Canon T2i/Canon 550D - "An Excessive Ruse"

[avdis]

Awesome friend, the quality of the Canon T2i is phenomenal, I just buy it but I can not minimize the delay of the image to make panning (Full HD 1080 24fts) pauseado is rather fluid. I could tell how to do it and tell me what settings you used in your video? I think export to blueray. Thank you friend.

[Yaniv8787]

W-O-W!

The shots are amazing, the quality is awesome.

The expressions are a little weird (rape face O_O)

Friend, you just got another subscriber ;)

[cjinfinito]

how can i still mojo in sony vegas i been trying

[bdebondadoso]

Fantastic! Thanks for the all the vids! Saludos desde Argentina

[conewells]

Nice. I wonder what segment was shot using the kit lens?

[feelgoodschool]

cool)



[VcoverStoof]

What effects did you use for this video? :)

[agentlopez1]

at 1:52 look at his hands then look at the next shot lol

[Dod3032]

@agentlopez1 Good catch.  You must be smart.

[sodiumwinter1]

at some point I was expecting them to go back to a gay club. The story was really bad. The cinematography was ok if you like a derivative style over use of shallow DOF And over use of glide track. Let's face it unless you are completely incompetent everything looks beautiful on Thease cameras. It would have been nice to see some lighting, a good story, good acting instead of an advertisement for glide track.

[Neumannfilms]

@sodiumwinter1 Shut up.

[Trikkeme]

@sodiumwinter1 Interesting that you think that the video looks like this right out of the camera. It doesn't. Neumann rocks the color grading, editing as well as framing their shots. Actually you sound rather jealous.

[bandaz1000]

Music name please 2:42 - 4:14

[PressureCA]

2 guys, 2 cupcakes, 1 glass of milk? Sounds like Gay Porn LOL!

But awesome video

[pedrosttau]

I'm an independent film maker myself, sliders, cranes, dolly's are tools that help you tell your story, they are not meant to be the center of the story. Anyway, you did a great job, I am not criticizing you at all, there is no rule in personal expression.

[pedrosttau]

really great work, the color correction was impeccable. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the excessive use of the slider, too much camera movement. 

[Neumannfilms]

@pedrosttau Camera movement is what separates Filmmaking from Photography. Pay attention to a Hollywood production and see how much the camera moves. In my mind Indie Filmmakers need to get off the tripod.

[JefteLopezNY]

who does who in the butt?

[RaineRedemptionTM]

These men's eyes are gorgeous! Love the way this is filmed. Makes great use of the glidetrack and the facial expressions are hilarious. Really entertaining. 5/5

[vianegativa85]

Milk was a bad idea! :)

Good job.

[FivePointProds]

I love the Cinematography for sure, but I never know what the heck these videos are about...

[Neumannfilms]

@FivePointProds Ha ha. Pete spends his time picking up cans in the woods. He makes the mistake of crossing onto my property. I set up an "Excessive Ruse" to steal the cans by feeding him cupcakes and drugging the milk.

[LindomarTheVeeJay]

Audio Amazing.!

[PKKamba]

Postel dude ....

[brunojq]

hello how are you? I wanted to ask what program you used to make this video, thank you very much! very good video! excellent!

[PeshawaVideoClip]

Nice Quality Nice Editing ! just Be Careful about wrong direction ! this film is have many wrong direction its not posseble

[Neumannfilms]

@PeshawaVideoClip What now?

[alfonsoespinosar]

Just great!

[crapstacker5]

Hey. What program do you like to use for your video editing? I'm just getting into indie film and need a little direction.

[Neumannfilms]

@crapstacker5 Sony Vegas

[dude4850]

at what time are you using the kit-lens?

[Neumannfilms]

@dude4850 Most of the glide track shots

[dewitteteun]

@yellowbandana you're right. Too much glider shots, but next to that there were some really nice shots. Good work!

[EyewitnessMedia]

where do you get your soundtracks at???

[xNightshadex]

I want that !@#$ camera!

[ilove500ho]

this is just incredible! amazing work!

