Pilot for a short film.

A test sequence for a short independent film.

Featuring
Alex Wade as Thompson
James MacFarlane as the boss and
Freya Coote as the Spanish Maid

Directed by Jackson Townroe and Felix Norman, produced by Jack Briggs Toner, Edited by Clint SB Trofa, cinematography by Patrick King, and Sound by Francis Cullen and Freya Coote.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• HD
• HDV
• high
• def
• film
• Sony
• FX1
• pilot
• Southampton

[fourthwall1]

what lense did you use standard?

[shiftapplee]

For this pilot, and the final graduation piece, I used the FX-1s standard lens.

[shiftapplee]

@shiftapplee 

[CouchKumaras]

Very well filmed, I'm thinking of buying a dolly, any specific models you recommend? or does the quality not really differ too drastically?...

[TVwriter23]

That's pretty much what I meant, because I have an HV20 and I've seen videos where the image captures so much with the lens and I wanted to know how you did it.

[shiftapplee]

Please can you explain further "How do you get the picture to capture so much"?. If you mean the wide-angled nature of the photography, then I used the standard lens on the FX-1 at the time. Since, I have used a Z1 with it's Sony made Wide Angle lens. Mainly recently however, I have been using a Z1, on a RedRock with Canon FD lenses. It's works lovely. My last film, was new ground - I wrote it and directed - with a separate DoP. It went really well. Opened up the whole process very wide.

[shiftapplee]

Hi.

You're absolutely right - pilot is the key word. The actors we cast for the pilot (friends) turned out to be much better than the cast for the final piece...But I was only DoP.

Cheers.

[TVwriter23]

I would like to know too? Also how do you get the picture to capture so much. So many films short, feature, fan films etc. even when prosumer dv is used seems like everything is so small. I don't know there is just a difference. Also how much did it cost to make?

[TVwriter23]

I think it's just a test sequence. Just to see how it will look etc.

[LibbyActor]

I am a lil confused to ... but I like it, the filming seems to professional :D Good job!

[ronketti]

All this talk of cameras is very interesting but does anybody understand what the film is about? I was left slightly confused.

[sismithin]

Ha I posted the first comment almost a year ago, since which I've brought a FX several months ago and I personannly find the 24f brilliant, if your going to edit and distribute in 24P then it's hardly worth it. The thing that makes a good video look like film is setting the correct exposure and Gamma curve more than anything, and DoF and general framing, in my oppinion. unless you have a progressive TV and DVD player might aswell stay away from progresive alltogether.