Video clips >> which should i buy for practice??

[Duro]

Hey... nice picks.
I like the 4rd one with the couple most. Some interesting castle in the mountains, or some sort of mountain village ( maybe also in sci fi style ) in the background could make the shot interesting, maybe also changing the day lighting for sunset (As a neebie, I'm not sure, how to achieve it, because I'm a total beginner and still need a lot of practise, but the ideas are there :rolleyes: )
And the 2nd, with the river and bridge has also some potencial, I think...

However, whatever you choose, I'm looking forward for the final piece and wish good luck.

:thumbsup:

Have a nice day.

[RiKToR]

I basically did the same thing but from Artbeats, I picked two aerial videos that can be 3d camera tracked and easily rotoscoped for the matte, but when I was going through clips the ultimate decision was... can I see any ideas when watching this clip... so from there I found two that jumped out at me, I will shoot DV for some other clip for myself and project on 3d for the rest.

Oh and I picked shots that werent perfect, I wanted to be challenged and I wanted that to stand out that this shot was a difficult one to show the value I had for my demo reel.

[RiKToR]

I see potential in the pier shot personally though but I would extend the canvas so that the shot was at least 720p HD resolution. Because eventually the norm will be HD and down rezing an HD file to NTSC looks a little mopre detailed, like doing double film rez on a matte.

[crazybread]

Hey Cool. I personally like # 6, and think its rather nice that you can replace a lot of stuff and put in the upper half. I think you could also do something to the bottom as well. Perhaps some elements like pipes etc. Really cool stuff. I haven't had a chance to browse through all that site, but How much would a clip like the links you provided cost to buy the right to use in your demo?

[everlite]

Hey cheers guys:

crazybread >

Hey Cool. I personally like # 6, and think its rather nice that you can replace a lot of stuff and put in the upper half. I think you could also do something to the bottom as well. Perhaps some elements like pipes etc. Really cool stuff. I haven't had a chance to browse through all that site, but How much would a clip like the links you provided cost to buy the right to use in your demo?

Hey, cheers, yeah i've had a few cool ideas about that one. Regarding the cost of clips, i'm not quite sure, they tend to vary depending on size, from around £5 - £35. That said i rarely pay for them myself, i have an istock account, i've had it for a around six years since they first started up. Basically you upload stock photography and everytime one get's downloaded you get credits (between 2-5 i think, again dependent on size) these in turn allow you to buy from istock or when you get a 100 creds you can request a cheque (works out around 100 cred = £50) video clips work out between 10 - 50 creds. Overall it's a good system that works well. You were saying you've done a few panos, you should set up an account. Though since they were bought by getty they're really tight with what they accept. Pre getty i could submit around 10 pics and only 2 or 3 would get rejected, now from the ten i might submit only 1 or 2 get accepted.

Riktor >


the ultimate decision was... can I see any ideas when watching this clip


Yeah, that's what i was thinking, there's a few pretty cool shots like the mountain one, but at the same time i wanted something that could offer a challenge, the guy walking over the bridge could be a little challenging though the size is a little crap (720 i think)

I've not heard of artbeat, i'll have to google that one.

Duro >

Hey, yeah i was thinking about a castle maybe but then thought the couple weren't dressed for the theme, so maybe something futuristic, not sure, maybe a city with a ship taking off or something.



Well that's a few thoughts to think about. I quite like the mountain one but i don't think it offers that much of a challenge, i like the guy walking over the bridge but the highest res available is only 720. The sky train is good ... nup, no crit about that one. I also quite liked the glacier one. mmmm.

Hey if anyone's interested when i get one downloaded i'll upload it (for educational use only :-) so you guys can have a play around.

Cheers again - Dave.

[crazybread]

Hey, cheers, yeah i've had a few cool ideas about that one. Regarding the cost of clips, i'm not quite sure, they tend to vary depending on size, from around £5 - £35. That said i rarely pay for them myself, i have an istock account, i've had it for a around six years since they first started up. Basically you upload stock photography and everytime one get's downloaded you get credits (between 2-5 i think, again dependent on size) these in turn allow you to buy from istock or when you get a 100 creds you can request a cheque (works out around 100 cred = £50) video clips work out between 10 - 50 creds. Overall it's a good system that works well. You were saying you've done a few panos, you should set up an account. Though since they were bought by getty they're really tight with what they accept. Pre getty i could submit around 10 pics and only 2 or 3 would get rejected, now from the ten i might submit only 1 or 2 get accepted.



Hmm, That sounds cool. I'm thinking of signing up. I have many pictures and panos I did, hopefully Someone will find use for them at some point. Great advice, thanx!

[AnimZiggy]

5 and 6 take my vote! cant wait to see what you come up with... and i had no idea about the credit thing 'doh' :scream:

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