Nemesis The Movie fist taste

TylerD said:
[SIZE=+0]You're the M2 master J. I also just reviewed, again, your original posted footage (M2TEST.mov) and it is awesome. [/SIZE]
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Haha, thanks.. It was a LOOONG 12 day shoot!

- - Justin
 
I really like the shot with the guy (cigarette in hand) who is wearing the army camo hat. The scene with the girl and guy down at the boating dock looks beautiful as well. Hell, it all looks great! All around great cinematography. I'd be bugging you to shoot my stuff if I had a project with a budget.
 
Zeiss Lenses

Zeiss Lenses

Justin...

Do you own the Zeiss lenses or did you rent. If you own, where do you get them and how much. Oh yeah, what size lenses were you using?

Your stuff looks really good. Keep up the good work.
 
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Geoff_R said:
I really like the shot with the guy (cigarette in hand) who is wearing the army camo hat. The scene with the girl and guy down at the boating dock looks beautiful as well. Hell, it all looks great! All around great cinematography. I'd be bugging you to shoot my stuff if I had a project with a budget.
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Thank you very much!! It really means a lot to get all these positive comments!

- - Justin
 
CHE said:
Justin...

Do you own the Zeiss lenses or did you rent. If you own, where do you get them and how much. Oh yeah, what size lenses were you using?

Your stuff looks really good. Keep up the good work.
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I wish I owned them.. Actually they are rentals.. I had the basic set of primes... 18, 25, 35, 50, and 85mm....

Thank you.. :-)
 
Justin.. with an I.. from Justyn with a Y. Looks simply stunning, yet again brother! Man, those super-speeds look awesome. Definitely the best I've seen the M2 footage look, fo sho'.... The real proof of this is evident in your footage. I simply love the soft and pleasant look of the kid up against the gray wall... That looks so damn good. I also really like the shot under the bridge... and possibly, my favorite is that shot of them all walking into the store. I'd have been convinced you shot that on film if I didn't know better. Also love the blown out.. dreamy look on the sax guy... My wife was in the room when I played it.. and loved the footage a lot, as well as asked if that's cuba Goodins bro. Is it?


Man, this might push me over the limit to get the M2.. a lot of the other footage with the nikon lens just doesn't look right to me. When people say it's filmic.. it doesn't look like any film footage that I shot.... where there's only a really narrow and distracting softness to the image... but yours looks awesome. I think that there's something to be said for using real film lenses.


Couple of other questions... Did you shoot this in south Florida? Where did you rent the primes from? What did they cost? Insurance and all that too? And lastly, do you think the M2 with the rods and everything is study and dependable enough to have such heavy and expensive glass on the front of this?


I have rented some from Panavision here when I had the insurance. They only cost me 25 a day.. and that's a friggin deal and a half.... so I might have to go that route again....


Thanks for showing and another example of why Just(y/i)n's rule and others drool... Lol. This looks simply fabulous.
 
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Justyn said:
Justin.. with an I.. from Justyn with a Y. Looks simply stunning, yet again brother! Man, those super-speeds look awesome. Definitely the best I've seen the M2 footage look, fo sho'.... The real proof of this is evident in your footage. I simply love the soft and pleasant look of the kid up against the gray wall ... That looks so damn good. I also really like the shot under the bridge
<<MY FAVE, thank god for HMI's>>

... and possibly, my favorite is that shot of them all walking into the store. I'd have been convinced you shot that on film if I didn't know better. Also love the blown out.. dreamy look on the sax guy... My wife was in the room when I played it.. and loved the footage a lot, as well as asked if that's cuba Goodins bro. Is it?

<<No, sorry! hahaha, but he is a GREAT ACTOR!!>>


Man, this might push me over the limit to get the M2.. a lot of the other footage with the nikon lens just doesn't look right to me. When people say it's filmic.. it doesn't look like any film footage that I shot.... where there's only a really narrow and distracting softness to the image... but yours looks awesome. I think that there's something to be said for using real film lenses.

<<It has a lot to do with lighting, the you shoot, and the Lens you use. One major thing with these lenses is the ability to close down the lens a bit to open your depth of field and not have any issues with darkening of the edges. Also, I shot at a 1/24th shutter, to give myself an ounce more light. Everyone that shoots with any adapter tries to shoot wide open EVERY SHOT.. Don't get me wrong, I was wide open for much of the shoot.. But when I could, I would OVER LIGHT, then stop down so I could keep more in focus.. It becomes a bit distracting to the audience if most of your scene is out of focus. I would have rather shot at the 180 shutter, but I just took the chance, and after viewing the footage after the first day, it was worth it..

