Lucky Pig, a 35MM adapter test short

[Manolo S. Navazo]

i like what you have shoot,

who matters if it is sometimes out of focus or if we see a tripod.
good films can have a ton of failures/technical defects they only need "the mood" and this it is what was coming to me by seeing your film, the mood.

the best technical films you could punch them into the waste, mostly don't got mood.

keep filming, we like to see more

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

All these points are nice. If you really want to "hit the big time" later in your life, then you need to hear the particular people tear it apart. Just never forget your first success is that you are SHOOTING. So be proud, but never be satisfied.

He didn't like seeing a tripod in your shot. Here's the question: Do YOU think it should have been there? If you said "no, we should not have seen it" then he helped you learn something which makes this all worth while
jay

 

[RicanJoe]

All these points are nice. If you really want to "hit the big time" later in your life, then you need to hear the particular people tear it apart. Just never forget your first success is that you are SHOOTING. So be proud, but never be satisfied.

He didn't like seeing a tripod in your shot. Here's the question: Do YOU think it should have been there? If you said "no, we should not have seen it" then he helped you learn something which makes this all worth while
jay

Wow thats exactly how I feel after I complete filming and editing something!
I always think to myself something like..'I should have done this or that differently'. About the tripod, next time Ill review all of my footage on the spot :biggrin:

I'm also considering getting a small external viewing device, I think a portable dvd player with av inputs should do for focusing in sd(Ill prolly mount it with a broken lamp's aluminum gooseneck). Another reason I would need an external viewing device is to have a full frame view of what I shoot AND to correct the image from being upside down. All I should have to do is mount the external monitor upside down, and the image should be up right.

If you watch Lucky Pig, in the shot where the girl (my sister) is walking down the ally, in the opening you will notice that the camera is facing up abit. That is due the image being upside down. It is so difficult to do hand held stuff I have sometimes considered aiming it like a gun instead of look at the lcd, but then I forget about focus pulling..lol

 

[albert rudnicki]

Just keep on doing it, really, it's all that matters.

 

[Jeff Coatney]

Your film was very evocative and had a definite sense of mood that was consistent throughout. I liked your use of music and your shot choices. I also felt your use of close-ups was very sophisticated, I liked how you cut between them to convey story information.

With regards to "Style", you shouldn't worry too much about it. Your style will reveal itself more and more with each film you make. Style is evolutionary, if you try to over-think it or be too conscious of it, you run the risk of being derivative. You have a unique eye and you should make the films that you want to see, in the way you want to see them.

Although you're early in your career, you have strong instincts and you should shoot intuitively for awhile. Don't imitate or copy some of the directors you might be learning about or discovering. Find your own path for now. Learn what works for you and show your work to people your own age and see if they like the way you tell stories. Don't be discouraged or hurt if people don't seem to "get" it. Not everyone will like your work, but many people will like it.

Watch some movies you've never seen before with the sound off and see if you can tell what's going on in the story. Then go back and watch one of your own films again and see if your story-telling skills are improving.

Remember that the more films you make, the better film maker you become. Keep making them, you're very talented.

 

[RicanJoe]

Your film was very evocative and had a definite sense of mood that was consistent throughout. I liked your use of music and your shot choices. I also felt your use of close-ups was very sophisticated, I liked how you cut between them to convey story information.

With regards to "Style", you shouldn't worry too much about it. Your style will reveal itself more and more with each film you make. Style is evolutionary, if you try to over-think it or be too conscious of it, you run the risk of being derivative. You have a unique eye and you should make the films that you want to see, in the way you want to see them.

Although you're early in your career, you have strong instincts and you should shoot intuitively for awhile. Don't imitate or copy some of the directors you might be learning about or discovering. Find your own path for now. Learn what works for you and show your work to people your own age and see if they like the way you tell stories. Don't be discouraged or hurt if people don't seem to "get" it. Not everyone will like your work, but many people will like it.

Watch some movies you've never seen before with the sound off and see if you can tell what's going on in the story. Then go back and watch one of your own films again and see if your story-telling skills are improving.

Remember that the more films you make, the better film maker you become. Keep making them, you're very talented.

