New Music Video on T2i

Nice stuff, particularly for a 1st.

Overall I would've liked more variety in outfits &/or locations to keep interest up.
 
Sure Shott said:
Hey All,

Just finished post on this video. I directed/shot/edited it on my T2i.
I think its rather nice, look forward to comments.

Enjoy

http://vimeo.com/12577910
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Footage looks great, location is great, and overall image quality is very good, I however did not like the song at all and if it weren't for this video I would have not watched it.

Edited to slow , not enough variation, and the song was basically hollow.

You did however capture an excellent image and had great overall quality, looks really nice. What lens did you use for this video + what settings?

Thanks
 
Thank you for the kind words and criticisms.

I shot this video on 2 lenses. The kit lens (18-55) and the 55-250 ef-s. I had an old lens hood and an nd filter that my mom had from way back when. I don't know exactly what the nd filters power was. I think just one stop.

Because of that I had to stop down a little more then I would have liked. And then I used the long end of the 55-250 to get some DOF even in the bright sun.

I am definitely making an investment in a mattebox and some 4x4 ND filters for the future.

Also most of this was shot at 1080 24p but the slow mo was done 60p conformed to 24 in cinema tools.

Color Grade in Magic Bullet Looks.

As far as more locations and outfits. The budget on this was basically nothing so there were some restrictions. And personally I wanted the edit pacing to be very slow, but I know that is not everyone's cup of tea. I just thought it fit the barrenness of the song.
 
Nice work, I really like shot early on where she standing still and looking out over the plains with her back to the camera - it's a really nicely composed shot.

By the looks of it I think you need a new tripod! In the few shots with movement there was either a few wobbles/jerkiness or the camera couldn't keep up with her smoothly.

Also, try to get your hands on a reflector. Using on of them outdoors in scenarios such as this is pretty easy and really helps out. You would've been able to fill in the shadows on her face, which would've allowed you to lower your overall expsosure and prevent the background from blowing out.

Overall a great first effort!
 
Yes, thank you for the advice. We had a reflector, but were alerted by some nice forest rangers that the sheriff had been coming by recently and giving people big fines for filming without permits so we were trying to be very discreet.

(California has recently started busting people hard for filming without permits - However permits would have been more then the entire budget of the video)

As far as a tripod, there was no tripod at all, only a monopod or handheld. I definitly see the value of a tripod and am going to be trying various ones out for the future.

Thank you.
 
Sure Shott said:
Yes, thank you for the advice. We had a reflector, but were alerted by some nice forest rangers that the sheriff had been coming by recently and giving people big fines for filming without permits so we were trying to be very discreet.

(California has recently started busting people hard for filming without permits - However permits would have been more then the entire budget of the video)

As far as a tripod, there was no tripod at all, only a monopod or handheld. I definitly see the value of a tripod and am going to be trying various ones out for the future.

Thank you.
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Don't get in the habit of shooting without permission or permits. Asking for forgiveness over permission is for kids. Makes it harder if you don't have the budget but you might have to scout harder for locations. You also ran the risk of having the days footage confiscated. Been there, a long time ago.
 
jimpatro said:
Don't get in the habit of shooting without permission or permits. Asking for forgiveness over permission is for kids. Makes it harder if you don't have the budget but you might have to scout harder for locations. You also ran the risk of having the days footage confiscated. Been there, a long time ago.
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I guess you never heard the term "Guerrilla filmmaking" before. Also to obtain a city permit can easily cost thousands of dollars, yes we would love to afford that but the truth of the matter is most people cannot.

If your video gets picked up by a major television station and you gross money I'm more than sure you can go back and pay whoever, fake it till you make it.... Sounds so cliche but it is the truth.

Regardless once again good job to the op!
 
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