Chinatown PART IX - THE FULL SCENE!

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Niiiiice.

What did you edit this on?
System specs please :)
And what you output to hehe.
 
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Young, Im sure u noticed, but u applied Magic Bullet after u matted, and ur blooming out onto the matte. Might wanna just add another matte on top.

Otherwise yeah, looks great, Its nice to see how Magic Bullet really can add a filmy quality it the talents there to get the shots
 
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Very good fighting scene but the end scene in the escalator was just so nice. Good work Young-H.
 
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Thanks for all the kind words guys - very encouraging! Don't know when I finish shooting, but hopefulyl this year sometime! there is gonna be a lag time in between while I rush to learn new technology (After Effects and Softimage XSI) for special effects...so anyone who is in my area who would act/crew love to bring you on board!

nothing special i am editing on, just a regular PC + Sony Vegas 4....

Cheesesailor, actually I dont really know what I am doing with MB. I just basically picked an effect that I liked. Could you explain what you meant by:
"u applied Magic Bullet after u matted, and ur blooming out onto the matte. Might wanna just add another matte on top. "
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thanks fellas
 
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very impressed, I still stand by some things i said about your sound design in earlier posts. I think some of the sound effects bring the film down a bit. And your music just CUTS in.

Its very good man. Very inspirational.
 
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Very nice work. Not to pick you brain but how many camera did you use? You also said you use natural lighting. What time of day do you shoot? I also notices that the sene was about getting money for protection? This seems to be a classic for Bruce Lee's films style. Have you been inspired by his films and do you have the advantage of coatching for other film makers. Just wanted to know because it hard to just pick up ideas and do what you have done. Good job. I will keep track of your work and hope to pick up some ideas.
 
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Young, one of the nifty things about magic bullet is that it can blow out ur whites fairly convincingly, but when it does that it will "bloom" a little bit, adding soft edges around ur brights. Because u added the letterbox matte first, and THEN added magic bullet, some of that blooming is going over the edge and onto the black matte, look at the scene starting at about 2:40 and look at tthe top of the frame.

U can correct this by just adding a second matte on top on the on u have i believe ;D
 
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To quote Paris Hilton, "That's hot." I purposely didn't watch your clips as you went along (after seeing the first) so I could just see the finished piece without knowing much beforehand. Definitely worth the wait.

Fox
 
Re: Chinatown PART IX - THE FULL SCENE!

cool, lrich - used only 1 camera, needless to say there were many takes - a lot of my ideas just came from watching lots of asian cinema - yeap I love bruce lee but I cant say he had any real conscious influcence on me during this scene, like i didnt refer to his movies for inspiration specifically, but yea, I'm sure his films have done a lot to influence my style

thank you cheesesailor, I will fix that, didnt notice that till now!

wow jasonfox hehe, what if I had never posted the final thing?
 
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nice work. beautiful last shot. i'd watch a feature length.
some issues i had:
-you might want to reconsider your choice in music and how you integrate it into the video. there are certain songs that are just too overplayed or cliche for fight scenes. maybe you're already considering an original soundtrack for the feature and this is just a filler.
-i think the fight choreography needs some work or maybe just the way you're shooting it makes it difficult to see what's happening. i'm no expert but if you check out www.zgstunts.com you'll see some pretty crazy stuff. but if your focus isn't to make a straight on martial arts movie, then it may not matter.
-the effects during the fight scene seemed out of place. perhaps they'll fit within the context of the feature length but not here.
again, great stuff.
-michael
 
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Young Lee,

Here are my thoughts... The chasing scene was excellent. I liked some touch points you provided and they look professionally done. The best, my favorite, was when the white shirt gets the power and beats up the 3 bad guys. That action was very clean, no flaws, and looks perfect. One couldn't do any better. Did you use a high shutter speed for that particular action?

Also i noticed an incorrect grammar from when the white shirt comes to a stop after the chase to when u show him from the other 2 guys' POV. But that's barely noticeable.
Good work... i've to learn a lot from your footages.
 
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HERBERT! It's a TRAP! MWUAH AH AH!!!

So, Young...let me further the compliments by asking, (according to the credit roll) YOU are the waiter AND the director?! AND the villain from HERBERT?

