[Konvas] Music Videos and format height (off-topic)

[James Compton]

 Adam,

   I think I know where you might be going with thread. Music videos
 ans format standardizations. Maybe. I shoot alot of music videos each year. Many of them on 35 with my KONVAS. With the birth of youtube, there have been a whole slew of musicians(wink) that only want videos shot only for youtube. Last year I shot a mv for a relativly famous artist and the
director said it was a "YOUTUBE ONLY" video. When we finally wrapped,
I could see why. I shot it on the HVX200 and only a handful of "extras"
showed up to the shoot. 

  There used to be a site called mvwire.com. That site provided interviews
 with industry pros and a forum to vent and learn from. I can say that I did learn a great deal there. For mv's that are destined for MTV, BET, FUSE and etc- DIGIBETA and HDCAM are the delivery format that request.



                                                          


--- On Sun, 7/12/09, Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com> wrote:

> From: Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com>
> Subject: [Konvas] Music Videos and format height (off-topic)
> To: "Konvas Discussion List" <cinema at konvas.org>
> Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 7:58 AM
> 
> I was sitting here this morning with my son (Finnigan)
> finishing up his feeding process (it's definitely a
> process!), and turned the TV on. Spanish Music Videos were
> on. Since I'm going to Spain next month, I figured what the
> heck and put the remote down.
> 
> The first music video looked horrible - definitely SD
> video. And it looked like it had been shot with all settings
> on automatic. While the music was okay - watching the
> horrible production quality of the video detracted from me
> enjoying it.
> 
> But the next video caught my attention. It looked like it
> was shot on 16mm. It was by Kinito Méndez, called "Hony Tú
> Sí Jony" (or something like that - it flashed up pretty
> quickly).
> 
> The music was okay, but what really caught my attention was
> how it kept switching back and forth between 1.78:1
> (possibly 1.66:1 or even 1.85:1) and 2.40:1. It was
> broadcast on a digital SD channel, so it's hard to get an
> accurate idea of what exactly is what in terms of formats,
> but still - it kept switching back and forth between what
> looked like anamorphic widescreen and standard widescreen.
> 
> Hmmm... When I started writing this, I had a direction I
> was heading in - but dealing with the baby, I've forgotten
> what that direction was... So, now that I don't know where
> I'm going with this one - I'll just throw it out here for
> discussion (if anyone wants to even discuss it)...
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Adam Frey
> Director/Cinematographer
> Crimson Chain Productions
> http://crimsonchainproductions.com
> 
> Crimson Chain Productions
> PO Box 35
> Libertytown, MD 21762
> 
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