* Challenge Description: Shoot a scene at "night" using your preferred method, either Day for Night, actual night shot with available lighting, or a night shot you light but make it look natural.
* Challenge Limitations: No longer than a minute, no dialogue.

Im up for it, but shouldnt it be titled *april*?

Okay, here's mine:

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Specs:

Canon HFS100 with Raynox .7 wide adapter and a macro adapter for one shot. Lighted with a single 100w bulb. Colored in post day-for-night with Sony Vegas. The dolly is my son's batmobile which was then motion-tracked by my brother with After Effects and Mocha. Couple of wrongly focused shots that I didn't see until I was done.

Wasn't going to make one (cinematography is not my area of expertise at all; I befriend great cinematographers instead) but was inspired by last month's entrants.

Whaddya think?

(see also: the vimeo (http://vimeo.com/21745227) version)

AWESOME drippage

Dig the drips. :) Batmobile dolly on the scene. Nice work, UC.

Okay, here's mine:

Canon HFS100 with Raynox .7 wide adapter and a macro adapter for one shot.

(see also: the vimeo (http://vimeo.com/21745227) version)


Very well made, looks amazing to me.

Real nice, Uranium.

That's pretty awesome, Uranium. I like it a lot.

That is fantastic UC.

Love the sound design there and the crazy Batmobile dolly shot... Nice job! :)

Wonderful UC! The lighting is spot on. The use of chiaroscura (light against dark, dark against light) is quite effective making the drips stand out even when they would normally be hard to see.

I love the refraction you captured in the droplets in the super tight closeup of the faucet.

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I only had time to take 1 night shot over the last couple weeks. I've been insanely busy.

Worse than that, I have to wait 5 months for my Epic-x before I can turn in a "proper" contest submission.

I have a have a great suggestion or two for next month though, "sword fight on fake cliff edge", "Jump off building and land" , "anti-gravity", "set extension", "colorist wars", "most detail on screen in a shot", "slow motion ramping", "indoor time lapse", "creative scoring", "standard 2 person over the shoulder tv conversation", "sunshine through the rain", "make a tree interesting with dialogue", "shooting range", "Psychic cat (edit a reel to make your pet appear psychic)", "crystal clear (get a prime lens shot with stunning clarity)", "miniaturize yourself and interact with a small item"

I am liking that!!!
Thumbs up to you both!

Here is my submission:

The first person to reply with the correct 1970's TV reference (two clues are provided, one visual one audio)gets to pick the Challenge area for April!

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I started this last night at 11:30. Went to bed at 5:00AM, redid the audio and added credits just now.


Gory details..

Panasonic GH2 camera
Canon FD 50mm f1.4 lens
One 600w quarts Smith Victor light pointed at a bounce card
String of Christmas tree lights
Filmed on location in my basement.
Edited and CC'd in After Effects CS5 using only native CS5 tools, no Magic Bullet etc.




psstt.. C.P.A. stands for Certified Pain in your A#$!

Absolutely outstanding, Wheat. I was so surprised to learn of the Christmas lights...I totally had this pegged as being shot outside, with city lights twinkling in the very far distance. Looks like how Denver looks at night from the foothills. You shame us all with your speed and prolificness.

I'm gonna take a stab at the referenced show and guess "Vega$," the Las Vegas detective show starring Robert Urich?

Beautiful stuff all around so far :) I've got an older piece I could post (about 6 years old) if y'all would like to see it.

Nope, not Vegas... id forgotten about that one.

Would have been nice to be able to pull focus AND be the star, but alas, it looks "on purpose".. lol

Im just getting to know Synthetic Aperture (CC tool that comes with AE) and it its pretty good, and having scopes and starting to understand them is fun too.

Here is a before CC shot
http://img535.imageshack.us/i/martylibowits.jpg/

http://img535.imageshack.us/i/martylibowits.jpg/

That's pretty sweet, wheat. The Christmas lights are a nice touch.

Yeah, both lighting techniques were from this forum..

Freezer talks about these a bit in this thread..
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=9597&page=4

the key to the fairy lights working is shallow DOF..

The bounce off of a card made a soft light.. I had no idea it was that easy. Iv been lamenting not having a nice softbox or china ball.. got a stand, with a white card.. good enough..

