A clip from a feature movie I'm filming using an HVX200a... comments welcome

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Nils_Osmar

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I bought an HVX200a a few weeks ago, and am in the middle of filming a science fiction feature film using it. I'm filming it in 1080i since I'll be submitting it to film festivals, and am hoping for a theatrical release. Here are a couple of roughly edited clips from it:


http://vimeo.com/1297992

and

http://vimeo.com/1267549

Bear in mind that the clips are initial rough edits, and the sound has not been edited at all yet. (So the sound problems will all be fixed when the sound work is done) All of the images in it, including the fight scenes, were filmed with the HVX200a.

(For sound comparision, this little film of mine has more finished sound editing; it was filmed with a DVX100): http://vimeo.com/1303615

Comments on either film are welcome.
 
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whoah that is intense

whoah that is intense

wow that is intense. Is there any more of the movie online? I'd be interested in seeing it if there is. I know you say you are still filming it.






Nils_Osmar said:
I bought an HVX200a a few weeks ago, and am in the middle of filming a science fiction feature film using it. I'm filming it in 1080i since I'll be submitting it to film festivals, and am hoping for a theatrical release. Here's a (roughly edited) clip from it:

http://vimeo.com/1297992

Bear in mind that the clip above is an initial rough edit, and the sound has not been edited at all yet. (Sorry the dialogue may be hard to understand in places; that'll all be fixed when the sound work is done) All of the images in it, including the fight scenes, were filmed with the HVX200a.

For comparison, here's a little movie of mine that was filmed with a DVX100 (the sound work and visual effects are finished on this one:)
http://vimeo.com/1303615

Comments on either film are welcome.
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Boom your microphone closer to your talent. That room echo will drive you crazy in audio post. And you have no chance to remove that later.

Bin there, done that, got the t-shirt.

Frank
 
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Boom your microphone closer to your talent. That room echo will drive you crazy in audio post. And you have no chance to remove that later.

Bin there, done that, got the t-shirt.

Frank
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Hi Frank, actually we will be replacing all of the dialogue in studio when the filming is finished. (The actors will ADR it, lip synching to their original dialogue) (It's extra work but has good results - here's a little film in which I did the same thing: http://vimeo.com/1303615

So the sound quality in this case is a moot point, as we will not be using the sound as recorded. (the audio you are hearing in the clip is just a guide track) But thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it.
 
Hi Cason, if you mean the clips from the action movie in progress:

http://vimeo.com/1267549 and http://vimeo.com/1297992

.... I filmed them in 1080i using the HVX200a, edited them that way in Final Cut Pro, then went into "Export Quicktime movie" and downsized them to 720 x 1280. (I also removed the interlaced frames) Vimeo can now handle true high def footage, so they put it through some mild compression. They still look crisper and clearer on my computer (in the original 1080i), but I'm very pleased with how they look on Vimeo.

I don't know a lot about vimeo but I'm told that if people try to upload high def footage without sizing it to 720 x 1280, (that is, they film in 1080i and upload it as is), or forget to deinterlace, that's when the problems occur. Even when glitches happen, Vimeo is so much better than Youtube, it aint funny :)
 
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