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  1. Henry Spencer

    watch Carried Away - Short Film

    Hello Completed this short film on Monday. This was filmed in one day. We weren't hoping to set the world on fire, just mess about with some different shots for a short monologue. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts Thanks for your time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H51EXijPHqI :D
  2. Henry Spencer

    Soft - Simon Ellis

    One of my favourite short films is currently being featured online, so I thought it best to share it with people This is a great short. I highly recommend watching it. http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2008/11/03/soft/
  3. Henry Spencer

    watch It'll All End In Tears - Silent Short Film

    Hello to each and every I was looking back through my posts and realised I've never shared this short film on its own. Now, I know it may be considered 'vogue' to make a silent short film at the moment, what with the success The Artist is experiencing right now, but this is a film I shot back...
  4. Henry Spencer

    watch Two Minutes of Gareth

    Hello, I've been editing my latest short and got a little bored, so I put together a quick two minute film about my friend Gareth. I see it as a companion piece to the film I made about my friend Mickey The two can be seen by following the YouTube links below. Let me know what you think : )...
  5. Henry Spencer

    watch A few shorts for you....

    Hello everybody I haven't logged in for absolutely ages. Was doing some research into some camera and remembered I have an account. So time for some sharing. Instead of spamming up the boards and making a thread for each of these films, I thought it best to bunch them altogether. It'll All...
  6. Henry Spencer

    DSLR vs. HDV

    I own a Sony A1E and I've enjoyed using it over the last couple of years. Although I have been impressed with the images, it has never given me the depth of focus I desire. And it needs an awful lot of light to create good images Of course, I could splash out on a more expensive video camera...
  7. Henry Spencer

    watch 'Spinning Top'

    Hello all Here is a short film I work on as a cinematographer earlier on this year. Please don't ask me what it is about, or why they chose to use some awful captions :huh: But you can get an idea of the work Let me know what you think http://vimeo.com/12528070
  8. Henry Spencer

    watch 'Green Shoots' - New Mini Sitcom

    hello all I worked on the production of a mini sitcom last year. I was working as the Director/Cinematographer. We shot all the footage needed for 6 ten minute episodes in four days. We had no crew beyond a mate to hold the boom. the kit is below Sony HVR A1E Rode NTG-1 Microphone Kit Three...
  9. Henry Spencer

    Stills / Photos edited into video

    I was wondering if someone may be able to offer some assistance. I've been putting some videos together for my company and I'm having problems with the stills. I've added some logos and resized them (smaller) and the degradation in the quality is considerable. Also, when attempting to use a...
  10. Henry Spencer

    watch Two Minutes of Mickey

    Was bored the other day ..... so I made this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw7BfVitwIY Wasn't sure which section to put it in so 'other' made sense
  11. Henry Spencer

    Adobe After Effects - Recognising RAM

    Hello Just a quick question regarding After Effects when it is starting up There is a small square screen that appears during the start up of the program before the editing suite is on display. While my copy is starting up it states is is utilising "2% of 4gig" for example. I've taken this to...
  12. Henry Spencer

    Decent Set Up? Opinions

    Hello After toiling away with my substandard system for about a year, I have decided to splash all of my cash on a new set up. But now as my finger hovers precariously over the 'pay' button, my stomach twists into knots and I worry whether I need to spend as much as I am I know when it comes...
  13. Henry Spencer

    Loopholes

    Is anyone aware of any loopholes that are able to be 'exploited' Now, I understand people have a right to charge money for their art etc etc etc, and I know that I shouldn't be whinging about my inability to pay .... But, I would really like to use a section of Frank Sinatra's 'Brazil' in my...
  14. Henry Spencer

    Budget prosthetics

    Has anyone got any good tips and how to achieve good results wtih prosthetics on a budget I am about to shoot a short and I'm in need of creating a growth. This growth doesn't need to look grotesque or anything like that, but I do need a convincing skin growth I had a meeting the other day...
  15. Henry Spencer

    Crowd / Audience Scene

    right, I have scene in my new text that has a cinema / theatre audience in it Ideally, I would like to use the same person over and over again to fill each of the seats. Practically, I was planning to leave the shot rolling while the actor moves from seat to seat, sitting in each position for...
  16. Henry Spencer

    3 Head Lighting Kits. 300w or 800w?

    Okay, I'm about to splash out on my first lighting kit I've got about £750 to spend, and from my shopping around, I have seen that this isn't an awful lot, but it's something that I need and this is last time I'll be able to spare some cash for a while I have my eye on two kits at the moment...
  17. Henry Spencer

    Problems in Premiere

    Well, I'm having a few issues with Premiere today and I was wondering if someone might be able to help me I don't know how this has happened or what button i've pushed, but it is really starting to irritate me Here we go, I've posted the image underneath. As you can see, the quality of the...
  18. Henry Spencer

    Low Light Filming???

    hello I'm currently making films using a HVR A1 Sony now, it doesnt really perform well in low light conditions, but I would still like to create scenes that appear to have been created in a low light environment does anyone have any tips on how I would go about doing this?? Is this something...
  19. Henry Spencer

    Sound Recording Question

    hello I was wondering if anyone might be able to lend their expertise to a problem that I have (this problem may also not be a problem, i might just be ignorant) anyway I've recently invested in another microphone for my set up I'm currently using a Sony HVR-A1E it has two XLR inputs right...
  20. Henry Spencer

    The film 'look' with digital / HD

    Apologies if this is a rinsed topic oh, and hello. I'm new so please be gentle I've recently bought one of these http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=HVR-A1E&site=biz_en_GB and set up my PC with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and After Affects CS3 Now, I havent really had the...
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