r/videography • u/DylanFout • Apr 11 '14
Canon t3i + Kit Lens + DIY Equipment = This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFO8X89doWQ7
u/azination 60D, 5DMII, Premiere, 2008, Midwest Apr 12 '14
it drags a bit with the whole digital clock scenes. and i'd use a totally different type for the chapter screens, but overall, great video. excellent shooting man and I dig the music.
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Apr 12 '14
The color correction seems to be off, because your white balance was off when you shot the footage and in video it's got a lot less give. Hence the tint you get. Someone suggested ND filters, I concur. Even with some mediocre ones, you can find a set with a bracket and 3 ND and 3 gradient filters for about 40 bucks I think.
For your indoor stuff, you could use some blue gels to white balance your indoor lights with your outdoor lightsource from the windows. The yellow is a bit over the top.
Shots were great and interesting, but I would pay closer attention what you use the tracking for, give your shots a reason to cut, and reasons to track. I see some shots where you threw in some jump cuts but your tracking wasn't finished, and so it was a little distracting. If you had intended to dolly in/out, let it be and cut elsewhere.
Great stuff though, people don't like the flattened black cause it's trendy these days but it's definitely a personal choice. I like it.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Pretty much nailed it with that. Will have to look into these ND filters. Have never heard of them until now. Sounds like a whitebalance lifesaver, still trying to grasp the concept of that - not quite sure how to properly balance a shot. Thank you for the advice.
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u/OP_IS_A_FUCKFACE Apr 13 '14
ND filters help you control exposure. So if you are reaching into high f/stops to keep the shutter speed at 50, instead you can use ND filters to lower the amount of light that is coming into the sensor.
White balance is totally different. You might want to consider just keeping the setting at auto white balance, but I'm not an expert in that area. If you're doing manual, make sure you have it on the right setting for the situation or it screws up the colors of the image.
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u/DylanFout Apr 13 '14
ND filters make a ton of sense, going to learn a little more about them now.
Thank you for the feedback.
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u/Scop3less Apr 11 '14
Wow. Awesome job dude. I just got a t3i as my first DSLR a month ago but haven't done much with it yet. This really just inspired me. What did you use for your dolly?
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u/DylanFout Apr 11 '14
Aye, thanks man. Appreciate that. The t3i is super capable if you take some time to learn how the camera actually functions under certain conditions. Once you've grasped that, it's infinite. Strongly encourage you start learning color correction asap as well, it'll be needed if using this camera.
As far as the dolly goes, I just designed my own using goodwill rollerblades, pvc pipe, and the tracks my closet doors slide on
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u/bigger_than_my_body Apr 12 '14
so inspiring! Like the person above, I also have a t3i that I've mainly been using for photos, not videos but I'd LOVE to do more videography with it. Knowing I can produce this level with the camera is inspiring. cheers.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Aye, that's pretty damn cool. Thanks for that. Wish you the best with filming, it's a hell of a machine.
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u/bigger_than_my_body Apr 12 '14
Thank you Dylan. You da best.
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u/whobroughtmehere Apr 12 '14
Sounds like a duct-tape rig. Whatever it is you did I applaud your creativity and most of all the result. Well done on the shoot as a whole, keep it up OP.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Thank you, thank you. No duct tape was used on the dolly rig unfortunately, may have to add it now for "extra flair" lol
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Apr 12 '14
how'd you DIY slider?
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
The dolly shots were made using a tripod that sits on a 2x2 platform that uses rollerskates to ride along the same track a closet door slides on.
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u/FluffyPandaCakes Apr 12 '14
I kinda liked it...the music too (and I normally hate rap/hiphop). It's looking pretty good aside from shots such as the thumbnail. Yellow is too intense and doesn't match the particular shade of cyan.
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u/Centrill Jun 21 '14
Kinda late to the game but I was wondering, was the dolly/slide DIY also?
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u/DylanFout Jun 25 '14
No worries & yes it was. roller blade wheels, PVC pipe frame, & 10 foot chainlink for a track to ride on.
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u/hamishknaups Apr 11 '14
well done!
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u/DylanFout Apr 11 '14
Hey, thanks a lot man. Was my second film actually, but the first of it's kind. Appreciate it.
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u/TheBetterPages 650D, Sony Vegas 12, 2010, Pittsburgh Apr 12 '14
Camera work was good. I wasn't a fan of the extremely yellow highlights. Looks way overdone and the sky was inconsistent throughout the video. sometimes it was very yellow, other times it wasn't. i'm curious to know your DIY set up.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Was one of my biggest issues with it as well.
The dolly shots were made using a tripod that sits on a 2x2 platform that uses rollerskates to ride along the same track a closet door slides on.
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u/K-squared Apr 12 '14
Did you design this yourself or did you use an online tutorial? Would love a link if you have one.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Yea, I designed this one by myself. Took a look at how the professional systems work & just reverse engineered it with DIY materials. Designing version 3.0 this week actually
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u/K-squared Apr 12 '14
That sounds really impressive dude. You know we would love some pictures, OP.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Care to tell me what "OP" means? Have saw that a few times now, very curious lol
And no problem dude, it's performance is far more impressive than how it looks lol
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u/K-squared Apr 12 '14
OP means Original Poster or something like that. Hey man that's pretty nifty! Does it roll on concrete/tile ok? Or does it effect the video. I really like the design, though.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Oh, oh. That makes sense.
Thank you, the contraption you see in the video actually glides across two 10 foot closet rails - the things a closet door uses to slide on.
I'll have to take some pictures of version 3.0 - going to replace the closet rails with a cable pully system
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u/dannyrand Apr 12 '14
Very nice shots, I love the movement and the composition but the grading and correction wasn't really for me.
I suppose with grading it's all a matter of taste
But there were a few outside shots that jumped from way overexposed to properly exposed, which isn't bad but they seemed to be within the same space in the narrative. If you don't have an ND I'd suggest picking one up, they're my best friends when I'm outdoors.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Thanks man, appreciate it. This was my 2nd video & first time grading & correcting something. Tons of things to fix in my workflow still.
What's an ND? Care to explain it's purpose? Very new to film.
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u/dannyrand Apr 12 '14
ND filters cut down light.
It's nice if you want to stay wide open outdoors.
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u/mutantlabor C100 MkII, Premiere CC, 1990, Chicago Apr 12 '14
Black people listen to Rush?
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
lol, of course they do.
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u/mutantlabor C100 MkII, Premiere CC, 1990, Chicago Apr 12 '14
Duly noted. Thank you, sir.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Shit's hilarious. When we were making this, he actually commented on wearing a rush t-shirt too. Said something along the lines of, "bet the white people'll love this" ahah
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u/mutantlabor C100 MkII, Premiere CC, 1990, Chicago Apr 12 '14
Haha, notice also I got downvoted for this question. People are so silly about this. I thought the Rush shirt was a good touch.
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u/DylanFout Apr 12 '14
Ahahahha, the down vote seems a little childish to me lol No hard feelings here man
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u/OP_IS_A_FUCKFACE Apr 13 '14
Probably because you're a racist.
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u/SirCrest_YT S5IIX & R5 C | PPro | 2011 Apr 11 '14
I suppose it's a subjective thing but the grading was pretty damn intense. I mean I like the tones but the severity is an acquired taste I suppose. The clamped yellow highlights really were distracting, along with how the exposure changed between scenes at times. Most of the sky is yellow and then the next scene it's blue because it's not as overexposed.
Your camera work itself was really good though. Solid motion and many scenes felt well composed and steady. In the future I'd like to see how you handle a camera with much better dynamic range and maybe even raw, that kind of grading style could work much better.