Don't know if I could class this as a narrative piece, but I tried something different this time 
Enjoy:
http://vimeo.com/35809557
Phil
Enjoy:
http://vimeo.com/35809557
Phil
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Really nice cinematography, but seemed like it was just a tiny part of something bigger.
"Soldier running around in woods and nothing much happens" is a bit of a low-budget staple but it felt tense and held my attention, mainly due to the camerawork. Just wish it had done something a bit more interesting at the end.
"Soldier running around in woods and nothing much happens" is a bit of a low-budget staple but it felt tense and held my attention, mainly due to the camerawork. Just wish it had done something a bit more interesting at the end.
Brill Phil.
Excelent handheld. Only one defocus\rack looked like it was NOT on purpose.
What do you think of the plugin, what IS it really doing?
Thanks
Excelent handheld. Only one defocus\rack looked like it was NOT on purpose.
What do you think of the plugin, what IS it really doing?
Thanks
Phil is building up to something spectacular.. By this time next year a festival short no doubt.
WOW! Thanks guys! This is huge of you Wheatgrinder! The idea behind this was to focus on the cinematography! I had my Tripod with me, but I thought that the Handheld stuff would look better! Really like the Hangrip Nighthawk!
Zensteve, yes, that swoop was also done with the Nighthawk. It's a great, affordable rig!
There were only two shots, which weren't done with the Rig. These two were shot with the Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly, which is also lovely! (Tripwire shot - with very shallow depth of field and focus) and the shot after that!
I think this also proves to show that you can create something with a very cheap body (T2i) and one single, good lens (Samyang 35mm F1.4)! I didn't need anything else!
Dandevans, I know what you mean! This was merely just to show something to people and to get something done with the Cinelook Plugin.
If this gets an even better response, I will probably get onto something bigger with a storyline and more actors, when I have free time!
Wheatgrinder, I am just uploading a little User Report on CineLook! Should be uploaded in around 5 mins!
Zensteve, yes, that swoop was also done with the Nighthawk. It's a great, affordable rig!
There were only two shots, which weren't done with the Rig. These two were shot with the Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly, which is also lovely! (Tripwire shot - with very shallow depth of field and focus) and the shot after that!
I think this also proves to show that you can create something with a very cheap body (T2i) and one single, good lens (Samyang 35mm F1.4)! I didn't need anything else!
Dandevans, I know what you mean! This was merely just to show something to people and to get something done with the Cinelook Plugin.
If this gets an even better response, I will probably get onto something bigger with a storyline and more actors, when I have free time!
Wheatgrinder, I am just uploading a little User Report on CineLook! Should be uploaded in around 5 mins!
Here you go, thats the User Report: http://vimeo.com/35813380
A note on the grading too actually - a lot of this is down to stylistic taste but to me in some shots (mostly the mid/long shots with a lot of foliage) it seemed a little washed out - like a LOT of the image was in the mid range. Also, without the shallow DOF blurring the background the main guy gets a little lost in the image sometimes. I've found that subtly darkening down the less important parts of the image (like a vignette but a bit more targeted) can help make the characters "pop" a little more - but he was in camo so maybe he was supposed to be hard to spot 
Just want to say, i am really impressed Phil, i've just spent the last hour looking at your vids and it was actually quite inspirational, to see someone so dedicated to their art and just knowing how to get the best from their tools.