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farss wrote on 10/25/2006, 6:10 AM
There's something wierd happening with those Xmas lights in the exterior shots, perhaps putting them on a dimmer might help.
Apart from that looks pretty damn good.

Just one comment that isn't entirely out of my own head.
With a shallow DOF watch that the eye isn't drawn to things that are ouf of focus. Things that are moving or bright colors will force the eye to them and if they're out of focus the eye spends a lot of time trying to resolve them. Net affect can be counter productive, the audience ends up looking everwhere but where you want them to.

Bob.
richard-courtney wrote on 10/25/2006, 6:58 AM
I like the overall effect. This adapter invert/flip the image?
jkrepner wrote on 10/25/2006, 7:52 AM
The interior scenes look really good, especially the CU of the guy with the really blurry background. It's nice to be able to control DOF.
Serena wrote on 10/25/2006, 4:18 PM
Looks good. Further to Bob's observation is that shallow DOF is great for concentrating attention on a portion of a scene, but it doesn't stop attention wandering off to other areas that attract attention by flashing (for example) or because you want to see what else there is. In the latter case holding too long draws attention to the technique, which I reckon is a fault (seen it a few times recently in the cinema) because technique should be invisible. Invisible because otherwise the story has lost your attention. Observation of technique etc is for 2nd and subsequent viewings.
vicmilt wrote on 10/27/2006, 7:58 PM
I love it - is this with the RedRock adapter?

How did you deal with the flipped image? I went crazy trying to pan.

Now, using DV Rack, you can filp the image on the laptop - I've got to try that. How did you work these pix?

Also, - pretty low light stuff - does the adapter lose any light?

v
Patryk Rebisz wrote on 10/27/2006, 8:25 PM
Victor,
We had a small monitor attached to the tripod that was up-side-down. Plus the AC (it was his rig + camera) driled a small hole near the viewfinder where you put a small screw and it flips the image again (not the overlay information though). So in that regard it was a breaze.

The adapter itself doesn't loose too much light but... Changing battery is a pain, you literaly have to open the adapter box! Major light loss came from using average lenses. When you rent Mini35 PS Technics rig from a rental shop they usually give you a nice set of superspeeds with f stops 1.4-1.8 while we were using "normal" lenses with f stops 2.8.

To put it all in perspective the shots of the guy standing in the kitchen are lit with a 500w bulb hanging just abit over the edge of the frame...
rique wrote on 10/27/2006, 9:18 PM
Nice work, as usual. Looks like Eyes Wide Shut with all the Christmas lights. Were you going for that look?
busterkeaton wrote on 10/27/2006, 9:56 PM
Patryk, Greenpoint?