Super 8mm clip

[Roy Brown]

Here is my first attempt at uploading a Mpeg. It is a 35 sec preview of my 7 minute Super 8mm film, A Fathers Loss.

The file size is 5.7 megs and it was encoded from DV type 1 to Mpeg 1, thanks for the help guys.

Comments on mpeg quality, the film, video transfer welcome

http://home.att.net/~rjbrown7/flprevdv.mpg

[MovieStuff]

The story looks like it will be a bummer but the quality looks terrific. Great transfer! What method did you use?

Roger

[Roy Brown]

The story looks like it will be a bummer but the quality looks terrific. Great transfer! What method did you use?

I had the film transfered by a local company. They use a GS1200 ETC and a BUHL Multiplexer and I think a 3 chip camera. Overall I was happy but they cropped the image heavily. I also thought they could have cleaned the film path and lens a little better but maybe I'm being picky.

The reason I used them is since they use a GS1200 ETC (5 Blades) with the sync input. I assumed my sync pulses for my GS1200 would run thiers at the precise speed also, with the added benefit of achieving a flickerless transfer at 24fps. Unfortunately they had altered thier projector so you could not put it in the 24fps mode but only 18 whereas they just increased the variable speed to achieve no flicker.

I was very confused because The projector said GS1200 ETC and I would assume it must be converted to 5 blades. If this is true then how do they achieve flickerless transfers at around 20 FPS?

Anyway I brought the transfer home and resynced the sound in my computer. So no big deal.

Thanks for the comments and regarding the story things are not what they seem.

[Guest]

My overall impression of the transfer was that it was clean and professional.

The scene with the dad and daughter rolling in the leaves... what frame rate did you shoot that with. Very well shot and directed scene.

I like the art direction and feel.

What camera did you use to shoot this?

[Roy Brown]

The scene with the dad and daughter rolling in the leaves... what frame rate did you shoot that with.

Canon 1014e with K40 at 54fps

Thanks for the nice comments

[Nick]

Hi Roy,

I think your film looks great. Did you create the dissolves in-camera or on the computer later. Also, could you describe the lighting set up for the scene where the man is drinking. I see you used K40, did you use tungsten lights or filters?

Cheers,
Nick

[Roy Brown]

Nick Wrote

Did you create the dissolves in-camera or on the computer later.

For the Uploaded preview I used the computer to dissolve the scenes. On the actual film I used the backwind feature on the camera to dissolve between the photograph to Dad and Child. In order to do this in Camera I set up the indoor Scene and filmed it, backwound the film and then ran outside to shoot the Dad and child. Of course I had to do nearly a roll of film making sure I got a good take.

Also, could you describe the lighting set up for the scene where the man is drinking. I see you used K40, did you use tungsten lights or filters?

I used two Lowell DP lights that I rented for the weekend for 25 bucks. They came with 750 watt lamps. I really enjoyed working with some- what professional lighting as my earlier experience had been cheap work lamps from the Hardware Store. I set the camera for indoor off camera lighting in other words removing the daylight filter. I struggled with getting just the right exposure to accent the facial features but not over do it. The drinking scene turned out fine but another scene of a woman answering a phone in bed was too well lit for the effect.