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True NJ: Breaking the Stereotype (Doc Trailer)
This is a pre-production trailer to a documentary I have recently begun.
True NJ: Breaking the Stereotype is aimed at revealing a New Jersey that most people
are completely unaware of. Even many of its own residents are totally oblivious to the
NJ outside of the media, outside of Jersey City, and outside the stereotypes that they've
been overwhelmed with.
Also a test of the H4n, which the audio was recorded on with the onboard mics.
This was my first time working with it, and Im impressed. Narrative was done by myself,
and recorded at 48/24 with a dead cat windscreen. Then cleaned up in Soundtrack Pro.
Camera Settings:
Lumix GH1 full manual
Stock 14-140 Lens
Canon FD 50mm 1.8
Canon FD 28mm 2.8
Narrative sections shot in 1080p on 50mm 1.8
All other b-roll shot at 720p
.6 ND filter, Polarizer, etc...
Edited in FCP on a 720p timeline at 23.98 fps.
All slow-mo shot at 720/60p with a 1/160 shutter, conformed to 23.98 fps
in Final Cut's Cinema Tools. Pull down removed with JES Deinterlacer.
Notes:
This was my first time shooting through the Canon FD with an ND & PL filter.
As a result my white balance was off on my narrative sections, and i had to do
some pretty heavy grading to get it where it should have been. There is some
chroma fall-out, mainly in the first section, but its not bad for what it is.
H4n on board mics are awesome. maybe too sensitive to ambient noise, but will
be enough in themselves for the majority of the work ill be doing. Dead cat wind
screen is a MUST if your going to record outdoors. The supplied foam windscreen
barely helps against wind and softens the audio too much.
Also my first time doing any narrative/voice work in a while. A few small mistakes
here and there, but I think it came out pretty good.
This is a pre-production trailer to a documentary I have recently begun.
True NJ: Breaking the Stereotype is aimed at revealing a New Jersey that most people
are completely unaware of. Even many of its own residents are totally oblivious to the
NJ outside of the media, outside of Jersey City, and outside the stereotypes that they've
been overwhelmed with.
Also a test of the H4n, which the audio was recorded on with the onboard mics.
This was my first time working with it, and Im impressed. Narrative was done by myself,
and recorded at 48/24 with a dead cat windscreen. Then cleaned up in Soundtrack Pro.
Camera Settings:
Lumix GH1 full manual
Stock 14-140 Lens
Canon FD 50mm 1.8
Canon FD 28mm 2.8
Narrative sections shot in 1080p on 50mm 1.8
All other b-roll shot at 720p
.6 ND filter, Polarizer, etc...
Edited in FCP on a 720p timeline at 23.98 fps.
All slow-mo shot at 720/60p with a 1/160 shutter, conformed to 23.98 fps
in Final Cut's Cinema Tools. Pull down removed with JES Deinterlacer.
Notes:
This was my first time shooting through the Canon FD with an ND & PL filter.
As a result my white balance was off on my narrative sections, and i had to do
some pretty heavy grading to get it where it should have been. There is some
chroma fall-out, mainly in the first section, but its not bad for what it is.
H4n on board mics are awesome. maybe too sensitive to ambient noise, but will
be enough in themselves for the majority of the work ill be doing. Dead cat wind
screen is a MUST if your going to record outdoors. The supplied foam windscreen
barely helps against wind and softens the audio too much.
Also my first time doing any narrative/voice work in a while. A few small mistakes
here and there, but I think it came out pretty good.
