Post Apocalyptic Western: Short Film

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Hey, guys. I'm making a post apocalyptic western for WestFest.

WATCH IT HERE! http://www.dvxfest.com/mirror/west2010/entries/Hostile_Destination-Michael_Anthony_Horrigan.mov

Since I'm shooting it on my new Canon T2i I figured that I should share some grabs with the gang here and keep you up to date on how it's going.

These shots have been cropped and CC'd for the look I'm going for. Maybe a bit too much in both departments but it's getting there.

If you guys have any questions just shoot.

Visual Effects Breakdown
http://vimeo.com/13574250

New Untouched Grabs

Just cropped them, nothing else. Not sure if I'll use all of them but I'll see how the edit flows.


MAH

 

[chrismagicc]

love the look! what lights did you use? color correct with?

thanks!

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thanks! What you see is what you get.
You can see the lights used in the first grab. The hanging 60 watt bulb, the light behind him and the light from the laptop and TV is all I used.

CC'd with Premiere Pro CS3 > RGB Curves > RGB Colour Corrector. Then placed a duplicate B&W clip on top and cut the opacity to 50% to wash out the colour.

Still playing with it though.

Thanks,

MAH

 

[Ian-T]

Nice grabs. I like how the dimly lit areas in all that darkness are still clean and sharp looking. Trying to get something like that on my old HV20 would have produced a great deal more noise.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

I loved my HV20 but yah, this is a little cleaner. Especially in the extreme low light/dark areas.

MAH

 

[Rakesh Jacob]

Looks killer, can't wait to see more!

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Looks killer, can't wait to see more!

Thanks! I'll post a few more after the next shoot. Working on sound design now.

MAH

 

[Max Smith]

Love to see some footage when you have it to show.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Footage is not allowed until WestFest starts. That won't be until July.

I may throw up some more grabs along the way though.

Mike

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Update: Here's a grab from another location I'm hoping to score.

I'm also going to re-post a few grabs with less crush. I feel like I lost too much detail in the grabs posted previously.
I'll do a few side by side comparisons later and maybe a few of you can offer your opinions.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thoughts? Subtle, I know.

I backed off on the crush in the second shot of each comparison. You can see things just a little more clearly. Like the dust on top of the TV monitor for example.

For those who would like to help, please let me know which shot you prefer in each set and what shows up better on your display. #1 or #2?

It looks different on my laptop versus my Mac.

Thanks,

MAH

 

[greeches]

I think the lighter look looks great. Still nice and contrasty, but more detail visible.

What was your picture style settings?

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thanks! What did you view it on if you don't mind me asking?

Picture Style: Standard

MAH

 

[greeches]

a Thinkpad, Dell Vostro, and desktop...all PC (XP, 7) and all Firefox.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thanks! Looks like I have the PC side of things covered.

Cheers,

MAH

 

[padraig conaty]

looks decent man. why dont you video out from your pc to your TV?

 

[dust'n the callipygous]

i like the second of each too. i'm on a 17" macbook pro. it's subtle, but i like seeing the extra detail and still being contrasty

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

looks decent man. why dont you video out from your pc to your TV?

My TV is a long way away but I could probably manage something like that. Thanks.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

i like the second of each too. i'm on a 17" macbook pro. it's subtle, but i like seeing the extra detail and still being contrasty

Perfect. Thanks again for the remarks, very useful.

Just shot some new footage tonight in the same location. I'm excited to take a look at it.

MAH

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

A grab from tonight's shoot.