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  • David Cavallo 11:19 am on May 18, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    1-800-BAND’s Would You Believe It? 

    Endless Picnic is, like, totally stoked to announce their FIRST! MUSIC! VIDEO! The clip, for Brooklyn’s beloved toll-free rockers 1-800-BAND, was directed and shot by The Picnic’s Dave Cavallo (aka “me”) and cut and graded by our fabulous in house edit-bot Alex Ricciardi. A mix of modern and retro influences that were discussed over lengthy sessions (at the band’s favorite bar, where else?) I think the vid does the band justice. (To tell you the truth, it brings a tear to me eye, as it reminds me a bit of the days when MTV actually played…music videos.) Enjoy!
       

     
    Download 1-800-BAND’s amazing debut record on iTunes now!
     

     

  • David Cavallo 12:31 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Endless Picnic’s next 5D Seminar: Saturday, May 26th 

    Endless Picnic’s 5D Seminar from Endless Picnic on Vimeo.

    What’s it all about?

    It’s a comprehensive half day seminar–we like to call it a master class, really–on shooting HD video with the Canon 5DMKII (and MKIII!) It’s geared towards intermediate and advanced shooters, as well as producers and directors, who want to learn how to get the most out of the camera in a professional production and post-production environment, and avoid common mistakes and pitfalls.

    When and where is it?

    Saturday, May 26th, from 1PM-6PM, at Endless Picnic’s great space in midtown Manhattan. There will be a one hour break for lunch.

    How much does it cost?

    The price is $250. Participants will also receive a lifetime 15% discount on rentals and post production services at Endless Picnic.

    Who is conducting the seminar? (More …)

     

  • Alex Ricciardi 1:12 pm on March 14, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , gaspar noe, music video   

    SebastiAn’s Love in Motion, directed by Gaspar Noé 

    Endless Picnic recently collaborated with director Gaspar Noé on his latest music video, for SebastiAn’s Love in Motion. Greyshack Films produced the video, and I edited and color corrected it. The excellent After Effects artist Nick Vranizan was also a part of the team.

    And if you know the legendary Argentinian-born French filmmaker Noe’s work, you won’t be surprised to learn that the video has already garnered some controversy. It’s been taken down from YouTube four or five times and prompted some truly heated comments. So see for yourself what the fuss is about, and tell us what you think…if the video hasn’t been taken down again, that is!


    SebastiAn – Love in Motion (Directed by Gaspar… by Flixgr

     

    • Ron Egozi 7:28 pm on March 15, 2012 Permalink

      The video’s an excellent reflection of teen dreams and pop culture that inspires those dreams.

  • David Cavallo 2:52 pm on February 15, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: brad pitt, melikemovie, , , sandra bullock, terence malick, tom hanks   

    Me Like Movie: Episode 14 – Tree of Life & Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 

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    EPISODE 14! EPISODE 14! So good we recorded it twice. (Except the first time the recorder wasn’t working.)

    Of course that doesn’t mean you have to listen to Dave and Adam talk about “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and “Tree of Life” twice. (Unless you really want to.) (More …)

     

  • David Cavallo 2:02 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: best picture, , midnight in paris, , , , woody allen   

    Me Like Movie: Episode 12A – Midnight in Paris & The Artist 

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    Hey there film fans, Dave Cavallo here–the other Me Like Movie podcaster–filling in for the vacationing Adam. This week, on our “lucky” “Episode” “12A,” we do our traditional Oscar prelim–OK, it’ll be a tradition in like five years–and, more excitinglingly*, discuss the atavistic tendencies of directors Michael Havananivicus (not his real name) and the legendary Woody Allen. (More …)

     

  • Adam Goodman 11:35 am on January 13, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse   

    Me Like Movie: Episode 12 – The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse 

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    It’s time for the Me Like Movie: Super Special Steven Spielberg Special Spectacular Super! The sensational Spielberg has been nominated for a super sickening 10 DGA Awards, 9 Emmys, 11 Golden Globes (if anyone cares) and 9 Oscars! Plus, more than a handful of lifetime achievement awards already at the age of 65. Who is this guy?? The president of Hollywood? But how will president Steven hold up against the super sexy Me Like Movie super guys? (More …)

     

  • Alex Ricciardi 11:55 am on January 11, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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    Dave’s Thoughts on our 5D Master Class 

    With our next 5D Master Class coming up this weekend, Endless Picnic’s Director of Photography, David Cavallo, has some thoughts on how things have been going so far.

