Streets of S.F. - A Test Fight on the GH1

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Shauntron

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Hey guys,

I recently picked up a GH1 and some doodads to help achieve more low light capabilities. I've been testing the crap out of it, but I had yet to shoot much FIGHTING which is kind of my thing. So I hit the streets of San Francisco with my friend Ed behind the camera and my friend Eric as my opponent, who you might recognize from Stu Maschwitz's After the Subway.*

Here it is! I hope you enjoy this goofy little thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO4PL73G3hE&fmt=22




Stats & Stuff:
RJ Camera MD – m4/3 Adaptor
Minolta MD 28mm f1.9
Minolta MD 50mm f1.7
Shutter: Mostly 1/50s
ISO: Mostly 1600
1080p @ 23.976fps
Cineform Transcoder
Adobe Premiere CS3, no color correction


*Ed and I were both in After the Subway too, but we were the first two people to get knocked out so you probably won't recognize us :)
 
At the top of the clip, I was thinking, the Embarcadero is the perfect place for such hijinx. The place is almost completely deserted at night! Not that night, I guess.

I've shot a lot in that City and really miss it.

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Looks amazing, very clean. You pulled it off. The fight sequence / sound look and sound really awesome. You should do more of these haha.

Are you able to put this on vimeo, or have it available to download in HD?
 
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Who did the sound for this? Most people go way over the top, but to me this was just the right amount of over the top to make it somewhat believable. Plus it looks awesome. Great job!
 
Hey guys! Thanks for all the comments!

We actually just used a tripod (not the super sturdy ones, either). I just held onto the tripod body (although my first intro shot pan/sweep could've been alot better, haha). I might've taken it off the tripod once or twice for a shot (maybe a low angle, etc.) but that's it. I'm still interested in purchasing a dedicated stabilizer for more demanding shots, but a tripod worked fine for everything shot here.

Hey Brad, I favorited your website in case we have any opportunities to work together in the future!

My other buddy actually just purchased a 7D so we're hoping to shoot another action scene this week and will be posting that, too.
 
rundavids said:
I don't know much about ISO, but was it the 1600 ISO that made the images soft?
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After a day full of encoding experiments it occurred to me I messed up the compression quite a bit; I might recompress and upload to Vimeo proper. Also, my lenses are pretty soft when wide open because they're oldies; all kinds of things conspire to make my images soft, but I'm happy with them :)
 
I loved your work. It was very awesome. I just wanted to ask because I'm planning on purchasing some Minolta lenses. Hope to see more of your work. =-]
 
Shauntron - I loved the fight choreography, and got the biggest kick out of the actor unzipping his hoodie to reveal his special forces t-shirt.


rundavids said:
I loved your work. It was very awesome. I just wanted to ask because I'm planning on purchasing some Minolta lenses. Hope to see more of your work. =-]
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I've also been using a RJ Camera MD – m4/3 Adapter and Minolta MD 50mm f1.7. I love the lens, but I find the connection between the lens and the adapter to be a little loose. Causes a little wobble when focusing. Pretty easy fix though: hold down the adapter's connection button and turn the lens beyond the clicking point. Minimizes the wiggle.

here is a sample:
http://www.vimeo.com/8926354
 
Hey Adam,

What aperture/shutter/ISO were you shooting at in there? The images are pretty sharp (I always feel 1.7 is a bit soft on the 50mm) especially considering the low level of light.
 
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