Newest Peice Completed- take a look

GmElliott wrote on 9/16/2004, 10:43 PM
This peice is for the highlight vignette on a wedding I'm finishing up. Shot with a PD-170 and VX2100. (a few XL-1s and TRV33 shots as well *see if you can spot them)

Oddly, two shots have a flickering towards the top of the frame. The only thing in comon between the two shots is the use of the "glow" filter. Maybe Edward or another Vegas Guru can explain why this is happening.

Anyway- here's the clip....

http://home.comcast.net/~g.elliott3//Genna_Highlight_Vignette.wmv

Comments

sonofmickel wrote on 9/17/2004, 12:07 AM
I have never seen a Wedding video that I liked.
I like yours.
You must be a victim of corporate downsizing at the Hollywood level.
That is a compliment.
Anyways, you are a Saint and the Bride is sure to marry you if her original plan does not work out!
Nice pacing and use of the white flash is a little bit much but we will call it continuity for continuities sake.
How does one spell continuity in its different lexical roles?
busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2004, 4:20 AM
How are you controlling where the Glow happens?

Are you doing pan and crop during the transitions?
apit34356 wrote on 9/17/2004, 4:36 AM
" I have never seen a Wedding video that I liked. I like yours." you have my vote.


"Nice pacing and use of the white flash is a little bit much but we will call it continuity for continuities sake." I agreed with this, the flash about 3/4 ins probably not needed.

Very nice video!
RalphM wrote on 9/17/2004, 4:48 AM
Very nice - imaginative use of transitions such as where the support column in the church becomes the transition to the following image...
OdieInAz wrote on 9/17/2004, 6:28 AM
You do good work -- must have many hours invested in this effort. Did you change the music from the first peek? I remembered the music from another that you shared --- at a hospital or something....

And though I'm not sure, I believe someone at NBC must have seen and heard, as their vignette on Svetlana Khorkina during the Olympics had the same or very similar music. For all we know, you might have produced that for them!
cosmo wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:38 AM
I dig it! Goes to prove my point to myself that it's all about having a LOT of footage on the B roll. Good footage too...those clips are smooooth.
bigcreek wrote on 9/17/2004, 8:46 AM
What music is that, BTW. Great job!
rextilleon wrote on 9/17/2004, 9:47 AM
Wow--I actually sat through that and I can't stand Wedding Videos! Excellent--did you use any camera stablization rigs?
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 10:13 AM
Thank you. No all hand-held.
rdolishny wrote on 9/17/2004, 1:15 PM
That is a stunning piece of work. I hate wedding videos but loved that.

Can you reveal your music source?

- Rick
mebalzer wrote on 9/17/2004, 2:22 PM
Good job! It is good to see others putting extra effort into wedding videos. If your tracking shots were truly by hand, then I am very impressed. I also enjoyed the shots of the exchange of rings, and the cutting of the cake. The lighting was very well done, were these shotss staged? I too would like to know where you got the music. Is it available for licensing? You mention a variety of cameras. How many all together, and how many operators.

Mike
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 3:44 PM
Good job! It is good to see others putting extra effort into wedding videos. If your tracking shots were truly by hand, then I am very impressed.
Yes. I do own a glidecam but didn't use it in this wedding. In all actuality it wouldn't improve the slow tracking shots....for me at least. I modify the way I hold the camera to help stabilize it for these kind of shots.


I also enjoyed the shots of the exchange of rings, and the cutting of the cake. The lighting was very well done, were these shotss staged?
The only staged shot was the cu ring exchange. This is something I often do during the photosession following to recessional.

You mention a variety of cameras. How many all together, and how many operators.
4 all together- 2 operators.

GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 3:45 PM
Thank you- "Inama Nushif", Children Of Dune
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 3:46 PM
How are you controlling where the Glow happens?

Are you doing pan and crop during the transitions?

I don't quite understand the questions.
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 3:48 PM
Thank you- for once the linear wipe, feathered, cam in handy.
busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2004, 5:52 PM
The glow flashes you are doing for transitions in the beginning. Are you doing anything other than just adding the glow fx?

I looked at it again and it's not pan and crop, but I the glow is occurring mainly within an oval shape. Is there a mask there or it just the position of the glow fx?

Very nice work.
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:12 PM
The glow flashes you are doing for transitions in the beginning. Are you doing anything other than just adding the glow fx?

I believe what your referring to is the Vegas "Flash" transition..either that or a short dissolve from a solid white generated media.
busterkeaton wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:37 PM
Yes, I noticed the color gradient the second time I looked at it.
Spot|DSE wrote on 9/17/2004, 7:39 PM
Very sweet, Glenn!
GmElliott wrote on 9/17/2004, 8:52 PM
Thanks Spot!
Lanzaedit wrote on 9/17/2004, 9:21 PM
In addition to the compliments of some specific shots...
Nice overhead shot of the table with the place-settings.
Also...how much, if any, color correction was used?

And, as already stated, nice music. What is it?

John
Chanimal wrote on 9/17/2004, 11:02 PM
Very nice editing. It was also great footage to start with (nice to have 4 cameras), plus you had some creative shots (behind the fountain, in the grass, with the light coming through the couple (a backlight nightmare that you did wonderfully). Creative, classy, timeless.

I've never used much of the slow white flash as a transition. This was an excellent example of how it could be done well.

This is a keeper to save in my files as an example (like the Stonefields, but a different style). Thanks for sharing that with us. Make sure you also post that at the chienworks site at http://www.vegasusers.com/vidshare/

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GmElliott wrote on 9/18/2004, 9:50 AM
Thank you- the amount of color correction varied from shot to shot. For example that overhead shot of the table (and the one of the chandaleer) came out severely underexposed...maninly beings the camera wasn't near my face when I shot it. Overall I found myself doing the most color correction to the XL-1s footage.

"Inama Nushif"- Children of Dune.
GmElliott wrote on 9/18/2004, 10:35 AM
Very nice editing. It was also great footage to start with (nice to have 4 cameras), plus you had some creative shots (behind the fountain, in the grass, with the light coming through the couple (a backlight nightmare that you did wonderfully). Creative, classy, timeless.
Yes I look for these kind of shots throughout the day. I like using natural frames, and shooting from behind or between objects. Straight on non-obstructed shots can sometimes be stale.




I've never used much of the slow white flash as a transition. This was an excellent example of how it could be done well.
Yeah, I actually was aware of this transition before I made the move from Premiere 6.0...and was looking forward to using it. I'm not usually a fancy transitions sort of person but it is one of the very few that look good if used at the correct time.




This is a keeper to save in my files as an example (like the Stonefields, but a different style). Thanks for sharing that with us. Make sure you also post that at the chienworks site at http://www.vegasusers.com/vidshare/
What's the "Stonefields"? Also thanks for the heads up- I never even thought about posting it there. Do I need a membership or something?