HVX200 example footage

Deano

Deano

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This is the openeing scene to an independent film I'm making. It was shot with the hvx200, the brevis 35mm adapter and Nikon lenses all at 1080p 24fps.

Used Cined setting, 1/48th shutter and fully open so it vignetted a bit with the adapter but I liked the look.

Enjoy,

http://www.vimeo.com/3778041

Dean
 
Thank you! That was me, my day job is as an inferno artist (think after effects on steroids) Really makes the effects much easier when you're your own client.

I really love the HVX and what it's allowed me to do. I especially like the DVCPROHD format. It's not quite there compared to the 35mm images I work with every day but for the price it's freaking amazing and holds up remarkably well projected on a 30ft screen. The lens adapter is a must though for the shallow depth of field look of 35mm film.

Thanks again, tell all your friends, I'm trying to build up an audience.

Dean.
 
looks awesome! you are extremely talented! Would you mind giving a bit of a breakdown of how you did the whole birds thing?

I like the DVCProHD format to (will probably never have the chance to work with 35mm film).

Long story short, I agree the HVX200 using DVCProHD is an incredible camera and codec!

here is two grabs of a green screen shot with the HVX i'm working on http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?p=1645211#post1645211


- Derrick
 
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Thanks Derrick really glad you liked it, and thanks for the comment, really appreciate it : )

The first shot of the crow swooping into frame was one of those shots I never envisioned until I'd shot the plate. But when I cut it in I thought wouldn't it be great if... So I shot loads and loads of crows in our garden and finally was able to make a cycle out of a few frames that worked then composited them into the shot. That's the advantage of owning a HVX you can have it close at hand when the opportunity arises.

I shoot everything in 1080 24pa and try to keep the shutter at 1/48. P2 is a great workflow, love having everything digitized from the get go ,but boy I wish the cards weren't such a rip off. And a lens adapter is a must, not only does it add the 35mm bokeh but also introduces a slight promisting quality too. Cined works for me, it's grainy but so is film.

Please pass on the link to all your friends and send me your email if you want to receive updates etc dean@yurke.com

Thanks again,

Dean.
 
Hi Simon, about a month ago I posted to one of the indie filmmaking boards but it fell away really quicky so a friend recently suggested that I be more specific and share examples of the gear I used so users have an idea of my experience of the kit and I can answer questions.

I used the HVX with the Brevis and a Kessler Crane and the Indislider so this time I've posted examples on the hvx200, 35mm adapters and the camera support pages. So if you have any questions fire away.
I followed your links to your film Falling, looks cool, I'd love to see more.

Ich bein halp deutch, so must be in the blood : )
 
Hey

That was awesome. It really reminded me of a Terrance Mallick opening! Really great work, congratulations.

Bruce
 
Bruce, I don't think you could have possibly given me a bigger compliment. I really really appreciate it. Fantastic. Thank you.

Dean.
 
Thanks Thome, I shot it at the top of Mount Tam in Marin County California. It was so dark in there that I had everything totally open and also had to use a 360 shutter. Really wish I had the lattitude of those new DSLRs.
 
so you took different frames of crow footage, roto' out the one you liked, made a new flying sequence, and then comp'd that into the scene?

thanks,
Derrick
 
Hi Derrick, yeah flying cycles are pretty forgiving - you stabilize them and remove any scale (ie if they're flying away) and you can do most of it with paint. They're only say 6 frames at most.

I took a look at your greenscreen. It's impossible to tell if it's a good key since it's a still image. It's all about running footage with keying. If it's not boiling then you can get away with a lot. It's great to use green as it's less noisy than the blue channel.

One trick is if you don't try to remove all of the greenscreen. What you can do is desaturate/surpress the greenscreen then mix some of it back over your new background. You have to colour correct the bg to compensate for any luminance shift the greenscreen is doing but it lets you keep a lot more of the edge information of your subject. (especially for motion blur and depth of field)

So as long as you paint out any markers or seams in the greenscreen you'll get a better result. Have a go.

Cheers,

Dean. Oh is there a sticky on how to make our signatures clickable?
 
Deano said:
Hi Simon, about a month ago I posted to one of the indie filmmaking boards but it fell away really quicky so a friend recently suggested that I be more specific and share examples of the gear I used so users have an idea of my experience of the kit and I can answer questions.

I used the HVX with the Brevis and a Kessler Crane and the Indislider so this time I've posted examples on the hvx200, 35mm adapters and the camera support pages. So if you have any questions fire away.
I followed your links to your film Falling, looks cool, I'd love to see more.

Ich bein halp deutch, so must be in the blood : )
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I have seen it before, but i enjoyed even more now that i know what gear and kit was used. I agree these threads fade away too fast and sometimes without posting them in a couple categories we miss them simply because they don't pertain to us at the time!
Good Work Dean, Good Work Simon
 
Deano said:
Hi Simon, about a month ago I posted to one of the indie filmmaking boards but it fell away really quicky so a friend recently suggested that I be more specific and share examples of the gear I used so users have an idea of my experience of the kit and I can answer questions.

I used the HVX with the Brevis and a Kessler Crane and the Indislider so this time I've posted examples on the hvx200, 35mm adapters and the camera support pages. So if you have any questions fire away.
I followed your links to your film Falling, looks cool, I'd love to see more.

Ich bein halp deutch, so must be in the blood : )
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Hey Dean!
I sent you a PM. Don't worry :D

Thanks for posting here. I really liked your Intro. Looks really good!

How about some more infos about this project? How is it moving along? Is it just in development, are you already shooting? How about actors? Is the story finished? And so on. Very interested :)
 
Derrick_SA said:
thanks for the info deano,

I'll post a few second video of that greenscreen.

- Derrick
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Cool, happy to give my two cents Derrick. The most important thing is if you're happy with it then most other people will be as we're always our own worst critics : )

Dean.
 
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