Quick Teaser for my Film

[Pawel Achtel]

OK, here is a quick teaser for the film I'm working on. Topside scenes shot with R1, Master Primes and Red 300mm glass, Pancro IRNDs, Arri MB and Ronford Baker Atlas Head.

This is a quick edit (took me half a day) and all usual excuses apply.:innocent:

Critical comments welcome.

http://achtel.com/production/Grace under Pressure 1152x480 25fps 7Mbps.mov

PS. Download to local machine for smooth playback.

Copyright © 2008 Pawel Achtel. This footage is provided for evaluation only. All rights reserved.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Very nice Pawel.

 

[Sam Phibbs]

Nice one loved it, what did you shoot the underwater stuff with?

 

[Jason Ing]

Wow. cool.

 

[Radoslav Karapetkov]

Beautiful.

 

[Martin Weiss]

Your server seems really slow today - been downloading now for over half an hour at under 20 KB/sec.

Good thing that as a Birger thread follower I do have patience

 

[Pawel Achtel]

Nice one loved it, what did you shoot the underwater stuff with?

HDCAM :w00t:

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Pavel. You make beautifull images!

 

[Paolo Tinari]

Wow.
The underwater is amazing. Those shots when she flips in front of you are crazy

 

[Michael Hastings]

Nice one loved it, what did you shoot the underwater stuff with?

HDCAM :w00t:

I thought so.

The open and seal shots are beautiful.

Despite some heated discussions in the bubble blowers thread, I really do look forward to seeing some U/W with the RED and your 14MP. Any idea when?

 

[Pawel Achtel]

I thought so.

The open and seal shots are beautiful.

Despite some heated discussions in the bubble blowers thread, I really do look forward to seeing some U/W with the RED and your 14MP. Any idea when?

Thanks Guys, Thanks Mike,

I need to wait until at least March - April for my back to fully heal before I can start lifting camera and rebreather again. My first shoot is topside (joining my furry family for a month or two), but then I am planing to film elephant sharks around May.

To give you some more appetite, here is a teaser with more underwater sequences using CinePort with HDCAM:

http://achtel.com/production/Australian Marine Life 1152x480 25fps 7Mbps.mov

BTW, the fish hunting sequence was shot in about 5m-7m viz. The port makes huge difference. You couldn't see anywhere near this well with your mask. I can't wait to use CinePort with Master Prime and Red One.

 

[Pawel Achtel]

Wow.
The underwater is amazing. Those shots when she flips in front of you are crazy

It was a he: an 8 month old pup we called Turbo - georgeos character. We became very good friends. He disappeared from the colony when his mum had another pup. I had many happy moments with him. I wish I knew where he is now.

But, you are right, the second jump he completely misjudged the distance and forgot I was underwater in front of his landing path. How he managed to turn away without crashing into the camera is a complete mistery to me.