[1nglewattz1]

The Canon t2i is mines by tomorrow. I was at first going for the t3i, but after noticing the t3i had no significant upgrades the math made sense to get the t21 for $700 as oppose to the t3i for $900. The video quality on the t2i is cinematic quality, and worth every penny. The Pentax K-x was on my list, but after comparing video caliber to the canon t2i, its hands down the canon wins by a landslide.

[MahnTheMovieMan]

Can I ask how you did the shot at 1,20?

[gotchgorv]

pepsi sponsor??? beautiful movie..

I make a glide track to me... lollll

[jeremyFIEST]

what lens did you use?

[yellowbandana]

using the glider in every shot might have been overkill

[Dod3032]

@yellowbandana Actually didn't but...you know.

[sprayframe]

@yellowbandana Paul Thomas Anderson uses moving shots quite frequently, his films are some of the best i've seen.

[ericdeben]

Did you use an external mic?

[jimmyj37]

I liked the the diagonal horizon shots to show impending hi jinx. The facial cues were well played, something jarred with the clasped finger roll for me. I'm not sure why. Dropping the bag of cans/bottles could have used SFX. Otherwise, You got me inspired, because this was beautiful!

[Dod3032]

@jimmyj37 Yeah, I love this one so much and every time I watch I wish we would have done some dialogue and sfx, we just didn't have the sound equipment with us that day...and this was just a random video we decided to film on the spot.

[Bosch232]

Things I liked: The angle shots on the slider. Color. The drum beat at 0:58 and the tree shots in general. Vertical slider work at 4:53. Story line. Location.

Things I'd do differently: A little less slider between 1:47 and 2:04.

That's about it.

It's taken me a while to catch on to you sense of humor, but I got all the facial expressions. Nice job you three.

[jaleru]

Loved the look. You just love that glide shot dont you. What were the setting you shot this at? I know you used mojo, but did you do anything major in terms of the contrast, sharpness and saturation on the camera?

[linozhzoen]

lovely film a little bet funnY scene...nice done..

[thatniggbeme7]

this looks good can u tell me what rendering settings u used for sony vegas?

[CircleofShit]

0:57 LOL

[Lyricalmovement2010]

How did you get rid of aliasing in this vid?

[Keeroy1234]

This is absolutely amazing! I can't believe this is the Canon 550d. Compared to other Canon 550d test videos, they are not even near this quality. I know there are many effects, but the quality is so good? well, nothing I understand I guess :p Great job!

[unclesmith]

what effects did you use to edit this?? only color correction??

[TheNBTshow]

hi i got a question i have a canon t2i 18-55mm

what is your iso and shutter and aperture you for this movie thanks

[thwhendriks]

That guy really looks like Nathan Drake haha. Nice movie btw.

[dazzd71]

amazing movies really great stuff. so good i've just gone out and bought the canon 550d ;-), more tutorials please for use that know very little please ..

[gmac2rulez22]

2:55 thats a face only a rapist could love

[Dod3032]

@gmac2rulez22 You must have already heard our idea for the sequel I assume?

[gabaria]

is Perfect movie.. congratulations for creator this movie!! wonderfull

[soniatv92]

@Dod3032 you got the movie quality look from just using vegas 9.0 color correction? it looks great i love it

[JayRossProductions]

LOL i really liked this. amazing shots and details. i laughed. i dunno if it was supposed to be funny or not but like, the seriousness that the man had while drinking and eating was just sooo funny. this was great. thanks.

[Dave51262]

Your photography style is absolutely beautiful. I am amazed by your ability to get movie quality out of this camera and lens. Great job! My only input would be this and please don't take offense - Are you working on acting skills too? The technical and photography are so beautiful but sometimes gets overshadowed if a particular scene displays overacting or unnatural acting. You guys are incredible though and I am sure this will soon match the photo quality!

[Dod3032]

@Dave51262 Is there a part in particular you are referring to? I think we are...sufficient at acting.

[Dave51262]

@Dod3032 - Luke, I thought your evil expressions were a bit too comical, or over the top, but maybe that was your intent. It seemed to me that you were overdoing it and perhaps the expression could be a bit more subtle. It was like you wanted to make sure the viewers knew you were evil. In "Cemetario", your wife made a frown at the end which also was overdone. Maybe she was trying hard to get the expression because she was wearing glasses? Silent film is difficult.

