EX1 and letus extreme in action for Duke Sports Medicine shoot

i agree with Bassman. has nice and clean production value. nice little rack focus on the track/running clip. overall on the all of the pieces the DOF wasnt overdone.

the only thing that caught my attention in a questionable way was the length of time that all of the clips ie, "Core Strengthening" etc lasted. seems really long to me and slowed down the pace of the presentation. i counted roughly 9 seconds? i dont see it needing to be up there for more than maybe 5-6 sec.

good overall though!
david
www.davidprobst.com
 
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Hi guys,
Thanks for the feedback. I agree that the graphics linger on the screen a bit too long. During the next round we will shorten the graphics and try to make the edit a bit tighter overall.

Colby
 
Very good Colby. I sent the links to my son at the Buffalo Sports Medicine program. Hinting that dad does this stuff too. Maybe some Crossfit Training will come if it.
Thanks,
George
 
Very nice. However, I do feel that the acting feels a bit overly presentational and fake-smiley. Your camera work is super, but you need to learn more about directing actors.
 
Robert Ruffo said:
Very nice. However, I do feel that the acting feels a bit overly presentational and fake-smiley. Your camera work is super, but you need to learn more about directing actors.
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Really, this is your advice. First, these are actors, I'm sure they work there, secondly this was about the look of the finish product with the adapter. Not about the execution of the actors or in this case the grad students, most likely.
 
I wish we could work with actors all of the time!

But Gleek is right, give the OP a break. The footage is shared to show the images.

I will never rip on somebody for not pulling a performance out of a non-actor. This is a total unknown factor when shooting in this type of situation and the more you direct them the more their cup overfloweth.
 
Bassman2003 said:
I wish we could work with actors all of the time!

But Gleek is right, give the OP a break. The footage is shared to show the images.

I will never rip on somebody for not pulling a performance out of a non-actor. This is a total unknown factor when shooting in this type of situation and the more you direct them the more their cup overfloweth.
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That's not true. Good coaching can get very good results in simple set-ups like these, even from non-actors. It takes a deep undesrtanding of psychology, and lots and lots of street smarts about different people's headspaces in front of a camera, but it can be perfected and learned, over a lifetime, with a huge amount of time and effort. This time and effort are well worth it - this is what I am saying, not ripping anything. I spend lots of time on these factors, and realize that I still have a lot to learn, and always will, as teh subject matter of other people's inner workings is of infinite complexity.

The OP in this case, it seems, is also the director, so it seems fair to comment (if I am wrong, then I take back my comment). You guys do jobs where you are the director, and yet are not interested in hearing about talent performance? This, I think, is a very big mistake. It seems many people know 100X about all the tech stuff, and 1X about performance and storytelling. That's less of a problem if you are only a DOP, or only a Cam operator, but, again, in many cases this is not true.
 
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Nothing you stated is untrue, but then again, nothing I stated is false.

You are trying to prove a point without disagreement.

I often work hard to pull a peformance out of non actors as well, but there is a limit to how good it will end up. - Usually due to time contraints and the non-actors not knowing how to channel or save their energy.

That is not saying we all don't try our best and also try to learn all of the time.
 
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