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53. A full moon
3 years ago
42. Udsigten // Views from "The View"
3 years ago
This was first of all a test of CineMode. CineMode is supposed to be the way to go for better ease of colorgrading. However, I feel that using CineMode makes my footage look extremely dull - even after colorgrading. It might just be me, but I find that CineMode makes it harder to focus with a 35mm adapter as well - probably due to the lack of contrast. I had to add a lot of contrast before I was happy with the result.

'Udsigten' is Danish for 'The View'. It's the second highest spot on the island of Fyn where I live. At 129 meters or 423 feet, it's just 2 meters or 7 feet behind the leading hill :) Udsigten is located in Vissenbjerg. A small town on central Fyn.

The view from 'The View' is pretty nice. You can see quite far.

The music is by an American folk band named Trapezoid who live - and write music about - the western part of Virginia. I heard them live at the high school in Warrenton, Virginia way back in early 1994. The concert was part of a protest against Disney who at the time were planning a new Disneyland near Manassas, Virginia. The rural beauty and themes of the music fit the landscape a lot, I think. The mentality of the rural Virginians' match that of these rural Danes :) It's all about living with nature and being free.

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Canon HG10
Letus35 Mini
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM (with and without Canon Extender EF 2x II)
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
Cokin P graduated ND filters (intro shot)
Sony Vegas Pro 8
Magic Bullet Looks
  • RogerB1 plus 3 years ago
    I agree with you about CineMode, however you still posted a really nice film. I am also saving this one. Thanks for another treat. :o)
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  • Greg Wallis 3 years ago
    Lovely countryside, that.

    I, too, have played with Cinemode and agree it's way too dull and lacking in contrast. I was hoping for some incredible technological epiphany but was left decidely underwhelmed. So I'll stick with the standard modes, though do quite like the Vivid effect setting.

    I have to say that I'm amazed at how dull, generally, colours are straight from the camera, and how post processing CC has become a required task.
  • Mario Rodriguez 3 years ago
    Maybe I’m late in this chat, but it is interesting. I have to agree with all of you about Cinemode. This video vimeo.com/2152678 was made in Cinemode and at the end you can see a lot of color and contrast, maybe more than some desire. Video is photography and when we use a program like Photoshop to correct a picture, normally we use tools like levels correction, or curves. When you see the histogram (how is the information distributed in a picture) you can determine the quality of it. In Vegas you can compare a video made in Cinemode to a TV or Auto mode with the histogram, and what you get is that Cinemode information is concentrated and limited to almost half the visual space and the others broad to more than ¾. That means you have more information and more latitude. Any way you have to expand the information to get darker darks and lighter lights and improve the contrast. Some cameras like EX 1 allow you to do so, into the camera. But we, the poor, have to do it in post. This Plug in rapidshare.com/files/134566895/autolevels.zip.html is like an epiphany for me. We can even color grad the picture in many ways and limit the effect also, in a plug in that uses little resources when rendering. Another way is using curves, which some times I trust more, always checking the histogram.
  • [ PIXEL VIKING ] plus 3 years ago
    Hi Mario

    I've just downloaded it and have to say wow :) Very nice plug-in and so simple to use. I might try another one with CineMode...
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  • Pierre 3 years ago
    Yep, the images aren't 'popping out' :(
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  • Wonderful how grading in post can make it more film like. Great shots.
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  • Makoto Muroizumi 3 years ago
    This video makes me wish to have "Magic Bullet Looks".

    Thanks to your Flickr photos, I have come to know that there is such a product as "Hoodman".
    It was just something I needed.

    By the way, don't you feel insecure about letting Letus35's lens mount support the whole weight of such a heavy lens?
  • [ PIXEL VIKING ] plus 3 years ago
    Hi Makoto

    The Letus35's lens mount is pretty strong, so I'm not affraid. Even if the Allen screws come loose, the mount will not fall off. However, I have been thinking about getting a support that will go on the rods and hold the lens.
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  • I recently got an HF100 and initially also intended to use cinemode because it avoids overburning the whites. The gamma setting of cinemode are indeed more film-like but the small sensor's limited dynamic range compared to pro equipment is too small for cinemode to convince (I think)
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  • Sami Takieddin 3 years ago
    Beautiful landscape! Very nice. I'm beginning to share your sentiment about cinemode. I also agree with Patrick's statement. I guess its just another "tool" to use when necessary.
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  • SB 3 years ago
    Nice stuff!

    Why do you use a DOF adapter for long shots where everything is in focus? You may be better off not to use it for those shots as the footage may be more crisp vs. the Letus ground glass.
  • [ PIXEL VIKING ] plus 3 years ago
    You may be right about the use of an adapter in this short film (which was really just a test of CineMode). However, the adapter is not only usable for DoF. An adapter lets you control a lot more than DoF and the look changes completely. I'm still just a newbie who enjoys playing with my gear. If you have a look at my 'Mols in July' video, you'll see that a long lens can be used for landscapes as well (or at least I think so).
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