Well done! I particularly liked the feel of the moka pot shots (though perhaps partly because I'm a big fan of that underutilized-in-the-usa brewing technology). I think you may have pushed me over the edge and sold Canon another camera.
My understanding from something I saw online was that you can't do manual aperture control for video. Is it true, and did you manage to work around if so? (Seems like something that would drive you nuts). |
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Oops, you're right, I thought the awesome tapes guy was also Memorex. Still, it would have helped the mixed metaphor. |
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Now we're really getting confused.
Memorex had crappy commercials with Ella Fitzgerald where she would sing, break a glass, and then the Memorex tape would also break a glass. I can't find the original, but this humorous commercial that came later in the series alludes to it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkt8Dwzl6Sg
Maxell also made tapes (I think this is why I originally said, "Is it live or is it Maxwell," which you completed with "House.") They were the ones that had the awesome guy getting blown away by the awesome tapes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2WcBi9mu6A
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tom: I was reading about blocks that move together and:
www.clickmazes.com/osk34d/ixosk34d.htm |
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Thanks Max, Cortney, Jason, and CT!
CT: I was thinking the same thing, that this song could use a bass track in it, but we recorded it in one take (!) and that was good luck and I wanted to get on to video making to keep up our velocity, so I didn't want to mess with it. Also, I don't know how I feel about recording songs with parts that we can't play live, since I think part of the idea of the band is to be live-capable, though if we get into videos then perhaps it's worth reconsidering.
J: Don't you remember me talking about this pretty much all year, that I had figured out why I hate sub-$15,000 video so much and how to fix it? The focal blur is a big part of that. It comes from using a large imaging area and large-aperture lenses. Still, I messed up in shooting a lot of this stuff because I didn't know what I was doing. (The white balance is particularly bad, and the exposure in the band shots too.) Next time will be even better quality.
Memorex did make computer data stuff for a while. I think they are owned by Sony now. One regret is that we didn't think to shoot a pastiche of that famous ad where the guy is sitting in the armchair getting blown away by sound quality.
The Magritte illusion was pretty easy. I stuck a small spoon into the apple and held the spoon in my mouth (Nels's idea). The wide lens shooting it exaggerates its size and apparent distance from my face. |
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Excellent video. I would recommend a subtle bass track. |
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Things I really enjoyed:
* quality of lip synch
* quality of video - did you add fake focal blur after or was it genuine during closeup of paper, for e.g.?
* Nels avoiding eye contact with camera except occasionally and then looking away apologetically
* Not a thing I enjoyed per se, but I think Memorex made floppy disks, too? That's where I seem to remember the brand name from anyway. I think I absorbed the slogan through the ambient ad-o-sphere without ever having seen it
* Magritte allusion. How did you do the floating apple fx?? |
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Fantastic!! :) I'm really impressed! |
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Excellent video!
P.S. I understand the joke in the title. |
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Chris, thanks very much. I have an MP3 but I am too cranky at technology to finish it up today. I will post it soon.
Actually: This is my first video with my new camera, the Canon 5D mk II. The other ones were with the Canon HF100, which is a good camcorder, but this is a digital SLR that also shoots 1080p video through real lenses. (I used my three main lenses for this, the 100mm f/2.8 macro, the 50mm 1.4, and the 17-40 f/4L for the band shots, which actually I think came out pretty crummy.) It's what I've wanted for ages and I am so happy that it finally exists that I will suffer through insufferable crashy softwares to enjoy it. |
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8084. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-53.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
18 Jan 2009 23:18:40
[ Since we last spoke ]
The thing about laser suspension womb is that it's sort of the soft way. |
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Holy crap, this is amazing. I adore the fruit face. The whole thing looks and sounds great. Is there an MP3?
I know you've said somewhere before, but what camera is it you have? The quality is impressive. |
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Thanks! Only in my brain. The tableau reflects I think my photographic upbringing. Works for music videos, though. |
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quite nice! did you storyboard this ahead of time? looks good--i like the tableau style. |
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8080. Mike Kenny (c-66-30-254-149.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
18 Jan 2009 23:01:27
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oh, that's what they told me about herpes--not everything has to be learned the hard way! ;) |
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8078. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-53.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
18 Jan 2009 20:39:26
[ Since we last spoke ]
Some day you will understand |
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8076. Mike Kenny (c-66-30-254-149.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
18 Jan 2009 15:53:53
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Laser Suspension Womb? Wowzer, what is that? Sounds like vagina dentata for the space age. |
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8075. Tom 7 (h-69-3-248-249.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
18 Jan 2009 13:37:10
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Oh thanks, I fixed that link (new template, didn't test it).
Yes, the video software is garbaging. This was driving me bats but now I am fed and have some coffee and a new stoploss policy. I will prevail. |
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8073. Nels (c-71-199-121-224.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
18 Jan 2009 12:28:07
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PS: Every time I click on the "Listenquest" link in this article, I get a 500 Error. |
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8072. Nels (c-71-199-121-224.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
18 Jan 2009 12:27:35
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Ugh, gross. The Vega software or your music software? |
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8071. Tom 7 (h-69-3-248-249.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
18 Jan 2009 12:23:32
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I spent all night and this morning dealing with this POS software crashing left and right?! |
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8070. Nels (c-71-199-121-224.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
18 Jan 2009 11:39:05
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Bring on the LOMH Mein noodles.
I also thought that is was funny that stahl is the German word for 'steel,' thus making Steelerstahl extra funny for people like Kevin. |
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Hooray! Thanks for telling me, and enjoy! |
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Suddenly it turns out I'm in love with your music. You're the greatest! |
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