Todd Mcmullen
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thanks everyone to your input.
I will be coming out component to the kona 2 card. Or would it be better to come out component to an AJA component to SDI converter then to a kona 3 card. Seems it would be same.Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Well there are a number of tips and styles to amp up you images. Obviously hand held camera and interesting angle and lighting is a bonus. a good quick pacing in editing is also good. And you can add some additional ambiance to your scene to give it another level of depth, ie…rain, snow, smoke, moving traffic, you get the idea
go for brokeYou can check out some examples at my website; here I think
cheers
Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Brilliant.
Obviously the secret is having some foreground to pass by or through.
You good take it a step further and zoom while you do the move.
very coolTodd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Yes welcome Rick.
Trying to search my mental hard drive but I believe we have worked together in the past.
I spent my early years working in the Sacramento area.
We look forward to tapping into your experience and knowledge.
CheersTodd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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You can also have them on and shoot them turning off then reverse.
Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Mathew,
I did not look at this clip but in this situation it might be best to do a couple of different angles
of a wide shot and then let your camera operator go in an cover it free form. Your operator should know what your actors are doing by then and be able to cover the action. After a few of those passes pick up the moments and dialogue you have missed and you should have a pretty interesting scene. IMO to stage each shot with all these people will turn into a boring scene.Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Reference other films. The reveal of the mutants in I am legend was interesting. and
when we see drac hanging upside down in Bram stokers Dracula was very effective.hth
Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Man I agree with Leo.
I worked as a camera assistant on one of those Batman movies years ago, it was the one with Val kilmer. anyway, we shot most of the car footage at 18fps, and 20fps. Just to give the car a little more speed and excitement. But when I saw the movie I couldn’t beleive how slow the car looked like it was going. So whats the point, not sure but quick cuts and shaky camera work will help.
Depending on where you live, you could scan the local police reports and possibly catch a good car chase, then go shoot some of the car going through traffic and intercut your own stuff. Highly unlikely circumstance but you are dealing with a highly difficult situation.
Good luck
Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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pat,
considering the fact that you will be shooting sd video I would highly recommend that you shoot this early in the day and late in the day. I polarizer can only take you so far. And even film doesn’t look so good in high noon.
of course you may want to have that de-saturated look so you can accurately document what it is truly like there. May add to your story.
cheers
Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
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Noah,
Makes sense. Still not sure why some clips will not show up in viewer while the clips will be converted in the cue.Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
http://www.toddmcmullen.com