First examples from our Al Dente spaghetti western

Post by **Uppsala BildTeknik** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:09 pm

What, only digital camera makers do that?
(ehrrmm..... what was the best kind of footage from my single8 images?)

Post by **jukkasil** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:11 pm

taki wrote:The Canon has a XL Shutter does it not ? I find I get sharper images using cameras with a smaller shutter opening. My Nizo 8060 produces a softer image then my Beaulieu shooting the same thing. I personally like the soft look of the western, but looking at that eye close up I was impressed. However close ups always look sharper and there was no movment. Have you ever noticed how digital camera makers always show close up and macro pictures of what there cameras can do?

Taki
http://www.bibelas.com

We shot all materials with Canon's 150 degree shutter-mode, not XL-shutter (220 degree).

Post by **taki** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:26 pm

I'm not saying things look better just because they are sharper, but if someone compares your images to close up beauty with studio lighting that is more contrasty, the camera on a tripod and no one moving it is not a fair comparison. However getting things super sharp in Super 8 is not always the easiest, but somethimes they don't look as good if they are too sharp.

Post by **Lunar07** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:27 pm

sooper8fan wrote: M'Lord, I think many of us would like to see some of your work if you're going to criticize everybody's else's. There have been some shorts posted on this forum that I didn't find very interesting or that I simply didn't "get". But as I've stated in many of my other posts I won't criticize it until I've got something to show as well.

This is a nice rule to live by. But it is your rule. And you are encouraged to follow it and live with it. BUT, one can certainly criticize a clip even if one has never posted a clip.

Post by **mattias** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:47 am

Lunar07 wrote:one can certainly criticize a clip even if one has never posted a clip.

of course. people who complain when people criticize clips posted to get critique should get a cat scan asap. you know who you are and it seems like your tumors have been growing for several years. enough already. maybe there's even time to save you, who knows...

/matt

Post by **etimh** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:56 am

mattias wrote:of course. people who complain when people criticize clips posted to get critique should get a cat scan asap. you know who you are and it seems like your tumors have been growing for several years. enough already. maybe there's even time to save you, who knows...

What? Maybe I should have a cat scan because I didn't understand one word of this. :?

Tim

Post by **mattias** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:01 am

etimh wrote:Maybe I should have a cat scan because I didn't understand one word of this.

maybe it wasn't the sharpest writing i've ever produced but rather a quick and dirty attempt at being clever. i've read it over and over again though and for somebody not getting it a cat scan would definitely be recommended. try again. :-)

/matt

Post by **etimh** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:08 am

Why don't you try writing it again? Instead of wasting the space repeating your insult? And why don't you just come out and say what you mean? Who are you talking about? I think that "you know who you are" shit is so lame.

Yeah, its definitely a slow night around here.

Tim

Post by **etimh** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:12 am

Hey mattias, I just read that last post of mine and it sounded nasty--not meant to be. Just kind of thinking out loud. Didn't mean to take it out on you personally. Peace.

Tim

Post by **mattias** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:48 am

ok, here goes: if somebody posts a clip aren't we supposed to give our opinions? few things piss me of as much as people complaining about people giving their opinion when more or less explicityly asked to do so.

/matt

Post by **taki** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:48 pm

Thats for sure ! Personally I welcome opinions, especially constructive criticism. It's a great way to improve and learn what we do.

Post by **T-Scan** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:12 pm

etimh wrote:
mattias wrote:of course. people who complain when people criticize clips posted to get critique should get a cat scan asap. you know who you are and it seems like your tumors have been growing for several years. enough already. maybe there's even time to save you, who knows...
What? Maybe I should have a cat scan because I didn't understand one word of this. :?

Tim

Hey, thats what I do for a living! Free cat scans for board members!

Great stills!

Post by **tlatosmd** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:24 pm

Cat scans?

Post by **jukkasil** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:44 pm

Back to topic.

I just completed editing the raw version of movie, looks really good. Now have to watch this with the whole team and continue then with sound tracks.

Post by **S8 Booster** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:18 am

jukka, your clip and frames looks very good and it would be interesting to see the whole film. looks very promising.

just a comment on exposure seen on the clip. it seems that you shoot in auto exposure? my experience with this cam and neg fim is that it comes out better if you fix the exposure - possibly at the highlight of a scene or whatever is most logical or correct for your composition and lock it there rather than let it go auto. i do this scene by scene.

the cams autosetting with reversal is fabolous but due to the wide latidude of the neg you dont really need to use it and in my view it looks better when locking it up taking full advantage of the films wide latitude.

if you didnt use auto exposure - can it be due to the transfer method?

Filmshooting

First examples from our Al Dente spaghetti western

Re: shutter angle could be a factor