EPISODE 2 OF THE HIT WEB SERIES BLUE CODE***

[Wil Haynes]

Episode 2 is now up guys. Hope you like it. And as always feedback is most welcome. I have a long way to go and any help getting there is greatly appreciated.

 

[Mike P.]

I'd be interested to know filters/lenses were used. As well as the post/colour workflow.

It looks/sounds pretty damn good (a few sound issues in the echoey/empty house, but I mean, you can't have everything.) Definitely competent enough to be broadcast.

My only criticism is that the credits run far too long -- 4 mins into 7.5minute video? That's unnecessary and somewhat distracting... That's a pretty minor criticism though.

 

[Wil Haynes]

Thanks Mike. Point well taken and will keep that in mind for the next episode. We used nikon glass mostly the 50mm with a variable ND for outside shots. For post color I just used the colorista plug in in Premiere as well as a touch of grain from Film Convert. Out of the entire series the outside shots in this episode were the hardest to grade and match. To me the dice game scene seemed to look a little to video-ish and that was due mostly to our lack of light control. Everything was way too contrasty. I also struggled with all the shots trough the fence. Could not get it to match the side shots as well as I would have liked but in this game you gotta know when to say when or nothing will ever get put out. Thanks again for the comments. Cheers.