Washington DC 48-hour winner...shot on A1

hemophilia

hemophilia

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This is from the 2007 DC 48-hour fest, which just happened a couple weekends ago on the weekend of May 4-6th. I was the cinematographer on it, and generally helped out in many ways (as anyone does on a smaller production).

I'm happy with how it turned out... both technically and artistically. And last night the DC judges corroborated that by awarding us "Best of DC" out of 90-some teams that entered. :)

Let me know what you think.

http://www.buddyjackson.com/48hours/index.html
(flash video)

- Kevin

EDIT: P.S. This is very NOT work-safe. For languange, violence, and sexuality. :)
 
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well shot -- but brilliant on all levels.

what script elements were part of this years contest ?
 
Wow thanks for the kind words. For DC the elements were:
Prop: Bracelet
Line: "That's what I'm talking about."
Character: "Roosevelt/Rosie Adams, President"

And we drew "detective/cop" as a genre.

I think it's a good thing that we used them seamlessly enough that they didn't stand out. It is wicked fun taking part in the 48 hour contest, those of you who haven't should really get on it.

-Kevin
 
coolness.

well i gotta say, you were brilliant as a cinematographer. The lighting was exceptional, and very very well done. i would like ot hear more, or if there was any time for snapshots of the sets? Please post em.

The only thing i disliked about it was the scene where they had the body on the ground. Pacing is very important for tongue and cheek, acting in general, and they milked things too much that it got boring. The rest pickedu p nicely, but there was an overall lack of pacing for some of the dialogue. SOME :)

Great work man.
 
Yeah, good stuff Kevin. I already praised it enough but just to add - it felt like a film. Just that. Not an indie, not a no-budget miniDV epic. It felt like a film with a script, good lighting and sound, and actors that can play. Good job.

There, can you sign my butt now?
 
PaPa said:
well i gotta say, you were brilliant as a cinematographer.
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Mom, is that you? Get off the board and stop pretending to be other people just to shower me with compliments.

We used a couple Kino diva 200 lights pretty extensively to light the stuff... as well as some regular tungsten fixtures. I had the wide-angle adaptor on the A1 for the opening shot (after the opening title). But other than that it was all pretty straight-forward. If there's a particular set-up or shot that you're curious about, I'd be happy to talk about it for hours. Let me know.

We do have pictures of the production,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciscovaras/sets/72157600184408641/

...but they don't show much of what was going on as far as lighting design and such. It's mostly portraiture of everyone involved.

Thanks for the feedback. And again, those of you who haven't done one of these things: I strongly advise it. The screenings are wicked fun... some of which you can see towards the end of that series of photos. Sometimes we (me) all get so caught up with talking about making movies that we forget to make them. The 48-hour fest is all about not having enough time to talk or think or procrastinate or discuss with the dvxusers, but to just get it done and fast.

-Kevin
 
hemophilia said:
Wow thanks for the kind words. For DC the elements were:
Prop: Bracelet
Line: "That's what I'm talking about."
Character: "Roosevelt/Rosie Adams, President"

And we drew "detective/cop" as a genre.

I think it's a good thing that we used them seamlessly enough that they didn't stand out. It is wicked fun taking part in the 48 hour contest, those of you who haven't should really get on it.

-Kevin
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I'm a local DCer

next time if you need a second camera shooter, my A1 etc. would be glad to help ...
 
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