Author Topic: for your viewing pleasure......MAGNIFORIFIC MAN!!! (Read 1345 times)

MPTheory · « **on:** June 30, 2003, 05:55:06 PM »

well, here is the pretty much, finnishe version of Magniforific man...
Tell me what you think

Juslight and I have worked very hard on this, so be nice, or magniforific man will be paying YOU a visit

http://68.59.147.87/

Enjoy

PS: its 28 meg, so just click the link if you dont want to wait for a 5 minute download (sorry 56k\'ers)

« **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2003, 06:32:56 PM »

That was very funny. The visual effects were really good for such a low budget production.

However, I recommend acting classes for everyone involved.

MPTheory · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2003, 06:39:47 PM »

haha. thanks man. Yeah. I agree. This was simply a college project. As for a budget...

cost for movie = 1 egg

MPTheory · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2003, 07:15:03 PM »

Ill pop it back online tomorrow. Gotta sleep now

videoholic · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2003, 07:22:08 PM »

I\'ll give you tips to make your next movie better.

First off, fire your videographer. Or get them a tripod. No, fire him/her AND get a tripod.

get a reflector or even a piece of white posterboard if you are going to shoot outside. The one shot of the dudes looking at the egg needed light majorly on their faces.

Everything else was fine.

Acting was terrible, but it\'s a college movie.

God, when I was in college my projects were on film and I had to splice the scenes together. I wish to God I could go to school with After Effects in hand.

Nice job though. Nice use of AE.

You have any plug ins? I have a truck load of them.

« **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2003, 12:45:28 AM »

Vid, do you have that \'ray thingy plugin\' (sorry, forgot what it\'s called)? You can do some really cool stuff with it.

MPTheory · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2003, 04:50:40 AM »

well... i was the videographer..and did part of the movie.. I was chad. Juslight was magniforific man. I have a tripod now though. I only had a tripod for a week. Then I had to return it to the schol so someone else could use it. The next project will be much better... Probably in a month it will be done.

BTW... I dont have any plug-ins... juslight and I are trying to get our hands on saphire.... You dont happen to have that one do you?

videoholic · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:00:04 AM »

I\'ll have to check. I have quite a few.

I will try and post some of my stuff one day. I need to try and find some college stuff, but I don\'t think any of it is on VHS. I think it is all on 3/4.. Much of my stuff was film, but I did shoot quite a few news stories and did a really boring flying project my senior year.

Another tip on the camera, take it out of auto iris. That is the biggest no no in the professional world. Nothing more distracting than having the level shift mid shot.

Another tip. Never use the zoom. That\'s why God gave you feet. Ever notice your eyes don\'t zoom?

I\'m only being critical to help. This piece was far better than any of the crap I did in college.

One more thing, Fire your videographer.

« **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:21:36 AM »

I would love to get some plug-ins from you vid. Do you have any GOOD rotoscoping programs or plug-ins? I am kind of new to After Effects and I was surprised that it didn\'t have rotoscoping included.

ps - please don\'t make MPTheory fire himself!!!!

MPTheory · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:35:05 AM »

haha, I know I need some practice with that. The professor hasnt given us any lessons in technique with a camera. I intend on getting better though.

Thanks for the tip on the zoom thing.
I\'ll have to play around with the auto Iris thing. I just got my camera less than a month ago, and obviously no professional training using one whatsoever haha, so any criticism you give me is good. The more hints you give me, the better.

MPTheory · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:39:56 AM »

BTW... Juslight did all the after effects stuff for me. I just watched, trying to learn to use it. I did all the cuts and added sound Im really starting to love video. More then I expected. I can\'t wait to start my next project. I might have to ask you for a few pointers vid.

« **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2003, 05:54:13 AM »

Hey MP, Is it up still?

MPTheory · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2003, 06:20:34 AM »

not right now. Im hosting it from home. I keep my firewall up, so everytime someone tries to download, I have to permit them. I like to be able to see who is accessing my computer.

videoholic · « **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2003, 08:00:56 AM »

Oh yeah, always, always, always dissolve the sound between cuts. Even if it\'s only 5 frames. You can definitely tell when you have an ambient mic. You know the scene where dude is interviewing the people on the couch? Well dude\'s audio quality was much more "airy" than the other mics. Dissolving audio makes this far less obvious.

In the news business we use to fake this by trailing audio. Shot one would be on channel one. At the end of the shot trail the audio off. Next shot put on track 2. Next shot goes on track one. etc. etc. This gives that dissolving audio feel.

Another thing to watch out for, the opening shot. I think I remember dude in a field with a tree sticking out of his head in the background. Always be aware of the background. The worst is having like a dead tree or something behind someone\'s head and it looks like antlers. Or a telephone pole sticking out of his shoulder.

Another tip. Don\'t screw with God. God\'s light will overpower anything you can throw at it. If at all possible when shooting outside try and keep your horizon from making your subject under exposed. Do this by either getting a good amount of trees or something to cover the sky, or just make sure you are a little bit higher than your subject.

OK, that\'s enough for now. I\'ll try tonight to dub a couple pieces off for you to see. I haven\'t shot in forever. I\'ve shot some stuff for Hi Rev Tuners, but it\'s like "anti" my style of shooting.

« **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2003, 09:33:32 AM »

Do you have any advice on how to look less like a loser while wearing silver pants and "princess" rubber gloves?......

......I thought not.

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Author Topic: for your viewing pleasure......MAGNIFORIFIC MAN!!! (Read 1345 times)