New Short shot with a Letus 35mm Adapter

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Here's my most recent completed project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbgIUuIiof8

The video was shot on a DVX 100B with a Letus35 using Canon glass, specifically 130mm F 2, 50mm F 1.8, 28mm F2.8. I used Magic Bullet on a few of these shots but most of the CC was done in FCP. All tracking work was accomplished with a RoweCine dolly kit.

Let me know what you think.
 
Looks good, I really like the shot where he gets up from the bench with the water in the foreground, other than that it was uneventful. I like the longer lens stuff. It was confusing what was going on, like what time frame we're in which may be intentional, probably because the sandwhich was apparently an event to remember in detail since we spent so much time watching him make it.
 
Hey Jeremy, I thought this was really well done. One of the best I've seen on here in awhile. The cinematography and the mood you created were great. Sometimes you fall in love with your shallow focus too much, but I don't think it hampers the piece.

The only critique I have, and it's minor, is that you have this moment where the guy and girl are at the top of the hill looking down at the old house and going into what we believe is going to be a really intense revealing memory. But then all we get is him playing video games and her looking upset about it. Just the mood you created with the piece - the beautiful shots, the serene music - made you believe there would be something weightier at stake than too much video game time. But again, it was so well done that it didn't affect my viewing.

Hey, how did you acheive that effect where the camera is moving and everything starts to disappear? I thought that was really cool! I think I could do it if the camera was locked down but not moving. And it looked like the objects were dissolving quickly away. Not straight disappearing. Which made it even cooler. Let me know.

Oh, and yeehaw for Sufjan!
 
Hey, thanks for the feedback everyone.

c.g. I appreciate you're take on the importance implied in the construction versus the importance of what is actually happening in the narrative. I should probably have put more at stake in the story.

About the disappearing effect... that sequence was shot with a dolly kit from Rowecine. The first shot at the door was 27 identical tracking shots that were stacked on top of each other in Final Cut. In each shot one more object was removed. The camera was locked down, so the only variable was the speed of the movement. It was pretty difficult to get everything to line up. By ramping up the opacity with each subsequent layer, the slow disappearing effect was created. I wish it was a little cleaner but I guess you just have to accept what you have and move on at some time.

Thanks again for the feedback.
 
Nice job. I like that there was no dialogue. The dolly shots were good - definitely adds something. The "disappearing stuff" shots work fine, so don't sweat that (looks fine to everyone but the guy who toiled over it:) ). The one thing I would suggest (typical "objective viewer" stuff) is there's still a lot you could trim out to streamline it. Some shots you may be in love with, could go IMO, i.e. the looong CU of the glass of juice, then to tomatoes, then to picture. I didn't feel that added anything but TRT. There are others, too. Just thinking now about the story, it also seemed like there could be more time spent on what the guy did wrong. I mean, he made her sandwiches, but got bumped for playing a video game one day? Anyhoo, it did work and I liked it, just adding my DVXuser 2 cents. Cheers! - Fellow Letus 35 User
 
I really liked it. Reminded me of Michele Gondry. Bjork wasn't bad either.

Couple things - Great colors and mood. I thought it was too heavy on the DOF. I liked the the audio with no dialogue.
 
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