FEATURE: Now They Know About Us- (Preview)

Yahvel

Yahvel

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I apologize for the (preview) part its more like a (Night Test) but DIVXuser does not let me edit the title ...oh and some parts are out of focus and since im using a GLIDECAM HD 1000 its impossible to focus and like [C2V] said 'It's next to impossible to pull focus on a stabilizer rig like that without a remote control follow focus' so yea i need to buy a follow focus and sorry for the horrible quality is just that uploading these videos in 720p takes to long were i live. and like i said before im new at this whole filmmaking and video editing world but i really like it and im trying to get good at it.I will really apreciate feedback, thats what i need right now, i need critics , i need to know what am i doing wrong and what am i doing right cuz quite frankly i dont know nothing about this lol...thanks


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What you're doing right ... The music. The website. The text.
What you're doing wrong... Oh boy.

This wasn't a preview of anything but the camera. I couldn't tell what the story was, who the actress was, what the film was about (except maybe a cell phone.) Was this a camera test or is it an actual film? If it's the latter then show us some piece of the film.
 
hahahahaha you my friend are 100% correct...people cant tell nothing here....i should call this a night test and have a moderator delete it....but when i buy my mic im gonna start doing audio scenes and then maybe people will understand better i guess..i dont kno...but thank you so much for your feedback i really apreciate it !!!!
 
+1 for what Zblock said.

Also, your Glidecam work is very unstable. Practice, practice, practice. There's too much wobble, which is distracting. Things are out of focus, too. This is especially noticeable when you get close to the car. It's next to impossible to pull focus on a stabilizer rig like that without a remote control follow focus. The next best solution is to set aperture and focal distance to a point where most everything is sharp (difficult at night, where larger aperture is required).

And with your text overlays... if you are going to crop your 16:9 image for the wider, cinematic aspect, don't break that boundary. Text appearing in the letterbox bars destroys the aspect ratio and takes you back to 16:9. You might also want to reduce the sizes of some of the text lines. If your editor has overlays for action-safe and title-safe, check them. Text that spans from edge to edge just looks clunky. Keeping it tight can have better visual appeal.
 
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I'll agree with C2V, ditch the text in the bars and the vid would work much better if you came to an exciting conclusion at the end of the preview, whatever is exciting in the film because the music leads and builds to...nada. sad face.
 
Doesn't seem like anything is told in this "preview." I thought the music and the camera work was nicely done. You don't show any "newbie" skills there...nicely done. I started with nothing as well and found even after 3 years yours looks better. :) - What cam do you use?

But the preview itself did not pull me in at all. Sorry
 
C2V said:
+1 for what Zblock said.

Also, your Glidecam work is very unstable. Practice, practice, practice. There's too much wobble, which is distracting. Things are out of focus, too. This is especially noticeable when you get close to the car. It's next to impossible to pull focus on a stabilizer rig like that without a remote control follow focus. The next best solution is to set aperture and focal distance to a point where most everything is sharp (difficult at night, where larger aperture is required).

And with your text overlays... if you are going to crop your 16:9 image for the wider, cinematic aspect, don't break that boundary. Text appearing in the letterbox bars destroys the aspect ratio and takes you back to 16:9. You might also want to reduce the sizes of some of the text lines. If your editor has overlays for action-safe and title-safe, check them. Text that spans from edge to edge just looks clunky. Keeping it tight can have better visual appeal.
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thanks for all the advices..im gonna start working on that ASAP




thank uo
 
richke said:
Doesn't seem like anything is told in this "preview." I thought the music and the camera work was nicely done. You don't show any "newbie" skills there...nicely done. I started with nothing as well and found even after 3 years yours looks better. :) - What cam do you use?

But the preview itself did not pull me in at all. Sorry
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im using a Canon EOS T2i with a 28mm f1.8 USM lens
 
No kidding...an SLR!!!! Nice. I see more and more people using these...I have an Olympus e500 SLR...wonder if that does any video :) - I just use a panasonic GS300 handheld right now...I need to move up. :)

What type of lighting?
 
richke said:
No kidding...an SLR!!!! Nice. I see more and more people using these...I have an Olympus e500 SLR...wonder if that does any video :) - I just use a panasonic GS300 handheld right now...I need to move up. :)

What type of lighting?
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im gonna be real honest with you...i have no lights..im depending on natural light or those from the light polls at night hahahaha i still need to buy alot of things
 
Are you kidding...wow it looks great!!!! You don't have any graininess or anything(that I noticed) With no lights outside is the best but wow...at night time too.

My lighting setup I used in my last film cost me about $45. I had to shop lights and a softbox a buddy I built out of foamcore board and duct tape...It was a huge step up in my eyes but did not cost much at all.
 
im gonna buy some construction lights in home depot but i dont know if to get them (halogen) or (flourecent white) im so confused right now ...i wanna know whats the apropiate light i should use outdoors at night...what color they should be ?...soft white,white,or the typical yellow light ? i really dont know.
 
"orange" light gives a "warmer" feeling

"white" light gives a "cooler" feeling

But then you also have filters, and camera settings.....

In fact you have daylight and inside light. When you film outside and you tell you're camera he's inside (whitebalance) he will add more blue...so your picture will look.....blue (dabadee)
Because your camera thinks "I'm inside...so the light is to much orange looking so I have to add blue to compensate to make it more "natural".
 
dre83 said:
"orange" light gives a "warmer" feeling

"white" light gives a "cooler" feeling

But then you also have filters, and camera settings.....

In fact you have daylight and inside light. When you film outside and you tell you're camera he's inside (whitebalance) he will add more blue...so your picture will look.....blue (dabadee)
Because your camera thinks "I'm inside...so the light is to much orange looking so I have to add blue to compensate to make it more "natural".
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oh ok....now im getting a better understanding over the lights issue...thank you so much for taking the time and explaining all of that to me..i really apreciate it!!
 
You know, the great folks who keep DVXUser going have come out with a DVD-based lighting course. I haven't seen it yet, but if it's anything like the "Sound for Film and Television" DVD, you'll want to check into it to learn a few basics (and then some) about lighting.
 
C2V said:
You know, the great folks who keep DVXUser going have come out with a DVD-based lighting course. I haven't seen it yet, but if it's anything like the "Sound for Film and Television" DVD, you'll want to check into it to learn a few basics (and then some) about lighting.
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thanks for that info. im gonna go check it out A.S.A.P
 
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