Chase Sands test - long take

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*** UPDATED MAY 5th***



and my apologies and explanations are at the end of page 2 lol.


*** UPDATED WITH STILLS AT THE BOTTOM ***

Here is a quick test we finished up last night for a short film destined for Fantasia in Montreal, about a guy who enters people's homes for kicks. He doesn't steal anything, he just captures pieces of their identity on camera as a sport, but also partially because he feels it connects him with others. The test was for camera positioning, movement, lighting and exposure, all while telling the story in the least number of shots possible with nice camera movement.


http://www.vimeo.com/10422240

Things to fix for the actual shoot.

1) we did the movement on a slider, for this, we will need a dolly to make it smoother and make the run longer

2) smoke needs to be thicker before primary puff enters frame

3) the wall will be covered in his trophy photos
 
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you might be able to pan instead of slide and get the same shot
depends on the focal length and whether you have room behind you to manoever
 
With the shot i have in mind, a pan won't do it.

We will start closer to Chase, more facing him at a 25 degree angle and then backup until we go to a full medium shot, which will require around 7 feet of camera movement instead of the 3 on the slider.
 
Here are some stills from the actual shoot.

Will most likely post a thread in the film section.

chase05.jpg




chase01.jpg




chase02.jpg




chase03.jpg
 
looks great. I would love to see some footage from the actual shoot. What was your lighting for the bedroom or was it all natural?
 
Hey Tony, thanks for the comment. The majority of the light was natural. The closeups were all done with a mix of the ambiant light coming through the window, and a four bank cool light (diva). The wide shot I boosted the hilights with an hmi hanging from an autopole in above the window and out of frame. The entire piece is very contrasty.

I will get to posting more footage after it's been submitted to the film festivals. Don't really know the do's and don'ts regarding that. But so far the entire piece is looking very promising. I hope the final product reflects that.

Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment!
 
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Thanks Twocik. Again, I'm not sure what the rules are about posting video footage when you plan on taking a short and touring it around festivals. Is there a standard rule for this type of thing?
 
Here is the short guys, feel free to praise, it, tear it apart, anything you want.



One thing that this project has taught me, is when, and if, you wear multiple hats ( director/producer/actor/production manager/ etc.. ) is that somethign always falls short on one end.

We basically had 2.5 weeks of pre production, 2 weeks of shooting and 3.5 weeks of post, for a total of 2 months from start to finish. The writer contact me early february saying that he wanted to do one of his short stories as a short film for Fantasia film festival in montreal. I basically took it under my wing and we decided to get this one on absolutely NO budget. I organized the locations and actors within a 2 week period, and then we shot everything very very quickly.

considering our restrictions, I am pleased with what we were able to accomplish, There are a TON of things i would improve upon on the next projects, but am happy with our final product given the circumstances.

would love to get your feedback, anything and everything regarding what you like/hate about this piece as it will better me for my future projects.

As it stands right now, there are a couple of things we need to address, such as the sound. there are EQ issues that we didnt' have time to resolve before submitting this to festivals. A couple of the levels are off and small adjustments to be made for the final bluray edition.

Anywho, enough appologese. Watch it, enjoy it, and do with it what you please. But please, be honest and rip me a new one.

cheerio.
 
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