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Ought2bCommitted said:
If there are going to be HVX entries maybe award the best HVX movie as well? The playing field really will be skewed then because we won't all be using the same camera. Personally i think they should be separate. Footage from the HVX will inherently look better.

-Robert
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depends on who using it.
 
Ought2bCommitted said:
Personally i think they should be separate. Footage from the HVX will inherently look better.Robert
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I think HVX footage should have the potential to look better on an HD monitor. However all of this footage will be judged online and with the sam size constraints. Shouldn't that keep things pretty level?

Not to mention, I think story and the skills of the filmmaker will have a much bigger impact then the camera used.

Chris
 
CMessineo said:
I think HVX footage should have the potential to look better on an HD monitor. However all of this footage will be judged online and with the sam size constraints. Shouldn't that keep things pretty level?

Not to mention, I think story and the skills of the filmmaker will have a much bigger impact then the camera used.

Chris
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The 16:9 footage from the HVX will look better on any sized monitor than the squeezed or letterboxed in post footage from the DVX. That's what I mean. Yea, the story and how its executed will make the difference overall, but I'm just saying the HVX and the DVX are hardly equal.

In the end, whatever Jarred and Barry decide is the law of the land and that's fine, but I think the HVX should either be a separate category or something... what's cool (to me) about the DVXfests is everyone is using the same camera...its great to see what others can get out of it... slowly that won't be the case anymore with the arrival of the HVX and gradually people start upgrading over the next year or two. But for now?

That's just my .02 worth.

-Robert
 
spidey said:
depends on who using it.
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Really? I guess I hadn't thought of that. :thumbsup:

So assuming its in the hands of the more experienced users here and not Joe Schmo who has 5k to blow on a new toy. I thought that was a given and didn't need to be stated.

Does that clear it up? :laugh:

-Robert
 
I say put HVX and DVX together. No guarantee that HVX footage will look better. Besides, it's the story that will win, not higher color sampling. I don't watch entries and think..ooh sweet 4:2:2 color space.

I really want to see what the HVX in action, so having them in the contest would give us late adoptors a reference point for upgrading. I'm interested in the HVX for scifi work, and this would be the perfect opportunity to see what it's capable of.
 
Isaac_Brody said:
I say put HVX and DVX together. No guarantee that HVX footage will look better. Besides, it's the story that will win, not higher color sampling. I don't watch entries and think..ooh sweet 4:2:2 color space.

I really want to see what the HVX in action, so having them in the contest would give us late adoptors a reference point for upgrading. I'm interested in the HVX for scifi work, and this would be the perfect opportunity to see what it's capable of.
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I'm not saying the footage itself will wow...I was talking very specifically about the native 16:9 ability of the HVX as compared to the DVX. Yes, in that respect the footage will look better no matter who's behind the camera.

It doesn't seem to matter to anyone else so that's cool. I don't mind being in the minority. :laugh: Whatever Jarred and Barry decide is cool. Its their baby!

-R
 
HVX will be allowed.. its not gonna look that much better though, remember, the file size is capped so the HVX guys gotta use the same resolution as DVX guys or its gonna look like poo, and on the DVD, its all Mpeg2 SD....

So yes, HVX footage will be allowed... this is kinda like "the crossover" contest.

and as for the 24p.. yes its gotta be 24p. and 16x9

This time i will have alot more instruction on the DVD deliverables as well, so everyone sends in the proper DVD.

I
 
How about updating the rules at start of this thread to reflect 16x9 and 24p requirements, as well as HVX eligibility? Any others? I almost did not read this far....
 
I like the 16x9 look and the 24p. I just think that requiring 24p could limit some of the ability of some great entries. Just my $.02, but then again, on Jarred's playground, I play by Jarred's rules.

I'm stoked about this contest. Last night I finished the first draft of my script, today I am starting to clean that up... This weekend I'm putting together my production team. This has the possibility to be better than the zombie fest. If you think about sci fi it's such an open category, there is no limit to what you can do. Without rushing my goal is to have mine completed and submitted by end of year.
 
Yankee... I would have gone on a Seven Stater if Jarred had agreed with you saying the zombie flick didn't need to be 24p... that misunderstanding was the whole source of my constant aggravation with trying to get it in for the DVD.

I started shooting in 30p, then changed to 24p the next weekend, but didn't realize I was still editing in 30p... then tried to convert it back to 24p... and my computer just laughed at me.

This time around I'll make sure I got it straight before I drop a single transition, and I may even shoot 24pa just to be sure.
 
OK - do I have to have 100 posts already - or just before I submit a film?

Come on - my DVX just arrived TODAY - WOOHOO!
 
100 posts by entry time.. you got lots of time :)

as for the whole 24p thing.. There is no leway on that one.. its 24p or nothing.
 
Jarred-

Do you need 100 to ENTER or to judge? I know I had waaayyy less than 100 and I still entered the zombiefest.

Just to clarify for mrpunch.

-Robert
 
i assumed he meant vote.. you need 100 posts to vote on the films.

To enter you can have 1 post or 1000.. (or 50,000, like John)
 
I'm excited about this one and I agree that the science-fiction contest makes a great bridge event between the DVX and HVX technologies.

e
 
and for the Pal users... which are the rules? 25P isn´t it?

great for DVXUSERS :)
 
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