Our colorist did a great job with the grainy footage and deserves most of the credit, but I believe reducing the quality of the footage from 1080 to 720 also helped in our case. The HV30 was pretty adequate in low lighting, so it usually left us with a decent amount to work with. A lot of the night scenes are much brighter, noisier, and more colorful in the raw footage, so reducing the saturation and brightness to try and better represent what you see with your eyes in moonlight naturally helped hide the grain as well.
Thanks! I didn't realize how involved colorists were with picture quality, but it makes sense. I see they have to choose a balance between brightness and noise, demonstrated here: http://aaronwilliams.tv/2010/12/colorist-tip-9/
Also, the HV30's 1/2.7 inch sensor size seems considerably better than my HF200's 1/4 inch sensor size, which probably also helps a lot. Just as a side note, a lot of people here might have DSLR's, and those.. especially Canon 5D Mark 2 and 3's, are very good for low light video, as long as you don't let the thing overheat and... I think you need special equipment for the focusing too.
I know for ultra low budget/student contacts with SAG they have fewer restrictions but are these distribution clauses still included in those contacts? If so that's pretty crazy
Yes, ultra low budget/student contracts with SAG (now SAG-AFTRA) are exactly what I'm talking about. It really is that bad.
If anyone is interested in knowing anything about this great film please ask me and I will be happy to try and answer.
It might be because I'm watching on Youtube, but the blacks seem very clean (non-grainy) for a consumer-level camera (Canon Vixia HV30)
That is what I was wondering. So really you had a congestion issue, that was causing breathing difficulties. Did you have a sleep study, and if so, how many episodes did you have per hour? It surprises me that they weren't able to tell it was a congestion issue. I used to have obstructive sleep apnea and they used all sorts of diagnostics to determine exactly what my problem was. They scoped my throat and nose, took x-rays, performed sleep studies, etc.
Yep, did the sleep study. Was diagnosed with "mild sleep apnea".. was told I didn't have to worry because my oxygen levels didn't dip under 90%. But it felt miserable to me. I went to an ENT and a couple of other specialists/PCPs. Eventually I figured I was getting nowhere and I just thought about it logically and got to the bottom of it. I'd rather not write further details on
How exactly was under-hydration causing sleep apnea? Are you saying that your tissue was swelling because it was drying out? Or something else? I've never heard of dehydration causing sleep apnea before.
Well, if you want to know explicitly, mucus is more viscous when less hydrated, and can clog up airways.
The patient has one huge advantage over the doctor. That patient lives his/her life every day as, the patient. A doctor's 30 second assessment of seemingly minor symptoms in no way compares to a systematic evaluation of daily experience over weeks, months, or even years of the patient's life. I diagnosed and fixed my own sleep problems after consulting many doctors over a long span of time. Ultimately, I found that I was suffering sleep apnea because I wasn't drinking enough water. In hindsight, there were obvious signs pointing at under-hydration, but none of the doctors investigated this.
I think a computer programmer is well-suited to logically "debugging" themselves. I do agree that it's easy to "jump the gun" in today's WebMD world, but as long as you're not taking potentially harmful medications or performing a self-biopsy, putting the error logs in a smart patient's hands is only a good thing.
I would say they are trespassing to deliver it. If they want to have the postman deliver them fine, but I am not giving them permission to step foot on my property.
Not worth trying to keep them out. There are many laws that allow some people to walk up to your door. I tend to believe this explanation, explaining how it varies by local ordinances:
http://www.newlifelc.com/view.php?id=20130223123856AAHAyYH
But even if it is with purely commercial interests, don't expect to change the world, let alone Google:
http://www.itworld.com/legal/129524/google-admits-trespassing-street-view-hit-crushing-1-fine
You don't get a lot for free in life, but at least you get your ass.
Most don't give their ass away for free, as shown here: http://www.littlefriendsranch.com/Donkeys%20for%20Sale.htm
I'd demand top dollar for your ass if I were you! Unless there's something wrong with your ass. Then god bless the kind soul who gives your ass a nice home. Just remember to treat your ass well. Insurance doesn't cover most things that can go wrong with it.
This is - I am afraid to say - JUST MUSIC.
I would not underrate the importance of music. Movies depend on music. Much of the advertising industry depends on music. When the iPod was introduced, it was an absolute game changer for the lives of many. Music has the power to define generations. And more importantly, it takes a lot of raw talent to make good music. There's incredible demand for it, and it has a big impact, directly and indirectly, on the economy, so don't undersell it, even if it isn't something that is a basic human need.
Anyone going to a Western university has a Western style name to use in cases such as this.
Those "western style names" are often very long and extremely hard to type correctly. Take "Volodymyr Krynytskyy" for a typical Russian example. Go with the username.
if you're truly innocent you'll win the trial in the perfect world
If you're innocent, in a "perfect" world, with the world a moniker for the US justice system, you'll win the trial, for free, without any undue hardship to appear in court when required.
Happiness is twin floppies.