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Memorial Bridge (video)

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Official_Recap
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Wanted to shoot this for the video contest, but the drawbridge never raised, so it doesn't really meet the criteria.


Enjoy!










Jun 22 2010 12:22AM
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miroz
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This was really good - I loved your colors, and the music fit really nicely.

I thought it was edited to quickly though - I would've liked to see some of those shots remain on the screen for longer, for instance on the second shot (:07) or the shots following from :11. I felt like they came nicely, but left too quickly. The way they come into focus is beautiful, don't rush it. I would space this video out to take up that full two minutes, don't be afraid of it getting dull - you have good shot movement and framing and subject matter to make up for added length. You left my eyes unpleasantly wanting more...
Jun 22 2010 12:28AM
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Style+eeze
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i thought it was really good.

the one thing that bugged my so much was the last shot of the credits. could you not put the ".com" on the same line?

haha, i guess i'm just OCD
Jun 22 2010 12:57AM
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1337
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Thats 10 minutes from my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jun 22 2010 1:01AM
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Official_Recap
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Thanks for a great response!

I completely agree- when I finished the editing, I kept re-watching it trying to figure out how to make it more mellow and slow it down, but the shots just weren't helping out. The actual shooting was flawed with lack of content and bad movements (jumpy pans/tilts and not enough still shots) so I was kind of kicking myself on that one.

More than anything, this was a test to try to expand into a different kind of project, with the dark/ industrial sort of feel between music and color grading. I'm going to try to shoot a more cooperative subject today and fix these problems in the filming stages.


-Chase
Jun 22 2010 11:48AM
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miroz
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You definitely achieved that, I felt - the colors in this video were fantastic.

Definitely post up whatever you come up with, I'm really interested to see how it turns out.
Jun 22 2010 12:48PM
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.jr
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get rid of the zoomed shot at :10, it bugged me. Vignettes a little much, and it seemed quite underexposed as a whole, my screens all the way up and its still dark.
Jun 22 2010 12:50PM
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.jr
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(cut the shot to slow down the edit)
Jun 22 2010 12:51PM
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miroz
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I agree, but it definitely added to the mood of the edit and it was less a mistake and more a calculated move.
Jun 22 2010 1:04PM
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Official_Recap
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Everything to do with color/vignette/darkness was intentional- All shots were balanced and then I dropped the mids overall to darken the mood- same with the vignette, although I do agree on that shot that the vignette was too apparent- but again, this was more of a practice round- I just got back from shooting and I'm going to try to get the new one up sometime tonight possibly.


Thanks for all the input!


-Chase
Jun 22 2010 4:12PM
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Official_Recap
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I feel this one went better from a subject and production standpoint. Not sure how I feel about the colors yet though.

Regardless, ENJOY!







Jun 22 2010 11:42PM
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Jun 23 2010 12:01AM
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dwhite
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Same.
Jun 23 2010 1:02AM
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miroz
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Even better. Loved the colors, great mood.
Jun 23 2010 1:07AM
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