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Christina Ava reacted to andy lee in Lighting
if you are starting out get a set of 4 Red Heads and a bunch of LEE gels / diffusion for them , and bulldog clips to hold the gels on the lights.
you will also need some Lee diffusion too so you can control the intensity of the lights better dont be affraid of layering up your diffusion too , then adding the coloured gels ontop of the diffusion.
You can buy gels / Lee diffusion off ebay cheap get a whole bunch of colours and try different set ups to see what you like.
ie try Teal and Amber that is used in alot of films now , amber on the face - teal on the back wall etc or vice versa !
I always back light and have a kicker too to help get edge separation.
How much key and fill you use from the front is all down to personal taste and how dark or bight you want the subject.
there are loads of youtube vids on this and 3 point and 4 point lighting
you will end up having lights around until you are happy with the look
so dont think you can just bash up some lights and hey presto ! you use your eye to get a desirable look.
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Christina Ava got a reaction from nahua in Lighting
if you want to start from something, start from some good books on lighting.
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Christina Ava reacted to Andrew Reid in Vimeo to automatically mute videos with 'unlicensed' soundtracks
Erm that is kind of how art works isn't it? Appropriation, borrowing ideas, images and sounds from others, mixing stuff together to create something new.
Also I don't think that 'lifting crap work on the free or cheap' is really the idea most filmmakers on Vimeo have in mind when they mix their cinematography sensitively and thoughtfully with a piece of music that inspired the shots in the first place.
Good job The Beatles didn't have to pay licensing fees to the musicians who influenced their sound... they'd have never have made it out the door.
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Christina Ava reacted to Andrew Reid in Vimeo to automatically mute videos with 'unlicensed' soundtracks
Saying record companies lose money due to Vimeo airtime is as crazy as saying they lose sales through radio play and extensive advertising.
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Christina Ava reacted to wolf33d in Vimeo to automatically mute videos with 'unlicensed' soundtracks
You guy did not understand at all. I 100% agree with Andrew, and this is a disaster.
Now let me tell you why :
1 - your exemple and comparison is wrong. Because in one case you use audio format (a music) to use it on a different industry : make a personnal video. So it is not copying the music to do the same music, but something else. SO you can't compare with video saying that it would be the same for exemple to copy my video and using it in another video (because you stay on the same support, same industry : video).
2 - Come on man ? If you think 2 seconds about it : first of all I buy the music that I put in my video so the artist should be happy I bought it, secondly puting it in my video is an advertisement for him (see under videos how many comments what is this song blablabla) so it benefits DOUBLE for the artist. If tomorrow you copy my video and use it as a rush in your video, it doesn't give me money (cause you did not pay my video) and it does not make any add for me because people will think this is 100% your video.
The rule should be to pay the track, and give credit to artist in the description, that's all. But when I say pay the track I mean pay the normal one, and not 10 000 USD to have to rights on it. I mean, if you do a commercial and make profit with your video it is normal that you have to pay more, but for creative work, is that not enough to pay the song and credit the artist ? Come on.....
The digital world is becoming less and less free, just like the real world. FUCK Vimeo if they do that seriously.
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Christina Ava got a reaction from Aussie Ash in Editing ergonomics
i used to use the shuttle pro http://retail.contourdesign.com/?/products/23
but after a while i returned to the mouse, its not that usefull,,
i have this keybord from http://www.editorskeys.com/products/video-editing-keyboards/ which i highly recommend!
edit with the keybord and it will save time!
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Christina Ava got a reaction from PrebenR in Grading
stop the presses, before you grade read these two funny articles, theres a distinction to color correction and color grading.
Color correction is all those subtle little corrections in your movie, correcting the exposure etc, grading is changing the complete look and feel of your film all mentioned in the excellent book by mr Hurken "Color Correction Handbook - Professional techniques for video and cinema"
I love these articles because they point out a simple thing, today its movies that are not "graded" that stand out from the crowd.
http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.gr/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_18664_5-annoying-trends-that-make-every-movie-look-same.html
its nice to have a distintictive look, and currently i think its movies that dont look "graded"....
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Christina Ava reacted to jgharding in Lighting
Here's an article on lighting for beginners I wrote about 3 years ago.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar11/articles/light-fantastic.htm
I've learned a lot since, but I still think this is a good starting point
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Christina Ava got a reaction from nahua in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
maybe i will use some from the dance!the flashed are always a big problem, but theres nothing to do about it, everytime there is an important moment bam-flash, thats why i love video, is so undercover hehe..nobody even knows you are filming them they think you are photographing them, this was my set up and it was hard to shoot...monopod and double focus ...good luck
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Christina Ava got a reaction from Julian in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
maybe i will use some from the dance!the flashed are always a big problem, but theres nothing to do about it, everytime there is an important moment bam-flash, thats why i love video, is so undercover hehe..nobody even knows you are filming them they think you are photographing them, this was my set up and it was hard to shoot...monopod and double focus ...good luck
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Christina Ava reacted to TerrenceWilkins in Adidas Advert shot on 5d mk3 raw
Hi guys we recently shot an advert for Adidas using the 5d mk3 magic lantern raw hack.
I'd be happy to answer any questions.
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Christina Ava reacted to andy lee in Choosing the right lens for video?
