Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Elisa's video

This is a short video I helped making in Brazil a couple of years ago during a week long workshop.

It was shot with 3 Sony 250 (if I am not mistaken) cameras simultaneously.


The piece is a video clip for a local band and it encourages the use of bikes. Notice that no cars appear in the whole piece.

Elisa

Catch Youtube

Hello Everyone!

Should you ever need to use a youtube clip, there are online converters that can transform youtube videos into .mov files.
This is one of them that I have used: http://www.catchyoutube.com/
Just paste the URL into the box, select the format you want (if you are going to edit with final cut pro, .mov is the best one) and then click in "convert and download".

It usually works, but it takes a little while to convert, so be patient.

Elisa

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Interview framing professional tips


A professional cameraman Simon Wyndham gives tips on framing for interviews: "1. Try to vary your interview composition. In 16:9 don't be afraid to go in closer and crop the head of the interview subject. It is part and parcel of using that frame shape. Try slight angles. You don't have to perform a full dutch tilt, but sometimes a subtle angle can make a dull looking shot look a bit more dynamic. Try having your interview subject standing somewhere instead of sitting down..... more


INtro with opening exposition of Burns' Jazz program.

Interview framing Post #2

Allen Ginsburg:

Monday, March 22, 2010

JUMP CUTS

filmmaker talks about why he is using jump cuts in his piece



What is a jump cut? It is an edit made in film or video that is discontinuous from the action. With a jump cut, a jump in time is made from one frame to another without trying to hide it. Jump cuts are often used in interviews, for some films.

Jump cuts in Erin Brockovitch

Here you get the impression of time passing.