'Sweater Song' effect

Yorigos12

Yorigos12

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Hey everyone.

So I'm directing a music video in the coming months....and as long as I can remember, I've wanted to attempt the whole slow-mo in real time effect used in many music videos. I first remember seeing it in Weezer's Sweater Song music video (dir. by Spike Jonze).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wqgN0T6f1kg

But, I'll be shooting with the HVX. Anyone know the easiest way to achieve this effect?

My guess is that I'd have to figure out what percentage slowed down 60p (or 48p) is from real time....then, take that and speed up the music in the opposite direction (the same distance from regular speed). Then they'll match up. Right?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

-George
 
your going to need a lighting grid to back light it and then a controller of some kind to switch the ligts back to the front.
 
My post was mainly pertaining to the slow-mo effect matching up with the regular speed of the song.....but thanks. That's helpful too.
 
If you want to slow the footage so that they're moving at half the speed, then double the speed of the music track when you do the music video shoot. The band will have to play their song twice as fast which might be difficult for them. Especially the drummer because he'll get worn out. I know, I play drums myself, so I know how tiresome high tempos can be. Overcrank the camera to 48 frames per second but play it back at 24 frames per second. When you sync the music to the footage it should match exactly.
 
magid1020 said:
how do you overcrank the camera? can you do it on a dvx?
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I don't know if you can do it on a DVX or not, I don't think so but I'm not knowledgeable with the DVX so much as I am with the HVX.

I do know you can do VFR on a HVX with a P2 card and then push that footage to tape in camera, so you can get the desire effect in SD
 
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