warner brown

:lol: saw the other one too, awesome!

Interesting effect, like a plant 'ungrowing' Curious, what was the source footage originally of?

4/10 "BREATHE" selected by Reel13/PBS for short contest If it wins the short will air on the east coast's most-watched public access Channel, 13 Please vote for BREATHE! http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/vote/ other; the short is being cleaned up for possible broadcast. 3/19 Short Film "Breathe" Distributed for Mobile by CinemaMob via Mdistribute! http://warnerbrown.wordpress.com/

Very cool work, I like the color scheme

A B-movie way to do it is shooting the building and sky from low angle/side profile (as long as street lamps, etc aren't in view). they jump out of the window & frame.you could hold the shot, mix in a 'falling scream' sound continue after they've fallen out of frame. :P otherwise green screen of course

I shot this a few years ago with a bolex at the last hour before we started losing light. There clearly are many flaws, I'm aware of the choppy sound mix, some jarring edits and one or two things overlooked in the story, but I'm done tinkering with it for now after all the time spent. enjoy, and any feedback still appreciated. "Breathe" A post-apocalyptic short film. Format: Super 16mm TRT: 4:37 Directed: By Warner Brown

No problem, I got your settings yesterday. Thanks, and I will be sure to credit your name on any future projects that use TCV3.

awesome, thanks

Thanks Brian, it was just the back focus ring that needed to be adjusted.

Paolo's site appears to be down. I've been scouring the net trying to find the hd100 truecolor V3 settings elsewhere to no avail. If someone could post the settings here that would be very helpful. thanks!

excuse me, I am somewhat of a newbie to the hd100 But has anyone else had this issue?

Hey guys, so I recently test shot two things, one indoor in low light, and one outdoor at night on a lit street with night settings I found somewhere (I'm not sure if they were the correct settings) I've also tried it in true color settings. To get anything in focus, a person or a lamp post, I have to zoom right into an extreme close-up. Are there good night settings any of you know of, so my wide shots can be focused in dark situations? Thanks for any help! -W

Hi all, I'm a recent graduate of the MPT dept at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. I'm working on my first serious short film, a psychological sci-fi drama. Once we have funding we're hoping to cast Peter Coyote (E.T. Sphere, Erin Brockovich) in a role before we shoot in October. So I'm creating a short trailer to generate interest from a potential funder(s) for the short. For the trailer I need a tracking aerial shot of a town or city/birds eye view. I simply can't afford the royalty-free ones I've seen on gettyimages and other stock footage sites. Are there any free sites? places where I can download this shot (720x486) for free? I haven't been able to find anything on google. Any suggestions or links would be very appreciated, as for this shot I also can't afford a copter cam rig (and the helicopter itself obviously!)

I got a consistent feel for your work throughout the reel, firstly because I didn't notice the change between formats (16mm, hdv, dv) at all, it all flowed and paced very nicely with the music. There is a subtle mood in the look/lighting of all the different scenes you have/communicated a signature. I think it's a pretty tight reel, but what do I know? too long, too short? I'm not sure, but it kept my attention and highlighted some nice moments.awesome job

Would love your feedback guys! NIN GHOSTS 4 - "World War IIII" Format: Shot in 16mm color. Synopsis: Post-apocalypse America is divided by "oxygen breathable" zones. A downed rebel pilot/intelligence agent, pursued by government robots, fights for his life. comments: This was an improvised run and gun, we literally had an hour to get done the day before film processing submission. It was originally a short film which was quite awful, so I went back to it and reduxed it for Nine Inch Nail's Ghosts contest. I know it's quite imperfect, feedback welcome though. NIN GHOSTS 16 - "Prologue" Originally shot in 2002 on 8mm as an experimental. Again, I wasn't satisfied w/ it as a short film so I the ghosts festival gave me a great excuse to also redux this. NIN GHOSTS 10 "Inner Vietnam" My first short film, shot in 2002, 16mm B&W. Recut for Nin's ghosts 10. MJ-12 Film Teaser-1 This probably isn't worth posting, it's just 13 seconds long. A teaser for a 15-20min short. The 2nd teaser (longer) will be coming soon. we're hoping to cast Peter Coyote in one leading role. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPOnoG-5vyw These are all flawed in their own ways, but as always, thanks very much in advance for any feedback via here or youtube -W

-Bryan, thanks for the info, I'll probably just get my friend to make some barndoors if I go with the worklights. -Andrew, thanks for the great suggestions.I'll look into the Par cans definetly. -Micheal Collier. Yes, I read it requires alot of light. I was thinking the same thing about whether the work lights would be tall enough for a high key. Usually they're not (unless I can find a good one) so I'll look into the Pars and the other things you recommended. I might go for a fluorescent key light too. thanks -Freya, I haven't dealt with worklights, but just working with the fresnels in class gets draining after awhile, they are hot f**kers. So yes, you always need to be careful. Baking paper, genius, but it started burning up? maybe it was a cheap brand. kidding Thanks for the great advice and info everyone really appreciate it -W

I didn't check out the other forums because I'm specifically talking about the hd100, so thought I might get some good tips from you guys, and looks like I did!

Brian Thanks for the reassurance. I see what you mean about less control (assuming you mean no french flags, etc) I suppose those could be made the cheapo way, cutting 2 pieces from a plastic bucket, clamping them on the light. I think two of these 500watt lights should be ok http://www.hardwareandtools.com/invt/5136551?ref=gbase possibly with a light dimmer control: http://www.hardwareandtools.com/invt/5136551?ref=gbase I might also grab a diffuser and just experiment around. thanks for the reply! -W

*clears throat* muted cough echoes deep into the mountains*

Hi everyone, I'm finally getting an HD100 tomorrow. I don't have hundreds of dollars for lights so I was wondering what I could get away with interms of cheap lighting for basic scenes, fill lights, top light, backlight etc, that could do the job. For instance what if I grabbed a couple of good halogen worklights, used them for edge lighting a subject? or does the JVC require much more light for mid-dark to darker situations? Thanks for any advice, -WB

Robert, Thanks alot for the valuable info!

Funny you mention that, for a music video contest I did the same thing. Let google earth slowly run over a town (renders slow, so the slower the cam pans, the better) and then shot the screen with my little digital. though it's not what I'm going for, your right, it's a temporary compromise to get it (in high resolution/raw) and maybe if its high res enough, I could always key in people walking around a street below for a stationary shot, but that would be very hard in terms of realism. thanks for the reply

As a low-low budget starting filmmaker, this one got me stumped and is probably just overambitious. The shot in mind is the semi-bird's eye view over a city, tracking over the streets. The tracking halts perfectly over an intersection, (people walking are seen below) this freeze pauses for 2-3 seconds. Then, (as if bored) the camera continues tracking forward over the city. CGI is out of the question. above street level trains aren't high enough, and jvc-cam equipped parasailors don't have brakes. I thought of maybe contacting a local helicopter tours company, getting on one of their little flights for free, but I'd have to be hanging the camera out of the helicopter and directing the pilot when to stop, go, etc. This is realistically ridiculously unrealistic. I just saw the 1st 6 minutes of "The Dark Knight" online. If you've seen it, the first shot is a similar rig/shot, with the camera tracking over buildings. How much would a shot like the one I described above cost to shoot? I may just scrap this one for now, but how do you think it could be done on a superlow-budget?

David, That's what I figured in the back of my mind. Thanks for the info. I could put a digital effect in with aftereffects, or maya, but it's hard to replicate that realistic, natural heat. I have to get some new lenses, then experiment in shooting it around summer-time. Thanks for the info

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