Music Video - Hvx + m2

Cale Glendening

Cale Glendening

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Music video I shot back in October. This is the first video I have ever done.
Some was shot with M2, some with stock lens. Some of the stuff is dark, m2 = light sucker. I learned quite a bit on this shoot. Tell me what you guys think.

Agony Scene - Barnburner

http://www.caleglendening.com/film.php
 
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Very impressive

Very impressive

Great video - very dark feel to it.
Fantastic for a first video.
How did you come up with the ideas for the shots - did you premeditate every single one - or did you improvise on set?
Did you use a crane?
How much of the slow- and fastmotion did you do in post?
What was you lighting solution?
I'm curious because I'm impressed.
 
yea the 35 adaptors are light suckers for sure. whatever our lighting package is for a shoot we normally have to double it or so because to get the right exposure you need to blast the light - kind of annoying, but has a beautiful payoff if you're shooting HD and want to use prime lenses.

did you crush the blacks in post even more or what that all in camera?

i really like the CU shots of the guitars. crane shot is gnarly!

i agree with the previous comment a very SOLID video for a first time music video!!!

cant wait to see what you do next
 
Berlinfool, thanks so much for your feedback.
And for your questions.

I had two music videos planned in my head. All based on how many kids showed up. I had a shot list for alot of kids being there, and a shot list for not enough kids there. If alot of kids showed up, I would have done much more wide full band, full crowd shots. Because we were in such an open space and so few kids there, it made it look rather pathetic. So i moved EVERYTHING in, and did a closeup feel, that way it seemed more chaotic and like there were more people there.

Yes a 40ft jib we rented, that was quite difficult to get running. It actually took about 4 or 5 hours to get going. I don't know why. I want more crane stuff, but like I said, not enough kids.

I shot about 3 takes per musician, and 2 takes on closeups for each musician. I sped up in post maybe 4 or 5 shots in the video.

We had 2 10k's as back light, and then 4 5k's from the front, I believe we should've started with the 5 k's closer, the really dark shots are when they were farther away. It was my fault that all our cameras weren't on the same settings. I learn alot that day.

Thanks for your interest, really appreciate it.

Cale Glendening
 
Endeavor, first off I love you guys and the work you do. I talk to one of you on AIM every now and again. You both really inspire me.

The shos with REALLY crushed blacks were done with the cameras without the m2, and INcamera. Some were done in post with the m2.

Thanks for liking it man, seriously.
PS - I put a reference link to Endeavor from my website, in contacts.
 
Anyone else have anything to say?
I am suprised I haven't gotten thrashed yet.
I could prolly use a good one.
Love to know what you all think.
 
Cale Glendening said:
Anyone else have anything to say?
I am suprised I haven't gotten thrashed yet.
I could prolly use a good one.
Love to know what you all think.
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Why would you get thrashed? That was a great video. I was very impressed. Based on the genre I was expecting something awful but you really nailed it.
 
Here's something that you might want to improve next time: Slow it down with some more wide shots, so the viewer gets some sense of location. And you're right - it should be a little less dark at times: We need more visual information about what's going on.

Otherwise, I have some more questions:
1. How do you determine the right exposure in an enviroment like that? Did you use any tools?
2. Which lenses did you use?
3. Do you want to reveal you camera settings?

Thanks again for that video, it motivated me to work harder on my skills.
Greetings from L.A.
 
love the concept man! executed brilliantly. Both you and the band deserve to be paid attention to. The song rocks! Cinematography blended excellent with the song. Kick ass, man!
 
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Awesome job, I'm really a fan of those close up "rocking out" videos and you guys did a badass job of that. For that much light I would have though you'd get a brighter image...hmmm, it's something to think about.

Danny's been a great help to this community, I'm glad he's shared his knowledge with anyone who asks (has helped me out with a few questions myself).
 
berlinfool said:
Here's something that you might want to improve next time: Slow it down with some more wide shots, so the viewer gets some sense of location. And you're right - it should be a little less dark at times: We need more visual information about what's going on.

Otherwise, I have some more questions:
1. How do you determine the right exposure in an enviroment like that? Did you use any tools?
2. Which lenses did you use?
3. Do you want to reveal you camera settings?

Thanks again for that video, it motivated me to work harder on my skills.
Greetings from L.A.
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Yes I most definitly agree.
Again I wanted to shoot wide but because of the small amount of people when we shot wide towards the crowd it looked awful, to say the least. Wide back towards the screen wasn't visually stimulating at all, because the screen was higher then the band, so we would have to shoot below them, it just wasn't pleasing.

1 & 2) Well we messed around with the cameras as soona s we had the lights up. I wanted a mix between fast and slow shutters. So we had 2 cameras with the Redrock on, and 2 cameras with the stock lens on. (we used a combo of the 24mm, 50mm, and 135mm, Nikon Series)

3) I don't recall actual settings but I can get them from one of our CO's if you would like!

Thanks again for your input. Much appreciated.
 
Charlie and Mattie, thanks for your replies.
Charlie, see it doesn't make sense. I helped on a student film at Tulsa University and we shot a scene with a girl in an abandon pool. Pitch black outside with a little spill light from some lights along a walk way on the side of the pool. We shot with a 24mm and 50mm fully open and only had (1) 650 up about 20 ft from our subject. It lit her up fine. Could see detail in the pool and on her.

At the music video shoot, we were using 40k worth of lighting(using our 24mm and 50mm wide open with a 1/24th shutter and sometimes it was barely enough light! It was weird. I don't quite understand that.
 
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