"Reach"

Uncertainty is the worst feeling. But win or lose, that's what taking risks is for, even though sometimes it can be like a nightmare.

We went to this donut shop to shoot some test footage for an upcoming short film. I wanted to see what kind of look and mood we could get out of this location, then try work on the story of the short film from there. We ended up shooting this abstract, metaphorical nightmare-ish short film about risk taking. Thanks Matt for helping with the plot during the shoot.

Shot with all natural light. Some slight color correction on the indoor shots only. Outdoor shots left untouched. Shot handheld because I didn't think I was going to need my tripod for some test footage. Plus, we didn't have permission to shoot there, so I didn't want them to notice, which they didn't! GH1 = cinematic camera disguised as a dslr.

Panasonic Lumix GH1 w/kit lens 14-140 f4.5 & Canon FD 50mm f1.4

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• reach
• short
• film
• panasonic
• lumix
• gh1
• 14-140
• f4.5
• kit
• lens
• canon
• fd
• 50mm
• f1.4

[zume2600]

Moon soundtrack composed by Clint Mansell.

[Lukewarm27]

haha yes i know, thanks.

[bettycoool]

Dude. why are you so GOOD?? hahah, i see you finally got to use that donut shop location! and great job as always!

[Lukewarm27]

I finally did! And this is just the test film! The final one will be 10x better, I'm hoping..lol.

[InTheLunchBox]

Hey man loved this great short! really enjoyed the cinematography and creative editing. Love DSLR's their not perfect but you gotta adore their portability!

[Lukewarm27]

Hey thanks! Yeah these hybrid cams aren't completely there yet, but they're a huge step in a small package!

[mikesoccer1]

What program did you use for the indoor colour corrections? Looks great!

I have a GH1 but am can't seem to get it to perform like this. It doesn't seem

to handle low light all so well but you made it look easy.