First Real Estate Video Tour - Feedback Wanted

[HHL]

Holy crap. That's the most intense feedback I've ever seen.

Thanks Peter Reynolds. I'm not sure if you were complimenting me....but I'll pretend like you were. (It feels better that way.)

To be honest, I actually PM'd him BEFORE I posted it and asked him if he would open to very detailed feedback. He assured me that he was looking for exactly that...so I posted it. I'm not sure if you can *feel* it, but I really liked what he did. There are SPECIFIC things that he can do...(and you can see "flashes" of brilliance there already)...and his work will shine even brighter.

It was a real PAIN to write that up, but I didn't want to be mis-interpreted or misunderstood. That's why I sited SPECIFIC shots for everything that I said.

Anywho...last, but not least....I am NO authority. I'm just another pair of eyes. It's so important to get another pair of eyes on your work, no matter what it is...seeing a "finished version" FOR THE FIRST TIME....you can see and feel things that have often been lost by the creator of the work....it's tough to forget all the cuts, edits, details...etc....

SO...it's a fact that I've never shot a home tour....and if I did....it wouldn't be HALF as AWESOME as this one. (No defense here...none needed) And that is my humble confession.

Mad love to DVXUsers everywhere!

 

[Paul Nordin]

To much wide pans IMO

This was my first house test last week - The thing about the opening shot is I didnt have to move the camera - just shot '5k' which allowed the move in post

Two comments:
The openning time laps was an interesting idea, but with the flickering light due to shifts in cloud cover was very distracting. I would either lose that shot all together, or schedule your timelaps shots for early in the day before wind/cloud cover becomes so erratic.

The Blackbird shot as you walked through the bedroom to the window was a very interesting shot idea, but you were not able to hold your horizon as you executed the move. There was a notciable dip at the start, and yaw throughout which makes the shot induce sea-sickness and is a give-away to low-budget tools. If you stabilize that shot in post with any number of techniques, your $600 Blackbird becomes a $5000 technocrane (day rental rate).

 

[morgan_moore]

Two comments:
The openning time laps was an interesting idea, but with the flickering light due to shifts in cloud cover was very distracting. I would either lose that shot all together, or schedule your timelaps shots for early in the day before wind/cloud cover becomes so erratic.

The Blackbird shot as you walked through the bedroom to the window was a very interesting shot idea, but you were not able to hold your horizon as you executed the move. There was a notciable dip at the start, and yaw throughout which makes the shot induce sea-sickness and is a give-away to low-budget tools. If you stabilize that shot in post with any number of techniques, your $600 Blackbird becomes a $5000 technocrane (day rental rate).

I agree on both counts - thats why I test and learn before pushing myself onto a market sector - I shoot 'house of the month' for my local magazine (stills) - I grabbed these shots on the back of that shoot

on the TL the fast moving clouds enabled a short duration (5mins?) to get the shot but presented the flicker problem - ill have to think that through and proctice

Interestingly I have the Kodak SLRn (in my shed somewhere) which has 6 ISO, that may enable exposure times that smooth the flicker

The corridor shot I was hoping to run backwards starting with a lockoff outside the window and reveal the house - wind outside riuned the opening lock off

ps not trying the jack the thread - ust thought Id chuck in my first effort

S