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by MasterMike
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:37 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: snowfall test- does this look like winter?
Replies: 10
Views: 39832

Really nice.
by MasterMike
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:35 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Lightsaber Test!
Replies: 2
Views: 13607

Looks alright - perhaps a little dark. It's difficult to be wowed by lightsabers any more, since everyone and their dog has done them at some point.
by MasterMike
Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:59 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Day for Night Test
Replies: 14
Views: 47811

Looks fantastic. I think the most important thing in day-for-night is to underexpose when you shoot to avoid blown-out whites. Great work.
by MasterMike
Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Digital effects or real effects
Replies: 49
Views: 123071

When we needed a big explosion in Jesus 2 I remember spending a night making fireballs in my back garden for compositing later, but I just couldn't get it so it'd look good, so we had to resort to CGI. I did see that, nice tracking. CGI obviously has its place for low-budget people whose skill is m...
by MasterMike
Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:21 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Digital effects or real effects
Replies: 49
Views: 123071

But yeah, effects... I prefer it when Grant actually blows something up compared to composits which never look right. Heheheh, you're going to HATE a shot we're working on for The Forest II - particle-sim explosion that's about ten times bigger than anything that could really come from a grenade, d...
by MasterMike
Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:35 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Digital effects or real effects
Replies: 49
Views: 123071

I use a lot of digital effects for its convenience during filming. In the film I'm working on, the guy getting shot has just a loincloth on so we can't exactly strap a squib to him, and therefore have to do the blood in post using a combination of seperately-shot chromakey stuff and particle systems.
by MasterMike
Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:18 pm
Forum: Directing & Acting
Topic: Your style
Replies: 24
Views: 112124

RE: Your style

I do a lot of my "styling" in post - I like contrasty colour timing and quick cuts. I try not to have all my shots locked down on a tripod, and like to have a good mix of dollies and handheld. I suppose I don't go for any specific style, but I do try and think of interesting ways of shooti...
by MasterMike
Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:46 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Fake rain
Replies: 16
Views: 16862

RE: Fake rain

Eh?
by MasterMike
Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Test: Turning 1 guy into 3
Replies: 15
Views: 19676

Good work. Now, make them overlap :P
by MasterMike
Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:12 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: Another Slightly Controversial Discussion.
Replies: 22
Views: 47542

The general public might not understand the term "cinematography" in particular detail, but amongst the industry cinematography is a highly revered art. Surely that's the important thing.
by MasterMike
Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:21 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: Another Slightly Controversial Discussion.
Replies: 22
Views: 47542

RE: Another Slightly Controversial Discussion.

I'm not sure I follow the argument. To the general public, only really the directors and actors are truly "appreciated". The guys are feel most sorry for are the rotoscopers.
by MasterMike
Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:40 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: 'With Vengence' - Short Effects Test
Replies: 19
Views: 33202

Nice work. Practical effects are something I'm lacking sorely in; they invariably look better than digital (at least at this level of film-making). My first thought is always to go digital, because of the conveniece of not having to worry about a practical effect on the day. I'll definitely be looki...
by MasterMike
Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:38 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: Test footage from my new and improved homemade camera crane!
Replies: 16
Views: 29221

Looks sexy. If only I had the materials and expertise to build one. And somewhere to store it.
by MasterMike
Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: night lighting - I have a problem
Replies: 6
Views: 11520

If you're going to day-for-night it, shoot when the light is fairly low anyway, not broad daylight, and, vitally important, remember to underexpose your camera a few stops. Blown-out whites are the biggest giveaway to day-for-nighting. I'd certainly be doing some tracking/roto or other post work to ...
by MasterMike
Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:58 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Forest II: RELENTLESS THIRST - A few more screenies
Replies: 36
Views: 28421

You're absolutely right. I always hated that - it's a consequence of the Detfilms bloodstock and the transfer mode I'm using. I've got some better footage and particle stuff now, so that's one small detail that'll definitely be revised. One of the big problems I'm having with this project now is, be...
by MasterMike
Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:49 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Forest II: RELENTLESS THIRST - A few more screenies
Replies: 36
Views: 28421

A few more screenies as we get closer to a release: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/724/vanrp5.jpg http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2779/shaftrg1.jpg http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4360/dolly1bb5.jpg http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9466/armqf2.jpg http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/221/lightning...
by MasterMike
Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: I'll keep it simple. I want your movie posters in my film.
Replies: 3
Views: 4414

Sounds good :) Email sent. Here's the link to the poster for The Forest.

http://www.secret7000.co.uk/theforest/Forest_Poster.jpg
by MasterMike
Wed May 23, 2007 10:35 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Forest II: RELENTLESS THIRST - A few more screenies
Replies: 36
Views: 28421

I'll see about updating the links later on. They were only crappy Yousendit links because I have trouble accessing my FTP from where I currently am, but I'll be using a better connection by tonight :)
by MasterMike
Thu May 17, 2007 6:46 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: THE HOME MOVIE MAKERS
Replies: 6
Views: 5017

RE: THE HOME MOVIE MAKERS

There's a HELL of a lot of work you have to go through before you're even close to anyone even considering something like this for distribution. There have been a multitude of films made about the attempt to make amateur films. I like your exploding car, although you do have scaling and shutter timi...
by MasterMike
Thu May 17, 2007 6:43 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Hand passes through object
Replies: 1
Views: 3047

RE: Hand passes through object

Think about how the gun would appear in 3D space in juxtaposition to your actor. Then, apply your masking to the actor so that, if this were say an entirely 3D scene in a 3D modelling program, the part where the gun intersects his hand is occluded. Might take some careful thinking about, but you sho...
by MasterMike
Tue May 15, 2007 10:49 pm
Forum: Video Editing
Topic: What editor do you use?
Replies: 21
Views: 31563

maj_barnes wrote:
This comes up all the time. Why dont u just get AVID or something? Its used by professionals in ALOT of movies. '
It doesn't matter what you use, just what the end result is.
Corrrrrrect. Anything that makes my life easier, however, is a winner in my books.
by MasterMike
Mon May 14, 2007 2:15 pm
Forum: Video Editing
Topic: What editor do you use?
Replies: 21
Views: 31563

Premiere Pro 2 for editing, AE 7 for compositing. I also use a bunch of other stuff like Boujou, XSI, Max, Photoshop... I only own the licenses for Premiere and AE, but my university rather conveniently has academic copies of other stuff. They even have Massive (the crowd sim software used in Lord o...
by MasterMike
Sat May 12, 2007 6:00 am
Forum: Video Editing
Topic: Editing question
Replies: 16
Views: 14874

Heh, that was posted months ago - in the intervening time the blue has indeed been toned down slightly, and the overall thing is dimmer. Still brighter than you'd get in a real nighttime situation, but there you go.
by MasterMike
Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:16 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Fag Out
Replies: 44
Views: 30850

Good lord. What an utterly pointless debate that has just about nothing to do with the OP's film. ... which is cool in the fact that there was brass ejection and smoke, I'd have added some more cinematic muzzle flashes myself, but that's just my preference. It didn't really have much plot, but somet...
by MasterMike
Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:28 am
Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
Topic: Video: Hollywood Gunshot Effect
Replies: 16
Views: 14692

RE: Video: Hollywood Gunshot Effect

Reasonable practical effect, but very little payoff for a lot of effort in this case. Might just have been a bad example of the effect, but I didn't see much of a "spray" that I couldn't do more easily as a post effect. Nicely produced and easy to understand vid, however.