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whats wrong with this animation

goidf — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:20:10 GMT

Why are the words and other lines in this animation seem to be flickering?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0la8...ature=youtu.be

New video online: Alone In The Dark

ruanlotter — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:39:56 GMT

Heya Everyone,

I have just uploaded my latest video onto Youtube - This one is called "Alone In The Dark" and is my first attempt at a fight scene�

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIe3IL2z0as

Please let me know what you think and subscribe if you like my channel.

Thank you!!
Ruan
Twitter: @ruanlotter
YouTube: www.youtube.com/tunnelviziontv

JVC GY-HM710U vs. GY-HM750

SonicOrbStudios — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:19:27 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm finally moving up to an over the shoulder camera and was looking at the JVC compact series as I want something a bit smaller than those larger cams out there.

I am trying to choose between the JVC GY-HM710U and GY-HM750 however other than about $1,000...I can't find anything different between the two.

Anyone know specifically what is different?
What would you suggest I go for?

I do a lot of event coverage, some live bands...mostly of this is in low light situations.

The Only Way is Garioch : Episode 3 (A step up in quality!)

ReelMoonProductions — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:46 GMT

Hi folks!

Please watch the latest instalment of our YouTube comedy series 'The Only Way is Garioch.'

We feel this is a step up in quality so please comment and all constructive criticism is welcome :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxd9KZCb94A&feature=plcp

Thanks again

Reel Moon Productions

What to do when you forget mum's birthday?

Orrin — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:31:52 GMT

I made this very blunder and well... here's my attempt to make it better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGPtYn0nXfE

Conveniently just in time for mother's day

Make your own 3D animated music videos!

simplecarnival — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:14:03 GMT

I was asked to give a presentation about my 3D music video movie a few days ago at 3D Stereoscopic Weekend ( http://www.3dweekend.com ).

Topics include how to use a floating stereo window, how to handle convergence within the computer, and what pitfalls to avoid when working with video in 3D. If you're working with animation or stereoscopic 3D, there's probably something in this presentation that you would enjoy.

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCfPCtc7ofo

Enjoy!

Car Crash Tutorial (After Effects)

ruanlotter — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:25:55 GMT

Heya Everyone!

I am back with another Tutorial - Doing a car crash scene with After Effects. :D

Please have a look and let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn5YzQeiTxM

Cheerz!
Ruan

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony XA10

elmerlang — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:55:25 GMT

Hi--I have a Canon HV20 and would like to take a step up. Am intrigued by the Pannasonic GH2. Also, a bit by the Canon XA10.
Any opinions on which has best picture quality, ease of use, etc?
I'm kinda limited with DSLRs cause I'm a one-man crew and so do a lot self-shooting and need something with a flipout lcd.

Want way better than 4K? realy big sensor?

Jerry_R — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:00:50 GMT

Then try this Synoptic 3.2 Billion pixel camera.:eek:

SSD prices are falling

Wilcal — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:35:04 GMT

I've picked up some chatter, and seen some
incidences, of falling prices on SSD drives.
What I've heard is that the major manufactures
if SSD drives ( OCZ, Crucial, Intel, Kinkston, et al )
want to drive away any new players especially
in the low end capacity of the market.

In addition to this the SSD manufactures want
to take away the very low end of the HDD
market. Basically make any traditional under
the capacity of say 100GB HDD irrelevant.
128GB SSD drives are all moving under $150.
60GB SSD drives are in the $70 so that's
pretty much on a parity with traditional
HDD in the 80GB range. Although there's
not much of a market out there for <100GB HDD
the SSD manufactures want to put a nail
in that coffin. Watch'em go after the under
250GB HDD market by the end of the year.

Footage captured using the Z5P, Playing back using a different HDV camcorder

EyeSpySonyZ5 — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:11 GMT

Please help.

I have a Sony Z5P. I have recorded a friends wedding, 1080i 25P.
(Just making sure, the Sony Z5P does not record 1080P does it..?)

Anyways, a friend said to me. If I play back the recorded footage using the Sony Z5P, I will "build up the usage hours". He said, its best to use another HDV camcorder to keep the "usage hours low on the Z5P" ??

What do you think people?

Which 'cheap camcorder' would you recommend then for doing this??

Any truth is this?? Is this good practise? Will it help keep my Sony Value. Currently my usage time is only 2x10 hours for everything..

Please help!

S-Log 4:4:4 Recorder to Match the Sony F-3 S-Log Camera

Guy McLoughlin — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:05:17 GMT

Gemini 444 : Better Living Through S-Log

Alister Chapman's NAB 2012 F3 S-Log Presentation

Guy McLoughlin — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:30 GMT

Alister Chapman's NAB 2012 F3 S-Log Presentation

HV Video from an RC Heli.

mkovalcson@comcast.net — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:23:34 GMT

I posted a while back about looking forward to playing with my Contour on my RC Helis.

The vibrations cause lots of jello, but this first video at least shows the durability of the unit as it fell from the heli while it was shooting. The vantage point on ground was actually interesting too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6jUmuzULGo

This was shot using my big heli and the results were better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZijiMDN-M

Right now I have the camera mounted straight to the helis with NO dampening of any kind, so this was an acid test. I have some ideas on how dampen things up quite a bit and I'll try again.

