Popular Post Mihnea Popescu Posted March 22, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hi guys, We just shot this video with the BMCC, Metabones Speedbooster, Nikon Lenses and Iscorama 54MC. RAW files were developped in After Effects CS6 (with Camera Raw) to Prores444 2400/1350. Color grading was done in AE. Please let us know what you think, we'd love to get some feedback. Cheers, Mihnea Sean Cunningham, etidona, Tim McC and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Cunningham Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Absolutely gorgeous. Great concept too. I'm curious, in the comments section you discuss various diopters being used, were they just for the close-ups? Your lead actor has such an interesting face. All that detail was rather stunning. The edges had a nice subtle falloff in the wides. It looks like you might have center-cropped to something more like 2.40:1 would that be correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hey Sean, thanks a lot. The closeups were used just for the... close-ups. This isco is incredibly sharp, we shot most of the film at f/2.8 - f/4, but even at f/1.4 the adapter is very precise. We didn't crop anything (apart from the digital zoom-ins and 2 shots done with the 35mm + diopters, because of the vignette), basicly we just squeezed the image to a 2.40 ratio in Premiere for the final export. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis.zach Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Congrats! I find it great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Cunningham Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Ah, so just left a slight vertical squeeze. There's another thread here discussing the compression ratio on some Iscos being not quite as stated so that makes sense why it would work. A slight vertical squeeze is far more attractive than the opposite. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hi Ivan. The Bmcc is not the best camera out there for low light but it's fine. The speedbooster gives you an extra 1 1/3 stops, the Nikon 50/1.4 becomes a 0.8ish stop. The video was shot on location in Bruxelles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosimo murgolo Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Fantastic!!! congratulation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Btw, what did you use for the moving/handheld shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 All the moving shots were filmed handheld, the camera was on a rig. We also fixed the camera on 2 cars when he is driving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McC Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 This looks fantastic! What Nikon lenses did you use (aside from the 50mm f/1.4)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurtinMinorKey Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Whatever they paid you to make this, it probably wasn't enough. :D Fucking masterpiece. Looks like it was shot on film. Great story, great lighting, great shot composition. If forced to nitpick, i would say that the opening shots in the graveyard were not as strong as everything that followed. Julian, etidona and nahua 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Absolutely great. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froess Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Really enjoyed the video, solid work! Congrats on the history, flow and cinematography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Essary Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Awesome. Although Oakdale's zip code is 95361. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Haha! I know, we chose a Chicago zipcode on purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Punk Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Nice grade and a great face on the lead actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etidona Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Stunning video, very emotional! love everything, also the music is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihnea Popescu Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Thanks guys! The band's great, try listening to their previous EP, it's really good http://brns.bandcamp.com/album/wounded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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