M D Productions presents: 'Violet'

khmuse said:
Thanks Timur really glad you liked it.

By the way, congratulations on Katrina!
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KEvin im jealous of the camera in your avatar..... i wanna learn Film. I already know Still film, but i wanna learn Motion picture. Do you shoot any?
 
Hey Ralph,

Thanks so much, I consider any comment from someone of your skills highly valuable. I am more than thrilled!

Haven't corresponded in a while, hope you are doing well. Tried to reply to your PM, but your box was full and the system rejected it.

Thanks again, I am so honored by your generous comment!

Kevin
 
Kevin deserves all of these accolades. He's a very talented individual who brings a very professional look to everything he does...

I've got to say, though, that I especially love the look of Violet. Especially in the classroom (not to mention the outside shots). It looks a LOT like film...
 
TimurCivan said:
KEvin im jealous of the camera in your avatar..... i wanna learn Film. I already know Still film, but i wanna learn Motion picture. Do you shoot any?
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Thanks Timur, I do shot motion film, but no where near as often as I wish I could. The skills other than a few which are camera specific are not difficult to pick up. Most of what you know as a videographer translates to shooting film. In a lot of ways it is really easier (though more expensive). The greater latitude makes a lot of situations easier.
 
OK, I really need to acknowledge John Hudson and his very sharp eye. He noticed a problem with Christa's eyeline in my revised edit (scene_11_B) and was kind enough to PM me with his observations. So I looked at the cut and he was absolutely right, I had failed to notice the error. I went back and fixed this and since I was there, I tackled a few other issues that were bothering me.

So the evolution of a simple 24 second scene continues and I am happier with this version. In the end I will still enlist the services of a great editor for I know that I am not one!

Thanks John!

Here is the link to the latest pass:

http://www.museelectronics.com/production/scene_11_C.mov
 
I want more.

People may have mentioned this already... but be-careful with the audio. This picture is looking great. Where Can I buy advance tickets? ;)
 
Hey Roman,

Thanks for the comments. Yeah, the audio isn't even close to done. I did work out one part (scene 11) more fully, but I am inclined to ADR this scene and add in a number of folly elements. If you haven't yet and if you are interested, I would be interested in your (everyone's actually) feedback on the complete scene.

We have a large number of shots scheduled over the coming week and if all goes as planned we could have our complete feature development shot by the end of this month.

I will move most of the contents of this thread over to a new one in the user films area once the fest is over and I promise to keep the information flowing as we progress.

Thanks again for the comments for everyone.
 
I felt this was far too short for me to really get into it, but the actress was pretty :)
 
Ahh, the ol’ switcheroo :beer:

Nice teaser. Gorgeous colors and technically one of the best. Although, you’re the only teaser here hehe.





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Kevin. I think I noticed the part with the eyeline. She is looking right at Courtney, then looking down on the next cut. But, I must say, I like the longer pause before she says "He's a good guy". There's some interesting things going on in that silence before the line. The other girl also has some interesting things going on with her response to that line. I might like to see a bit of it, if possible, but again, I like seeing Courtney after her line, as well. Just my penny.

Jason
 
iSTy said:
I felt this was far too short for me to really get into it, but the actress was pretty
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Thanks for giving it a watch iSTy. Yes it is very short, the fest wasn't really the reason for this project. It is a feature development piece that will have a TRT of about 10 minutes when finished. We have about 35% of our shots so far, so what was present here is just a small taste of the actual project.

As for the actress being "pretty" you can never go wrong with attractive talent!

D_and_G said:
Ahh, the ol’ switcheroo

Nice teaser. Gorgeous colors and technically one of the best. Although, you’re the only teaser here hehe.
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Thanks D_and_G. I like being on the top of the heap, even if it is a really small heap!

david jerome said:
I'm looking forward to this. I'm hoping it has a vibe like Graden State. DVX huh, damn.

david jerome
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Very interesting that you mention Garden State. That was one of the films that the writer used as an example of the tone that she wanted.

Yep, all these scenes are DVX footage however the finished development piece will also have Super 8mm and SDX900 footage in a few scenes.

Jason Ramsey said:
Kevin. I think I noticed the part with the eyeline. She is looking right at Courtney, then looking down on the next cut. But, I must say, I like the longer pause before she says "He's a good guy". There's some interesting things going on in that silence before the line. The other girl also has some interesting things going on with her response to that line. I might like to see a bit of it, if possible, but again, I like seeing Courtney after her line, as well. Just my penny.

Jason
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Thanks Jason. Did you happen to catch the revised edit for scene 11 that I posted late last night? I am liking it more and more as I work out a few of the smaller issues. In the end, I will still turn over my roughs to our actual editor, but the feedback is really helping me to get a bit closer.

Here is the link again in case you missed it:

http://www.museelectronics.com/production/scene_11_C.mov

Thanks again to everyone for your comments and suggestions!
 
Yep, Kevin. I actually watched b and c for the first time last night side by side. I like the pause before the line. It's more dynamic (to me). If you can keep that and still fix the eyeline issue, I think that would be great.

You should edit it yourself, man :thumbsup:

Jason
 
Thanks for the feedback Jason. We are gearing up for a big three day push to get through a number of scenes so I am a bit swamped right now with all the details. I agree with your comment about the scene, I will work on it and see if I can incorporate both aspects. In the end, I think I will still turn this task over to a real editor!

I am loving all the comments and feedback, they are insightful and very helpful to me. What I am doing in terms of an edit is really just rough edited dailies, not finished cuts. I will post another full scene later today and see if anyone has a comment or two on it.

Thanks again everyone, really helpful feedback.
 
Please do. We might have to move most of this thread over to the user films section, after the fest, if you want to :thumbsup:

Jason
 
Thanks Jason, I would love to move this one over to the user film section. I was wondering how to accomplish that myself, but as a "Mod" I suspect that you might have an ability to accomplish this?

I'll get another scene up later today when I get back to the office.
 
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