New music video shot on RED, Charles Hamilton

[BigLu]

It was a hit and run shoot.

We went as a little tiny crew from LA to NY. A total of 5 of us that's it.
Picked up a few people out there in NY to pull it all off.
I literally stuffed a RED in my backpack jumped on a plane went for it.
Round Trip ticket was $340.00 how could you say NO.
Didn't even know where I was going to sleep.
Got to NY,
Had help from Able Cine and Off Hollywood for accessories and lenses.
Thanks Mitch, Mike and Off Hollywood
Built the entire camera set up, got a few lights, location scouted and shot that night in the Subway Friday night.
Shot for 2 more days and flew back Monday morning.

And this is what we came back with.

http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=1600964&vid=325290

Presented by SKEE TV
Dir/Editor Matt Alonzo
DP Dom Estrada
Producers Skee, Karen, Luis
our budget was so bad I became one of the
Producers along side with DIT, 2nd AC and all things camera.
Felt like a college project.


We could not have done it with out Mecca the Villian our amazing AD and Chirs Lettly our NY side Producer.


I had such a blast and want to shoot in NY every possible chance I get.

 

[mikeburton]

Cool. I like the story you have behind it along with the video itself.
Nice job!

 

[Spike Baumann]

Looks good homey.

 

[BigLu]

Spike, your reel is off the hook.

Is everything in your reel from Phoenix?

 

[Matt Workman]

very cool. Who was the steadi-op in NYC?

 

[Ed David]

really awesome! beautiful grading. what lenses did you use?

 

[Snow R. Shai]

Outside US

Outside US

Cannot view outside US...
Vimeo? Other website ?

 

[BigLu]

Didnt know that

try some of these hope 1 works

http://www.mtv.com/music/
http://www.mtv2.com/#home/
www.mtvu.com
http://www.mtvu.com/music/video_premiere/charles_hamilton/

 

[dino g]

lu, looking good, proud of you, son. did you shoot and cut this and color it yourself?

 

[BigLu]

My boy MATT did it and did a wonderful job.

They brought me in to help shoot and produce.

Thank you Dino

 

[dino g]

first class, first class...played with sound off as the baby is asleep, but images are great, love the energy. very real and raw..

 

[grahamdunn]

Good song, great looking footage, clean effects work. Nice job!

 

[Spike Baumann]

Spike, your reel is off the hook.

Is everything in your reel from Phoenix?

Thanks Lu
Everything is shot in NYC. You contacted me about helping you that weekend but I was out of town shooting.

 

[Ryan Skeete]

Didnt know that

try some of these hope 1 works

http://www.mtv.com/music/
http://www.mtv2.com/#home/
www.mtvu.com
http://www.mtvu.com/music/video_premiere/charles_hamilton/

I'm in Canada and can't view the video. Any chance of uploading to vimeo or Youtube HD?

Thanks

 

[BigLu]

I'm in Canada and can't view the video. Any chance of uploading to vimeo or Youtube HD?

Thanks

I appreicate you letting me know it wont play in Canada.

Here ya go hope this plays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAyGZWzpUis

 

[John Restivo]

Nice Video, Great job!

 

[Ivan G]

Nice vid Lu!

What was the final output, 1080? The reason I ask is because the scaling effect looked good and didn't really break up. Unless you worked will full 4K files on the timeline?

 

[BigLu]

Worked with 4K but lots of it was 2K and 3K files because we used a 10MM lens for most of the shoot, and wanted to punch in on subjects Timeline was using the proxies.

 

[Snow R. Shai]

Colors

Colors

Yeah, youtube does play around the world...
MTV does not due to copyrights... whatever...

The clip looks great, i really love the color and style of it.
Good shots, Beautiful colors...
The zoom effects looks good while you zoom...

 

[Tom Lowe]

Looks good! Very well done.