Priceless.

Bugger. :)

Thanks Brian...I'm sorry I'm so lazy about the mp4 format...by the time I get to the encode, I'm just burned out and want to use my presets.

Eventually you may have a free afternoon and make some presets, then xbox and ps3 owners can enjoy them on there big screen :)

I will try to make the time. :)

Thanks for the MP4 versions Stephen, they play beautifully on my PS3... Gorgeous visuals!

Ana,

Thank you for your comments. I actually did watch your video but just didn't get time to comment. I will be sure to do that very soon. In the meantime, I translated the words to Uncluttered World. There does not seem to be a spanish word for "Uncluttered" but what it means is "simple" without a lot of "stuff" in one's life. Let me know if this makes sense:

Un mundo Uncluttered

El verdadero yo está aquí en un mundo uncluttered que mis sentidos son vivos Y me exponen solamente al bueno Ninguna raza de ratas aquí Ninguna necesidad de probar quién soy

Me satisfacen con nature' paso de s Puedo mirar para las horas, por ejemplo, el vapor y la gente que remolinan preguntarse qué I' el hacer de m Porque no pueden ver Ésa allí es belleza todo alrededor No apenas en árboles y el mar Y todo el that' s requerido es ojos abiertos y una mente abierta y un reloj dejados en el estante

Rechazo una existencia Cuando sea diario la rutina entumece mi mente Y el punto culminante de mi mañana entera es una taza de café o donde el viaje al trabajo se consume Solamente por pensamientos del hogar de vuelta

Eso no está viviendo

En mi mundo uncluttered Me satisfacen con cada momento de paso allí no soy ninguna alegría más pura Que aquí en este lugar

Aparece en ninguÌn mapa Y seguirán ocultada a todos pero al afortunado pocos

Me cuento como uno

Thank you Richard...very much appreciated.

I find it to be much more cinematic and I have been shooting this way for years.

Yes :)

No mixer. I used a Zoom H4 sound recorder in my laundry room (it has the most insulated sound). The sound is pretty much raw from that unit...didn't tweak it at all in post.

Uh, no....got another mini epic coming up in the next few days :) I spent more time processing the narrative on this new one and it has really paid off.

Yes, I did write this. I've been shooting for close to a decade now.

That's a big compliment...thank you :) I love the film.

Well said and thanks for the kind words.

Yes, it's fine. Thanks for the comments.

24fps...thanks for the comments.

Thank you Benjamin.

Regarding the grading, I used the three point color correction tool in Premiere to white balance the way I felt was pleasing. I brought up the blue in the mids and highlight (the Nikon lens tend to be a little on the warm side) and left the shadows in their raw state because I wanted to preserve the rich black.

I then used the levels tool to boost the blacks just short of crushing them using the histogram as a guide. I left the highlights as I shot them except for a few shots that were dark. Usually I find working at the highlight end in levels will actually burn out a shot a little too much unless there is a lot of information in that particular upper range.

For all the moving shots up to the waterfall stuff I used one of my favorite lenses; Nikon 24mm f2.8 set to both f5.6 and f8 depending on the shot. Being able to close the lens down to this f-stop with the Ultimate allows me to get the maximum sharpness possible from the glass.

If you look down a few posts, I describe the cropping process for the final file.

I hope this helps.

Nice to see someone from my hometown :)