Kyle Bourgoin

Is my Reel paced OK? Any shots you think I should lose or just trim a bit? Does the music work? Any thoughts are appreciated! MY REEL Thanks. -Kyle

I shot this back in march on the 7D with tamron lenses. And this back in July with canon L-series zooms. Edit: I did not shoot the testimonials. I'm not sure what they used for a camera package for those. -kyle

Awesome, I loved the first season. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to McBride's character and your cinematography. What was your target T-stop? Did you try to compensate for the decreased depth of field of 35mm by stopping down a bit? Maybe to like a 5.6? -kyle

Could through on a pro mist filter to tone down the sharpness a bit.

Basically, you need to work for free shooting shorts. Once you have shoot enough to build up a nice looking reel and a good reputation in your area you will find your self getting paid work. I graduated in 2008, it took me about a year and half to start getting paid work after school. I shoot a lot of shorts for free and networked and tried to get involved in the film/video community in my area as much as possible. This lead to me shooting more projects and meeting more people. There were times when I felt kind of depressed as I wasn't getting work I thought I would. I still "moonlight" at a convenience store to make ends meet but I'm getting more and more paid work so that may change by the end of the year. In fact I just finished shooting my first commercial that will be nationally broadcast and have already been hired to shoot more spots for the company. Your hard work and sacrifice will pay off but it just takes time. If someone is going to pay you money to shoot something for them they need to be absolutely confident in your ability to make a professional looking product.

The digital IMAX in my neck of the woods has a 50'x70' screen. Not a true IMAX but still pretty damn big. For theatrical releases I actually prefer this screen size over the curved one in a true IMAX film projection because there is no distortion. Nothing beats seeing something filmed in IMAX format on a true IMAX screen, however.

So what format are you guys going to see it on? IMAX DOME IMAX Digital 3D (twin Christie projectors) RealD Dolby3D I've seen movies in both RealD and Dolby3D and I prefer Dolby. The color reproduction seems a little better and didn't fatigue my eyes as much. I'm going to see Avatar on the Digital IMAX theater that just opened up near me, I'm hoping having the dual projectors will help with brightness issues associated with 3d. Anybody have any experience with this format?

Thanks Ross I'll definitely check into that. The only place in CT I could find that rents an F900 is HB Group and they wanted $3400 for a weekend rental! $2000 for just the cam body. If we we shooting for a week or longer I'd go with HD Cinema. They rent out of LA but corporate is based in CT and they ship anywhere in the US, rates are really great too. They wont ship for anything less then a week. Last I've heard shooting is going to be delayed a month or so, that's all I was really told. I'll be sure to post pictures of the location scout when ever we end up going since that's been delayed too. Thanks for all the input so far guys!

Well since we are recording to HDCAM tape which records 8bits at 144Mbit/s I don't think too much color information will be lost. Apple ProRes supports up to 10bits at 145Mbit/s HQ is 220Mbit/s. If we were recording HDCAM SR 10bit 4:2:2 that would be a different story. That said I would still love to have it graded on a DaVinci. I do have confidence in my own abilities for correction but I welcome any suggestions for hyper gamma curves anyone thinks would work. Jake- Yeah, I've already read the manual once over. Right now I got some good wiggle room in the budget. Mainly due to the fact that i have access to a number of lights and some grip equipment. The problem is the biggest light I have is a 1k. If we shoot in a house wish some big windows I might need a couple of 6ks and some silks. Depending on how much additional lights I need is going to play a big part in which camera we shoot on. I would rather have the scene lit well and shoot on a lesser camera. But I might be able to ask the producer for a slightly bigger budget if it only ends up being a little over.

Adrian- That's what i was leaning towards doing. Only thing is I would be doing the correction myself in Apple Color. I'm no a pro but I'm no slouch either; I've corrected a few films using color and a bunch others with MC. It would be nice to have a real pro do the correction but for this project there isn't a budget for it. Ross- Thanks for the great links! BarnDoor Lighting was one of the places I was looking at, the other was KJFilms (http://www.kjfilms.com/home.htm). They have slightly cheaper prices but the biggest HMI is only a 1200W Par. Thanks guys! -kyle

Hello everyone! I've been a member and a lurker on this forum for a while now and have learned so much from this place, it's just been an excellent resource for me. I am a young and relatively inexperienced cinematographer, only a year removed from film school and what I really hope to gain with this production journal is to get feedback about my process and any other critique you have for me. Hopefully other people in similar situation as me reading this will learn something too! A little about the project: It's about a couple arguing while making breakfast and doing some other things around the house. The film takes place entirely inside during the morning hours. It will be almost entirely hand-held. I want to light it very natural, I'm using Revolutionary Road as a reference; especially towards the end when Leo and Kate erupt and it's all hand-held. For cameras I am considering the F900R and EX3. I like the F900 because of the shallower DOP I can get, which I think will really come in handy since we may be shooting in a small space such as an apartment. I really want the back ground to be fuzzy. The EX3 is a lot cheaper and the work flow is easier and faster, plus I know the EX3 really well. It will be my first time using the F900 and unfortunately we don't have the money for testing. That's the only thing really holding me back. Do you guys have any suggestions about which gamma curve would work for me or do you think I should just shoot flat and correct in post? Next week I will be going down to Connecticut to do location scouting. We are looking at a couple house and an apartment. I will be taking lots of pictures and will post them next week along with the lighting diagrams I will create based on the location we choose. This is where I hope a lot of people give some input. BTW, does anyone know good rental houses in Connecticut? So far I've found HB Group, which carries the F900R and Clear Light which carries the EX3. If anyone knows any other places please let me know. We have to rent everything from Conn. for tax reasons. thanks, Kyle

Having flatter colors isn't always a bad thing if you plan on doing color correcting in post. It gives you more room to play around and adjust them to your liking. -kyle

Thank you for the words Stasch. I guess I never really realized about that title being earned until you pointed that out, and you are 100% correct. I almost feel embarrassed having put that title in my reel. Thanks again for speaking to me straight. And the music is Lovage - Stroker Ace.

Thanks Tom for taking the time to critique my reel. You made some really good suggestions, especially about detaching myself from the footage. Think I'll be making a lot of the cuts you suggested, though I still may keep the footage at the bar. As for the the dolly shot you are correct about it being to shaky so I'll take it out, though I did shoot that on a bolex and a move like that is rather difficult while looking through a viewfinder at the angle we were shooting from. ;) The split screen stuff is apart of the original project and unfortunately I no longer posses the raw footage for that film. Do you think I should just take it out all together? Thanks again for the help I really appreciate it.

I have just graduated from college and put together my DP Reel. I really would like to know what you guys think of it and whether or not you think it is good enough to use. All constructive criticism is welcome and encouraged. http://www.vimeo.com/1649018 Thanks Guys!