-S4H [last edit 3/8/2012 6:39 PM by Send4Help - edited 1 times] The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark.
I like it....especially the "bonus". Can't critique it since I know nothing about video...........all I know is I like it! Jack Strathmore http://www.flickr....os/jackstrathmore/
Posted by KT21 Could you post a link to the video please? For some reason I can't see it.
Here you are good sir: http://vimeo.com/38156630 The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark.
Very, very nice! the respirator/iron lung thing was great! That view from inside was so claustrophobic. And the camera work was smooth! Did you use a Steadicam?
Posted by fiftyone_eggs Very, very nice! the respirator/iron lung thing was great! That view from inside was so claustrophobic. And the camera work was smooth! Did you use a Steadicam?
Thanks!! I couldnt even think of spending my life in one of those. Plus the humm of the motor would probably drive me insane. Crazy to find a working one though!
And yes I did, I used a FlyCam Nano DSLR. Believe it or not, it is still not completely balanced for that camera. I was disappointed by the smoothness, but maybe that is just me ;) The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark.
Was definitely going to ask if you used a Steadicam, which you did. You can definitely tell. Don't worry... you can only slightly tell it's not weighted correctly for your camera. Smooth, but you can see the weight shifting when you make your turns... more of a swaying effect.
I was very impressed since this is your first video. Editing wise it is pretty good. I think it was kept nice and tight but let the images do the speaking. Narration was very appropriate and good quality. Where'd you get the narration?
If I have to critique, I thought the shot of the Jesus statue was a little to quick for the rest of the slow and gentle pace... I really felt that it flew right up Him and was over before I could appreciate it, and perhaps a bit choppy. You'll learn to adjust your weight and take your time with your pans... part of the fun of filmmaking is the progression and the stories you can tell using different techniques.
The ending needs some sort of fade on the audio... there was a noticeable cut where all audio ceased.
Was it on auto aperture? The one part at 52 seconds I think I could see the manual opening, which was not smooth.
Overall it was a solid first video, and only after a couple viewings could I pick out this stuff. I'm guessing there was no color correction or anything? That is a beast all on its own, but is very rewarding. What did you use to edit?
Awesome iron lung shots... definitely the best part imo. "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre Gide
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Re: Heavens Revelations <Reply # 7 on 3/9/2012 2:36 AM >
Posted by CatAndTie
Awesome review! Thanks for taking the time to do that.
Yes, the balance issue still needs some work. All in good time I guess. The narration was a clip I found from "The Listener's Bible" and was narrated by Max McLean. Yes, aperture was in auto. There are some other spots you can see it too, another easy thing to work on, haha. I had no desire to try color correction on my first run. Now I want to learn for the second. I use APE to edit, but do not have a solid color correction program. Suggestions? (Maybe of Pirate Bay) ;) The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark.
Re: Heavens Revelations <Reply # 8 on 3/9/2012 3:15 AM >
Awesome video man! I am starting to shoot video as well and hopefully I can get out and experiment soon. The Flycam is pretty neat I might have to pick one up sometime. I just bought a slider a few days ago and it should be here any day.
For color correction check out Magic Bullet....And no not the blender : )
Re: Heavens Revelations <Reply # 9 on 3/9/2012 3:36 AM >
Posted by Send4Help
Awesome review! Thanks for taking the time to do that.
Yes, the balance issue still needs some work. All in good time I guess. The narration was a clip I found from "The Listener's Bible" and was narrated by Max McLean. Yes, aperture was in auto. There are some other spots you can see it too, another easy thing to work on, haha. I had no desire to try color correction on my first run. Now I want to learn for the second. I use APE to edit, but do not have a solid color correction program. Suggestions? (Maybe of Pirate Bay) ;)
After Effects is a good starting place. It should do everything you need it to as you get your feet wet. I just invested in a Mac myself and have the full FCP Studio with Color... it's pretty intensive.
I have done most of my video career editing on Macs; it has been a few years since I've worked with Adobe but get your feet wet with AE first and see what you can do. Other than that I have heard of Magic Bullet but don't know enough about it.
Let me know if you need any help or advice... Have fun with it! "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre Gide
Re: Heavens Revelations <Reply # 10 on 3/12/2012 2:22 AM >
Here is a video I came across while looking at the Cheesycam site today. Not sure if you came cross this or not but it might help with the setup of your Flycam.
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