Wedding Slide Show

these are the two video presentation I did. Client provides me the still photos and song.

The real final version - Not Total Deaf

stuck between 2 versions

Finally I have completed the video and now I'm stuck with these two options. shall I include the VO from the mother calling the son while the son walking out from the house??? timecode from 0.37" and 0.43"

with mother's VO

without mother's VO

im not total deaf

1st rough cut and some sound!

2nd cut or final cut with sound and sound effects

the final cut with color grading

Beautifoo! Malaysian - in pre-pro planning

Ask and you will get

I need a scene for my film and what I did is just write in, and guess what - permission to shoot is granted! What I wanna say is you have to ask rather than sit there and wait and guess will I get the permission to shoot.

Template and format of permission to shoot without any cost will be available upon request. You can email me at kennykwk@gmail.com.

Congrad

As mentioned by plan for this year is to produce a movie using DSLR but now I have to produce using a 3CCD Panasonic Camera. Congrad to by workmate, Tan Wei Peow and Reuben Teo.

Brief History of the VDSLR

source from here

For quite a few years now, many low-grade non-professional digital cameras have possessed the ability to take not only still frame images but video clips as well. However, for the most part, professional-grade digital SLRs have remained focused on their core competency (still images) without expanding into video.

In 2008 Nikon changed this trend by announcing the D90, the first DLSR with video capabilities. This impressive innovation sprouted from Live View, a technology present on Nikons, Canons and many other models that allows you to preview and take shots using the camera’s LCD screen rather than the viewfinder. Nikon basically took Live View much further with the D90 by recording the images that the screen was taking in at a high frame rate.

Shortly after the D90 was released, Canon responded with the amazing 5D Mark II, the most recent update to Canon’s legendary 5D. So began the battle of the VDSLRs, an entirely new breed of camera (and a mouthful of letters). Today there are quite a few VDSLRs on the market (and several more planned for release) ranging from just over $600 at the base to up above $5,000. I chose five (two Nikons and three Canons) to examine and compare. We’ll begin with the one that started it all: the Nikon D90.

Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta 2010

Before 16th April 2010 I submitted my scripts and proposal to Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta 2010 and yesterday 12th May about 3pm while I was at KLCC for KL Design Week field trip with my students, I received a call from Panasonic Malaysia and they asked me to Present on the 19th May 3pm @ Eastin Hotel Ballroom B to present my proposal and script.

The actual announcement is actually on the 14th May but they already called all the 30 shortlisted entries. Initially on the contest form they only need 10. Maybe this competition they receive alot of good entries.

According to contest structure No.5, "the 10 shortlisted candidates will be loaned a Panasonic AVCCAM camera to produce a HD video based on their shortlisted proposal".

Today 13th May news update from the website

According to the girl over the phone I need to present to the judges and it will takes only 10 mins. Well this is just the first round. From 30 still have to shortlist to 20.

The title of my short-film for this competition is BEAUTIFOOL MALAYSIAN. I got the idea actually for another competition by MAS Airline and that one is only for students. Few weeks later someone passed me a leaflet about this competition and I think my title is suitable for the theme, which is Malaysian Culture. The idea just suddenly came into my mind while tried to tell my idea to my college.

till now... will update from time to time. Back to my script preparation.

Article about the competition here

5DMK 2 for "Season" and "House"series

Canon 5D Mark II used to shoot entire House season finale, director says it's 'the future'read more about Season here and House here

List of Image Stabalizer manufacturers

1) cobra crane
2) ABC balance system
3) zacuto
4) cavision
5) redrock micro
6) Manfrotto Modosteady
7) Merlin

Steady Tracker

More information about Steady Tracker please visit their site here. More reseach about steady cam coming soon and videos!

things to be aware before taking the video with your DSLR

1) turn "on" the IS, VR or VC. It works with video mode at handheld. Turn "off" if the camera are mounted on a tripod or stable mount.
2) use A, S or M mode to lock the ISO from changing.
3) f-stop does affect at video mode.
4) Trying to operate a hand-held HDSLR and zoom at the same time is
asking for poor results. This was the best of several takes.
5) chances of getting moire pattern is higher compare to video camera - especially on fine edges
6)

Notes about nikon D300s Video shooting

Notes about nikon D300s Video shooting

- 24p, p = progressive

- CMOS sensor – avoid shooting video with high speed or panning your video with CMOS sensor

- Max size 1280x720pixels – max duration per clip/ movie is 5 mins

- HD video, motion jpeg, avi – FULL HD is 1920 x1080

- Under Tripod mode, select A (aperture priority) or M (manual) – movie are recorded at aperture selected before live view start.

