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ramlax13 · 04-19-2011, 08:47 AM

Here's some footage from the first short film I'm shooting entirely with my K-x. This definitely isn't my favorite/best shot of the entire thing, but the Director has the rest of the footage on her HD and this is one of the only scenes still on my card, so take a look.

Shot it with my FA 50mm f1.4, set the aperture to around 2.8 or maybe a little wider if I remember correctly.

After the Walls, Here?s some sample footage of a short film I?m...

aurele · 04-19-2011, 09:08 AM

the sequence is short, but it looks good.

Just need a little more training for the camera man :P, it's obvious that he's walking

ramlax13 · 04-19-2011, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by aurele

the sequence is short, but it looks good.

Just need a little more training for the camera man :P, it's obvious that he's walking

Actually I was riding in the back of a trunk of a car while the car drove forward.

liukaitc · 04-20-2011, 01:16 PM

I feel your video clarity is better than my kx video...

FullertonImages · 04-20-2011, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by ramlax13

Actually I was riding in the back of a trunk of a car while the car drove forward.

I was going to say, as shaky as that is, it's pretty damn good for running backwards as fast as someone else is running forwards!

Focus looks good. I think the framing is a little too tight, and obviously it's pretty shaky. Steadicam, or some kind of smoother ride would be good. Keep at it!

Cheers,

Ben

ramlax13 · 04-20-2011, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by FullertonImages

I was going to say, as shaky as that is, it's pretty damn good for running backwards as fast as someone else is running forwards!

Focus looks good. I think the framing is a little too tight, and obviously it's pretty shaky. Steadicam, or some kind of smoother ride would be good. Keep at it!

Cheers,

Ben

Thanks man,

We've got some more medium-esque takes of the same shot, up to the director/editor at this point as to which they want to use, I just prefer tighter shots more especially at wider apertures.

scathontiphat · 04-24-2011, 01:20 PM

looks pretty good. up/down movement is pretty well controlled, but IMO the side to side movement is quite distracting.

But focus stays on her, so well done for that man! Just starting to experiment with video myself, and like you said - Big apertures + moving subject = many takes!

ramlax13 · 04-25-2011, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by scathontiphat

looks pretty good. up/down movement is pretty well controlled, but IMO the side to side movement is quite distracting.

But focus stays on her, so well done for that man! Just starting to experiment with video myself, and like you said - Big apertures + moving subject = many takes!

I agree, if I had another shot at it I would have used some sort of shoulder mount to avoid the side to side, but I had nothing stabilize. Originally the shot wasn't supposed to be moving but we decided to try shooting out of the back of the car.

04-19-2011, 08:47 AM	#1
ramlax13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 51	First footage with K-x Here's some footage from the first short film I'm shooting entirely with my K-x. This definitely isn't my favorite/best shot of the entire thing, but the Director has the rest of the footage on her HD and this is one of the only scenes still on my card, so take a look. Shot it with my FA 50mm f1.4, set the aperture to around 2.8 or maybe a little wider if I remember correctly. After the Walls, Here?s some sample footage of a short film I?m...

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04-19-2011, 09:08 AM	#2
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	the sequence is short, but it looks good. Just need a little more training for the camera man :P, it's obvious that he's walking

04-19-2011, 09:15 AM	#3
ramlax13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 51 Original Poster	Originally posted by aurele the sequence is short, but it looks good. Just need a little more training for the camera man :P, it's obvious that he's walking Actually I was riding in the back of a trunk of a car while the car drove forward.

04-20-2011, 01:16 PM	#4
liukaitc Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Photos: Albums Posts: 1,008	I feel your video clarity is better than my kx video...

04-20-2011, 01:37 PM	#5
FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883	Originally posted by ramlax13 Actually I was riding in the back of a trunk of a car while the car drove forward. I was going to say, as shaky as that is, it's pretty damn good for running backwards as fast as someone else is running forwards! Focus looks good. I think the framing is a little too tight, and obviously it's pretty shaky. Steadicam, or some kind of smoother ride would be good. Keep at it! Cheers, Ben

04-20-2011, 03:26 PM	#6
ramlax13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 51 Original Poster	Originally posted by FullertonImages I was going to say, as shaky as that is, it's pretty damn good for running backwards as fast as someone else is running forwards! Focus looks good. I think the framing is a little too tight, and obviously it's pretty shaky. Steadicam, or some kind of smoother ride would be good. Keep at it! Cheers, Ben Thanks man, We've got some more medium-esque takes of the same shot, up to the director/editor at this point as to which they want to use, I just prefer tighter shots more especially at wider apertures.

04-24-2011, 01:20 PM	#7
scathontiphat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Photos: Albums Posts: 42	looks pretty good. up/down movement is pretty well controlled, but IMO the side to side movement is quite distracting. But focus stays on her, so well done for that man! Just starting to experiment with video myself, and like you said - Big apertures + moving subject = many takes!

04-25-2011, 08:22 AM	#8
ramlax13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 51 Original Poster	Originally posted by scathontiphat looks pretty good. up/down movement is pretty well controlled, but IMO the side to side movement is quite distracting. But focus stays on her, so well done for that man! Just starting to experiment with video myself, and like you said - Big apertures + moving subject = many takes! I agree, if I had another shot at it I would have used some sort of shoulder mount to avoid the side to side, but I had nothing stabilize. Originally the shot wasn't supposed to be moving but we decided to try shooting out of the back of the car.

First footage with K-x

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