"On Our Way Up", shot in HDV, ships on March 28th!
-FOR CONSUMERS/PRODUCERS- We sent the DVD+R master of "On Our Way Up" off to replication last week, and the retail-ready copies will ship on March 28th. "On Our Way Up" was shot in HDV using the JVC JY-HD10U camcorder, and the results speak for themselves.
The HDV format really was a huge benefit for us; specifically we were able to crop and scale certain shots as needed instead of having to reshoot a scene because the original framing was too wide or a light stand was in the shot. With the extra resolution you hardly even notice the scaling. There is one set of interview shots that is cropped and scaled by almost 100% (doubling the size), and on the DVD version you can hardly notice.
The DVD version includes my commentary track, I really spend a lot of time discussing the technical issues involved in working with HDV and the HD10. It is really more of a technical commentary geared toward other producers and directors. There is also some bonus music and a really funny cartoon on there (not for the kiddies though).
As soon as IO-DATA gets the kinks (DRM/WMPA) out of the LinkPlayer, we plan on also selling a Windows Media HD version of "On Our Way Up". We might even bundle them together, who knows.
In any case, sorry for the lack of articles over the last couple of months, I've been wrapped up in finishing the movie.
by Ben Buie
The HDV format really was a huge benefit for us; specifically we were able to crop and scale certain shots as needed instead of having to reshoot a scene because the original framing was too wide or a light stand was in the shot. With the extra resolution you hardly even notice the scaling. There is one set of interview shots that is cropped and scaled by almost 100% (doubling the size), and on the DVD version you can hardly notice.
The DVD version includes my commentary track, I really spend a lot of time discussing the technical issues involved in working with HDV and the HD10. It is really more of a technical commentary geared toward other producers and directors. There is also some bonus music and a really funny cartoon on there (not for the kiddies though).
As soon as IO-DATA gets the kinks (DRM/WMPA) out of the LinkPlayer, we plan on also selling a Windows Media HD version of "On Our Way Up". We might even bundle them together, who knows.
In any case, sorry for the lack of articles over the last couple of months, I've been wrapped up in finishing the movie.
by Ben Buie
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