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Warden Doc - Magic Bullet Looks Test # 5 from Andrew Swan on Vimeo. Again, some presets, others from scratch. Trying with a .wmv this time, hopefully compression won't be too bad. The second set of clips has grain added, to see it, download the .wmv below. In case you're wondering, Looks Test # 4 is currently private, but as soon as the final product is released, I'll put it up. Cast: Andrew Swan

Mini Test of HG10 + Magic Bullet + 1080 24p Workflow from Sage Pictures on Vimeo. This is a very short test of the Canon HG10 at 1080p 24fps. The goal of the workflow is to maintain the highest quality through to the film-like final output. Cast: Sage Pictures

Guillermo Presents - As long as you love me. from Luke Ross on Vimeo. Guillermo is my Brother-in-Law who i am very proud of and was born with Down Syndrome 18 years ago. His passion has always been watching others make videos like these online, so he has been asking me to help him for months if not years to produce his own. Since I recently acquired a Canon XH-A1, we decided to shoot a video. We shot it on a nice Portland/Beaverton day in about 45 minutes with 5 different takes. The video is in sync, but Guillermo is not always right on key. This was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 with some gfx from After Effects. Please be respectful to Guillermo in your comments, as this is something he did for fun, and something for me in playing with my camera, colors, etc.. Thanks! Cast: Luke Ross, Dannyw

How can I make my footag look more like film? from ronniemcbride on Vimeo. I am no pro just yet but I figure someone else will be looking for the answer to this question. I will try mu best To answer the question to the best of my knowledge. If any of you pro find this incorrect please chime in. Keep in mind this just one part to making your footage look more film like on a budget while. Skip to the bottom to read other suggestions for achieving a better film like lok on a budget. 1. I am shoot my footage HDV 108060i but this is can be done in standard definition with some obvious changes to what I am doing. 2. Open your host application of choice 3. Set your sequence(FCP)/Compostion(AE) to 1440 x 1080, 23.98 fps[AE specific: set your Aspect ratio to HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33) 4. digitize your footage I set my capture setting to Prores 422 5. Apply the Magic Bullet Filter to your clip after you have placed it on the time line. From my understanding this filter will de-interlace your frames which will get you closer to the film look . basically you are now dealing with whole image frames(aka progressive) implies. 6 send your project to the render cue in AE and check your settings make sure you are using the current settings of your project. In FCP export Quick time and use current settings. You should get have a nice de interlaced piece of footage running at 24 fps ala the frame rate of film. Give it a try tell me what you think. Other suggestions for better "film like look" 1. focus on taking the time to light your subject when possible. if your out doors a white bounce card, sheet, or other type of reflector could do wonders for you production value. 2. take time to white balance your camera whenever possible. 3. this is not totally necessary but if you willing to invest in a 35 mm adapter get one. I suggest getting a vibrating adapter over a static. Only reason I prefer this is because with a static you adapter you haveto constantly blow dust of the focus plain. vibrating adapter cost a heap more but are totally worth the the money. 4 Do not use the zoom on your camera lock off your shots. a a zoom screams home video. 5. Pan slowly. if you watch any film notice that the pans are super slow and smooth like butter. Her ea budget tip carry a rubber band and use it to pull the arm on the tripod. With practice you have smooth pans that slowly stop just like the pros. I am not pro but I figure someone else will be looking for a not so jargon heavy answer to this question. I will try my best to answer the question to the best of my knowledge. If any of you pro find this incorrect please chime in. Remember I am just am not a pro but I figure if you like the look of the footage I have produce in this sample then you probably would like to know how did I achieve the look. Keep in mind this just one aspect to making your footage look more film like on a budget. there no substitute for good lighting, sound and engaging story. Skip to the bottom to read other suggestions/tips for achieving a better film like look on a budget. I am shoot my footage HDV 108060i but this is can be done in standard definition with some obvious changes to what I am doing. 1. Open your host application of choice. I am using mainly FCP but Vegas , Premiere Pro, or any other app (like After Effects) that will allow you to control your output settings will work. If plan on using any of my suggestions out lined bellow, pick a editing system that allows you to also use the the magic bullet plugins. (this is not necessary though) 2. Set your sequence to 1440 x 1080, 23.98 fps[AE specific: set your Aspect ratio to HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33) 3. digitize your footage I set my capture setting to Prores 422 there are some great pluses for using the codec by apple to encode your video. 5. Apply the Magic Bullet Frames Filter to your clip after you have placed it on the time line. change tweak your setting ther only like 5-10 at most. From my understanding this filter will de-interlace your frames which will get you closer to the film look . basically you are now dealing with whole image frames(aka progressive). 6. Color correct to your liking or aplly a filter effect like the one i use in magic bullet. I not a colorist so it really about correction your footage to my liking. I mean you do want you image to reflectthe real color but also you want to choose a color grade that supports the story you telling or to create a unique style like “Amelie”. What you have not scene it go rent it. Warning it is french subtitles but dont be a woosy A.D.D boy try it you might like it lol 7 In FCP export Quick time and use current settings. Current setting is the settings you created when creating your sequence. You should get have a nice de interlaced piece of footage running at 24 fps ala the frame rate of film with a look and style you friends and family or client will. Give it a try tell me what you think. Other suggestions for better "film like look" 1. focus on taking the time to light your subject when possible. if your out doors a white bounce card, sheet, or other type of reflector could do wonders for you production value. 2. take time to white balance your camera before shooting. you can also let the camera do it for you but remember the camera making a decision for you may not give you the answer you want. 3. This is not totally necessary, but if you willing to invest in a 35 mm adapter get one. I suggest getting a vibrating adapter over a static. Only reason I prefer this is because with a static you adapter you have to constantly blow dust of the focus plane. vibrating adapter cost a heap more but are totally worth the the money. 4 Do not use the zoom on your camera lock off your shots. a a zoom screams home video. 5. Pan slowly. if you watch any film notice that the pans are super slow and smooth like butter. Her is a budget tip carry a rubber band and use it to pull the arm on the tripod. With practice you have smooth pans that slowly stop just like the pros. 6. Spends some time learning how to color correct or invest in a nice color correction tool like magic bullet looks by redgiantsoftware.com. 7. Get to know your camera inside and out. take the time to understand the benefits of setting your own manual exposure, shutter speed and or aperture. 8. Shoot in manual mode !! sset your own seetings on the camera and lock them in. You dont want your camera compensating for a cloud that just happen to pass by,;Right? suggested sites to checkout: www.videocopilot.net www.lynda.com http://www.izzyvideo.com/ www.dvcreators.net www.mixmediasalad.com sameless plug but you might catch me online there if not send me an email there is more but I got to run. I will update later, I probably should start a blog huh lol Best, Ron 6. Spends some time learning how to color correct or invest in a nice color correction tool like magic bullet looks by redgiantsoftware.com. 7. Get to know your camera inside and out. take the time to understand the benefits of your apeture and shutter speed Cast: ronniemcbride

