[WhiteRavenKS]

jay kay brosies. everyone knows tubelethh is the way to roll in 07.

anyways, here is the real thing i wanted to post.


Polyester Fashion- real trailer.

please spread it around if you would like. thanks!
-Kevin

ps- it's another (yeah, i know- totally) race video coming out soon. i hope.

-it's going to have a soundtrack people will probably hate because people hate stuff.

-the trailer came from this formula i read once that said "start slow, build up interest, then go really fast"

-drawing comparisons to clay's videos is like fishing with dynamite or... pointing out the obvious.

-um, i think that's it, thanks for understanding.

 

[Bicyclist]

Well done! You've got a pretty unique filming technique. It looks like the riders' heads are hitting the camera mid-corner because of the fisheye, and I like it. You can see what's going on really well.

 

[PatBranch]

It's cool how the riders' helmets get so close in the fisheye berm shots.

Good job! What camera are you using?

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

canon gl-2. sorry everyone... hdv has not reached my bike video budget yet. maybe next year. century fish lens. the closer shots are the helmet getting less than an inch away. scary to shoot like that. i wish that was a unique style but i think i ripped it from somewhere.

 

[LitTleDeVil888]

that was sweet! Nice trailer man

 

[PatBranch]

Gl2s are nice.. I have an optura 50. I just need some good quality converters and a rode mic.

Sorry for the hijack, but what do you think of this? http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/video/hd5000pro/index.htm

Does hd just mean more clarity/resolution and less chance of vignetting with 16:9?

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

Gl2s are nice.. I have an optura 50. I just need some good quality converters and a rode mic.

Sorry for the hijack, but what do you think of this? http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/video/hd5000pro/index.htm

Does hd just mean more clarity/resolution and less chance of vignetting with 16:9?

i have no idea why that raynox lens says anything about high definition. i'd recommend that you look into their .3x fisheye lenses, not the .5x one. my personal philosophy on wide angle lenses is that if you are going to bother getting and using one, it might as well be distorted and as wide as possible. so wides that are .5-.8x are pointless to me. fishes that are .3-.42x are wide enough to force you to put your camera right up in the business. back in the time i had those raynox clip on fisheye, it was awesome. super wide, alright image (especially for the money) and it was cheap so if a rock smashed it, i was only out maybe 80 bucks. now when rocks hit my fisheye, im ruining an 800 dollar lens.

anyways- hdv is just a half-way totrue HD format. it's got 1080 lines of verticle res compared to regular video's 480. you get native widescreen chips in the camera (usually) so your image is a real widescreen aspect ratio. you also get to buy bigger hard drives, choke your computer to death, and your mistakes in focus and lighting show up much better with all that added detail. oh and the cameras are twice as expensive and will be out of date in less than two years. it's a pretty great time to get stiffed in the video world right now.

 

[PatBranch]

I meant an hd converter for my non hd camera. I want something with good quality. I have a Kenko .42x that isn't very clear on a TV (maybe 35"?)

Maybe I should get a wide angle (like the .5) and a clip on fish?

Do you think it's overkill to use a fish for every shot in a video? That's why I was looking at something with less distorion.

 

[SteezyWeezy]

SUPER sick vid, i like the corners a lot

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

I meant an hd converter for my non hd camera. I want something with good quality. I have a Kenko .42x that isn't very clear on a TV (maybe 35"?)

Maybe I should get a wide angle (like the .5) and a clip on fish?

Do you think it's overkill to use a fish for every shot in a video? That's why I was looking at something with less distorion.

you cant make your camera hd with a lens- unless im reading what you're saying wrong. the chip(s) in your camera are what determin your video resolution, not the glass the image goes through.

 

[profro]

Can't wait to buy it. It looks very refreshing with local talent instead of another Aussie worship film.

 

[c2001]

noice!

i like the ambient audio in there...sweet.

 

[Acadian]

noice!

i like the ambient audio in there...sweet.

Nice trailer...

 

[SuboptimusPrime]

Looked awesome, agreed about the coolness of the fisheye in the corners. I love watching fast cornering as much as the next guy, but that trailer was almost too much brapping of dusty corners.





almost.

 

[PatBranch]

you cant make your camera hd with a lens- unless im reading what you're saying wrong. the chip(s) in your camera are what determin your video resolution, not the glass the image goes through.

I know. What I want is a high quality converter that will have a lot of clarity with coatings to minimize lens flare for my non hd mini dv cam (in 16:19 mode).

The Kenko kuw-42 I have now isn't very clear when viewed on a TV. I want something of higher quality. Should I get one of the HD pro raynox's?

