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Welterwerk - GH2 Short / narrative music video
  • cekremcekrem

    Was DoP on this. Shot on a driftwood-176-intra GH2 with vintage lenses.

    Feedback is welcome!

    Description from Vimeo: This shortfilm is produced by Welterwerk Filmkompani, a new small filmproduction company based in Oslo. We make musicvideos, shortfilms and commercials. CONTACT US: post@welterwerk.no Directed by ERLEND WESTNES DOP CHRISTIAN EKREM Edit and grading ERLEND WESTNES Post effects and 3d modeling EIVIND JACOBSEN Makeup artist GRETE SKJÆVELAND CAST Machinist LASSE VALDAL Girl YVONNE / TEAM Boy ALEKSANDER M. TANGEN / TEAM Music: SIRIUSMO - NIGHTS OFF THANKS Za, Margrethe, TEAMMODELS, UiO and Khang Vinh Tran.

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  • cekremcekrem

    @fresnobob We used arri fresnels, both diffused, reflected and directly.

    @dumile It was mostly a product of low contrast, soft lighting. That part was almost not graded at all, as you can se from the (ungraded) snapshot earlier in the post.

    @RebelPhoton A lot of shake done in post to avoid rolling shutter issues from actual shake.

    :)

  • RebelPhotonRebelPhoton

    How did you make the moves on the hand shots? They seem kind of post-stabilized, their acceleration and deceleration doesn't seem like a human operator.

  • dumiledumile

    To start off, excuse me if I sound like I have no idea what I'm talking about - because I don't.

    cekrem, how did you get the faded, 70's office look in the machine room? Was it a product of the lighting or work you did in post? Or both? Any detail you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

  • fresnobobfresnobob

    Hi Cekrem,

    What kind of lights were you using?

    LEDs?

  • cekremcekrem

    I don’t think I overexposed on purpose, no. The white balance was deliberately offset as I knew from the beginning that I wanted a cold look in the machine room. I set it to 5600K, but the light was about 7200K.

    I’m glad you like it! :)

  • hansebhanseb

    Wow the looks great! Do you have overexposed slightly during filming? The white balance on the raw shot looks a little bit strange?

  • kankalakankala

    The apple fell from the plate, they didn't bite it, so they remained in Eden. Eden is safe in their hands :)

    Excellent job, I wish I can get as good.

  • McMillanFreelanceMcMillanFreelance

    Great job. What was the reason for shooting with the Pentacons for the interiors then switching to the Takumar for most of the rest? Did you use an ND for the outdoor shots?

  • cekremcekrem

    Just realized they featured it on eoshd! :o

  • cekremcekrem

    Alright, thanks!

  • jpbturbojpbturbo

    Very nice, I love the pacing of the audio with the image.

  • cekremcekrem

    thank you, @RyanPW ! Color corrected (slightly) in after effects :)

  • RyanPWRyanPW

    I've watched this a dozen times at least. Love the look that those lenses create, very filmic and works great for the storyline. It definitely make me want to get a dolly, would you mind sharing what specific dolly you used for this video? It works very well, especially with the tilts that you used throughout. The Jib shot where the machinist stands up is also fantastic. What program did you use to color correct with? Thanks for a great video!!

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  • cekremcekrem

    Thanks for your feedback, @mythmaker! Interesting interpretation! :)

  • mythmakermythmaker

    Fantastic work on this video across all departments. I'm up for 3 music videos in the next few months so this was timely inspiration for me and totally up my alley creatively. As for my interpretation, something along the lines of "technology can connect you but it will leave you feeling frustratingly close and yet so far from any real connection".

  • cekremcekrem

    hehe, no no, I found it amusing :P But your thoughts about it representing creation (as in God) are very interesting!

    (I can’t speak for welterwerk filmkompani, but for the record I Am a christian - and I also did Not write the story :)

  • oscillianoscillian

    Ok, the Christian remark was uncalled for. Sorry. But the story is very in the Nordic Lutheran style: "Work hard as long as you don't enjoy it." Once the Computer guy smiles... he's on the hubris route. He gets to see the fruit of his labour and then goes orbital with no chance of communicating with his creations.

    Otherwise: Great stuff! Very good looking and well paced!

  • cekremcekrem

    ;P

  • oscillianoscillian

    God creates woman, then man. They get fuzzy about each other. God goes to heaven. (Why do you think the DPs name is Christian? ;)

  • cekremcekrem

    @simensito Let’s try to communicate in english. Yes, we went to NISS film school 2009-2011. Glad you liked it! :)

  • simensitosimensito

    Nice! Loved the setting and AD!

    NISS ifjor? :)

  • cekremcekrem

    BTW: did you guys get the story? If so - what’s your interpretation? I know this is kind of a technical forum, but it would be interesting to hear what you make of it!

  • cekremcekrem

    Haven’t looked too much on the new hacks, but I guess so! :)

  • DeShonDixonDeShonDixon

    Do you think the mysteron burst mode 176mb hack would work as well as this?

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