MWUAH AH AH...watch out everybody...he's got mad skills (and superhuman strength)!
 
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Why must I always follow antOmic? ;D

Young - The fight scenes were well choreographed. The chase sequence was good too. But, personally, the shots after the fight scene were the best. They were beautiful. Really nice stuff. Riding down the escalator. Very cool. Are you going to be the lead actor? You should. You got the "leading man look." Unfortunately, I was born with the "man behind the camera look."

May I ask what you used to edit with? (Don't say, "computer.") The last few shots looked like they were color corrected. What did you use?

I enjoyed it a lot. It was worth the 2.5 hour download. Good luck on the next phase of your project.
 
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Young, I know I've already hit you up on IM for assisting you with crew or using my cam for some B roll, but I'll just throw the offer out in the open. I live about 2 hours from you but I can make the trip whenever you are ready. I've got mad vacation and personal time to burn(like 300hours) and would love to work with you to gain some experience. Thanks!!!!
 
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sweet! aha - so you're the waiter boy! I liked the editing. I'm not much for the storyline - but the delivery was just awesome. 8) The scenes after the fight were really good, too - very filmic. want to see a feature version no doubt.
 
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That's good to know. I only have one camera and was worried I couldn't get good angle shots with out having two cameras, kinda puts my mind at ease. Of course I will get that second camera but for now I will work on using just one. I am also troubled with the problem of using camera cranes and steadycams and wide angle lenses. How do you feel about getting just the right shot you invision without all that extral equitement. I know there are some things you must have but money is always the issue. I get cought up in the trap of seeing a shot in my head and then looking at behind the scene footages and thinking to myself I could never do something like that without laying out the cash. I'm thinking about building a dvcrane because I quite handy with my hands to cut down the expense. Anyway thanks for doing a great job.
 
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hi guys, wow I thought my thread passed onto the page 2 of forgotten clips hehe

thanks for all the nice comments!

Michael Corvin - much appreciate the constructive crticism, most of the issues you mentioned should dissapear in the context of the larger film, but I agree that my choreagraphy wasnt that great, i think simply because I didnt focus on it too much and think it out enough, at the time I was more concerned about getting the shots down, I'll definetly put more time into it next time cause there were some obvious issues with the choreagraphy (ie people just standing there waiting to get beat up)

givemefood - yes, 1/250 shutter speed for the part when waiter boy goes insane -> i hoped for more light so I could use 1/500 but there wasnt enough light in the alley, but even so, the high shutter added a neat effect

antomic - haha yeap, I direct, act and edit...etc, its sometimes a bit too much to be honest, too many hats, but i enjoy every aspect of filmmaking (except some aspects of the producing side like securing locations and going through bs bureacratic chains of command), my real passion is directing though

PK - thanks much for liking the walk through the town! much appreciated, i also appreciate you taking 2.5 hours to download, wow man, how long did it take for you to download the whole dvx contest entries last month?? yea I edited with my computer :D seriously though, nothing special just using Vegas 4 at the moment. used MB setting of Miami for the last couple of shots

darkavenger - hopefulyl feature will come end of this year??! I hope?!

seantree - you got it, I'll let you know when I am shooting next, for now, mostly taking time to learn special effects and further hone my script and story

lrich - yea man, if you have a clear vision of what you want, ally ou need is one camera, its gonna take a bit longer, but honestly, I think that working with one camera keeps the flow and focus going. cause you arent bouncing around different camera setups...though that may become a necessity if you need multiple angles of an expensive or dangerous shot (like jackie chan jumping off a roof)...as for your concerns about high production values, all I used for my thing was natural light, a wheel chair (that i didnt use that much) and a $15 steady cam. the resutls werent as good as hollywood (obviously) but they were acceptable and overall, your audience wont care too much about sub-holylwood production values if you have a good story and a good eye for directing. build DIY equipment sure, but dont let it become your obsession to get the perfect shot (IMO), sometimes having less is an advantage because in our realm, shooting guerilla and all - you gotta shoot fast, and light and efficient, definetly read Rebel withou a Crew by Robert Rodriguez...good luck
 
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