[Boe Beito]

Thanks, folks! I provided them with some info and I think we might be out of the woods. I told them that I could definitely get by for less and I think effectively conveyed why video editing is taxing for a computer system.

[Boe Beito]

A phone and an airplane hanger. Got it.

Thanks, Mark.

[Boe Beito]

Thanks, Bill.

[Boe Beito]

Thank you kindly, Dave! I checked out that effect and while I found it cool, this spot is kind of upbeat and corporate/acoustic so I was hoping for something a bit more bright and subtle.

Any other suggestions? Sorry if my description remains a bit ambiguous.

[Boe Beito]

All of this advice is GOLD. Thank you, gentlemen. I’m going to take some more time to read through it but the first order of business is getting an on-camera light on order and bamboozling our social media lady into doing some field interviews.

Thanks again. I’ll check back between now and the show.

[Boe Beito]

Nick and Mark,

I can’t thank you gentlemen enough for taking the time to reply. I apologize for the delay in responding. There are a lot of things going on at work but this project is still in the works (hopefully). I’m going to marinate on all of the information a bit, and definitely catalog it for when we hopefully get to the decision making stage.

To give a bit more information, we will need to record live audio in this space. The parking garage is in the basement, only a couple of our executives park there, and it’s usually quiet all day.

Fortunately, I do have some equipment and lighting, a handful of C-stands and clamps from the previous regime. We have a decent 5 piece ARRI tungsten kit with a softbox. I have a GH3, a single wireless LAV kit,and a nice manfrotto tripod.

The content will vary a bit. Talking head stuff, standing near a product (snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle), and the photography would be clothing for our catalog.

Thanks again, I’m going to take some time to parse through all of the info and see if I can arrive at a cost estimate. $1500+ it would seem, and I’m sure audio considerations will add to it significantly.

[Boe Beito]

You guys are wonderful. I’m grateful for all of the suggestions and I’m going to write them all done and start implementing them into our process.

Just a quick note on the dialogue specific suggestions: we currently don’t use any sort of script. I’ve just recently pushed for a pre-production meeting with the person that submits the video idea and the person that’ll be on camera in order to iron out our major points and make a sort of rough outline so we’re all on the same page. This has cut down on reshoots quite a bit but I’m still considering implementing an actual script. My only concern is that I’m not a subject matter expert on most of these procedures so the writing process could be a pretty big time investment, considering how long it usually takes to correspond (and hear back) with engineers and techs around here. My other concern is that a script/prompter might make it sound more robotic (considering these guys aren’t professional presenter/speakers) and the perceived credibility of of the on camera talent might take a hit.

Thanks again for all of the great feedback – don’t hesitate to submit more ideas if you’ve got them!

[Boe Beito]

Thanks, Dave!

The method worked perfect but I’m having an issue with dropped frames on the individual clips within my comp. Here’s the clip and you can see the flickering frames on a couple of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGEAquG9Z7I&feature=youtu.be

When I solo each problematic clip and ram preview it, there’s no flickering. I’ve tried rendering it out (lossless) a couple of times with random different results each time. When I send it to media encoder to render, it doesn’t have any flickering but for some reason insists on downressing the clip to 1440×1080.

Any thoughts?

Thanks again for your help.

-Boe

[Boe Beito]

Hello, John.

Thank you for your constructive criticism and I apologize for my less than succinct original post.

My question about the video was somewhat broad and could basically be encapsulated into “how can I make it better?” It was the first one I’d shot and I was just sort of winging it with my settings. I was hoping some of you experts might be able to give me some advice along the lines of “well there is no ‘right settings’ because all shoots are subjective, but I generally shoot indoors at X-Y ISO, X-Y aperture, and X shutter speed.

In terms of the time lapse, I was indeed referring to taking a series of photos in succession to later incorporate into a motion video. I’ve since worked out some of the kinks in this area, setting up a round of shots each evening since my OP.

Thanks again for your notes – I’ll try and be more concise next time. It’s just in my experience that when I ask a direct question, the first response is usually, “tell us what you’re shooting” or “give us some more information”.

[Boe Beito]

Too long?