New Projects - Ideas Generation

So far I have no real strong ideas which I want to pursue but I am being inspired by lots of different things. I'm just going to put a few clips of influence to see if they will spark any ideas:

more to come...

Initial 5D Tests

Here are the different 5D tests my peers and I have done before we began pre production.

A Walk in the Woods - A Lensbaby 5D Test (HD) from Andy Parker on Vimeo.

Daisy Gets Wet! from Andy Parker on Vimeo.

5D Mark ii Post Production Workflow

Here are the videos, in order, of the workflow I will be using.

They cover:

-Converting the H.264 files to .mov files using pro res to make the footage editable.

-Converting the footage from 30p to 25p

Canon 5dmkII workflow Part 1: Importing for edit from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

How to convert Canon 5dmk2 footage from 30p to 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

The Orton Effect

After speaking with my mum about Photoshop effects, she told me about the Orton Effect. This effect is creates a blur in the image whilst keeping the sharpness of it. It is used to create a dreamy feel to the image. This would work very well for my poster and dvd cover.

Here is a video tutorial:

It's a very simple but effective method of creating the dream like look. I had originally tried to used a diffuser filter for my film to create that look but found it was too blurred. Using this effect, I can control how sharp I want the image to be making this a much more practical method.

Also, there is a group on flickr.com dedicated to this effect. There are some great pictures of forests done with the Orton effect. It seems to work great with forest scenes which is exactly what I will be trying to recreate.