 

[ÆX]

i liked it,

did sanjay crash in that clip?

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

I know. What I want is a high quality converter that will have a lot of clarity with coatings to minimize lens flare for my non hd mini dv cam (in 16:19 mode).

The Kenko kuw-42 I have now isn't very clear when viewed on a TV. I want something of higher quality. Should I get one of the HD pro raynox's?

part of why your image might not look good on a tv is that in cheaper cameras, when you switch it to widescreen mode, your camera is actually just turning off and cropping a part of the chip rather than using the whole thing. so you're potentially working with less image to start off with. getting a different lens wont really help that much. and as for coatings and all to lessen flares.. .it might help but that's a problem when shooting with any fisheye, you get a lot of sky with a lot of sun in your shots very easily- and lots of lens helation, whether your lens has a ton of coatings or not.

that kenko is a zoom through lens if it's the one im thinking of. i've found that those generally arent very good- if you get one that you cant zoom through (you must remain fully zoomed out to maintain focus) then the image is much better.

thanks for watching the vid everyone! i guess i certainly did go overboard with the roosty corner and fisheye shots... i promise the whole vid wont be in fisheye- and lots of places we shot had some moisture so not all the corners will be dustplosions. i guess i just put all that in there to glitz up the trailer or something. thanks again everyone!

edit- yeah sanjay went down... but not after at least giving the ground the old what-how. sucked to see him that close to the finish going down, he was going for it so hard from what i could tell above there.

 

[PatBranch]

It's a true 16:9, not crop. With the kenko, when I zoom through it's much softer, especially full zoomed in.

On the raynox site, it says they are fully zoomable.

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

It's a true 16:9, not crop. With the kenko, when I zoom through it's much softer, especially full zoomed in.

On the raynox site, it says they are fully zoomable.

iiiichk. what's the point of a mega wide anlge lens if you're just going to zoom through it? i dont get it.

 

[PatBranch]

I completely agree. I was just saying what happens and what raynox says.

 

[hungryleprican]

yeah, bicyclist said it well

very unique way of filming

I really liked it too

 

[bikenweed]

Sick. Was that Brandon Fairclough on the Orange ripping that nasty chute near the end?

Looks good. Will there be any interesting antics to spice up the riding footy at all?

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

that was joey schusler on the orange, im sure he will be flattered that you said that though!

not really an antics movie, sorry. i didnt shoot much antics, i figured other movies had that pretty well covered.

 

[Banshee Rider]

Looks really good. I'll pick up my copy when its available for sure.

 

[Bldr_DH]

Looks sahweeet, Kevin! Keep up the excellent work 'n such.

Joey Schusler there is such a pinner. Pin. Pin. Pin.

 

[AusRottenVirus]

I'm in love with Joey Schusler.

 

[dG video]

Looks good Kevin, I'll buy 2.

Might I also add that I absolutely sniped Joeys interview. I have never heard the kid talk before, but while watching the teaser, I heard the: ("its just what i love to do, and i want to see where i can go with it") and immediatly asked if that was him, sure enough, without ever hearing him speak or anything I knew that was him.

Im godly.

 

[ride_fast]

Looks good Kevin, I'll buy 2.

Oh yeah Dan... Looks REALLY GOOD Kevin, I'll buy 7 or maby even 8 copies!!

 

[dG video]

Oh yeah Dan... Looks REALLY GOOD Kevin, I'll buy 7 or maby even 8 copies!!

And I'll throw em out your window like frisbees when I come to CO this summer.

Almost forget, "Can't wait for this to be on youtube!"

 

[Flat Out]

joey shushler is washed up, way past his prime... throw in the towel joey

 

[dG video]

joey schusler

 

[SylentK]

Looking good! Is the feature length done yet? Haha...Seriously though did you do any filming at Telluride? Angel Fire? Just curious...

How about now?

 

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Cool.
I like to hear the actual sounds of DH mostly w/o music...

 

[dG video]

i heard this dvd was gonna be sick

 

[Metal]

i liked it,

did sanjay crash in that clip?

I somehow flatted my comp32 at the end of my Deer Valley race run. I guess you just can't go race pace on off-camber loose sections with a front flat. I did manage to do the last drop though which was pretty scary.

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

I somehow flatted my comp32 at the end of my Deer Valley race run. I guess you just can't go race pace on off-camber loose sections with a front flat. I did manage to do the last drop though which was pretty scary.

lehikoinen almost beefed it in nearly the same spot and i missed the shot i think because i was jumping out of what i thought was going to be his path of destruction.

at least you went off the drop at the end... on your bike. eek.

 

[dG video]

thats how much this movie rules