[Dod3032]

@Dave51262 Yeah, both of those were intentional, ha ha. It's a mix of our weird sense of humor and the fact that we wanted to convey certain things without using audio or dialogue. So in a way it had to be a little more over the top to get the point across. Like I said though, you can attribute 80% of that to our sense of humor. That smile I give for instance is something my younger sister and I have done since we were kids, and so it's almost an inside joke

[Dave51262]

@Dod3032 Luke - OK. Thanks for the clarifications. Interesting! Look forward to seeing more of your work.

[Dod3032]

@Dave51262 Same thing with Marika's face in Cemetario, she always gives that face to me when I do something that offends her and so it was more of an inside joke in between us, but, that face is pretty funny. Also with that one, there was no script of no point to the story other than to use it as a tutorial so we were just having fun with it.

[IlluminusQue]

wow this is great amazing awesome work! and great choice on the music

[osvtorr]

Great job bro!

How do you use the lens, In what scenes use 55-250mm and when 18-55mm?

Thanks.

[rhashad88]

This was very well put together! I'm getting a t2i soon!

[TudorMihaescu]

Hello, Dod3032! One question: what's the name of the soundtrack? The song from the beginning and from the end of this video. Thanks!

[sonne5]

Wicked great cinematography! Did you use dolly and jib in some shots?

[Dod3032]

@sonne5 Thanks! All cam movement was done using the Glidetrack SD Shooter.

[Hakujin07]

Where'd you get your sound effects?

[cheknoirs]

Please, what lens did you use in this video? thanks :D

[CaptHowdyFCS]

Great work! The best 550D/T2i film I've seen so far.

[Dod3032]

@CaptHowdyFCS Thank you!

[cpdadirector]

@Dod3032 how many cameras you use

[monstarz360]

i think ill go buy some ding dongs now. :D

[Dod3032]

@monstarz360 Make sure they don't have drugs in them.

[organicproduced]

I enjoyed this. Nice work guys!

[Dod3032]

@organicproduced Thanks!

[YoungB4o8]

And How did u add .mov file to sony vegas 9 ? it doesnt let me open .mov

[Dod3032]

@YoungB4o8 Try downloading the latest version from Sony's website.

[YoungB4o8]

@Dod3032 is it gonna be free ? my Sony Vegas is cracked so I got it for free

[YoungB4o8]

hi ! beautiful shots. How did u set up ur camera ? like the ISO , Shutter speed , Picture Style , is it 1080 24p .... ? Did u use any lights around to help ur lighting or u only use Magic Bullet mojo

[BradMD69]

Beautifully shot, stunning location, and praise, in particular, should go to the person who edited this.

Incidentally, the guy with the beard looks seriously creepy doing that leering downwards stare.

[Dod3032]

@BradMD69 That would be me. Ha ha. That looks says so many things...so many wrong, terrible things.

[esgimasd]

@BradMD69 That stare is epic ha.

[andrus9000]

Nicely shot and glidetracked!!!

[makkil]

Pretty nice work!

Please, let me show something I've done with my 550D

Origami Short Film.

► /watch?v=Qam_1KGYzPs

Low light use.. This camera is awesome!

[OldMacSpasti]

which slider did u use?

could yoou tell me that? would be nice :D

[Dod3032]

@OldMacSpasti Glidetrack SD Shooter.

[LoveKingArthur]

really liked this. when he was drugged you could almost feel it

[SrProfeta]

Hello. Love the shots. Can you recommend any good Glidetrack and tripod for the best relation price(quality? And what about reflectors? Thank you!

[SrProfeta]

Hello. Love the shots. Can you recommend any good Glidetrack and tripod for the best relation price(quality? And what about reflectors? Thank you!

[zume2600]

What shutter speed did you shoot this at?? I use a 50mm 1.8 prime too at 1/50 in daylight, but it doesn't look as crisp as this. Am I missing something? Did you make enhancements in post?

[Dod3032]

@zume2600 I actually just finished filming my 3rd tutorial which will be all about this subject. It will be a setting by setting breakdown of each shot from a short movie we filmed...should be out in a few days!

[zume2600]

@Dod3032 looking forward to it

[CleanEdgeProductions]

If you don't mind me asking what's your shutter speed?

