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Another RED test, dark bar setting and RPP 25mm. Punk from the 1700's

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My friend's punk band was playing at a bar and I took my RED down there for fun. Still just learning the ins and out of shooting/editing.

http://vimeo.com/5877953

Very dark bar setting. I'm just starting out so any comments/advice on direction would be cool. Thanks.
 
That was a very funny use of music :)

And you are right, it is too dark. Are you on build 20? I shot a similar setting (death metal) with very little lighting, and was amazed at what I could pull off in RA - I also got some extra exposure by using a f1.4 lens...

Some of the pans seem uneven, some start too abrupt.

I'd cut the whole piece shorter to bring down the point.
 
isnt that 25mm supposed to be massive? you must have looked like a monster running around the bar with that thing :)
 
yup, the whole camera was massive. people were saying all sorts of weird things.

I don't know anything about coloring, or fixing things. I also don't have any patience. Even sitting down and doing this mickey mouse test clip was a miracle for me.

Yes it was the latest build from 2 days ago. It was pretty dark where the band was. I didn't even go through RED alert. I just can't sit for more than a few minutes. And that lack of patience is also causing poor pans (and lack of high-end tripod).

I'm seriously stunned at what work goes into real productions. How you people do things is beyond me.
 
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Looks nice Joseph for a first timer. And the 25mm seems to perform well indeed. The music was very funny though at some points I really had the impression that it came from those guys screaming and jamming hard but softly :emote_happyhappy:
 
Joseph... I love that you are dragging your rig around and having fun. So far you have posted a few "tests" and they seem to be getting more difficult as you go. Keep it up. I'm sure I'm not the only one who is anxious to see how your work progresses over time. Your humility is endearing and will buy you a lot of latitude here.

Jim
 
The footage is definitely more impressive knowing it's literally straight from the camera. Martin's right though, you gotta play with those clips in RA!!! Having all that control over the RAW data is maybe the biggest appeal of shooting RED! :)

It's not difficult at all, just open the clip in RA and start playing with sliders. It's amazing the kind of imagery you can create!
 
Jannard said:
Joseph... I love that you are dragging your rig around and having fun. So far you have posted a few "tests" and they seem to be getting more difficult as you go. Keep it up. I'm sure I'm not the only one who is anxious to see how your work progresses over time. Your humility is endearing and will buy you a lot of latitude here.

Jim
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I'm seriously stunned that you even replied here. Not only is the RED a revolution, but it's amazing that a company's leader has so much interaction with it's customers.

Thanks for the encouraging words. Means a lot to me.
 
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Brandon Fraley said:
The footage is definitely more impressive knowing it's literally straight from the camera. Martin's right though, you gotta play with those clips in RA!!! Having all that control over the RAW data is maybe the biggest appeal of shooting RED! :)

It's not difficult at all, just open the clip in RA and start playing with sliders. It's amazing the kind of imagery you can create!
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Thanks guys. I'll start using RA. I just tried a clip in RA and saw a huge difference. Amazing control.

Martin Weiss said:
Joseph, you are really missing out on a lot of fun that working with R3D files provides.

Try to play around a bit with your darkest footage in RA - and see if you can't get results that look much better. A few minutes of work can make all the difference between underexposed and good-looking footage - especially with the new color science.

3 grabs from the concert I filmed: http://visualnary.com/2009/06/06/testdriving-the-new-red-build-open-casket-terror-claymords.html
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Can't believe it. Very clean at 640 ISO.
 
You might also want to try the free Clipfinder ( http://www.daun.ch/software/ ), where you can view your clips, do a grade, drag clips right into FCP, confirm them, render them... Once you understand RA's basics, this might just turn out to be the most useful app for you and your RED. Sure is for me.

And if you like Clipfinder, remember that Hans-Georg does take donations.
 
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