I too am not a fan of Samyang lenses
also try a set of Canon FD lenses 24 , 28 , 35 , 50, 85, 100 will cost you not alot on ebay
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Christina Ava reacted to Julian in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
Definitely some nice shots in there Christina. Really adds something special, think the clients will like it! Maybe even cool to edit this trough your normal (16:9 or 2,35:1) edit.
Shame about the flashes, kinda kills the mood. But you can't really do anything about that...
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Christina Ava got a reaction from Rob Bannister in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
same day rough edit!
password: ana
it was shot with a 135mm pentacon as a taking lens that was harder to focus than the anamorphic, and had some jag, so we kept losing the vertical allignment. I need to find a better taking lens..but over 100mm to keep it from vignnetting in the full frame, suggestions welcome!
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Christina Ava got a reaction from richg101 in Choosing the right lens for video?
heres a guys test that might help you. i dont like samyang lenses, they are cheap for a reason, but who can afford real cine lenses?
http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2014/1/19/lens-up-my-nikkors-vs-the-rockinonsamyang-cine
p.s i d rather have 1 good lens, that 3 that are meh.. i mean how much do the 3 samyang lenses cost? 1500euros?
better spend that on one canon L 50 1.2
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Christina Ava got a reaction from Julian in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
same day rough edit!
password: ana
it was shot with a 135mm pentacon as a taking lens that was harder to focus than the anamorphic, and had some jag, so we kept losing the vertical allignment. I need to find a better taking lens..but over 100mm to keep it from vignnetting in the full frame, suggestions welcome!
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Christina Ava reacted to JohnBarlow in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
It depends on where you want to take your cinematography. For example if you have a Malik type shot in mind of a pretty girl on horseback in a meadow reaching up to grab an apple from a tree in magic hour with all the butterflies around and such (can you see this shot in your minds eye?) then you might think F5@400mm
To pull this off you will need one of these....
Rectimascop 80/2x
On the other hand for a Wedding reception where you want to use a 2.8/70-200 Canon L on a 5D , you can use the WA Cinelux which has a 63mm rear optic
This was shot with the above using 2/90mm
Again the WA Cinelux will give the full height of the couple in a bokeh background at F3.2/200mm
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Christina Ava reacted to JohnBarlow in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
Looks like you're ready to make the move to a scope with larger rear optic for bigger bokeh ;)
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Christina Ava reacted to Lucian in Kendy Ty and the T2i - one guy doing amazing things with a 5 year old DSLR
The negativity is just jealousy.
Hats of to kendy to playing his one camera and lens like a guitar, instead of doing endless lens tests and upgrades. Love all his work and look forward to him digging into meatier things in the future!
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Christina Ava reacted to bbhaltz in Kendy Ty and the T2i - one guy doing amazing things with a 5 year old DSLR
To me the editing is wonderful, I don't know what kurth was getting at, possibly a bit confused? The segments with the yellow straps and the photograph are clearly intercut with him smoking his cigarette in a non-linear way. They're not supposed to be continuous, so continuity isn't really an issue, they're not action-matches.
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Christina Ava got a reaction from Chris Elkerton in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
same day rough edit!
password: ana
it was shot with a 135mm pentacon as a taking lens that was harder to focus than the anamorphic, and had some jag, so we kept losing the vertical allignment. I need to find a better taking lens..but over 100mm to keep it from vignnetting in the full frame, suggestions welcome!
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Christina Ava got a reaction from nahua in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
mission acomplished! thanks for the tips, it was very hard but i think i have some nice footage!
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Christina Ava reacted to jcs in No wonder Tungsten and Actual Daylight Look Better! Good news for LEDs
The 100W (18W used), 1600 lumen Cree 5000K LED lights were $21 each. They are super bright, and look pretty good. When recording at 24fps, they look OK. However at 240fps (Sony FS700), they flicker. I tested the Yongnuo YN-300, YN-600, and F&V R-300- no flicker at 240fps. The old 120W (45W used) 5100K CFLs don't flicker (though some make noise & buzz). Here's a 60W Cree tested (no flicker at 24/30fps):
Those looking for budget lighting, I'd start with the Yongnuo YN-300: 2280 lumens for $67
http://www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-Professional-300pcs-sheets-Camera/dp/B00AZFE5DS/ref=sr_1_1
and this power supply (in addition to Sony NP-970 batteries for non-AC use), $25:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110V-220V-AC-Adapter-Power-For-SONY-NP-F970-F960-F750-F550-YN-300-II-YN600-YN160-/291005963183
Based on specs only (not tested), 2 Cree 5000K lights are 3200 lumens for $42 + $20 for 2 clamp-on bulb holders = $62. The YN-300 with AC adapter is $92, however it's also dimmable, camera mountable, doesn't flicker at high frame rates, and can also run on batteries.
The YN-300 II and YN-600 are "bicolor" and more versatile, however they are effectively 1/2 brightness when using the daylight LEDs (I'm using lights in the daylight 5000+ K range).
I'm going to keep looking for LEDs that don't flicker at high frame rates to replace the CFLs. This info is helpful: http://www.davidsatz.com/aboutflicker_en.html
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Christina Ava reacted to Julian in living anamorphic dangerously,help needed
Yep. If you are shooting ML raw, I'd go for 4:3. That'd give you a resolution of ~1706x1280.
Stretch 2x and you'll get a resolution 3413x1280, aspect ratio 2,66:1