Graded Footage test

scharky

scharky

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So I have started the Color grading proccess, starting with the bar scene. After talking with the diretor, this is what I have come up with for the color scheme. Let me know your thoughts. I know that you don't have much to go on, just know that this is a dark, tense, thriller, with a little psycosis thrown into the mix.

http://www.stefweb.net/mantoman/BarCCtest-2.wmv

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25MB
 
Awesome man... Would love to see more!

Sharky, how many cameras did you guys have going? What are you using to edit?

Does anyone know how the M2 compares to the Brevis?
 
I'm not the editor for this film, but I did talk to the director about making a short teaser for the film. I mainly want to get something up becasue i really like the way this came out and I want to start using it in my portfolio. So hopefully in the next couple of days I can get you guys an HD teaser for the film. I know the footage that is up right now isn't much to go on, but I appreciate the kind words.

To answer dougster's question. We only had one camera, I'm not editing, but I will cut the teaser on vegas.
I have worked with both the M2 and the Brevis and while the footage from both look excellent, I still believe the brevis has the biggest advantage in that it doesn't loose nearly as much light as the other adapters on the market.
 
Like I said on the brevis forum, this is the best brevis footage I've seen so far. Looks awesome.
 
This footage looked great, why anyone would spend any amount of money on 16mm these days is beyond me.
 
ecking said:
This footage looked great, why anyone would spend any amount of money on 16mm these days is beyond me.
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I exchanged e-mails with Barry Green sometime before buying the A1 and his train of thought at the time was similar. A couple of days ago I was watching a Brazilian feature shot on 16mm and I thought to my self the same thing. To be frank I thought about this long ago while watching some extremely crafted DVX footage (not ALL though).
 
lol, after the 4th time watching it I noticed the people in the back bound up.

I like the look but I think it looks a bit soft, especially the actor on the left side of the frame.
 
Just to answer a few more questions.
1. Thanks everyone, again very appreciated.
2. I agree, I havn't shot 16mm since I was in college and it really does make a tough case against it when you can achieve footage that truely makes you question the cost at which it was shot.
3.I used mainly nikon primes 28 2.8, 50 1.4, 85 2.0 and a Tokina 12-24mm (Canon Eos mount).
4. I used CF1 with this shoot.
5. Jay you are right in both cases, there are people in the background if you look closely, and the man on the left is a tad soft, unfortunatly becasue of the handheld nature of the film, and angle in which I was shooting, I had to constantly ride the focus, and it seems like I didn't always hit that mark. The guy on the left is out of focus becuase I was a shade closer to the guy on the right. My fault I should have seen that while I was shooting but I think I did correct the focus issue later on in that same shot.
 
Why did you choose to do these shots handheld? I like handheld shots a lot but I am curious the reasoning behind them here. Is the entire movie going to be shot this way for consistency and to achieve a certain look?
 
Yes the whole film, or at least 95% of it is handheld, well not really handheld but shoulder mounted, I was using a DV rig pro.
The director wanted to have constant motion in the shots, and of course to have a sense of uneasiness and "documentary" feel to the whole film.
This in the end made the lighting very tricky as I had to figure out ways to light in which I would be able to free roam as well, for some shots we had almost 180 degrees in which the background was in frame, and we were shooting on location in a bar so I was glad to have a very creative gaffer.
 
You know it's funny, I was just thinking about the style that we shot this in, and with the equipment that we are using we are basically doing this. . .

shooting a film on video to look like a film shot on film mimicking the reality look of video. WTF :) Is this crazy or what?
 
Wow. That looks beautiful! Even after reading the comments, it wasn't until the 4th or 5th time through that I could take my eyes off the actors to notice the people in the background. :D
 
scharky said:
You know it's funny, I was just thinking about the style that we shot this in, and with the equipment that we are using we are basically doing this. . .

shooting a film on video to look like a film shot on film mimicking the reality look of video. WTF :) Is this crazy or what?
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lol, now that's funny!

I personally loved the frame work along with the lighting and the hand held. The hand held is my favorite of the list, when I saw the CU of the guy on the left I was like: "lol, oh sh!t that looks awesome!" It wasn't the DOF that the adapter gave but rather the lighting, framing and the subtle hand held. Good work man, very pro!
 
this just reaffirms why I went for the A1! This looks like a film that I would go see in the theatre or watch on DVD. The HVX still has that video look to me.
 
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