@wyatt250 BTW your footage is very nice, forests can be hard to film in, and you have a nice crisp flat image.

@jpb: beautiful, very good cinematography, very nice composition. Just one very minor detail, what was it about the focusing at 2.02? Keep it up!

@mirrorkisser Thanks for the comments. The rack focus at that time was a choice, although I don't love it either. Was trying to think of ways to keep a linear kind of story, progressing through the terrain. Like racking at times to show what shes looking at. At that spot I will say that there were probably better choices. But thats hindsight! Thanks again.

Very nice @wyatt250 there is nothing that i don't like.
i wish i can edit that way.

@JPB1138, great work. Wich of the settings did you use?

@Imaginate Thanks! I'm just using an igus slider - picture of my setup here: http://wyattvisuals.com/blog-2/

@mozes - thank you. @mirrorkisser - thanks as well

Shot with the patch from Nick: Cluster DREWnet Product: The new Le Mans GT Steinhart, Swiss Made Lens: Leica 45mm f2.8

@wyatt250 Great composition! What's your method of sliding smoothly without much shakiness? Do create a steady pull by placing your hand on the carriage, ball head, or camera?

*** Driftwood News ****

Apocalypse Now settings are undergoing more tuneups this week especially as i am shooting my new film 'Swim to Land' with it. The setting is looking good for a release very soon. :-)

The sunrise/sunset competition will be closing soon - can't believe we've only had a few entries ! Whats wrong with you all - don't you want to win the X lens? :-)

Next month, I'm in Chile and the Atacama desert re-shooting scenes for an international version of my short narrative-exploring film 'The First Raindrop, the Last Teardrop'. After these scenes are shot, I will be creating a new thread about a unique collaborative opportunity for GH2 'Driftwood' users to film eyes, mouths and reactions set to a unique factional story and instructional script.

The original version of the film was previewed at last year's 'Nuit Blanc' winning exceptional reviews and a pickup by 'Silent Cinema'. 80,000+ saw the short and it was very well received. The story is a retold narrative set in the Atacama desert in Chile and the relationship between Mars, the Atacama and the mysterious Chinchorro mummies.

I will be requiring filmmakers to film people in three stages;- 1/ a retelling of a 3 page factional story read straight off the page (without rehearsal), 2/ followed immediately by an 'in their own words' retelling, 3/ followed immediately by a final 'interrogation' of the truth. Each 'human subject' will take approx 60 mins of filming.

I am very interested in producing a international native language cut with human subject entries from all over the world.

Lookout for more info on this soon. The film results will be entered into an array of up and coming short film festivals. Hopefully YOU will be interested enough to get involved as its not too taxing.

Best

Nick

PS Thanks to all for some great looking footage appearing in these pages of late. Im sorry if I cant personally thank you at the moment as I've been extremely busy of late. Some incredible work is beginning to appear from you all using this great lill' camera. :-)

PPS Anyone living in Chile please get in contact with me.

@stanlymanly2 the band sounds great, the video looks good, the only thing that bothers me is the out of sync. Very distracting :)

@Butt I am a huge watch collector and this is a great piece! Although, I wouldn't buy it simply because it says "Timepiece" on the front. Why?! lol but...great video nonetheless.

driftwood 2:07AM The sunrise/sunset competition will be closing soon - can't believe we've only had a few entries ! Whats wrong with you all - don't you want to win the X lens? :-)

Lets hope we will have some nice days before the contest is over.........