Strength-N-U Grand Opening Video
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jambredz
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Hunter I def know you know whats up...so i; not sure what you had at your disposal to work with but the sound wasnt good and it seems pretty underexposed. did you have lighting and decent mics for this? I know sometimes we dont have the stuff we want or need to get the job done the way we would like....thats why i ask.
Kegan
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Oh for sure man - thanks for commenting. When I posted, I didn't have the time to explain what went down but I will now.
Basically it happened as follows:
We finished wrapping up a short commercial to promote their grand opening and they had another idea - 2 days ago. They wanted to get it done and out there. I showed up with my Zoom H4n and had a lav...batteries died. Of course it was a late shoot, I forgot my bag with extra batteries, cables, etc and there was no time. The client understood and asked that we proceed regardless. With regards to the lighting, I don't think it was underexposed per se (one notch below on the meter is usually how I shoot), but it definitely would have benefited with some lights. If you're referring to the "training" type shots, it was a bleached look I was aiming for and darker was sort of the goal. It may not have transferred as well as I would have liked, but that's due to the time constraints. I really should have spent some more time colour correcting, amongst other things.
At the end of the day, I'm not here to make excuses - there were a lot of things I would change about the video given the chance (framing, lighting, audio and more well planned shots). The studio was also under construction this week, so it limited where I could shoot and from what angles.
The client was pleased with the final product for its intended use, but I would of course love to re-shoot and re-edit the entire thing.
Kegan
Basically it happened as follows:
We finished wrapping up a short commercial to promote their grand opening and they had another idea - 2 days ago. They wanted to get it done and out there. I showed up with my Zoom H4n and had a lav...batteries died. Of course it was a late shoot, I forgot my bag with extra batteries, cables, etc and there was no time. The client understood and asked that we proceed regardless. With regards to the lighting, I don't think it was underexposed per se (one notch below on the meter is usually how I shoot), but it definitely would have benefited with some lights. If you're referring to the "training" type shots, it was a bleached look I was aiming for and darker was sort of the goal. It may not have transferred as well as I would have liked, but that's due to the time constraints. I really should have spent some more time colour correcting, amongst other things.
At the end of the day, I'm not here to make excuses - there were a lot of things I would change about the video given the chance (framing, lighting, audio and more well planned shots). The studio was also under construction this week, so it limited where I could shoot and from what angles.
The client was pleased with the final product for its intended use, but I would of course love to re-shoot and re-edit the entire thing.
Kegan
maranfilms
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wasn't bad, The only problem I had was the angle of the speakers, I felt like they were looikng in between say, the cam or someone off set, not not either completely, hard to explain.
Kegan
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Completely agree with you maran. I should have paid more attention to eye lines and body positioning. Good catch - made it look a little awkward. First time on camera for these guys, so I'm sure as we progress they'll become more comfortable and I'll ensure correct eyeline.
Thanks for checking it out!
Kegan
Thanks for checking it out!
Kegan
jambredz
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koolbeans. As i suspected...cuz i know you have good work so no worries. the bleach look was fine..but it all seems dark. I 2 also shoot at one notch below with manual primes( of course till they crap out on me and act weird where i have to expose a diferent way, still duno why that happens. anyway, as long as the client liked it.