The Ore - shot on HVX

Curugon

Curugon

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We've just launched the official website for our short film, The Ore, shot on the HVX-200. The film should be done in about a month's time, so for now you can check out a teaser trailer, stills, and some BTS material.

I can definitely say that shooting with this camera has been a joy. Even filming way up in the freezing (hailing) mountains, it came through like a dream.

For those interested, we carried with us 2 4gig cards, an Apple iBook running FCP 5, and 3 iPods that acted as external harddrives when no AC power was present. I can't recommend this camera enough.
 
Very awesome!

I love to see ambitious projects such as these.

I need to meet more people like you to DP these kinds of projects. I am starting to get tired of no budget talking heads shorts.

I await the final cut of you short. Again Kudos.
 
cool

cool

very cool!
did you use an adapter?
what were your lenses?

again, great job so far. good luck with editing.
 
Man I swear, everything I see you post looks fantastic. Just goes to show that the man behind the camera makes all the difference. Love it as usual!
 
Congratulations, the trailer looks great !
I guess your not in the " this camera can't be used for serious work camp ". Tip of the hat to you... can't wait to see it finished.
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Dude- Very Cool! Seriously Curugon very good work, I'm happy for you. Good luck and one word of advice, take your time no need to rush, and you will achieve your vision.

I look forward to seeing your film.

BTW, the HVX footage looked Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!


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Can't wait to buy the DVD.

Go BRITEKS! What kind of grip and electric package did you guys have for the INT/EXT and Green screen shoot?
 
Thanks everyone! Yes, the HVX can definitely be used for pro work. In fact, I've just DP'd a Sony BMG music video with it, and am in prep for two more.

No adapters were used, just the plain ol' camera and a set of Tiffen filters.

Escozooz - nice to see a fellow Britek fan. They really came through for us on this shoot. Only one blown bulb, and one fuse (we had backups). We used two 250W and one 2K for the interiors. Exteriors were WAY far away from anything resembling AC power, so photoflexes came in handy.
 
Looked really nice. What were your locations and around what range did your budget run? I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
 
Curugon said:
We've just launched the official website for our short film, The Ore, shot on the HVX-200. The film should be done in about a month's time, so for now you can check out a teaser trailer, stills, and some BTS material.

I can definitely say that shooting with this camera has been a joy. Even filming way up in the freezing (hailing) mountains, it came through like a dream.

For those interested, we carried with us 2 4gig cards, an Apple iBook running FCP 5, and 3 iPods that acted as external harddrives when no AC power was present. I can't recommend this camera enough.
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Dude!

Are you kidding me?


Come on.... to me personally, that looked as good as Lord of The Rings!

Can't wait to see the final piece!
 
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Curugon, I have a question.

What kind of lighting/settings for this camera should be pre-planned if a DP has never used the HVX200 before? Would you say it's similar to lighting for the DVX (which I think is probably just having a DP that knows how to light appropriately.)

What kind of setup/workflow were you working with on the outdoor shots?

Great stuff!
 
Well, for starters I'd hope a DP could spend some time with this (or any camera) before shooting. But I'd say that the HVX follows the rule of most digital cameras, where you want to avoid hotspots and overlight/underexpose as much as possible. In my experience, the classification of the HVX as "a DVX amped up times 10" is pretty accurate. It works with an image signal in very similar fashion, just with higher resolution.

For our exterior locations, we did not have AC power, meaning that we had to have lots of batteries for the camera (four did the trick) and a self-powered capture system. After we filled the 2 4gig cards, we offloaded the footage onto an iBook. After checking over the footage (and making sure we had transferred EVERYTHING), the cards were formatted and shooting continued. When the iBook couldn't store any more, the footage was moved onto 60gig iPods for storage. At the end of the day, that data was moved off onto a Maxtor firewire drive.

Hope that all made sense. Our only hiccup was one day where I forgot the firewire cable, and had to drive down a mountain to get it. I'll never make that mistake again.
 
Just got done watching it!

Nice!

Well Executed!

I like the storyline.

The compositing was great!

I want to see a full length from these guys!
 
Curugon said:
Well, for starters I'd hope a DP could spend some time with this (or any camera) before shooting. But I'd say that the HVX follows the rule of most digital cameras, where you want to avoid hotspots and overlight/underexpose as much as possible. In my experience, the classification of the HVX as "a DVX amped up times 10" is pretty accurate. It works with an image signal in very similar fashion, just with higher resolution.

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only hiccup was one day where I forgot the firewire cable, and had to drive down a mountain to get it. I'll never make that mistake again.
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Who does your CG work?
 
Curugon said:
Well, for starters I'd hope a DP could spend some time with this (or any camera) before shooting. But I'd say that the HVX follows the rule of most digital cameras, where you want to avoid hotspots and overlight/underexpose as much as possible. In my experience, the classification of the HVX as "a DVX amped up times 10" is pretty accurate. It works with an image signal in very similar fashion, just with higher resolution.

For our exterior locations, we did not have AC power, meaning that we had to have lots of batteries for the camera (four did the trick) and a self-powered capture system. After we filled the 2 4gig cards, we offloaded the footage onto an iBook. After checking over the footage (and making sure we had transferred EVERYTHING), the cards were formatted and shooting continued. When the iBook couldn't store any more, the footage was moved onto 60gig iPods for storage. At the end of the day, that data was moved off onto a Maxtor firewire drive.

Hope that all made sense. Our only hiccup was one day where I forgot the firewire cable, and had to drive down a mountain to get it. I'll never make that mistake again.
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Sweet. It's in my best interests to hire a DP that owns the camera, but if I can't, then I'll be with a friend who's VERY familliar with the DVX (he DP's for our company). If you're saying that lighting for the DVX is slightly (or very) similar to lighting for the HVX, I'm confident in just allowing him to do the job.

Thanks for taking the time out to tell me that. What was the firewire cable for, again?

iBook to extera PCI slot or something? I think I'll be snagging someone's macBook for this.
 
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