The M2 is still a challenge to work with.. I still had some softness around the edges at certain espousers, So I cheated a large amount of shots towards the center of frame.. something I didn't enjoy... But it was safer that way..>>


Couple of other questions... Did you shoot this in south Florida?
<<ALL shot in south Florida (Miami, Hollywood, and Ft. Lauderdale)>>

Where did you rent the primes from?
<<CINEVIDEOTECH in Miami (305) 754-2611.. They are the first rental house formed in South Florida. I have known them since I've been here, and unlike their competators, they know their craft, and their gear, and will bend over backwards to give you a good deal and the BEST serivce and 24/hour support.. They ship to anywhere! They work with your budget, and are very INDI-Friendly!! Tell them Justin Sent you, and they'll charge ya more!.. Just kidding, let them know you got their number from me..>>


What did they cost?
<<I had a grip/electric/camera package all in one cost, so it's really hard to tell..>>

Insurance and all that too?

<<For a 12 Day shoot, we paid (I think) around $2800 for insurance (Vehicle, Workmans Comp, personal Lia., etc... from OTTO at the Film Emporium>>

And lastly, do you think the M2 with the rods and everything is study and dependable enough to have such heavy and expensive glass on the front of this?


<<All depends on how you mount everything.. I had a $50,000 Masterprime on my rig, and with the follow focus and all the bells and whistles, it seemed GREAT.. I will post some pictures soon.. There is now a way to hard-mount the M2 to the HVX with an assortment of adapter rings.. It was the only way I would work.. The little lens hood they give you doesn't do the trick, because the weight of any lens that you put on there pulls the hood down a smidge, changing your focus.. bad design.. but the adapter rings really make the unit VERY solid...>>


I have rented some from Panavision here when I had the insurance. They only cost me 25 a day.. and that's a friggin deal and a half.... so I might have to go that route again....


Thanks for showing and another example of why Just(y/i)n's rule and others drool... Lol. This looks simply fabulous.
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<<Thanks JustYn!!!!>>
 
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Great info. I have used Cinevideotech before.. Do you know Roberto from there? He used to work there and a very nice and good cameraman. He co-bought an HVX with a friend of mine from up here...

I would like to use them on a couple of projects... Do you also know Andres Sanchez down there? A DP guy.. very good person too.


Thanks for sharing. Your footage looks sweet. Got plans on when the project will be done? and what's up next?


I'll be sharing my footage in about a month. Got lots of shooting going on now and soon to be a lot more. Just wish I had a 2nd HVX... like the mini DVs I have that are sitting around gathering dust.... I'd love to get 2 more HVX's if pockebook would allow..... renting cams here is just a pain with the insurance needed...


Thanks again and hope to see more, bro. Good luck!
 
Yes I know Roberto.. hehehe, I've worked with him a bunch of times as a camera assistant.. We've talked a lot about our rental rates for the HVX and what we should charge.. But he never seems to have his camera? The guy you know usually has it... I'm at the point where I will only rent out my camera with my as an operator or a TECH.. Otherwise it's not worth it to me to have anything happen to it... Insured or not.. I don't want to be a rental company.. So far that strategy has worked EXTREMELY WELL!!

I'm working with Andres Sanchez tomorrow on a 3 HVX shoot that he's DP'ing.. :-) I'm one of the operators with my CAM.. It's a YOGA video.. LOL!!!

We hope to have a trailer done by the end of the month, and the project edited and scored within 2 months.. We really want to do it right and make some money on it..


Cant wait to see your stuff!

- - Justin
 
How did you manage to keep a great focus the whole time.

35mm adapter + HD = not easy focus

very impressive
 
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R.L. Scott said:
beautiful shots, smooth camera work, and it has a lot of positive energy.
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Thank you.. It's a GREAT SCRIPT! I only hope I did it justice visually, in the time we had to shoot it.. Most days, certain complacations (people being late, etc..) would cut my lighting time drastically. It was very stressful.. But we still managed to get some amazing material and the actors (when they were with us) were AMAZING!

Our director is editing the trailer as we speak, I will post it as soon as it's available.. :-)

Thanks again..

- - Justin
 
NathanPresley said:
How did you manage to keep a great focus the whole time.

35mm adapter + HD = not easy focus

very impressive
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NOT EASILY!

I pulled focus for 95% of the shoot..
 
As usual, top notch Justin. I read in the other thread it was a 12 day shoot for Nemesis, The Movie.

12 days for full length feature or short film?

Monitor with a Marshal or similar?

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I am hoping it is a feature. Cause that was a lot of footage for a Teaser.

Dude my chic loved Get Rich or Die Tryin'. And she was more excited about your teaser. :) Specially since you mentioned 50.

Great freakin' job.
 
Very very nice work. Lighting and camera were astonishing.

And the story looks good too. I like just how far that character seems to travel. I'm generally not a fan of biopic-type pictures, especially when it's like: "i'm rich and famous, I have so many problems!" but this trailer really roped me in and made me want to see this. And the acting all seemed top notch.

Although, it was unfortunate that the one person said: "they're comparing you to 50." Too bad he couldn't sound like a GOOD rapper. :)

Nah, it looks absolutely fantastic.
 
That looked beautiful, my favorite shot of all was that guy with the Goatee and white Tshirt looking into the car door, about 30 seconds from the end. that was one of the most beautiful shots ive seen in a long time. Congratualtions. Im in shock. That was beautiful.
 
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