Thursday, July 12, 2012

[Avid-L2] Re: let the flaming begin

 

The GoPro camera has two lens modes. The default is wider at 170 degrees. There is a setting to change it to 127 Degrees.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Dylan Reeve <dylan@...> wrote:
>
> The GoPro (in general) could really benefit with a less fisheye lens for
> sure.
>
> I liked the video overall, although I too may have cut it a little faster
> at times.
>
> I've long harboured the desire to put GoPro cameras on musical instruments
> for a music video. I even talked to a drummer about it once who was
> convinced he could drum reasonable well with a GoPro attached to one of his
> sticks. It would have been a very different video but I couldn't help but
> watch this thinking "wow, I wonder how it would look with a POV shot from
> the end of the bow?" for example :)
>
> Dylan Reeve
> http://dylanreeve.com/
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Fleming, Dave R <dfleming@...>wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I quite enjoyed the pace and the selection of the edits.
> >
> > However, I completely agree with the comment below that the GoPros just
> > didn't cut in well with the other cameras. It wasn't so much the fish-eye
> > lens as it was the falloff of the dark vignettes on the edges that
> > distracted me.
> >
> > df
> >
> > Dave Fleming | WPTZ Productions | Commercial Production Supervisor
> > 5 Television Drive | Plattsburgh, NY 12901 | 518 420 1573 tel | 518 726
> > 0537 cell | 518 563 4845 fax | wptz.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > Of Jo Hermann
> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:33 PM
> > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] let the flaming begin
> >
> > Well... (you might want to put your protective goggles on first) - to me:
> >
> > the material mix is distracting - either fish-eye/soft edges or standard
> > planar the editing is distracting and not on the music, i.e. not supporting
> > the music, sometimes too quick off the instruments, too less wides on the
> > tuttis, way too much and too long on the conductor - disorientating.
> > cameras are too static (only one little creep-in zoom, a bit of panning on
> > the conductor/flute to brass section) cameras are partially badly placed
> > (especially scoreboard one)
> >
> > I like the artistically approach with the extreme wide angles but the
> > camera have to get placed better in the orchestra, also some more wide
> > shots would be helpful. I think none of the clients I'm working with would
> > buy it. However, like I said, I like the approach and following this more
> > consequently, refine the edit and it would be something that works for one
> > project. I strongly support the idea and effort you put into this and
> > encourage you to keep this up!
> >
> > </goggles>
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Jo
> >
> > On Jul 12, 2012, at 9:17 PM, bouke wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0XdVgEpLwc
> > >
> > > (before you flame too hard, this is a low (very low) budget/no goggles
> > > protection job.)
> > >
> > > Bouke
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
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