- Under Hand-held mode, the camera auto adjust shutter speed and aperture in response to changes in subject brightness and autofocus is not available after recording begins.

To shoot a movie

1) Choose Live View mode and select either Tripod or handheld

2) Press the “LV” button

3) Before shooting , frame the opening shot and either press the AF-ON button (tripod) or press the shutter release button halfway (handheld) to focus on the subject.

4) To start recording, press the center of the multi selector to start recording.

5) Press the center of the multi selector again to end the recording . to end recording and take a still photo in live view, press the shutter-release button all the way down. Recording will end automatically when thr max size (5 mins) is reached or the card is full.

Notes

In tripod mode, the camera can be focused by pressing the AF-ON buton (during shooting, a beep will not sound when the camera focuses, but note that other soundmade during contrast-detect autofocus may be picked up by the mic.

Autofocus is not available in hand-held mode after recording begins, use manual focus to focus during recording. This mode, the recording will end if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is pressed.

1st HDSLR DVD-ROM

I just make a new purchase of some traning materials, a DVD-ROM that I ordered only form US, GM Books.

price including shipping to Malaysia

Here's a slice of what you'll find inside the movieBook:

• What are the features you need from an HDSLR camera?
• Which features are So Near, And Yet, So What?
• What features are in every HDSLR that you need to shoot "around" to avoid?
• How do you begin to think in terms of sequences?
• What are the 18 main types of shot (and three optionals) you should go for when there is no obvious story?
• What are the structural clues to making a story out of bin full of diverse shots?
• How do you think of editing as you shoot?
• How do you do the eight camera moves--by hand?
• Why you need to experience editing directly, even if you are strictly the cinephotographer?
• What's a cinephotographer?
• What questions do moving images need to answer different from those answered by stills?
• What major special effects program can you buy for $30?
• For $100?
• For $1000?
• What editing features do you want most? --do you NEED most?
• Which ones are essential?
• Which ones are fru-fru?
• What are the five things every shot MUST HAVE?
• How do you recover from shots that don't have all five?
• How do you stabilize a moving camera?
• How do you re-stablize a shaky shot?
• How do you shoot best for later re-stabilization?
• How do you add a Fake Zoom to shots?
• What are your real-world Fake Zoom limits?
• How fast of a pan is too fast? What's the Goldilocks zone?
• How can you use intentional instability to improve stability???
• What type of shot avoids your HDSLR's biggest hassle?
• What sort of filter gets rid of HDSLR's biggest hassle?
• How do you make ANY DSLR into a time-lapse maestro?
• How do you integrate your time-lapse scenes into your HD shots?
• How do you work with still images in movie productions?
• How do you cause your camera to shoot Golden Hour at noon?
• Do the words "Ken Burns" mean a suntan accident or an essential HD movie technique?
• How do you adapt Hollywood's principles and tools to your camera?
• What do you need to be saving up for in the way of your accessories?
• What accessories should you avoid?
• Where is the Secret Web Page for HDSLR movieBook owners?
  A: Page 116.
• How do you turn your HDSLR 30 fps shots into impossibly-smooth, ultra slow motion scenes like this pseudo Nike commercial?:

2010 resolution

To all my reader here, this year, 2010 im going to shoot a short movie using my Nikon D300s. But before that I need to learn about the way, techniques and equipment. So I created this blog as my progress and R and D works.

If you do have any suggestions, opinions, techniques that you would like to share please do email me at kennykwk@gmail.com

Thank you.