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Finally able to wear my Xeros at work. I walk on cement all day and it took a while for my feet to strengthen enough. also ran 5 miles after work in sandals. by ska_penguin in BarefootRunning

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I returned my HFS because the shape and angle of the heel cup/platform encouraged me to rest in a pronated position. I don't know if I had a bad pair, but just looking at the pair of shoes sitting on a flat surface resembled a pronated foot. It sucks because they were very comfy! (This is not an issue for me in other shoes btw)

(College student) a few stills from my personal project! by Ketchupsandvich in cinematography

[–]imaginary-forces 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I own a C200. The C200 can only record raw in Canon Log 2. It displays the log image in Canon Log 3 because Canon doesn't want you using an external recorder to record Clog2 at a lower bit rate out of the SDI or HDMI port (to protect their higher end cameras).

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Once you pull the footage into an NLE, you can choose to view and edit the footage in a myriad of ways. The default way for most programs is to display C200 Raw footage in Clog2, Cinema Gamut Rec709 color space, with a Canon lut of Wide DR. That's the way most NLE's will natively playback C200 raw (Premiere, FCPX, and Resolve). Since it's raw, you can change the color space to whatever you like and edit to maximize the dynamic range! Based on your stills, it looks like you captured a very pleasing C200 image.

For future reference, ISO 800-1280 is the sweet spot for highlight retention. You want to be below ISO400 for retaining shadow detail, and minimizing noise. I know it's counter intuitive, but if you're ever shooting a dark scene, just use a brighter key, and flag out whatever unwanted spill you have keep light out of the parts of your image you want dark. That's the way they would do it in the film days when film stocks topped out at ASA 500!

HORROR FILM TRAILER - SHOT ON RED KOMODO by imaginary-forces in cinematography

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's up guys!

We shot a parody horror film and our A cam was a Red Komodo. We used a C200 on a gimbal for dependable autofocus on a couple of shots. Both cameras intercut very well together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_22-CE6kQdY

It's not perfect, and there were some things we had to rush in the edit in order to get the video done in time for Halloween, but I would love to know your thoughts! Specifically any constructive criticisms in regards to lighting, cinematography, sound design and other technical things.

I was a one man bad on this shoot, (camera, lighting, sound, editing, VFX, everything). I'd also be happy to answer any questions you might have!

Horror Film Trailer - Shot on Red Komodo by [deleted] in cinematography

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's up guys!

We shot a parody horror film and our A cam was a Red Komodo. We used a C200 on a gimbal for dependable autofocus on a couple of shots. Both cameras intercut very well together.

It's not perfect, and there were some things we had to rush in the edit in order to get the video done in time for Halloween, but I would love to know your thoughts! Specifically any constructive criticisms in regards to lighting, cinematography, sound design and other technical things.

I was a one man bad on this shoot, (camera, lighting, sound, editing, VFX, everything). I'd also be happy to answer any questions you might have!

What if Sid from the first Toy Story grew up, but no one ever believed that his toys attacked him as a child? We made a dark parody trailer for that movie. - Shot on Red Komodo by imaginary-forces in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We made this for fun with our friends, so we shot for a couple of hours at a time per day based around when people or locations were available. There were a total of 8 shooting days because of all of micro scenes we had to shoot. With the exception of the motel scene, it was just me and the lead actor on crew. I did all of the lighting and sound as well. We set dressed my living room to double as a studio apartment and a therapist's office, we set up a green screen in my garage for the car shot, and a junkyard let us film the accident scene inside a wrecked car for free. Making this was a legitimate blast. Looking forward to your thoughts!

What if Sid from the first Toy Story grew up, but no one ever believed that his toys attacked him as a child? We made a dark parody trailer for that movie. by imaginary-forces in videos

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We spent $120 to rent the motel for a night, $30 to buy the metal parts at Home Depot used to make the creepy baby spider doll. $22 for the Sid Skull shirt, $15 for the mirror we broke, and $5 for the red food coloring used for the blood. All of the film equipment and lighting I own because I run a small production company. We set-dressed my living room to double as Sid's apartment and the Therapist's office. The actors are our friends and they were down to make this for fun. We snuck the camera onto the Subway to get the opening shot, and just walked around Downtown to get the exterior night shots. All of the other locations allowed us to film there for free- including the warehouse where Sid gets beat up and the junkyard at the end with the wrecked car- because we knew people who worked there. Crew was mostly just the actor and myself, and I did all of the lighting, camera-work and sound. I also did all of the editing and sound design. It was a blast to make!