Big Cause Docu Fest - Call for Entries

bcdf — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:29:52 GMT

Dear Filmmakers,

The Big Cause Docu Fest is an annual event dedicated to harnessing the power of non-fiction cinema to generate measurable positive change in our community and beyond. We accomplish this by matching selected films with local champions, be them individual activists or social justice organizations, and working together to build active events around their theatrical presentations.

We are currently looking for entries for our 1st annual event to take place February 2-24, 2013, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event is produced by Indie Film Force, a nonprofit organization that also produces the Charlotte Film Festival.

The Festival accepts entries in the following categories:

� Documentary Features
� Documentary Shorts
� Documentary Student Films

The competitive event is open to films and videos with production dates after January 2010. Entries must be Charlotte premieres.

Accepted entries are considered for at least one of the following awards:

� Big Cause Award � Best Feature
� Little Big Cause Award � Best Short
� Big Hope Award � Best Student Film
� Best Cinematography � in any category
� Best Editing � in any category
� Best Music � in any category
� Audience Choice Best Feature
� Audience Choice Best Short
� Audience Choice Best Student Film

For exact details on deadlines, how to enter, and other pertinent info, please visit our website.

We look forward to viewing your entries.

Good luck!

The Festival Programming Team
Big Cause Docu Fest
WAB link

Learning lessons the hard way....

Radical Raul — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:37:54 GMT

I was approached to shoot a demo, which I did last last year, supposivedly the deal collapseed and I have yet to be paid for the demo:

http://raulxgarcia.com/PRDemoFC.htm

Here is what the company now has on their website:

http://www.bandai.com/powerrangers/s...dbuilder/basic

What do you think?

[WIP] One-shot stop-motion music video clip with 500+ people

Orrin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:06:33 GMT

This is the story behind my pet project this summer - A one-shot stop-motion music video for one of my freshly recorded songs. It's still a work in progress but a lot of the work has been done and it's looking awesome.

The concept and idea

I'd just finished writing my first CD and wanted to make a filmclip to cap it all off. I was inspired by this awesomely creative clip and thought it'd be a lot of fun to do something similar.

We liked the original concept; We'd get to meet all those people and get them all involved in the creative process and then hopefully get them interested in the music. It's also a really novel idea in general and novel ideas can sometimes get some good attention. Just look at the original, it's had over 1.5 million views.

We didn't want to just copy that idea so to spice things up a bit we changed the original format a bit. Instead of getting developed photos, we used an iPad. This gave us a colour video and a couple of other awesome little tricks we could work with, which I'll show you later.

Next spice up... I'd written a song called �This Man's Brighter Days�, about the lighter side of breakup... so this meant the photos could only be done with cute girls to match the theme... also conveniently made the project just a little more fun ;)

So here's the basic concept explained through the medium of dodgy animations!

First, we film a video clip for the song:

Next we split that video into it's different frames and load them all onto an iPad:

Now we run around the city ask a few hundred girls to hold up one frame on the iPad while we take their photo :

(note: not a real girl)

And then finally we piece all those photos together to get the original video happening again on the iPad while those smiling faces fly by:

Should be easy enough!

Stay Tuned, to be continued...

Effects on building edge

Sam.C — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:22:03 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to shoot a scene a discussion between a guy who want to suicide and a negotiator... What is your suggestions to shoot it without taking risks and without heavy duty 3d...

I can use AE

Thank you in advance for your help!
Sam

Charlotte Horror Fest � Regular Deadline over in 7 days

chf — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:28:35 GMT

Dear Filmmakers,

In just SEVEN days, the Charlotte Horror Fest�s regular deadline will be, well... dead. So submit your film now.

We are looking for entries in the Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and Thriller genres. The 1st annual event will take place October 26 - 31, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event is produced by Indie Film Force, a nonprofit organization that also produces the Charlotte Film Festival and the Big Cause Docu Fest.

The Festival accepts entries in the following categories:

� Features
� Shorts
� Student Film
� Movie Trailer
� Short Screenplay

The competitive event is open to films and videos with production dates after January 2010. Entries must be Charlotte premieres.

Accepted entries are considered for at least one of the following awards:

� Best Feature
� Best Short
� Best Student Film
� Best Short Screenplay
� Best Horror Film Trailer
� Best Charlotte Feature
� Best Charlotte Short
� Best Male Actor
� Best Female Actor
� Best Cinematography
� Best Music
� Best Editing
� Best Visual Effects
� Best Make-up
� Audience Choice Best Feature
� Audience Choice Best Short
� Audience Choice Best Student Film

The mission of the Charlotte Horror Fest is to bring filmmakers and film fans together for a celebration of the Horror and Sci-Fi genres. To create an event where the films can receive a quality projection and be exposed to fans, peers, and investors.

For further info, please visit our website.

We look forward to viewing your entries.

Good luck!

Charlotte Horror Fest
WAB link

Lightworks is making noises that it's headed for Linux

Wilcal — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:20:13 GMT

Lightworks showed their NLE running on Linux at
the NAB show. Their 'Beta" website is targeting
28 May 2012 as the launch of their open source
NLE and Linux support.

http://www.lightworksbeta.com/

Are they to be the first, of all, of the major
NLE's to move over to Linux?