[zume2600]

@CleanEdgeProductions Good question...what is the shutter speed?? When I shoot with my 50mm prime at 1/50 it doesn't look this good. Am I missing something?

[Dod3032]

@CleanEdgeProductions I really don't remember the exact settings for this one. I am going to be posting a little tutorial soon that will be all about settings that we use for our movies.  Should be out soon!

[Slixys]

@Dod3032

if you want to maintain a consistant film look then obey the 180 degree shutter rule and shoot at 1/50th

[Dod3032]

@Slixys That's not true.

[Slixys]

@Dod3032

that response explains nothing, and everything I've heard and read and from my experience shooting with your shutter open for half the frame gives the most pleasing motion blur. Depending on the situation and if no ND filters are available then you may want to wander from the 180 degree rule, but if you're totally clueless try shooting at 1/50th 1080 24p with widest aperture and lowest ISO using ND filters to control exposure. Typically this is the look people are going for...

[Dod3032]

@Slixys Well, that part is true. But having that motion blur is only a matter of taste. I love the harder look of a fast Shutter Speed and I always have. There is a time and a place for both really. With a fast Shutter Speed (1/100-1/200) and no movement from the camera, you can get some very nice results.

I think you are mixing up rules here too btw. The 180 degree rule has nothing to do with Shutter Speed. The Shutter Speed rule isn't a rule, it's just a guideline. But it can be broken

[Slixys]

@Dod3032

faster shutter speed IMHO gives a choppy look and detracts from the flow of motion, however it can make it easier to motion track and roto in post...

In some situations you would want that effect, however if you are trying to mimic film you should shooting somewhere near the 180 degree shutter rule.

If you think that the shutter speed rule has nothing to do with shutter speed then you should do a bit of googling

[Dod3032]

@Slixys I didn't say the Shutter Speed rule has nothing to do with Shutter Speed. I said the 180 degree rule has nothing to do with it. The 180 degree rule has to do with camera angles. I also think you are listening too much to what "Videomaker" magazine tells you. The "film" look can be many things. Have you ever seen a Tony Scott film? Have you ever watched Gladiator. They use Fast Shutter Speeds constantly and are shot on Film Cameras.

[Dod3032]

180 degree rule has nothing to with anything on the topic of Shutter Speed. 

[William82oct]

@Dod3032 how long will it take for me to learn how to use the t2i??? I'm a fast learner by the way.

[Dod3032]

@William82oct Not too long really. You should be able to get the basics right off the bat.  To master it would take more time but really, more experience using it.

[RLfilmz]

@Dod3032 doesnt the 180 rule refer to OTS shots and only crossing over on one side if the following shot crosses to the same side of the 180 line?

[Dod3032]

@RLfilmz The 180 degree rule is basically...

If you are shooting someone from the front, as in, you are shooting their face.

Imagine that they are standing in the middle of a big circle. Now imagine that you have to cut that circle in half (180 degrees). Now, you can only get angles from within that remaining half circle.

So, assuming you chose the front half of the circle, you could move over to the right or left side of their face to get a shot but you couldn't shoot from behind them.

[JesseBochekTV]

Wow. And to think I was going to ditch my 55mm lens.

[carbonvessel]

I love the great moments of tension in this, works really well like a good the bad and ugly type thing. I also have a 550d i bought recently, and I have heard people talking a lot about the 50mm lenses for filming with the 550d and say it looks excellent, what is your take on this?

[Dod3032]

@carbonvessel A lot of this was filmed with the 50mm f 1.8. I love that little lens. It's great for the price!

[carbonvessel]

@Dod3032 Bought one yesterday and I am impressed with the results, thanks for the inspiration. looking forward to more content from you.

[Bemersd]

great video man it would have been nice if one was wearing a different color shirt because if i didnt watch it twice i would have thought it was the same guy at the start walking away with his cans and then the short wouldnt have made sence. awsome job though i really like the dolly shots great work man

[Dod3032]

@Bemersd Ha ha. That actually was going through my mind as we were getting the last shot. It was just one of those random movies we came up with and filmed on the spot...quite literally made it start to finish and came up with the ideas as we went.

