Product Vid. of $30,000 watch
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Kevin Briggs
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$250 is a great deal for them.
Mike Manning
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lol i didn't get to keep the watch (i actually think it's kind of ugly). Sure it's practically made of diamonds....but...ehh, I'd rather buy, say, a nice car? Or maybe a down payment on a house?
But yeah, as far as smoothness goes, believe me, if i had the set up to do it properly, I would have. Granted, I still woulda get some of the shakey shots cuz i think they look cool...but you guys are right, absolutely not for nearly every shot. The reason I did so was cuz when you put something right up to the lens on he DVX, the focus setting changes to a MACRO style. I could only get the watch that close to the lens if I held it there. But yeah, this is pretty much what i'm turning in, if they wanna put the money out for some better equipment, I'll do it for free. In the meantime, 4 hours of work and $250 is gonna get them this. Which, who knows, they might love - i mean...look how ugly their logo is!
But yeah, as far as smoothness goes, believe me, if i had the set up to do it properly, I would have. Granted, I still woulda get some of the shakey shots cuz i think they look cool...but you guys are right, absolutely not for nearly every shot. The reason I did so was cuz when you put something right up to the lens on he DVX, the focus setting changes to a MACRO style. I could only get the watch that close to the lens if I held it there. But yeah, this is pretty much what i'm turning in, if they wanna put the money out for some better equipment, I'll do it for free. In the meantime, 4 hours of work and $250 is gonna get them this. Which, who knows, they might love - i mean...look how ugly their logo is!
maverickstunts
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It looked like you were trying to turn the watch with your hands. The jerky movement was very distracting to watch. Music was blah.
Chris Stearns
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Nice job, but wow that watch is hideous. It looks like it got ran over by a bedazzler. I used to work in small jewelry factory and we made some $30k+ rings and they were just as ridiculous.
Anyway, let us know what your client thinks. I understand this is for a web site and not a broadcast ad, but I think it's funny that someone selling a $30k watch is only spending $250 for a product shoot.
Anyway, let us know what your client thinks. I understand this is for a web site and not a broadcast ad, but I think it's funny that someone selling a $30k watch is only spending $250 for a product shoot.
Mike Manning
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What's a Lazy Susan?
Even better, just get one of their display spinners. Certainly a maker of fine timepieces has a few they could donate to the shoot.
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Mike Manning
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art metal art
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Okay, 2nd video had me wanting to see more of the watch, so it was better for sure.
The vision I got for shooting the clip is......
1. Main shot following the band around to the watch. A boring shot alone.
2. Creative focus, blurring and shake added to the main steady shot.
3. Add some soft bass to the music to smooth it ....just try humming to it to help you get the right bass line or sound.
Make the viewer want the product and then clients will want to throw money at your video and editing skills. Chicks dig it.
The vision I got for shooting the clip is......
1. Main shot following the band around to the watch. A boring shot alone.
2. Creative focus, blurring and shake added to the main steady shot.
3. Add some soft bass to the music to smooth it ....just try humming to it to help you get the right bass line or sound.
Make the viewer want the product and then clients will want to throw money at your video and editing skills. Chicks dig it.
vicrattlehead
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It's been awhile since I've shot any small shiny products on tabletop but it seems to me that the single most important thing that I ever did to make stuff like this look good was to put up a white silk or paper tent over & around the product. Chrome objects can look really flat and not 'glossy' on tape unless they are reflecting true white (or any other color for that matter) from say, a silk table top tent, or giant box made out of photo paper, supported by light stands.
Before you shoot for that client next time, do some experimenting with building a big paper box to shoot in. We used to shoot a lot of jewelry in a 4'x4'x6' booth we made of white photo paper (about $30 for a 8'x25' roll). Then we'd light the OUTSIDE of the booth w' various 1ks & 650s. We could use 300s and 150s inside or above the booth for accenting.
To shoot the subject, we'd cut one small hole in the wall of the booth and just stick the lens through the paper. Footage was ABSOLUTELY F'ING STUNNING. Simply put the jewelry on a slow-moving lazy susan and then get creative while the tape rolls.
Before you shoot for that client next time, do some experimenting with building a big paper box to shoot in. We used to shoot a lot of jewelry in a 4'x4'x6' booth we made of white photo paper (about $30 for a 8'x25' roll). Then we'd light the OUTSIDE of the booth w' various 1ks & 650s. We could use 300s and 150s inside or above the booth for accenting.
To shoot the subject, we'd cut one small hole in the wall of the booth and just stick the lens through the paper. Footage was ABSOLUTELY F'ING STUNNING. Simply put the jewelry on a slow-moving lazy susan and then get creative while the tape rolls.
Steve_Arm
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250$? They should be thanking you with it. However here are my 2 cents:
A bit more contrast would be fine. Footage looks like it was created in a rush. Music choice, is this watch aimed at young people? This is the idea I got and from the editing style, fast cuts etc. Even watching it 2 times I still didn't get an image from the watch, everything passes so quickly. What I see as style is "glamour", now looks like "trendy".
For a 30K watch I would focus the viewer on the watch's diamonds and quality.
It seems that you are more concentrated on showing the camera work than the watch.
There is an old trick, using a turntable to rotate the object, instead of hand held rotation.
A bit more contrast would be fine. Footage looks like it was created in a rush. Music choice, is this watch aimed at young people? This is the idea I got and from the editing style, fast cuts etc. Even watching it 2 times I still didn't get an image from the watch, everything passes so quickly. What I see as style is "glamour", now looks like "trendy".
For a 30K watch I would focus the viewer on the watch's diamonds and quality.
It seems that you are more concentrated on showing the camera work than the watch.
There is an old trick, using a turntable to rotate the object, instead of hand held rotation.