maj_barnes wrote:Okay, sorry about taking forever to get back.
I watch it I loved it!
I had a view problems with it. Like there was a real absence of dialogue between characters. It really took on a sense of Apoc Now. Also the camera work during the night scenes wasn't really my favorite. But I understand you need to get it done fast, but I just though it would have looked better with much closer shots of the guys rather than a bunch of camera moving amoung them. Also, there was always this one camera that bugged the cr** out of me: it seemed to have an extremely low frame rate, and whenever it came in I wanted to throw the channel changer at the damn TV. One of my most biggest problems! The muzzle smoke! I though it was going to look great, but when watching it just came out looking like bad keyed out smoke. If anything to make it look better would change the color from black to grey, or a light bluish tint, or taking it out completely.
Also the sound in the movie was great (mostly refering to the weapon sounds), the guns sounded like the real deal, but alittle Hollywooded up.
Sorry, I couldn't be more in-depth, but overall I'd say it's more than worth the $10!
Thanks for the lowdown. Really do appreciate it. You're darn right about the camera. We had to use such a wide variety of cameras that the quality difference is obvious in some shots. So many filters have been put on that the average viewer can't really tell, however.
As for the smoke, I'm interested in knowing what shots you're talking about. About half of them are real and the others are digital. Even so, we had real footage to compare them with, and nobody but you has said anything bad (if they even noticed it). That being said, you may want to check it out with the real weapons - I think you'll be surprised how little "smoke" US military rifle cartridges make. The majority is actually clear gases so the distortion at the muzzle is caused by fast moving air and heat instead. The smoke we made was actually gray in color, but, against a very light background like the sky, it undoubtedly looked darker. All the same, let me know which shot(s) you're talking about. As for the sound, that is 100% unadultered sound from the actual weapons. Don't know if you remember, but I posted on the "armory" thread a quick clip of the machine gun shoot I attended. All weapon sounds were taken from there.
Finally, as for dialogue -if you ask any group of guys who ran a recon-type mission - you just didn't talk much. Voices, clinking, and other noise can give your position away faster than movement. Try refering to the veteran interviews on the disc - Joe Golden talks about this. That being said, we also wanted the narrator to tell the story like a guy who just got back. So, the lack of much dialogue was done very much on purpose.
Hey man,thanks again - I really do appreciate you taking time out of your day
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