I've even gone so far as to use tape to attach foam core to the ceiling... although spring clamps are cheap for a couple of them and it's easy to construct a frame/stand for them out of anything that can screw/snap together (PVC, Lightstands + tent pole, etc...)

http://yafiunderground.com/Video/40-rough.mov
With what I know now, I'd have used a blue gel on the back light for the female character, but the rest is alright :)

My first submission went in the scrap heap, but I said I would submit something, so here goes. Available night light - city, with no post effects except sweetening the exposure a tad because YouTube makes things dark.

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nice camvader...

I particularly like the deep focus on the opening shot.

Was that final shot a setup or did you just got lucky?

nice camvader...

I particularly like the deep focus on the opening shot.

Was that final shot a setup or did you just got lucky?

I was set up in front of a door and it just happened.

Gosh, do I need actors to start even 1% of what I have planned.

I'm John by the way.

I have nothing to contribute (cameras ain't my forté), but y'all are doing great in these challenges. http://zenweasel.com/images/smilies/smiley_tiphat.gif

zensteve, you can still try and guess what my 1970's TV show reference is...

zensteve, you can still try and guess what my 1970's TV show reference is...

Robert Wagner's "To Catch A Thief" - more of a late 60's show, though. http://zenweasel.com/images/smilies/smiley_colbert.gif

zensteve, you can still try and guess what my 1970's TV show reference is...

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:)

neither "Cannon" nor "It Takes A Thief"

so what are the connections between my bit and Cannon TV show?.. not saying there is or isnt...

:lol:

I don't know...shapes and Mr. Cannon didn't have the typical build for a PI, but maybe a CPA. It was a cool clip, though.

The clues are much more obvious than that..

The first sound and the first moving object are from the TV shows opening theme.

OK, nobody will get the reference some of you got close, but it was a trick..


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My parents watched this religiously when I was growing up, good times and memories....

A series where one of several shows would play in the same time slot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Mystery_Movie

Wow, I never realized the two spin-offs were from that show. I guess this means you get to pick next months subject/topic.

Wow, I never realized the two spin-offs were from that show. I guess this means you get to pick next months subject/topic.

Edit: Just checked out the wiki and now it makes more sense.

Fun clips, guys! I'm actually surprised there aren't more people submitting considering how everyone is making love to their new DSLRs. ;)

I almost think we could assemble an IndieTalk library of stock footage to share with members, maybe make it a Premiere Member feature? (creating incentive to join) Wides of establishing shots, oceans, forests, roads, cityscapes, etc. Just a thought...

Very nice, CamVader! I loved the 2nd shot especially, where you have diners at the table screen left and screen right you can see all the way down the street. That's a dynamite shot.

Very nice, CamVader! I loved the 2nd shot especially, where you have diners at the table screen left and screen right you can see all the way down the street. That's a dynamite shot.

Thanks, UC. My original idea was a combat scene in the woods next to my house, but I blew a 750 watt lamp within 10 minutes and the make-do set up just didn't work. To be honest, the original idea may not have worked either.

Wheatgrinder gave me an idea for the future with his ode to Columbo - PARODIES.

Here's one I did for Star Wars Celebration V last summer for a friend who loves George Lucas:

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Yes camvader (I don't care what your real name is!) you are the closest to the winner so you get to pick the challenge AREA for April, wow, what a prize!

Make your choice and I will start the April Challenge thread in the lobby.

Your choices are:


Acting\Directing *we done did that one!
Cinematography *we done did that one to!
Production Audio
Pre-Production Planning
Visual Effects
Editing
Writing
DIY


Once you pick the Challenge Area we can start suggesting actual challenges and vote on them..

It doesn't seem right.

To cut to the chase, how about if we just go down the line with...drum roll, please...production audio.

is that your final answer?

Im up for production audio!

Does production audio mean that no post audio work or foley is allowed?

Nice videos guys, well done. Can't believe I misse this one, I loaned my gear out on the weekend available to shoot it. Oh well.

I'm guessing "production audio" isn't focusing on post-production audio huh?

is that your final answer?

Yes. The pressure is excruciating. ;)

I would think production audio would be the whole enchilada. Mix, effects, the works.

K all,
Take yer chit chat on Aprils "Production Audio" challenge over to..

http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?p=179006#post179006

All the one's I've seen have looked awesome.

I failed to participate in this challenge as well :( I promise that next month is much less busy for me and even though the topic is production sound (Eugh!) I'll give it a go! :D

Hope to have it up soon-unfortunately life got in the way recently, so that's kind of taken priority....

life does that... Looking forward to what you do post..