The Escape - A short Action Film

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Created by Eric Ferguson for the 2011 continuing and distance studies Summer Video contest at Queen's University. Soundtrack produced from loops in Video Copilot's ProScores collection: http://www.videocopilot.net/products/proscores/

Shot on the Canon 7D using Canon and TOKINA lenses.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• CDS video contest
• video contest
• Queen's University
• 7D
• Short film
• Eric Ferguson
• action film
• helicopter
• CG
• contest
• 1 minute film
• Canon 7D
• HDSLR
• funny
• corny
• trailer
• entry
• CDS
• film

[Joe22c]

Liked! Absolutely love it! Please film a part 2 and make this into a series!

PS. What kind of camera/video editing software did you guys use? Did you guys use an additional microphone?

[EricFergusonCinema]

@Joe22c Hi Joe, We shot this on a Canon 7D and edited in Premiere pro CS4, transcoding to cineform as an intermediate. A lot of the audio (the pearls hitting the briefcase, the letter sliding under the door) was actually just recorded using the camera's internal microphone. The dialog was all recorded with a Rode Videomic on a broom pole (nope, I didn't mean to say boom pole, I really mean that we bolted it to a broom handle). If you liked the film, tell your friends! We need those "Like"s!

[Joe22c]

@EricFergusonCinema

Hey,

Thanks for the details. A Canon 7D. Yikes! That is one massive investment. It looks really sweet though. I can't believe it has such a good internal microphone. I wish I didn't get such a low end piece of hardware myself (Sony DCR-SR46). I can't even attach an external microphone, apparently. I am considering a digital audio recorder to record audio separately though since my videos are primarily oriented towards music.

I will defs share this on FB. :-)

[EricFergusonCinema]

@Joe22c the 7D was the first Canon SLR that had a decent video mode which was anywhere near my price range, so I picked it up when it came out, but these days there are much less expensive options. Check out the T3i, or even look around for a used/refurbished T2i. EXACTLY the same video capabilities as the 7D, in a much less expensive package. A digital audio recorder is still a good idea though; dual system sound is always better. Check out PluralEyes to make syncing easy.

[jbenetvideo]

I thought I was watching a good action Hollywood flic for a moment there. well done!

[EricFergusonCinema]

@jbenetvideo Thank you, that's definitely the vibe we were going for... a little bit of Jason Bourne :-D

[bassmanjake666]

Awesome video, really good job.

[TheAdamg89]

This was really great I would have never thought that it was going to be an advertisment for Queens.Great job. Also good luck.

A friend of Judi's

[jn0614]

Liked! Very awesome!

[Suzanne1753]

Yes, I still like it.

[gill923]

awesome job jeremy and friends!

[ybyxk]

It's the best and the only one I liked submitted for the contest...

It's epic~

in just mere 1 minute, everything that's neede to be portrayed is portrayed...have complete storyline, have really cool look to it, and it's just amazing...

[asdfeeeful]

fantastico!

[Spencermx]

You got my vote Eric. Great work!

[mrjr03]

BAHAH!! that was great! x)