.

Hey Oren, doesn't it reminds you of the local spots you see on Ch.36 and Ch.26 for "Dynamo Alarm Company" and so and so's dental office?

James

fwiw, I like the appearance of the band, nice touch, and regarding the ending graphics, I feel it would have more punch if the tag line "Get serious..." appeared first, then the remainder popped in. That is your money slogan.

Also, I was personally distracted by the pseudo audio track graphic - I kept thinking it would resolve into wavelength form but it didn't. May be a cleaner look to drop that, although I admire what you were shooting for. Nicely done.

More ECU's
 

I think you could use some extreme closeups of some dental grills ala flava flaz. Think WMD wide medium detail and use some slo mo in key spots . I wanted to see a some more twenty fo's give some cool angles and maybe some fish eye shots.

Get guys to really breath down the lens. Move the cam around a little. I feel in something like this if it's going to be hand held go for it. Take some chances make a move in and turn the cam dutch at the end etc.

Overall I liked it. But I felt a more frenetic pace could be used.

watched only 1st video and strongly recommend, not to use white background or white clothes when afro-american skin is present. This will make them underexposed, so you wont even see their nose and background or clothes burned out, especially when shooting on video...

Thanks for the feedback. We will try changing the order of the text in the end graphic. Based on your suggestion, I might look for a waveform that we can use a maybe "grow" it to end the piece.

Thanks again,
Mike

School Project
 

Hey guys,
Just did a school project and wanted to see what you thought of it so I could get better. My teacher didn't leave many comments, although I did get an A.

http://blog.exquisite-video.com/?p=26

The assignment was to tell a story using no sound and no actors. I would love some comments on what you think of it.

-Louis

ps. You can show the blog some comment love too if you would like.

Thanks for the feedback. I plan on re-shooting the first video within a couple of weeks and I will remember all of your advice. I have only been "behind the camera" for 2 months now. I work alone and I'm learning as I go along, but it has been great so far. Thanks again!

Watch MTV
 

I would take a note pad a voice recorder and possilby a TIVO or something like that and STUDY the vids you see on MTV. Watch your favorite ones over and over thinking about how they made those shots.

Granted you will likely not have a jib, crane on dolly (or a few 100k) at your one man band show but you will get some great ideas. Really study how the shot was made and take notes. Forget the graphics and animation for now...

Read "Rebel without a Crew". I read this book in two sittings. The fact that you have been "behind" the camera only two months and have produced this video is fantastic! I've been behind the camera over 20 years and haven't made a "real" music video. Looks like loads of fun :)

Just keep at it and don't just zone in front of the TV..... try to figure out how each shot was created.

All the best!

First videoclip 'One Love' by D-Large
 

Hi,

our production company just finished our first music video clip, a low budget clip of the song 'One Love' by the hiphop-artist D-Large.

We wanted to have another atmosphere than the usual hiphop videoclip, and I hope we succeeded.
There is a little instance where the singing doesn't seem in synch, but it's only in the web version. It was our first time (first time with the EX1, first time with a dolly and jib we bought, first time videoclip, first time I worked with more then 4 people,...) and we learned a lot, but still: all feedback is welcome.

I recommend everyone to watch it in High Quality on youtube because there is a big difference in image sharpness. Shot on an Sony EX1 in 2 days with some 20 people in total (people in front of the camera included) who were all so great to lend us their time and talents.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jcEZ7f1f8IQ

Best regards,

That's exactly what I have been doing for the last 2 weeks. MTV is horrible though, they replay and reloop the same 12 videos or so, across 3 channels and then call it "diverse programming". I started watching music videos via Youtube recently, like the Mark Romaneck, Glazier, etc...these are the types of videos I really want to make, I just have to get my budget to agree. :)

I have read Robert Rodriguez's book twice. I love it and highly recommend it to anyone interested in filmmaking. He demystifies filmmaking and makes it totally accessible.

I like the concept, however the video seems a bit slow (pacing?, editing?) The puppet sequence worked well and the strong backlight shining through actually looked great. What kind of lighting did you use?

Hi Desi,

yes, we wanted people to absorb more of the shots then have a flashy editing. The song itself is a slower love song too.

Lighting... I was cameraman but not DOP so I'll try and gues: I think 1x Arri 2.5k light, some 800 watt Jokers with Chimera's (I hope I'm correct) and cheap theatre spots. (all rented).
For the puppet sequence we couldn't really get the lightning that we liked and suddenly the DOP thought of putting the big Arri 2.5k light after the dancers with a wooden pallette in front of it, creating lines.
We also used a smoke machine, which helped a lot in creating a more stylized look that we were after.

Thanks for your time and feedback,

Reef Aquarium video
 

http://www.vimeo.com/1255118
The playback is a bit choppy- still working on getting the best compromise between quality and smooth playback. I used Premiere CS3 and h.264 for this. A lot of the camera work looks rough... all I can say is it ain't easy! Smooth pans and zooms are tough when the lens is so close to the subject but practice is improving my skills. The camera is a Canon XH-A1. Thanks for looking.
Greg

Very cool- great idea and excecution.

Great camera work, Mike! I enjoyed your compositions and the power of the EX1. I like the song on its own but I wouldn't have chosen it for this piece.

Besides that my only criticism might be to shorten your shots some. Albeit, the shots were all great, a lot of them seemed too long and slowed the pace somewhat.

Nice stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Did I get the Job? Show Reel
 

The introduction to my show reel. http://vimeo.com/1293388 After this runs the viewer will be able to select any of the snippets to play full length, but before I continue I wanted to see what you all thought.

Love it, hate it, or is it a "Don't call us we will call you?"

Appreciate the input.

Jim

WOW! He is good! Nice work!

Audio for signature
 

Hi all,

I just got my music that will play during my signature. A friend of mine did one a month ago, he is a lawyer by day and a music lover by night so he did it just for fun, the other one was done by a pro though.

I'm kinda torn between them, your feedback would sure help me.

www.production24fps.com/signature.htm

Don't pay attention to the video quality. These are not from the source, I reencoded the already encoded demo so quality is poor, the audio part is fine though.

Thanks

Phil

I like the first one. The second one sounds too much like the THX sound. Still a good sound, but kinda cheesy. I really like the concept, too.

Now THAT reel should win an award! Why wait lets give him one :

==== THE AWARD FOR BEST REEL ====

Ditto, go with #1

Work like that should be preceded by three words:


"For your consideration"

Cue, acceptance speech from the Kodak Theatre...

Very nice trailer!!
 

I like the affects you had on the trailer man that was very nice man!! I would like to see this in whole if there's a chance you could post it up after the festival

this movie is awesome I love the quality and the story! And a very believable storyline also good stuff man

I second that, plus for tha pace of the track flashes are too long (MHO)
thanks for sharing!

Totally awesome.

Reminds me of the days when I built large Vivariums.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a video camera then.

What are you feeding the animals, so that they don't feed on each other.

Again, awesome footage, it was like I was there, looking through the glass.

Thanks!
Choosing the fish, and corals for that matter, is a tricky thing- each and every creature you add to the tank has to be evaluated to make sure there will be no trouble. Luckily there are lots of interesting fish and corals that can live together peacefully. I feed them a variety of food like mysis shrimp, blood worms, brine shrimp, spirulina flakes and even seaweed. Most of the fish browse on algae and bugs that live on and in the rocks all day long. I've got a couple fish that don't eat anything I add to the tank- they live off the land so to speak.

Very nice. I like your tridacna gigas. I miss my reef tank. It's sitting empty in my parent's garage... probably like 90% of the aquariums out there.