New Music Video shot on FS100

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Here's a music video I DP'd and edited. This is the second video I have shot with this director for the same artist. The last video we did was shot on the RED MX. For this one, I convinced them to shoot on the FS100 instead. You'll see a very similar look to the two videos. This director likes a lot of fog and loves lens flares and lots of party gels.

At the end of the FS100 video, there is a night time exterior. We had no time to light this so I cranked the camera to 24db and went for it. The only light is coming from the windows of the building to the left. It was actually very dark, much darker than what appears in the video.


"Blown Away" - Shot on FS100
http://vimeo.com/27506395



"Be My Girlfriend" - Shot on RED MX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RfwxYggiB_M
 
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Maybe im missing something, but the fs100 looks just as good for web delivery. What suprises me is that somebody actually invested money into the artist (or lack there of) I thought he was a total hack ripoff. Goes to show how little about r&b I actually know. As far as the work goes, it's very good, looks as good as music vids I see on Mtv, or used to see on Mtv, back when they played music videos. lol

Did the director like the final product, was he able to see any difference in quality between the sony and red?
 
Thanks. The director is very happy with the new video. I think he still has RED fever, mainly due to the size of the camera. The artist wouldn't know what I was talking about if I said RED. I agree with you as far as the two cameras looking comparable for web delivery. Even on a 42" screen, they are very much the same. I'm not going to be delusional and say that the FS100 is as good as the RED. Clearly, the dynamic range is better and shooting RAW leaves more post options. However, for most purposes, if carefully shot, the FS100 stands on it's own. Plus the post is sooooo much easier.
 
Great job, man. As much as I hated the song, I thought the work you did was fantastic. Great work controlling the highlights with all that backlighting
 
Nice videos. Music sucks. I'm sick of robot auto-tuned voices. Where the hell did all of the talent go?
 
Will replace the vid with the HD version tonight.

So I'm getting that you guys don't like the music. Lol. That makes two of us!!
 
Thanks for posting. I enjoyed the videos. It is an interesting comparison between the two cameras. Even with the RED only being in the small window I liked its image more. It is almost like the FS-100 is too detailed or sharp. Although this also has to do with in-camera processing.
 
PaPa said:
Nice videos. Music sucks. I'm sick of robot auto-tuned voices. Where the hell did all of the talent go?
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+1, no respect for "singers" who use autotune. Great visuals though. I just turned off the audio so I wouldn't puke.
If I see a Nicki Minaj video I change the channel or mute the TV.
 
Auto tune is a tool, it should be used sparingly for minor adjustments, but it seems to have become an industry standard these days.. **** it. I'm going to go and listen to some pearl jam :P
 
I like the vid. There are subtle colors that are nice in the interior. Lighting is good. Clear shots. Love the final scene also.
Singer has a bit of the 80's and current r&b feel. Catchy yet simple hook. I could hear it on the radio. Really I didn't notice a lot of the autotunes. Tieuel Legacy! Motion
 
Nice work. I must say I like the way the FS100 holds tonality and detail into the deep shadows. Much better than the AF100 in this respect.
 
Agreed. I shot this on the dark side to preserve detail in the highlights. So midtones and shadows were lifted quite a bit. The footage holds up well and tons of detail just waiting to pop out.
 
cheezweezl said:
Agreed. I shot this on the dark side to preserve detail in the highlights. So midtones and shadows were lifted quite a bit. The footage holds up well and tons of detail just waiting to pop out.
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Could you post some still frames from the ungraded fotage where you were portecting the highlights/lights and their coresponding corrected/lifted still fames. Just trying to get a visual on how you shot this and what you were abe to bring out in post. By the way I really liked how the lights looked. I did not notice the banding around your lights that I see in some videos (yellow banding around the sun or street lights for example). Is that because, as you said, "I shot this on the dark side to preserve detail in the highlights" Or do you get this yellow banding around the sun, street lights etc. Thank you.
 
So,what scene file settings did you use for this shoot? Nice work by the way.
I also agree the singers not that great.
 
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