I can’t say enough good things about OpenCut. The idea is pure genius- Open Source video editing. While I could explain how liberating the concept is (as far as media democratization goes) I’m going to look at it from a business standpoint. Silverado Systems (the main sponsor) builds/implements ‘SICK’ media systems. A techie’s dream. Thus the more people comfortable with the RED workflow, the better it is for their business. OpenCut has brought them into the light, and created a new user base.
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I’d also like to think that Silverado could cultivate new workers from this program. You have younger guys, far from the LA scene who are building experience and following the moves of Silverado employees. Myself for example, I’ve spent considerable time on some of their blogs thinking, “Gee– These guys have awesome jobs. Perhaps somday Silverado would want to take a look at my résumé.” Their silently building a little fan-base of motivated and “becoming-qualified” up and comers.
OpenCut 1.0 - Susannah is the story of two guys, Jacob & Ed who are vying for the love of Susannah. It was shot on a RED ONE in Southern California. The way the project works, you receive a drive with the .r3d files (Basically a .raw but for video) and the audio files. From there you can go many directions. I used the Red Log and Transfer Plug-in because I was eager to start editing. The plug-in converts everything to 2K ProRes. In retrospect I would have done a basic grade in RedAlert (4k- 4:4:4), that way I wasn’t demanding to much when it came time to fine tune my grade in FCP (2k- 4:2:2). I didn’t use Color because everytime I sent the project over it crashed… So much for round tripping.
In order to aid Bliki Clothing in creating stellar marketing materials Konspiracy Studios shot a variety of photos featuring their products. The shoot was set in NW DC, and incorporated the natural backgrounds of the city. On the technical side Mike had this to say, “I shot RAW on the D80 for the flexibility, I want to keep my options open perhaps going back and faking some HDR’s on a some of the best photos. I wouldn’t see the same results without that flexibility.” We’ll post all the photos later, but here’s a sampling.
Area 51 Entertainment is hosting a Flag Day party at Club Captiva in Belle Glade FL, this is a quick commercial I whipped up with only 4 Pictures and YouTube as the available source footage. I used Perian to export the FLV’s to QT and took it all into Motion.
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Konspiracy Studios is currently aiding Bliki clothing in expanding their market, part of which includes several commercials. We’ve got a rough-cut and production stills to post. The first features DC legend Darren Harper, elaborating on how skateboarding has lead him to a better lifestyle. The ad was shot in HD on the HVX by Greg Bernstein. The rough cut was screened at the Cue Bar on March 20th, and keep you’re eyes on your TV for the final.
A brief piece produced by Treadmill Productions cut to cover the release of Peter Case’s new album.
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Interview and Music Video created for th band’s myspace.
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Click title to watch. Snowshow was an exercise completed in a continuing education After Effects class I took at FXPHD , specifications and a color pallet were provided by our Professor, and it was up to us to develop story boards and animations in a two-day period.
I invite everyone to go take a gander at Treadmill Productions latest project, a feature length documentary on Austin, TX legend Jon Dee Graham. It’s astonishing he isn’t more popular.
