Tom Plapper
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What kind of dolly was used? Great dolly work.
"The Regret" HVX/M2/Zeiss Lenses
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michael_fisher
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Mickey Munday,
Thanks for the feedback. Good critique. I know that my style purposefully draws attention to the compositions, camera movement, etc. I spend a lot of time thinking about the shots and would like for each to be briefly considered as worthy of merit unto itself. This can be a distraction. It's not invisible filmmaking to propel the narrative. Knowing this, I've tried to work with fairly simple situations that I can elaborate on with my style but still have people follow the course of events or feel they can provide their own interpretation. I hope the style will encourage people to watch a second time and pick up more details of plot and emotion. They are present but may in a way be overwhelmed by the visuals on an initial viewing. I enjoy a film that can potentially offer more on a second viewing. Of course it has to be strong enough and intriguing enough to warrant that second viewing. I'm working on that. I guess I'm saying, I'm trying to find the right balance. Comments like yours will certainly help.
Best,
Michael
Thanks for the feedback. Good critique. I know that my style purposefully draws attention to the compositions, camera movement, etc. I spend a lot of time thinking about the shots and would like for each to be briefly considered as worthy of merit unto itself. This can be a distraction. It's not invisible filmmaking to propel the narrative. Knowing this, I've tried to work with fairly simple situations that I can elaborate on with my style but still have people follow the course of events or feel they can provide their own interpretation. I hope the style will encourage people to watch a second time and pick up more details of plot and emotion. They are present but may in a way be overwhelmed by the visuals on an initial viewing. I enjoy a film that can potentially offer more on a second viewing. Of course it has to be strong enough and intriguing enough to warrant that second viewing. I'm working on that. I guess I'm saying, I'm trying to find the right balance. Comments like yours will certainly help.
Best,
Michael
michael_fisher
Active member
Tom Plapper,
Had to hustle with the dolly set ups so we used essentially a nice skateboard dolly that we ran on metal pipes up on four 1/2 apple boxes. Got lucky with this set up as we were using it inside and outside. On the shot dollying into the door handles of the church near the end, the pipes were sticking way out over the steps of the church and had to be carefully braced with apple boxes and sand bags.
Michael
Had to hustle with the dolly set ups so we used essentially a nice skateboard dolly that we ran on metal pipes up on four 1/2 apple boxes. Got lucky with this set up as we were using it inside and outside. On the shot dollying into the door handles of the church near the end, the pipes were sticking way out over the steps of the church and had to be carefully braced with apple boxes and sand bags.
Michael
Mickey Munday
Well-known member
michael, it may have just been me. i have a short attention span even on slow scenes from good hollywood movies. i'd love to see one of your projects that includes dialogue.
it seems like you have everything else down packed and your work makes it look like you know what you're doing.
it all feels like a real movie.
it seems like you have everything else down packed and your work makes it look like you know what you're doing.
it all feels like a real movie.
michael_fisher
Active member
Thanks Mickey Munday and disjecta,
I've always been light on dialogue but did include it in a number of early shorts. This latest string of silent work began after a short I had to do at a strong visual location with poor sound. All dialogue was done ADR. It turned out all right, but was such a pain, I decided to try for a silent film approach. I didn't think it was possible at first. I was trained to present information through dialogue. But I enjoyed the challenge of it and it felt pure and refreshing. Now my brain is wired to approach material with just images. I know I'll come back to dialogue, as I have to color. But I like to do whatever keeps me passionate at the moment about the process and making films. Also it's a blast moving with impunity through the world while shooting not worrying about planes, trains, and automobiles.
Michael
I've always been light on dialogue but did include it in a number of early shorts. This latest string of silent work began after a short I had to do at a strong visual location with poor sound. All dialogue was done ADR. It turned out all right, but was such a pain, I decided to try for a silent film approach. I didn't think it was possible at first. I was trained to present information through dialogue. But I enjoyed the challenge of it and it felt pure and refreshing. Now my brain is wired to approach material with just images. I know I'll come back to dialogue, as I have to color. But I like to do whatever keeps me passionate at the moment about the process and making films. Also it's a blast moving with impunity through the world while shooting not worrying about planes, trains, and automobiles.
Michael
Nathan Beaman
Well-known member
I'm Uploading a 720p version now. It's still compressed almost 10:1 in order to upload the whole thing for the web, but its 1280x720. Basically I set it up with similar compression to the HD Trailers you can get from Apple's site.
ctrl-click save as
http://www.urbanrhinovisual.com/presents/fisher/QT/TheRegret_720p.mov
It's 127MB
Heading out, but give it another 20 minutes to upload. Should be there by 9:30am Eastern
ctrl-click save as
http://www.urbanrhinovisual.com/presents/fisher/QT/TheRegret_720p.mov
It's 127MB
Heading out, but give it another 20 minutes to upload. Should be there by 9:30am Eastern
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RED Shooter
Member
Plus , I like the RED/GREEN symbolism. Very subtle. Notice the guy is wearing
green overalls and exits from the GREEN door to only find the locked RED door.
green overalls and exits from the GREEN door to only find the locked RED door.
Nathan Beaman
Well-known member
just fixed the link
http://www.urbanrhinovisual.com/presents/fisher/QT/TheRegret_720p.mov
http://www.urbanrhinovisual.com/presents/fisher/QT/TheRegret_720p.mov
michael_fisher
Active member
RED Shooter,
I was definitely playing up red and green for a consistent feel throughout: his coveralls, green tinged light through the stained glass, red leaves, fire, the green and red doors, but I didn't necessarily have the symbolism worked out. If you come up with something, let me know. Thanks!
Michael
I was definitely playing up red and green for a consistent feel throughout: his coveralls, green tinged light through the stained glass, red leaves, fire, the green and red doors, but I didn't necessarily have the symbolism worked out. If you come up with something, let me know. Thanks!
Michael
RED Shooter
Member
What more are you going to do with this?
Is this a demo for a full feature?
Or is this it?
Is this a demo for a full feature?
Or is this it?
michael_fisher
Active member
RED Shooter,
Just a short. I've done festivals in the past and will send this to a couple but I just enjoy making short films as often as possible to get better at bringing out my own thoughts. That's pretty much what it's about for me. There's something that feels like it justifies one's existence as a human being to be able to realize and share a hopefully unique and interesting personal imagining or dream or sensibility with others. There's no other art form that allows one to attempt to do that as fully, I would suggest.
Michael
Just a short. I've done festivals in the past and will send this to a couple but I just enjoy making short films as often as possible to get better at bringing out my own thoughts. That's pretty much what it's about for me. There's something that feels like it justifies one's existence as a human being to be able to realize and share a hopefully unique and interesting personal imagining or dream or sensibility with others. There's no other art form that allows one to attempt to do that as fully, I would suggest.
Michael
RED Shooter
Member
Yes, I agree
Nathan Beaman
Well-known member
yes and yes.
and we will also make a movie of me having your child
and we will also make a movie of me having your child
this thing is sharp as hell man. great quality and good job DP'ing this project. great job to the director michael as well.
would one of you mind going into a little detail about compression settings for this big file and the smaller version that's posted on the original link?
Nathan Beaman
Well-known member
Thanks! I'm writing an article right now on high quality quicktime compression for web delivery - so unfortunately I cant burst the bubble before it hits print. I'll be sure to let you know when its out. Should be a week or two.
Andrew Brinkhaus
Veteran
Nathan, whoever your 1st AC is, tell him he did an AMAZING job. Great crisp focus on all the dolly and moving shots, excellent tracking focus, only 1 TINY spot where I noticed it went a little soft during one of the push-ins. Beautiful work. Congrats.