☀ Solar Eclipse Film ☀

Bravoie · 04-09-2018, 11:56 PM

Making this was great. It was shot in backcountry tennessee and required a few miles of hiking to get to the cliff with the view of the hills (shown in the video). Camping out there was much better than trying to visit a crowded state park during the eclipse. Be sure to go check out the Great Solar Eclipse thread over in off-topic chat for more eclipse stories and eclipse info!

Tony Clay · 04-10-2018, 12:50 AM

Glorious!

Old Rivers · 04-10-2018, 01:08 AM

Nice. Good sound editing, highlighting when the evening insects came out.

Tony Clay · 05-12-2018, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Rivers

Nice. Good sound editing, highlighting when the evening insects came out.

Great. Good "job" on pissing-off Robert De Niro, you human toilet.

Old Rivers · 05-12-2018, 10:50 PM

Jesus Christ, go die in an alley already.

Shaun · 04-14-2018, 05:30 PM

awesome

Bravoie · 04-22-2018, 01:49 AM

Thanks for watching. I can't wait for the 2028 asteroid

Izak MD · 05-05-2018, 12:15 PM

man i can't believe it took me so long to watch this one! i need to actually click the art gallery from time to time

yeah this was really well done!

very well shot, and the music was especially good. the animal shots were a nice touch. the shot of the sky around 2:15 is probably the climax and the nicest moment, you get a sense of why primitive societies felt all of these mystical premonitions for when eclipses would happen

Bravoie · 05-20-2018, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Izak MD

very well shot, and the music was especially good.

I'm really happy I found that music & was able to license it. Music is so vital! Like the final ingredient that can totally transform a movie. For the rough cut I tried making my own score with garageband and it came out horrible. Definitely ruined the entire flow of the edit. So, lesson learned. Leave music to the professionals

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Originally Posted by Lohr

nice! yeah the part with the full eclipse is very cool

I'm glad people are liking this part! I was worried because it got cloudy during totality but that actually made the shots turn out way more interesting. The clouds sort of worked as a natural filter so I was able to remove the solar filter off my lens. Shooting a clear sky would have just been the same thing that everyone has already seen before

I'm gonna submit it to some tennessee film festivals. I already submitted it to my city's local film fest as a "short documentary" then I realized that might be a mistake. They might consider it experimental even though I think it's a documentary

Slime · 05-06-2018, 01:44 AM

nice! yeah the part with the full eclipse is very cool

Izak MD · 05-21-2018, 11:46 AM

how short is a “short documentary” meant to be?

Bravoie · 05-30-2018, 03:25 AM

Under 40 minutes but I think they want documentaries to have narration and actual people in it. They also said they're especially interested in submissions from underrepresented people such as gender non-conformists so I guess chances are slim to none

Izak MD · 05-30-2018, 08:56 AM

just tell them that you're "gender queer" and refuse to specify how

Bravoie · 06-01-2018, 03:59 PM

Yeah it would be funny if everyone submitting gave an open-ended answer.

What is your gender? It's important to know for the movie selection process.

FLUID.

04-09-2018, 11:56 PM	#1
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713	☀ Solar Eclipse Film ☀ Making this was great. It was shot in backcountry tennessee and required a few miles of hiking to get to the cliff with the view of the hills (shown in the video). Camping out there was much better than trying to visit a crowded state park during the eclipse. Be sure to go check out the Great Solar Eclipse thread over in off-topic chat for more eclipse stories and eclipse info!
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713

04-10-2018, 12:50 AM	#2
Tony Clay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,583	Glorious!
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04-14-2018, 05:30 PM	#6
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	awesome
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04-22-2018, 01:49 AM	#7
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713	Thanks for watching. I can't wait for the 2028 asteroid
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05-05-2018, 12:15 PM	#8
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	man i can't believe it took me so long to watch this one! i need to actually click the art gallery from time to time yeah this was really well done! very well shot, and the music was especially good. the animal shots were a nice touch. the shot of the sky around 2:15 is probably the climax and the nicest moment, you get a sense of why primitive societies felt all of these mystical premonitions for when eclipses would happen
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877

04-10-2018, 01:08 AM	#3
Old Rivers Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6,985	Nice. Good sound editing, highlighting when the evening insects came out.

05-12-2018, 10:50 PM	#5
Old Rivers Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6,985	Jesus Christ, go die in an alley already.

05-06-2018, 01:44 AM	#10
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891	nice! yeah the part with the full eclipse is very cool
Slime Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 24,891

05-21-2018, 11:46 AM	#11
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	how short is a “short documentary” meant to be?
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877

05-30-2018, 03:25 AM	#12
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713	Under 40 minutes but I think they want documentaries to have narration and actual people in it. They also said they're especially interested in submissions from underrepresented people such as gender non-conformists so I guess chances are slim to none
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713

05-30-2018, 08:56 AM	#13
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	just tell them that you're "gender queer" and refuse to specify how
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06-01-2018, 03:59 PM	#14
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713	Yeah it would be funny if everyone submitting gave an open-ended answer. What is your gender? It's important to know for the movie selection process. FLUID.
Bravoie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,713