ex1/lex micro budget feature

Jon Neely said:
can you tell us the pro's and the challenges of using the ex1, where it shined and where you ran into problems? Also what SteadyCam did you end up using? About to go panny or EX1, and I really want to know how the footage is looking, does it have that true 24p feel, or does it still feel video? when can we expect a trailer? are you going to doe a film out? and (if you are) tell us how well the color grading goes through COLOR. Thanks


Jon
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Hey Jon~ sort of forgot about this thread, been updating the one in user films that you can find in my sig. the ex1 performed quite well, i ran into a few problems with rolling shutter that i was able to work around but other than that it was really quite a positive experience technically. i wish i could say the same for the letus extreme!!!

i don't know about what others say but i find when in the right hands, the ex1 can be very filmic. not as immediate as say an hvx but with an adapter and some very basic color correction i've found this set up to perform beautifully. i really don't believe i would have been able to shoot the same film with an hvx or other camera on the budget and time constraints that we had. for that, i am very thankful for this set up.

you can view a short i did for lovefest with the same set up before i got the new achromat called winter lilacs to get an idea of the 24p motion.

http://stargalactic.com/winterlilacsroughcut.mov

i'm working on some teaser type videos for happy birthday rita, hopefully i'll have those online in the next week.

thanks,
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Hey Wartez,

I really like the look of the film, are you the dp on this project? What have your problems with the LEX been, I am a user of the SGPro, but would one day like to use the extreme, the only thing I cant get my head around is the bokeh from the lex sometimes like the P + S, really ghostly looking. But, on your film you seen to have avoided this kind of bokeh, guess you have been shooting closed down. Thanks for your time.
 
The promo looks great!

It does not look like video. It looks like film.

The acting and story look solid. I can't wait to see the final film.

The only thing that bothered me was the TITLE font. It looks like video on top of film (if that makes any sense).

The end shot is very funny (nice touch).
 
Wartez - Fantastic imagery and a very engaging trailer!

... Are you going to tell us what picture profile(s) you were using? :)

DD.
 
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