Dr. Brad Bradford, Doctor, makes house calls
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Michael Anthony Horrigan
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Loved it! The doctor reminded me of Kevin Spacey...
My only gripe is the sound, it's kind of tin can sounding.
Great work though! Always nice to see another fellow HV20 user.
Mike
My only gripe is the sound, it's kind of tin can sounding.
Great work though! Always nice to see another fellow HV20 user.
Mike
CarlSpackler
Member
Tight. Nice lighting, nicer bikini.
After having seen them all. I think this is one of the most "realized" pieces. I like the vibe of the whole thing.
After having seen them all. I think this is one of the most "realized" pieces. I like the vibe of the whole thing.
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I can't hear it.
Do I really need phones or external speakers just to hear the dialogue?
Or is something wrong with the file? Too bad. Looks pretty good.
Do I really need phones or external speakers just to hear the dialogue?
Or is something wrong with the file? Too bad. Looks pretty good.
martin-sfx
Member
A funny ad you have there. Good cinematography and acting from the professor, although I would've exaggerated his lines a little more to emphasize the benefits of the product.
Jeremy Ordan
Major Contributor
The sound on this made it almost impossible to hear the doctor speaking
Larry Rutledge
Fest Master
JDS and Jeremy - Have you tried re-downloading the file. It's possible you got a bad copy of the file. Re-downloading would pull it from a different mirror.
I downloaded again.
The train horn, growl, ding, end credit music - all the sfx basically, are all loud and clear.
The doc sounds like he's at the bottom of a well. Like the room bounce is louder than the vox. Are you really hearing an acceptable level vox track on the version you downloaded?
Sounds to me like someone moved or changed something in the 11th hour before uploaded and it moved something and deleted the primary vox track (lav mic, or boom mic) so we are just hearing the camera mic or something. Given the rest of the polish of the ad, what I am hearing sounds like mistake, and definitely a mix problem vs. a download problem.
The train horn, growl, ding, end credit music - all the sfx basically, are all loud and clear.
The doc sounds like he's at the bottom of a well. Like the room bounce is louder than the vox. Are you really hearing an acceptable level vox track on the version you downloaded?
Sounds to me like someone moved or changed something in the 11th hour before uploaded and it moved something and deleted the primary vox track (lav mic, or boom mic) so we are just hearing the camera mic or something. Given the rest of the polish of the ad, what I am hearing sounds like mistake, and definitely a mix problem vs. a download problem.
Larry Rutledge
Fest Master
Oh, no it sounds hollow and tinny to me also. I got the impression from you and Jeremy that you couldn't hear the doctor AT ALL.
Jeremy Ordan
Major Contributor
I can hear the doctor but the levels are out of wack and it is real quiet and tiny
I could hear him if I got up and turned off the fan. I will do so before I vote.
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Jason Ramsey
Admin
Looked like a well done spot. I liked the use of the stock footage. The pacing was fine all in all...
The acting seemed ok, but I had the same problem that Jeremy and Jack mentioned.
Sounded like on Camera Mic to me... Hard to hear the Doc.
Was it not on Camera Mic?
A lot of folks had audio problems this go round, so I'm not being too picky about it, but in this instance, it made it hard to get into the spot.
Bookshelf backdrop was a little corny But, if you would have taken that further, and just made all of the walls like that or something, and made the doctor be a bit more 'sleezy-infomercial-like' it could have added an interesting element.
Thanks for sharing. Look forward to more.
Jason
The acting seemed ok, but I had the same problem that Jeremy and Jack mentioned.
Sounded like on Camera Mic to me... Hard to hear the Doc.
Was it not on Camera Mic?
A lot of folks had audio problems this go round, so I'm not being too picky about it, but in this instance, it made it hard to get into the spot.
Bookshelf backdrop was a little corny
But, if you would have taken that further, and just made all of the walls like that or something, and made the doctor be a bit more 'sleezy-infomercial-like' it could have added an interesting element.Thanks for sharing. Look forward to more.
