two quick questions: 1) i need a shot of a paintball coming out of a paintball gun but i want it to be as if the camera is the paintball. So, how can i get a shot to look like the ball is coming out of the barrel but the shot is in the barrel....if that makes any sense (think the famous opening to Bond films)
2)for outside scenes is there a cheap way to get good sound besides the mic on the camera?
"Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling." - Stanley Kubrick
Let me know if this helps you with your sound question.
If you can get your hands on a mic separate from the camera (most computers come with them), then go to B&H Photo and spend about $12 on a slate (or clapper whatever you wanna call it), i then would use a laptop computer and plug the mic into that and et the bit rate at the highest setting (you can set it at whatever youre diting program will work with, remember higher bit rate also equals bigger file). And then jusy sync the sound up in post.
I did a commercial like this, worked great, though if you're shooting outdoors or in weird locations (sewers or something like that) you might not wanna take your laptop to some locations etc.
You can plug in an external microphone into the camera...don't use the on camera mic.
Why not a pvc pipe? The scale wouldn't matter would it? Just a thought! You could place the camera on a roller skate!
the problem with PVC pipe is how do i get it through and once i get it through how do i continue the shot until the ball hits somebody or something?
"Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling." - Stanley Kubrick
mmm got a point
1)GET SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A PAINTBALL BARREL.
2)GET ON A HIGH PLACE LIKE A LADDER OR SOMETING. RECORD THE PAINTBALL COMING DOWN AND OUT OF THE BARREL(IT MUST BE POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN)IN FRONT OF A BLUE SCREEN.(IT CAN BE ON THE FLOOR)
3)SHOOT THE BACKGROUND OF THAT SPECIFIC SHOT.
4)THEN IN POST-PRODUCTION, YOU CAN COMBINE THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER.
PS: MAKE SURE THE PAINTBALL AND THE BACKGROUND HAVE THE SAME LIGHTNING.
IT SHOULD COME UP WELL. GOOD LUCK!
I DONT KNOW WHY ITS ALL IN CAPS BUT LETS KEEP THAT GOING. THAT SHOULD WORK THANKS FOR THE HELP!
"Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling." - Stanley Kubrick
The entire camera doesn't have to fit through the PVC pipe, just the lense. Once the lense sticks out the far side of the pipe the pipe will be out of frame and can rest on the camera until the shot is complete.
From that point you just walk foward with a steadycam taking the camera along the paintball flight path. You might want this in fast motion for the end product. Fast motion can be done in post and I suspect most cameras can do it right away so you can tell if the effect worked or not.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
