Anybody have some money !??

Am I missing something?

Seems very cool but after 6:45 into the vid I can't help but wonder why you wouldn't just want to film it cleanly and fix it in post. AE.

If you blur 75% of the image, in camera, that effect cannot be undone.
 
Rick Meyer said:
Am I missing something?

Seems very cool but after 6:45 into the vid I can't help but wonder why you wouldn't just want to film it cleanly and fix it in post. AE.

If you blur 75% of the image, in camera, that effect cannot be undone.
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This effect can´t be replicated in post.
And with "normal" shooting, you also make decisions that can´t be altered in post, an out of focus background, can´t become focused in post...
I can imagine enough situation where this special setup will allow unique shooting, starting with commercials and music videos of course...
Now if I could only find a way to freely move around the GG of our SGpro :2vrolijk_08:
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
I didn't see any effect that cannot be replicated in post.
Are you saying you can't blur select parts of the image and track it in post?
Even a swing tilt lens can be replicated in post.
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Yeah for sure you can do this in post but its save time and work sorry im a lazy man !! ahah
 
So, um.. that's a 35mm adapter, for a 35mm camera? :laugh:



Ok, yes, it does actually look pretty cool. And yes, it will do some stuff that you can't do in post. (How about putting a Polarizing glass in there? Selective, movable, pol?) ... mmm ... another toy in the film-making toolbox :)

- Mikko
 
Even the look of a 35mm adapter can be replicated in post...but would you want to?

There's a lot to be said for getting it right on set, optically, in-camera.

Different workflows for different artists.
 
I agree that most of what it does can in deed be replicated in post. I also agree about shooting a clean plate. But I can understand the need for certain special effects.


But because it is actually moving the GG, your "in focus" area is actually moving in 3D space - basically it's a (selective) "on-the-fly" back-focus adjustment. Sure you can selectively defocus in post, but for complex moving subjects at various focal planes, that can become very time consuming to roto.

Also, I really would be interested to see about the possibility of putting a polarizer in there and experimenting with "aimed" polarization.

I could see practical application for a moving ND-grad too - esp in digital without as much DR to protect from blowouts.


But I'll be damned (literally, at the time) if I have to ever fly that sucker on Steadicam. It does seem rather cumbersome and, well, pointless, for a lot of stuff (like that logo thing, what's with that?!?).

- Mikko
 
mikkowilson said:
It does seem rather cumbersome and, well, pointless, for a lot of stuff (like that logo thing, what's with that?!?).

- Mikko
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My thought exactly. Are we so lazy to the point where we can't even add a logo in post?! Not to mention each logo have to be custom burned; so you just ended up paying hundreds of dollar for a video title. That's a lot of money saved in post right there.
 
Spartacus said:
This effect can´t be replicated in post.
And with "normal" shooting, you also make decisions that can´t be altered in post, an out of focus background, can´t become focused in post...
I can imagine enough situation where this special setup will allow unique shooting, starting with commercials and music videos of course...
Now if I could only find a way to freely move around the GG of our SGpro :2vrolijk_08:
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Try taking the lens off and holding it in your hand, then moving the lens around or tilting it a little. The light still hits the Ground Glass, which means the image is still projected but you get a similar effect, where half the plane is out of focus or the focal plane shifts around, although the image (if your hand is steady enough) remains about the same.

If you wanted the entire plane in focus, you pull the lens back toward the unit and push it against the locking mount.

Yes, I've done it before and it's hilarious.
 
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