OT: Take a Look...

Jessariah67 wrote on 1/20/2004, 6:41 PM
Took Vegas & some Sony loops for a spin to put together a video for our Chamber of Commerce's 2004 theme. Jokes & references won't be "gotten" of course, but we set out to make a "kinda bad" film noir piece. I'd love to know what you all think.

"Grow It Here" (WMV)

Comments

beerandchips wrote on 1/20/2004, 7:12 PM
Very well shot and edited. Good video. But, curse that damn 16x9 DV. What a waste of all those lost lines of canvas.

Good job.
voxdrum wrote on 1/20/2004, 7:34 PM
GREAT JOB! Production was very consistant and for a message of it s type the piece was very good at keeping the attention of someone who wouldn't otherwise watch the whole thing through.

Was all video editing done with Vegas 4? Audio also?

BTW - I downloaded the file and viewed it large. It was falling apart but I imagine that it looks great in a version other than WMV.

Keep up the good stuff.
voxdrum
MUTTLEY wrote on 1/20/2004, 7:35 PM
Good stuff man, looked great.

What font was that ?

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

jsteehl wrote on 1/20/2004, 7:44 PM
"What font was that ?"

Exactly the same question I was going to ask! My mostly untrained eye is starting to pick up on what else makes a piece flow (and what ties it together) and a Font that fits the type of film is important.

In the same way the music is very well suited (my mostly untrained ear picked up on that :).

You mentioned "Sony Loops", what part was that?

Over all great job!!

Paul_Holmes wrote on 1/20/2004, 8:29 PM
What a great job that was! I recognized a loop or two. Was this made for the Chamber of Commerce? They must have loved it and it Mr. Gutenberg was truly the President of the Chamber he's also a great actor (or at least he had a great director).
Jessariah67 wrote on 1/20/2004, 8:33 PM
Thanks for checking it out. It was a lot of fun to do.

The BIG PICTURE: yes, wmv 256k would probably look horrible. The DVDA version taken from the master .avi looks pretty good on a 32" set.

Yes, it was edited entirely in Vegas 4. The opening graphics (including the "blinking" sign) were created in PhotoShop.

The font is Plaza.

ALL of the music is from Sony loop libraries. The orchestra stuff is from the Orchestra series (mostly "Modern" and "Classical") and the piano/big band stuff is from "Jazz Trap Kit," "American Piano," "Solos and Sections" and "On The Jazz Tip" libraries.

Thanks again for the feedback.

KH
johnmeyer wrote on 1/20/2004, 9:06 PM
Excellent production values (lighting, camera placement and movement, etc.). Good use of the local talent. If that's the Chamber 'o Commerce pres, he's got real stage presence.

Almost makes me want to move back to upper state NY.

Almost.
Grazie wrote on 1/20/2004, 10:37 PM
Excellent Movie! - Fab acting and the camera work was spot on. I loved the graphics too. Just too good all round!

How long from concept to finish did it take you?

Grazie
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/21/2004, 7:34 AM
Well done, Kevin! I understand it wasn't intended to be viewed any larger than it is. It looks great!

J--
rextilleon wrote on 1/21/2004, 10:26 AM
Excellent work--my only issue was that the highlights on his face are pretty much overexposed throughout---could be a function of my monitor---.By the way, my wife is from Ithaca--great town----
mjroddy wrote on 1/21/2004, 12:25 PM
Gotta cast my vote for Great Work as well! Completely enjoyable top to bottom. Well shot, and well posted. Thanks for the inspiration. -mjr
RalphM wrote on 1/21/2004, 12:28 PM
Im impressed. Just a beginner in Vegas, but it's great to see what can be done (given talent of course).

Nice Job!
Jessariah67 wrote on 1/24/2004, 9:11 PM
Thanks a lot. It was alot of fun.

Time spent: 2 days shooting. A few extra for script & storyboard...

As for the over-exposure, that was intentional, though it sometimes turned out a bit more overexposed than we would have liked.

Always a learning experience...