Patrol Duty finished!
| Posted March 14, 2011 by Harri Jokinen 1 Thumb-up |
Go see it!
Second Patrol Duty trailer released
| Posted January 29, 2011 by Harri Jokinen 0 Thumb-ups |
This time the film is seen in artistic black&white... We've decided to make this change in favor of maintaining artistic quality...
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The problem is indeed the feeling of a real film... If you would've seen the project in color as a whole.. I tell ya, you would not be impressed.
The shots used in the trailer do look nice in colour... But some of the scenes which are not included in either one of the trailers or in the sneak peak pictures on the website look... well, frankly said pretty freakin horrible!
The problem is not the color as a whole. The main issue is digital grain, which you can't edit out, no matter how you try. The camera adjustments were not always right and not enough gain was used.
In some scenes with the colours, the film looks like a bunch of boys are running in a forest with a digital camcorder.. Of course, this isn't far from the truth, but in black & white and contrast corrections to it.. We could help this a little...
Thanks for your comment! We appreciate every piece of criticism ! In the end... we're still gonna make two different versions out of it, although the b&w scenes do look better.
We think that the modern viewer has used to the color too much. Everything has to be in fullhd, every shot has to be sharp, color corrected to the max, every sound effect has to sound professional and all the "filmness" has been removed from modern day films. That bugs me personally, a bit...
Some other filmmakers (actually a lot of them) try to copy out Hollywood style and how they make films there. Many young directors want to make the next Avatar and dream of making only effects heavy films, which look cool but have no content what so ever.
But, all in all... Trust me, we're making everything to turn this not-so-great-looking footage into a film looking piece of video. There's still a lot of work to be done here....
Over and out!
Keep the colours, please. But do not put that much colour correction into it. Make it feel like a real film in some way.
Patrol Duty - First teaser trailer released!
| Posted September 26, 2010 by Harri Jokinen 1 Thumb-up |
Here it is:
Its a bit short, but it should give you a preview of what kind of a movie we are making... :)
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Thanks for your comment :)
I really appreciate well written feedback, and your post definately fits that category... :)
The color grading is definately a problem.. At first I made all the scenes look extremely colourful with really hyperrealistic colours and then I edited them all together and went to the very opposite direction and added some contrast too...
I'm still struggling about how the actual film is going to look... So, we'll see... :)
Thanks and I'll keep posting these trailers in the near future :)
It's cool to get a teaser this early.
I like the tone and "Thin Red Line" -like meditative mood. The camera work, editing and direction are all promising. And it looks like you're serious about this project.
It's a long road ahead so don't get discouraged by these comments:
- Color grading can be an effective tool - or it can be your enemy. Use it wisely and consistently (scrap the all green and all yellow looks. They look fake.). Finnish audiences are used to the (Parikka's) Talvisota and Rukajärven tie -natural look, so color graded "gritty" look could be a welcomed change of pace. Just don't go overboard with it.
- As a logo designer, i prefer the end credits b&w logo to the 3d thing at the beginning. 3D must be done PERFECTLY for it to work. Also, you need a better font for the Patrol Duty logo.
Well done, guys, and keep pluggin'!
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I loved it. I hope to see you make another one and I hope to be a part of it.
Janequorzar / John Mieske
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