Slow-mo Partybooth

[Shawn Nelson]

Thanks, this was shot in LA, but we go back and forth between Portland/LA/NY all the time. Most of the lights are Fancierstudio 1008 LED panels. They are cheap chinese manufactured, but they work great so far. We had ten LED panels total, but we have them configured into two banks of five so they all fit on two combo stands. All the lights and camera were powered on a single circuit which is pretty amazing to get that type of shutter speed on a single circuit.

Holy cow! Do you have any bts snapshots of this setup? I'm curious how you ganged them.

 

[Mitch Gross]

Yeah I thought we would shoot more than that too, but since Phantom has to write all the frames from RAM to Cineflash after each shot it slows the process down a bit. We also didn't save the entirety of every shot. Each shot is 4058 frames at a maximum and we only saved between 1000 and 2500 frames of each shot. This cuts down on unnecessary data and makes it fast since it doesnt have to save as many frames.

The delays weren't too bad, it usually took 2-3 minutes between each new shot, but that's about how much time it took to traffic one group out, the next group in, and explain how it works.

I always found that the delay was never an issue because everyone wanted to watch themselves played back in Slo-Mo immediately after performing. I'd always have a big monitor set up where everyone in line (there was always a line) could see, as well as another large monitor or projection outside the room. I'd quickly get the people out of the way once they'd performed by inviting them to step around to see themselves. Because fast turnaround was paramount and RAW image quality was not, I'd take the HD-SDI out and run it through a KiPro for recording before sending the signal along to the monitors. That way I could quietly choose what section I wanted to record before dumping it out of the camera's buffer, plus if I needed to take a break or there was ever a slow down in the line (never), I could play back the files right out of the KiPro. Made for a really easy delivery to the client in the end as well.

 

[Sean Lee]

Yeah I thought we would shoot more than that too, but since Phantom has to write all the frames from RAM to Cineflash after each shot it slows the process down a bit. We also didn't save the entirety of every shot. Each shot is 4058 frames at a maximum and we only saved between 1000 and 2500 frames of each shot. This cuts down on unnecessary data and makes it fast since it doesnt have to save as many frames.

The delays weren't too bad, it usually took 2-3 minutes between each new shot, but that's about how much time it took to traffic one group out, the next group in, and explain how it works.

Looks awesome, great idea. I guess it helps to be able to edit on the spot.