This was shot using my brand new Canon 5D Mark ii. It was my first time really using the camera on a real project.
Vino Veritas is a wine bar in Riverside California. The shooting experience was awesome. Everyone there was exceedingly nice and gracious about having a camera rolling on opening night.
Since I was shooting with the 5D, and in a nice wine bar, I opted to avoid using any light kits. This made for some harsh shadows, but kept the real ambiance of the location.
I shot with a Red Rock Follow Focus, and had the RR Matte Box on it as well, mainly for looks, in this particular case. The FF was a big help in this low-light, short DOF condition.
I only brought two lenses, both Nikons with a FotoDiox adapter: a 55mm f/1.8 and a 105mm f/1.8.
All was edited in Vegas Pro 8c using the Cineform codec. The original 5D2 footage was converted to Cineform using Gearshift from VASST.
I opted for 720-30p because I knew it was going to be played on a big-screen plasma TV for a city council meeting and then here on Vimeo.
Editing in that format was a dream.
Very little CC was done. In some cases I actually had to bring my exposure down a bit, due to the 5D2 great low light compatibilities. I tweaked CC on only 2-4 other clips, adding Curves or Levels and was still editing in real-time. Very nice.
If the video stutters here at all, I apologize. The original is, as mentioned 30p, and I've heard Vimeo shows in 24p. The conversion isn't always pretty, from what I've been told.
This is my first Vimeo showing, so this is all new. I hope you like it.