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3 Hours with Walter Wood

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gravel
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Hey guys!

Around a month ago, I went up to Breckenridge and filmed with Walter Wood for 3 hours. Here's what I came up with.

Details are in the Vimeo description.

Critiques and comments welcome!


May 16 2012 7:29PM
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Sklar
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I liked the beginning, imo it was the best filming editing in there (i'm pretty sure you shot that?)but was really confused by it. What were you going for with that?
Your framing was off through the whole edit, with the exception of a few shots the skier was always in the bottom right corner of the frame.
Playing with colors can get some really awesome results, but i'm not sure you hit them right this time, keep working on it!

but really, i'm mostly disappointed in the future vibe with no future spins
kidding, keep up the solid work!
May 16 2012 9:59PM
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MLeone
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that, and I also didn't really understand the first part lol
May 16 2012 10:07PM
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Peter.
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solid edit, but the skier was like not really in the shot for some parts, like his skis would be out, like he wasn't centered
May 16 2012 11:00PM
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gravel
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Thanks guys!

Yeah, the intro was a little strange, I'll agree. I told Walter that I'd make him an edit and he could pretty much decide all aspects of it, so he chose the song and thus the concept for the intro as well. I would say that it's a little bit strange, but I think it turned out pretty well.

As for the framing, I am SO aware of this issue. I film with a homemade steadicam, and it works pretty damn well for stabilization, but it's pretty bulky and filming a skier + skiing yourself can get a little troublesome. I'm saving up some money so I can get some real equipment, but this will have to do for now.

All other critiques noted,

Thanks!
May 16 2012 11:08PM
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PBraunstein
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for a homemade steady cam, i liked the shots.. and to be honest, the framing (while it was a little off) didnt really bother me that much. my biggest issue which noone seemed to comment on, would be that it looks as though you were stuck skiers right and 15 ft away from the skier the WHOLE edit. especially in an edit that is all follow/glide shots, make sure that you vary where youre actually following the skier from. 'ski' around if you will, you never broke the Y plane once and you hovered around the X plane the whole time.. criss-cross between features, try some lead shots (you ski in front), even some directly behind shots can be cool sometimes. also, the steady cam is a tool that can be used not only in follow situations, but to mimic dolly and crane shots as well... try moving slowly with the glidecam and you might be pleased with your results.
May 17 2012 3:53PM
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gravel
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wow. that's actually so true. i didn't even consider this. thanks so much!

i really appreciate the feedback!
May 17 2012 8:05PM
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