Jason
Guys, thanks for all the feedback regarding our spot. Here’s what I know so far about the audio issues some of you are having:
A) We did not use on camera mic. We used Rode NTG-2’s shock mounted on booms, mics fed into rack mounted stereo pre-amp before going into HV20
B) We intentionally set S/Fx track 3db higher than voice track because we assumed that when the spot opened on Dr. Brad, if anyone’s particular equipment volume was set too low they would automatically turn it up to hear the spot at its intended level
C) Before uploading we tested the compressed version on both platforms and continue to do so; we have yet to find anyone we know with either Mac or Windows to report any technical problem, even after asking them to look for them; the ongoing tests are conducted only on downloaded clips from the mirrors here on dvxuser
D) I personally know two people, one with a Mac, one with a PC, who are both pretty dumb; in fact, I don’t know why either of them have a computer. I asked them to download the clip and give me feedback. Neither had difficulty and said they liked the spot
E) I have asked a friend of mine who works in feature post production to download the clip and analyze for any audio problems; I have not heard back from him but should soon
F) I have discovered in QT Pro that if you open movie properties and adjust bass and treble to 100% each, voice track is a little more robust; not sure if this is available with just Quick Time player
G) This issue will be addressed in the 60 second version of Dr. Brad, almost completed.
It is regrettable that some are having this problem. If we discover a fix that can be applied on the user end, I’ll publish it here.
Thanks again for all your feedback,
Michael
A) We did not use on camera mic. We used Rode NTG-2’s shock mounted on booms, mics fed into rack mounted stereo pre-amp before going into HV20
B) We intentionally set S/Fx track 3db higher than voice track because we assumed that when the spot opened on Dr. Brad, if anyone’s particular equipment volume was set too low they would automatically turn it up to hear the spot at its intended level
C) Before uploading we tested the compressed version on both platforms and continue to do so; we have yet to find anyone we know with either Mac or Windows to report any technical problem, even after asking them to look for them; the ongoing tests are conducted only on downloaded clips from the mirrors here on dvxuser
D) I personally know two people, one with a Mac, one with a PC, who are both pretty dumb; in fact, I don’t know why either of them have a computer. I asked them to download the clip and give me feedback. Neither had difficulty and said they liked the spot
E) I have asked a friend of mine who works in feature post production to download the clip and analyze for any audio problems; I have not heard back from him but should soon
F) I have discovered in QT Pro that if you open movie properties and adjust bass and treble to 100% each, voice track is a little more robust; not sure if this is available with just Quick Time player
G) This issue will be addressed in the 60 second version of Dr. Brad, almost completed.
It is regrettable that some are having this problem. If we discover a fix that can be applied on the user end, I’ll publish it here.
Thanks again for all your feedback,
Michael
BTW, it occurs to me that some of you may take issue with my comment D above in that I might be implying that those of you who are having difficulty hearing the clip don't know how to play it. Nothing could be further from the truth; I simply mean that I am soliciting as broad a sample of techno-savvy and non-techno-savvy people as I can to help isolate the problem so 100% of Dr. Brad's intended audience, this forum, can enjoy him the way we do on this end. So please don't take my comment the wrong way.
If there's a fix to be found, I'll let everyone know.
Michael
If there's a fix to be found, I'll let everyone know.
Michael
Is the vox track mixed off center?
If so an Jeremy or I weren't hearing the channel that it was mixed to, the spill in the other channel could account for the tiny, or camera mic-ish sound we are hearing.
If so an Jeremy or I weren't hearing the channel that it was mixed to, the spill in the other channel could account for the tiny, or camera mic-ish sound we are hearing.
Jason Ramsey
Admin
Thanks for the info...
If it helps you at all. I ftp'd your clip directly off of my server (ramjetfilms.com) and watched it in qt pro 7.whatever is the latest version...
I just assumed it wasn an on camera mic until reading these posts by yourself, Jack and Jeremy...
I remember thinking, that's a pretty nice picture from that little hv20. Nice color.... Too bad he used the on camera mic...."
I will say that you definitely blew my ears off with the train b/c I had my speakers up almost all the way in order to comfortably hear it....
Anyways....
Thanks,
Jason
If it helps you at all. I ftp'd your clip directly off of my server (ramjetfilms.com) and watched it in qt pro 7.whatever is the latest version...
I just assumed it wasn an on camera mic until reading these posts by yourself, Jack and Jeremy...
I remember thinking, that's a pretty nice picture from that little hv20. Nice color.... Too bad he used the on camera mic...."
I will say that you definitely blew my ears off with the train b/c I had my speakers up almost all the way in order to comfortably hear it....
Anyways....
Thanks,
Jason