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Mixed format test: 30P-DVX and 60/640-7D

pcb123 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:07:47 +0000

I’m shooting and editing more RxPrep lectures. Nothing too fancy; just some standard def academic material for web subscription. Instead of using a second DVX this time (for board writing CUs), I thought I’d mix formats by shooting my DVX at 30P and my 7D in standard def, at 60 frames per second, since that’s the only setting for 640 pixels across. Despite the excess fps, that gives me way more card space – about an hour and a half on a 16GB card. The 4 GB individual file size limit is around 26 minutes at 60/640, as opposed to 12 minutes at 1920×1080. And it’s four or five hours of lectures, so I’ll have enough CF memory (64 GB) without needing to clear anything. The 7D may need a cooldown after a few hours, no biggie. This test, from a 29.97 timeline, tells me it’ll work just fine.

Click here to view the embedded video.

30P on DVX, 5600K
60/640 on 7D, 5600K
Ikan LED, 5600K – Figured I’d horse around with the light to see how the three daylight balances look, and to compare temps when dimming.

IMDb Cred

pcb123 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:55:18 +0000

I have never/always wanted to mess with IMDb. Now I’ve at least managed to get my NBC credits on there.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4377090/filmoseries#tt0305056

COOKALORIS

pcb123 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:18:52 +0000

Part two in the 1-min artsy-fartsy 60-frame comedy series.

I liked how the branches and bars were breaking up the sunshine on my bedroom wall. Shot that in 60 frames, boom boom boom, turned around, shot the light-breakers, la la la, and really liked how they composited in FCP. Plus, I wanted to a fun ambient beat made from reversed and slowed down audio scraps, mostly birds. But all of that might be obvious from watching the thing, which is shorter than this paragraph.

Artivist Red Carpet & Instant Movie Reviews

pcb123 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:06:28 +0000

The Artivist Film Festival (Dec 1-4, 2010) hired me again this year to shoot and edit the first two nights. It was insane, given that they needed all content edited by the following day, which meant two consecutive all-nighters.

But I’m pleased with, and amused by, the results. Here are the three videos I produced, in glorious standard def.

First, the RED CARPET, oooooh.

The other two are audience reaction pieces. The first night’s main presentation was ReGeneration, about political apathy among youngsters.

How Weed Won the West screened on the second night. It is, of course, about medicinal marijuana, so there were some interesting comments.

A PERFECT CIRCLE at Avalon (11/9/10)!!!!!!

pcb123 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:43:41 +0000

This show was phenomenal. They played all of their second album, Thirteenth Step. We shot the first five songs for Last Call, and Josh G cut this version of The Noose; so good. I was in the crowd, near the front left, mostly on silhouette-cam of Maynard, James Iha, and Matt McJunkins the bass player. Here’s somebody’s upload of it.

Danny Boyle

pcb123 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:18:06 +0000

Danny Boyle is the awesome director of Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, and now 127 Hours, among others obviously. I was on his closeup for this interview.

Edgar Wright in Toronto re: Scott Pilgrim

pcb123 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:49:40 +0000

Me, Pete, and Hammer (dir) on 7Ds in Canada for Last Call. Produced by LiamG. Edited within a couple days of return by CO Los Dos!

NATHAN BARR on LC-w-CD

pcb123 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:23:42 +0000

Wicked cool piece about the guy who does the score for True Blood.

Joe Lamattina directed, shot, and edited the segment for Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC-Universal).

I was basically B-camera, tight. As usual, we shot on the Canon 7D.

CITYHOOD for EAST LA?

pcb123 — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:57:23 +0000

This is the news report/documentary that I produced and edited on over the summer. It’s about the ongoing effort to change East Los Angeles from an unincorporated county-run area to a locally-controlled city. Please enjoy, whilst learning a thing or two!

And here’s a little background on the project. It was an assignment for Daniel Weintraub’s California policy website, HealthyCal.org. It’s part of his larger series on areas that lack a political voice.

Kristen Schaal is Awesome

pcb123 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:10 +0000

“Who is that?” It’s none other than The Daily Show‘s Women’s Affairs correspondent and Mel the Stalker from Flight of the Conchords. “Why is there a Burkepost Blogpost about her?” Because NBC-Universal’s Last Call with Carson Daly has begun its 10th season, and we shot a sweet interview with her recently. Here it is (after a word from an NCBU sponsor). Rated PG-13 for adult themes.