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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Aston Martin DBS shoot on Epic M with Canon Mount. No tweaking in post.

Great car, great presentation, great shots! nice video. I want one
 
Steve Sherrick said:
In my opinion, sliders and dolly moves have been a bit abused over the past few years as everyone seems to have one, especially with all of the DIY and entry level ones available. There are times when they are very effective and a good choice, but I don't mind seeing locked off shots that are well composed too. Sometimes that can be just as effective.

All I know is that I wanted this car after watching the video. :-)
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Agreed! The slider look and rack focusing is becoming really boring to me.

I thought you (Brett) took this a very good direction by not being the same as everyone else and accomplishing a LOT with a little. And I also think this particular spot works well by being more about the salesman than the car because its an ad for a specific dealership rather than just the car. His panache, knowledge and enthusiasm came through very well. If I were looking to purchase this car I would view this ad as strongly positive for this particular dealership.

And I think you're product lighting bears a striking resemblance to Jared's product lighting for new RED goodies.

Great work!
 
Brett,

I like the look and the actor very much. It does fell a little "cutty" to me. I would try removing all of the cuts you were a little unsure that were needed. If you do take the time to do this, upload it. It would be nice to compare with the original.

That all said, it does look very nice.
 
Peter Moretti said:
Brett,

I like the look and the actor very much. It does fell a little "cutty" to me. I would try removing all of the cuts you were a little unsure that were needed. If you do take the time to do this, upload it. It would be nice to compare with the original.

That all said, it does look very nice.
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Thanks Peter. I'll keep that in mind; guilty as charged. I'm shooting another one Monday evening; on a Jaguar. Same talent. Same parent dealership.
 
paul engstrom said:
Agreed! The slider look and rack focusing is becoming really boring to me.

I thought you (Brett) took this a very good direction by not being the same as everyone else and accomplishing a LOT with a little. And I also think this particular spot works well by being more about the salesman than the car because its an ad for a specific dealership rather than just the car. His panache, knowledge and enthusiasm came through very well. If I were looking to purchase this car I would view this ad as strongly positive for this particular dealership.

And I think you're product lighting bears a striking resemblance to Jared's product lighting for new RED goodies.

Great work!
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Thanks Paul. I just don't have the time/money to use a slider. Not after the investment in the camera. ;-) Thanks for your feedback.
 
Good points Jens. Thanks. My greater concern is the motion blur. I'm suspecting that's a transcoding problem. I must admit I'm not a classically-trained DP so sometimes I get lost in the picture and I don't know where my shutter speed is. I know my project base, my frame rate, my aperture (depending on the depth I want to achieve) but I do tend to force my shutter to control exposure.
 
Brett Clements said:
Good points Jens. Thanks. My greater concern is the motion blur. I'm suspecting that's a transcoding problem. I must admit I'm not a classically-trained DP so sometimes I get lost in the picture and I don't know where my shutter speed is. I know my project base, my frame rate, my aperture (depending on the depth I want to achieve) but I do tend to force my shutter to control exposure.
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Well its pretty simple: if you want a traditional film look ,the shutter should be relative to your framerate ie: 25fps=1/50 seconds...You should only use the aperture to control exposure..Use ND filters if you have too much light coming through your lens for your desired aperture...BTW I am also self taught, and had no formal training either, but that has worked pretty well for 22 years;-)
Constant development is one of the joys of our profession..All ways take chances...Looking forward to se the Jaguar promo, and what you have learned;-)
 
Great spot Brett. I have to admit I looked up the price of one on-line after watching the spot. Lighting was nice, but I did see the mismatch when the sales guy is in front of the car with the hood up. It looks as if the light is coming from directly above and not from his back right side. It still looks really nice, I'm just nip-picking.
 
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