Thanks! Ill try what you said.
Yeah, alot of times I really do feel like people I know don't get the point of what I do.
This is great information, its really making me think about somethin. I thank EVERYONE here that has helped! (im learnin from the pros)

 

[Zac C]

That was sick, when i was your age i started making films with my homemade adapter...

just kidding, bout the when i was your age... im 17... if you really love it... as i do...

future

i made my first homemade one when i turned 16, now at 17 i own the redrock... and made a film!

trailer:
www.redrockmicro.com/footage/misc/carrierfinal.mov


dude, i like your shots, keep it on!



Z

 

[Nils J. Nesse]

When I was young, camcorders looked like this:

 

[Frank Weeks]

Nice work...much of what we do is about passion. I think you have it. Good luck.

frank

 

[RicanJoe]

That was sick, when i was your age i started making films with my homemade adapter...

just kidding, bout the when i was your age... im 17... if you really love it... as i do...

future

i made my first homemade one when i turned 16, now at 17 i own the redrock... and made a film!

trailer:
www.redrockmicro.com/footage/misc/carrierfinal.mov


dude, i like your shots, keep it on!



Z

Nice work, I hope I get to that level by the time im 17. I cant afford such a setup though:sad: , I guess I have to work with what Ive got.

 

[Zac C]

but you never know what'll come your way... i thought the same, but practically hassled Brain Valente, sales guy at redrock, and was able to "borrow" for free, the redrock to make a film with.... then profit from the movie brought up the money to buy the redrock myself... so watch out

 

[RicanJoe]

Thats awesome! You must have a way with words. If I EVER upgrade my equipment, the hv20 will be my first candidate. Followed by the Scarlet, if it has as good price to features ratio as the hv20 does (and if its under 1k, which I doubt).

 

[Zac C]

if the scarlet is as good as it sounds... ill sell off my hv20+m2 and try and get scarlet.... the only problem i see is jim keeps saying it'll be a "pocket cam", unless the hv20 is his idea of a pocket cam, i don't want it going smaller

 

[RicanJoe]

if the scarlet is as good as it sounds... ill sell off my hv20+m2 and try and get scarlet.... the only problem i see is jim keeps saying it'll be a "pocket cam", unless the hv20 is his idea of a pocket cam, i don't want it going smaller

Yeah, Im thinkin he means "pocket" compared to the other large professional cameras out there like the xl2. People are crazy to think it will be 4k. They should be prepared for disappointment. 1080p should do just fine for most.

ps: Do you have an external monitor on your setup?

 

[Zac C]

The hand\held stuff was shot sitting the rails on my cinematographers shoulders... a few shots i tried that were unusable... but im trying to make a DIY shoulder mount...

i hope scarlet is at least 2k with interchangeable lenses and lens mounts

i have a DVD monitor for shooting, but it suck focusing, im trying to get an HD monitor for cheap

 

[RicanJoe]

The hand\held stuff was shot sitting the rails on my cinematographers shoulders... a few shots i tried that were unusable... but im trying to make a DIY shoulder mount...

i hope scarlet is at least 2k with interchangeable lenses and lens mounts

i have a DVD monitor for shooting, but it suck focusing, im trying to get an HD monitor for cheap

Oh, I was thinking that the hand held was shot by holding onto the steel focusing plane marker(im guessing it would have broke)

2k and interchangable lenses is hoped by me too.

I am planning to get a dvd player as a monitor, I shoot sd so I dont think it would suck as much. I found this massive thread that has tons of information on how to build a battery powered HD monitor for he hv20 for around $200(just browse though it)

http://hv20.com/showthread.php?t=3448

 

[Zac C]

Haha, i was actually browsing that exact thread a few days ago... id had seen it before, but didn't check it out...

but i really want it, cause i need an hd monitor


if you want to continue this in email... reduxen(At)gmail(DOT)com

 

[RicanJoe]

Haha, i was actually browsing that exact thread a few days ago... id had seen it before, but didn't check it out...

but i really want it, cause i need an hd monitor


if you want to continue this in email... reduxen(At)gmail(DOT)com

K, cool. (Do you play xbox live, halo? The user name sounds familiar)

 

[Zac C]

naw.... people somehow stole my username... prob long before i made it up... but naw... if you see zacatac anywhere popular ill go my zacatac927... but my lil bro plays... i sometimes steal his username...