Two years with the AF100: a case study in one client

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mcbob

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Recently I "redid" a video from two years ago (only a couple months after buying my AF). Same client, same location, more or less same material, same compressed shoot schedule (~1 hour), main differences being the lens, scene file choices, and the shooter (the shooter in the later video having ~2 years' more experience). I'm not holding these up as "master works" or anything, plenty of flaws available in an unrehearsed on-the-spot video cranked out in a half day on slim budget, but I thought the image quality difference from the same camera with a more experienced operator was interesting.

Earlier video, shot almost entirely with Leica 14-50 and "Editman's" 5D2 scene file:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeejIYwBgnw


Newer video, shot entirely with Sigma 50-150+Speedbooster and my own "GH2" scene file: (COR-4,PHS+2,PED-2,LOW/AUTO/CINE-LIKE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvR0C-rNsMc

 
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Both are really good spots. I like the skin tones much more in the newer one. That's some very nice AF100 footage there. It takes a while to learn how to dial it in for the look you want. One of the things that caused so much confusion early on about the capabilities is the fact that it's so flexible. I think the edit and the music work really well and the camera movements are really nice. I particularly like that shot through the door. It really evokes the spirit of someone with a little trepidation visiting for the first time. Nice
 
hscully said:
It takes a while to learn how to dial it in for the look you want. One of the things that caused so much confusion early on about the capabilities is the fact that it's so flexible.
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No kidding! My first shoot with the camera, I wanted to throw it through a window with its ultracrushed shadows, colored blown highlights, and all that other stuff. Only after bothering to take the time to research and test a mess of settings did I start to get it useable... plus figuring out how to best expose it and all that happy stuff. It's almost hilarious how seriously you can screw up the image from this camera with a wrong scene file.

Thanks for the compliments - I know they're not "Telly" quality, but I try what I can within the budget.
 
I agree with Scully, nice skin tones on v2. Like the door shot and the art too, especially the Van Gogh (what, no The Scream by Munsch? :shocked:)

mcbob said:
It's almost hilarious how seriously you can screw up the image from this camera with a wrong scene file.
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i'm still struck by the fact that Shooter uses stock settings...

So The Beard is still in therapy 2 years later? :happy:

Nice, solid work, man!
 
Cool idea. You can definitely see the difference two years makes! The second one definitely has a more narrative feel to it. I love seeing comparisons like this that show how shooters develop over time. Thanks for sharing!

- Jon
 
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