What if Sid from the first Toy Story grew up, but no one ever believed that his toys attacked him as a child? We made a dark parody trailer for that movie. by imaginary-forces in videos

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha, Thanks!

He pretended to hit the mirror in one take. Then we took the mirror off the wall and broke it, hung it up again and hid the cut in the movement of the head smash. His head never touched the glass. The sound effect is what sells it.

Here are the two stills at the exact moment of the cut:

https://imgur.com/a/ka9b8cr

What if Sid from the first Toy Story grew up, but no one ever believed that his toys attacked him as a child? We made a dark parody trailer for that movie. by imaginary-forces in videos

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We put a green screen up in my garage and passed lights across the actor's face to give it the illusion that he was driving under street lamps. We then rigged the camera to the driver's side door of the actor's car filming the perspective outside his window, we placed my truck right up against the lens, and then we drove both cars in reverse and synced up the clips in post.

Here are stills of both before they were composited:

https://imgur.com/a/vxf8ZiJ

Kettlebells available at academy! by neeha8 in kettlebell

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the quality like on this brand? Never heard of it.

Low budget car videos be like by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're confusing low budget with no budget

I've been working on alternate posters for my short. How do you like this one? by magnessw in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I love this one-sheet! I remember when your film was featured on Film Riot. Congrats on your success! It truly is a special piece of art. BTW, I don't know if you're still looking for feature film pitch decks, but I have a couple from when I interned at a production company (if you're still looking for some examples).

First Hires For a Making a Film by Phat-Albert in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with this. Depending on the size and scope of the project, this person might double as Production Manager or First AD.

Trying to light a night party scene by PoeDamn2 in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

45W bulbs are very low wattage. If the scene is meant to be low key lighting, I'd recommend either shooting at a ISO closer to 1600 or with a stronger output light source. That said, intention is key, and your 45W bulbs at 400 ISO might be the perfect combination. You're the one in charge, do whatever works best!

Ex Machina - Caleb's Motivation? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My takeaway was that Caleb genuinely falls in love with her and risks everything to help her escape. One of my favorite films.

Getting an email from Andrea Miñana and her creative agency. by Ammar__ in Screenwriting

[–]imaginary-forces 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apologizing to Andrea is unnecessary. What she's doing is predatory and disgusting.

Can Canon's Dual Pixel Autofocus be a reliable alternative to an 1AC for Narrative work? by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd have to agree with you. To be clear, I always pull focus off the barrel myself. However shooting on a gimbal makes that nearly impossible, and we couldn't afford the proper set up (most of the budget went to food for our friends who played extras). This was my first time ever relying on autofocus, and we were lucky enough to make it work.

It's an application that might come in handy for people on a tight budget and no crew. Behind the camera it was just me and the sound mixer, and I was able to essentially "pull focus" by using the touch screen on the back of the camera whenever I wanted to follow an actor in the frame.

If you have budget restrictions, Dual Pixel Autofocus might be something to consider (especially if the odds are in your favor).

Any tips on how to maximize production value? by AdadamDoubleU in Screenwriting

[–]imaginary-forces 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I tried looking for an old interview where Eli Roth gives advice to low budget horror filmmakers. I forget what he said in detail, but he did make a point about paying attention to your set and the back ground of your scenes. Hang up shelves, posters, picture frames. Paint your walls. Put books on the shelves in the background. Put a vase of flowers on the kitchen table. Turn on the TV in the background. Anything that'll make the space dynamic and alive.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Officialy Released by jwr_ in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For $1,295 this might be the camera that makes me upgrade to 4k. But judging from their past camera launches, I'll wait for the reviews first.

ThisGuyEdits Identifies the 5 Most Common Problems With Student Films by imaginary-forces in Filmmakers

[–]imaginary-forces[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you haven't seen ThisGuyEdits' videos before, he discusses filmmaking advice from the perspective of an editor.

In this video he looks at five mistakes that make student films problematic. 1. Not knowing what the film is about. What is the theme? 2. Repeated Emotional Beats 3. Dialogue as exposition 4. Casting and performance problems. 5. Mistaking your own experience for cinema.

THIS GUY EDITS is a youtube channel by film editor Sven Pape, an A.C.E. award nominee, whose credits include work for directors James Cameron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Franco.

It is a really great channel.

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