Rocky Beach @ Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico from chemicalharlot on Vimeo. A bit of footage I took during some spring breaking in Cabo San Lucas. 24p, Cinemode, 1/48. Colored with Magic Bullet. Song: Illuminated by Efterklang Cast: chemicalharlot

canon hv20 test from Troy Banwarie on Vimeo. shot with canon hv20 in 24p, edit with vegas and magic bullet Cast: Troy Banwarie

Worst Dance Party from Em Maccrory on Vimeo. Lauren and Norah attempting to have a dance party. Cast: Em Maccrory

skating AZ- fun! from andrew on Vimeo. go skate Cast: andrew

Bird Digging for Food from Rusty on Vimeo. I supposed this bird was digging for a worm, I don't know.. he was inside the butterfly building. Cast: Rusty

Autopage from Purple Moss on Vimeo. Cast: Purple Moss

Auto-x in the rain PCA from Sean Steele on Vimeo. Auto-x in the rain PCA Cast: Sean Steele

Grouply Alerts Tutorial from Rich Reimer on Vimeo. Cast: Rich Reimer

Hendrix Memorial - January 21st, 2008 from AWOL on Vimeo. Huge Hendrix Fan. Was briefly in Seattle and my homie Darla took me by Hendrix's grave. It's a beautiful city and I hope to get back there soon. Shot with HVX200 to a Firestore. (1080i/24p) The track is called "Inner Mission" by band named Hashbrown out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. http://www.myspace.com/hashbrown When I got off the plane back in Florida I got word that another great friend of mine from college passed away. He was only 37. Life is short. Get off your ass & do something! Be creative, shoot anything and share your art. Don't let it sit on your hard drive until you find some time when your less stressed. Peace Cast: AWOL

The Apparition [trailer] from Hemlock Records on Vimeo. Trailer for the film "The Apparition" by Asif Siddiky and Andrew Fernando. Music by Orange Drink. www.hemlockrecords.com Cast: Hemlock Records, Asif Siddiky

Pictures of Kidney Stones from Pass Kidney Stones on Vimeo. http://www.passkidneystones.com Where to find over one-hundred of the best pictures of kidney stones in various formations such as calcium oxalate, calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, uric acid, struvite, cystine, ammonium acid urate, and tricalcium phosphate. Cast: Pass Kidney Stones

Captain Bob Maier Takes Flat Stanley Around The World from Patty Maier on Vimeo. Flat Stanley travels the world with Michael Johnson's uncle, Bob. An International Airline Pilot who lives in Melbourne Beach, Florida. His travels take him to Ecuador, Africa, England, and Florida. An amazing journey that soon turns into a major adventure for those involved, and especially for the little boy who owns the Flat Stanley doll. Never again will uncle Bob look at a paper cut-out doll the same way, and nor will you once you see how God can take a simple school project, and use it to touch the hearts of many around the world. Cast: Patty Maier

Mega Apparition from Hemlock Records on Vimeo. Teaser video for "Apparition" by Orange Drink. Edited by Andrew Fernando Cast: Hemlock Records

How To - Break Your Thumb from P.D. Eugene on Vimeo. Random thoughts...about random things and "How To" do them. Cast: P.D. Eugene

Super Cub over Phoenix International Raceway from Clipper453 on Vimeo. This video was taken on Saturday, November 10, 2007 -- the day of the Busch Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Due to heightened security, I had to fly about 2 miles away from the racetrack. In this video, you can see the racetrack, a blimp, and several helicopters / planes, but unfortunately you cannot see any little race cars going around in circles. Also, in an unfortunate turn of events, on my final approach to land my wing clipped a tree branch, which sent my plane into a flat spin. The plane survived, but the camera, which was mounted under the fuselage did not. The impact even knocked out the memory stick, which is why the video is cut short. Cast: Clipper453

queedium vidcast animation from Kurt Zenisek on Vimeo. queedium.cast is expecting to launch some enjoyable content in the future, but for the time being you can enjoy this nice animation Cast: Kurt Zenisek

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