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by santi
Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:02 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Lightsaber in Premiere Elements?
Replies: 1
Views: 7077

Export footage as Filmstrip if you have powerfull computer or as sequence of bitmaps and use photoshop (CS or Elements). There are lots of tutorials for PS.
by santi
Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:31 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Adobe Premiere Elements
Replies: 5
Views: 10521

It won't do anything by itself. You could at least read the manual :evil:

http://www.sfx.com.pl/misc/trackmatte.jpg - if you have pure black background it works like Screen Blending Mode.
by santi
Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:38 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Adobe Premiere Elements
Replies: 5
Views: 10521

RE: Adobe Premiere Elements

Put copy of clip with black background on the different track in Timeline (but within the same timecode) and use it as matte in Track Matte Key filter. (Add Track Matte to lower clip)
by santi
Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:22 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Day for Night Test
Replies: 14
Views: 47609

Not bad. Just make moon a bit less bright.
by santi
Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:53 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Need suggestions
Replies: 1
Views: 3361

RE: Need suggestions

Takes are too long. The closep of door lock is way too long. Next: Try to cut somethin from te take with door. Door is open, part of leg is inside CUT one arm, with fingers spread (it's cute, scary motiv) CUT clown is inside CUT close up of face CUT Some spooky lights would be help and some smoke. L...
by santi
Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:29 pm
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Night CLub Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 18328

SE7 wrote:Dude. Exactly what I said above... :)
Gosh! I've missed it :) My fault
by santi
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:47 am
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Night CLub Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 18328

Be sure to record seaparately some continues background effects music, crowd etc. Adding music from cd is not and option (atmosphere). ADR is needed because even if you record actors you won't put it together in post. The background noise will be changing on every cut. Of course if you record it &qu...
by santi
Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:12 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: What's Wrong With You Trailer! (page 2)
Replies: 40
Views: 166312

Why do you cut actors heads? It looks like shoot in 4:3 and cropped to 16:9 without correction composition of the frame.
by santi
Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:49 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Earth explosion
Replies: 18
Views: 56585

Jperson wrote:Err...how did one tiny little asteroid destroy all of humanity, Earth and the moon?
This is special, nuclear asteroid :)
by santi
Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:33 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Earth explosion
Replies: 18
Views: 56585

RE: Earth explosion

The moon is too big and it's cold rock - there's nothing to explode. Just engulf it in flames and push away (impact and loss of gravity that hold the moon close to the Earth) But... it doesn't meant to be realistic I guess. Does it? Generaly OK but I would remove the camera shaking in before the ast...
by santi
Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:00 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The buildup NEW MOVIE!!
Replies: 11
Views: 11937

RE: Re: RE: The buildup

Watch again and if you still don't know why - don't use zoom either.
by santi
Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:56 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Hole
Replies: 7
Views: 7675

RE: Re: RE: The Hole

Film was qualified to most significant polish indie and student film festivals. And ignored. So far so good ;) The most important in september (like Oscars but in our small, local scale).
by santi
Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:14 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Deadly Waters - First Zombie Movie (pics)
Replies: 50
Views: 89638

Exactly what we did. It was shot at twilight (the magic hour) with the ND filter on and the iris stepped down. The sky is overcast so you didn't. Make it when sky is clear and the will be a perfect moon. Just make sure it's from side or back direction. Again, remember that this film is about origin...
by santi
Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:48 am
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: Interesting gun barrel type effect...
Replies: 1
Views: 6692

RE: Interesting gun barrel type effect...

So? It's the waterpipe put over the lens and pointed into sky. Where's the clue?
by santi
Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:21 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: lp or sp
Replies: 9
Views: 16382

Slower speed causes more drops on tape and its number increases if you record more then once on the same tape. Don't use it if you shoot something you care about.
by santi
Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:14 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Color Correction Tests
Replies: 11
Views: 14798

RE: Color Correction Tests

It's just more... yellow. The footage is a bit overexposed I think.
by santi
Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Deadly Waters - First Zombie Movie (pics)
Replies: 50
Views: 89638

They are not "my standards". Maybe this is best work you've ever done and it's better then many flicks I saw but still it's just a plays of beginner. Pans are sort of "where the hell.... aaah here you are, naughty actor". This first swish-pan was terrible just like this at 49 sec...
by santi
Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:40 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The buildup NEW MOVIE!!
Replies: 11
Views: 11937

RE: The buildup

It was nice... until that zoom in. Why, foxwood, why?? Shots are to long and more close ups would be nice. The beginning is quite well edited and then (after this tragic zoom) it looks like you was to lazy to shoot enough footage from different setups. Exposure - why it was set on background? I don'...
by santi
Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:30 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: FAST CUTTING ACTION TEST
Replies: 17
Views: 36760

Many cuts, not many action.
by santi
Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:09 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Deadly Waters - First Zombie Movie (pics)
Replies: 50
Views: 89638

You have to learn a lot about editing and camera work. It looks like you didn't want to have actors in frame. Some lighting could be usefull.
by santi
Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:45 pm
Forum: PC & Mac
Topic: Adobe Premiere Installation!!
Replies: 14
Views: 23301

Hmm.... AMD Opteron and Athlon 64 indeed have SSE2 instruction set but OLDER?

Anyway if MFM's CPU doesn't have SSE2 (as we see on screenshot) it's nothing else to do then change CPU. I had PIII for a long time and APP2.0 or APE 3.0 didn't want to install.
by santi
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:30 pm
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: night lighting - I have a problem
Replies: 6
Views: 11490

Try with backlight or side-back light and maybe some smoke (no flooding with light - it doesn't fit to horror). You'll get silhouette of undead.
Use electric bulbs instead real embers and lantern to get stronger light.
by santi
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:21 pm
Forum: PC & Mac
Topic: Adobe Premiere Installation!!
Replies: 14
Views: 23301

Sorry - you need new CPU. Only newest AMD provides SSE2.
Generaly AMD are good for games but to work with video I recommend Intel.
by santi
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:13 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Recording at night
Replies: 19
Views: 28998

Yeah day for night doesn't really work because it still looks false. The viewer is kinda tricked in to thinking it's night but it doesn't look like night (for example, if you look around at night you'll see that everything doesn't have a blue tint like it does when you shoot 'day for night') It doe...
by santi
Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:40 pm
Forum: Members Films
Topic: The Hole
Replies: 7
Views: 7675

Re: RE: The Hole

Nice. Really enjoyed it- the effects had a very hyper-stylized feel that made them look fake as hell but nice (except for the smoke from the building, didn't care for that). Well it was meant to be "fake". This is one big quote mark. So for pulling the best b&w, you suggest cranking u...