[Gillesv147]

@Dod3032 : I like your movies. you're very yeasty. The way you see the shot is just like pros. I can't wait to see your zombie stuff ;-)

And you know what, last week I watched your movie "chips"...I don't know why but for some reasons I can't even eat any of these now...that is probably good for me...so thanks! Cheers from Luxembourg!

[Dod3032]

@Gillesv147 Yeasty eh? I like it! It's funny, I haven't even been able to think about Chips since we shot that.

[StillicdiumInclino]

:48-53 Beautiful; reminds of some of those shots from the Fellowship of the Ring, when Gandalf enters the Shire! Where can I watch episodes of LightFace?

[Dod3032]

@StillicdiumInclino Wow, comparing our little movies to The Lord of the Rings is quite the compliment!!!

[Dod3032]

@StillicdiumInclino Lightface is on hold for the time being...sorry bra!

[magnetikl]

@Dod3032 You three guys are becoming the advocates of the T2I in youtube. I love your videos, how they look, and always i get a good laugh with the content and as many other users i will get this camera soon, but for Visual FX work. Cheers.

[Dod3032]

@magnetikl It's actually 2 guys and 1 girl:) My wife would want me to clear that up!

Seriously, thanks though, that's a really nice comment!

[magnetikl]

@Dod3032 Hahahaha, excusez-moi Marika, that was a very poor choice of words from me.

[Dod3032]

@magnetikl No worries, it is quite a gender neutral name (aaaaaand I will be sleeping on the couch tonight)

[magnetikl]

@Dod3032 ooops.

[michelle1920]

how many hours did you shoot this clip to complete??

[Dod3032]

@michelle1920 I would say 4 or 5.

[sixamsedna]

What font are you using in the opening credits. Not the very first font, but starting with "Pete Dryden" are you using any plug ins to make the font move like that?

[Dod3032]

@sixamsedna I cannot for the life of me remember the font! It's just a simple tracking keyframe in Sony Vegas for the move

[superiorsoundstudio]

nice would have been great if he woke up with his pants by his ankles lol

[Dod3032]

@superiorsoundstudio Deleted scenes :)

[superiorsoundstudio]

@Dod3032 lol

[diannebula]

waw.......

[Dod3032]

@diannebula Is that a good waw....or a bad waw....?

[AbsolutelyNoWalls]

I'm looking at getting a T2i and these are great references, nice job

[Dod3032]

@AbsolutelyNoWalls Thanks!

[Dod3032]

@AbsolutelyNoWalls Good, you would love it!

[gideonMorrison]

Dude you should have titled this short as 'Dolly:Return of the Glide'.

[Dod3032]

@gideonMorrison Ha ha!  That's great :)

[gideonMorrison]

@Dod3032 ;D Overall well photographed, there are some remarkable shots to be seen!

[carolinasled]

Cool Video Guys. Do you have a Vimeo Channel?

[Dod3032]

@carolinasled I do, it's "Luke Neumann"

[ryker666]

LMAO! They way Luke smiles is so hilarious! XD

[damiensmurf]

great job... as always!

[Dod3032]

@damiensmurf thank you!

[AndThePursuit]

awesome zoom in shot on the eye

first dolly pan shot was awesome

but i think i might agree with @pediamuusika, the dolly shots did get kind of excessive

[Dod3032]

Booo! Hiss! Can never have enough camera movement. It's what sets us apart from Photographers...Booo! Hiss!

[AndThePursuit]

@Dod3032 haha, i understand. some aerial shots would definitely offset the dolly's in my opinion, i just don't know how practical that is

[Dod3032]

@AndThePursuit I actually just got back from Aerial shots for Lightface yesterday!

[AndThePursuit]

@Dod3032 awesome can't wait, will they be in the next installment/episode?

[Dod3032]

@AndThePursuit I think they will be in Episode 3 and 4.

[pediamuusika]

AWSOME!

But I think there was too many dolly shots.

[Dod3032]

@pediamuusika I'm pretty sure you mean, not enough dolly shots.

[TheARTnSTUFF]

Interesting, but I found the drinking and eating part quite extreme, and I didn't understood why it was like that.

[Dod3032]

@TheARTnSTUFF You're right, it was a BIT excessive. You should check out "CHIPS" it will be much more of what you're looking for!