    Our next class is on Saturday, January 14th. Click here for more information or to sign up now!

     

  • Adam Goodman 9:03 am on December 31, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: A Dangerous Method, Daniel Craig, David Cromenberg, David Fincher, Keira Knightley, , Michael Fassbender, , , Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Viggo Mortenson   

    Me Like Movie: Episode 11 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and A Dangerous Method 

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    Wow! I’m really excited about these two movies! Who would have ever thought we would get to see Aragorn fight Magneto? Or James Bond take on a dragon? These are going to be the most exciting movies ever made! Right?! …Wait. What? No Aragorn? No Magneto? Or even Bond? But what about the dragon? Okay fine! (More …)

     

  • Adam Goodman 5:10 pm on December 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , hugo, martin scorsese, , , , the muppets   

    Me Like Movie: Episode 10 – Hugo and The Muppets 

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    If there’s one thing to say about Episode 10 of Me Like Movie, it’s that it’s the tenthiest episode we will ever do. What makes it so tenthy, you might ask? Well isn’t it obvious? Anyway, Dave and I ventured out to see Hugo in staggering 3D! (For me, staggering in a good way. For Dave, not so much.) (More …)

     

  • Alex Ricciardi 1:52 pm on December 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    ‘East of Broadway’ 5D to 35mm Film-out Test: Part Two – Post 

    As Dave’s earlier blog post will tell you, shooting camera tests for a feature film is no easy job. While I was kicking back in the editing suite with a latte and a stack of comic books, Dave & his crew were out beating the streets, putting the 5D through its paces to see if it could survive the demands of shooting a gritty feature film on location in NYC.

    I was very excited to see the results, and I’m sure you are too–so without further ado, take a look at the test shoots. I’ll be going into all of the tests in more detail right below.

    Now, I know there’s a lot to unpack there, so let’s start at the beginning:

    LENS COMPARISON TESTS (More …)

     

    • eco_bach 4:49 pm on December 12, 2011 Permalink

      interesting and thanks for posting. Have you considered also considering Jorgen Escher’s latest Marvel’s CInestyle in your tests? http://colorbyjorg.wordpress.com/

    • Samuel Hurtado 7:10 am on December 13, 2011 Permalink

      “I found that the CineStyle, while protecting the shadows and highlights admirably, desaturated the image to such a point that trying to return the saturation to skin tones resulted in a kind of unpleasant look–as if the footage had been pushed too far”

      Same findings here. And still, I found a way to use CineStyle without suffering all these issues: these are the 3 custom picture styles I carry in my camera:
      * CineStyle, with contrast = 0 and saturation = +3 (sometimes only +1)
      * CineStyle, with contrast = -2 and saturation = +3 (sometimes only +1)
      * CineStyle, with contrast = -4 and saturation = +4 (sometimes only +2)

      Extended dynamic range, but just as much as I need for each shot, and pretty nice colors right out of the camera. Have you tried something similar to this? Did you like it, or you still find issues? (I’m not a pro, my eyes are still not well trained to find every IQ issue)

      much more here:
      http://www.similaar.com/foto/picturestyles/picturestyles.html

    • Alex Ricciardi 1:23 pm on December 13, 2011 Permalink

      @eco_bach – Thanks for the tip! I hadn’t heard of Jorgen’s Marvels Cinestyle, but I’m a big fan of his DSLR Moire removal plugin. I’ll certainly check it out!

    • Alex Ricciardi 1:25 pm on December 13, 2011 Permalink

      @Samuel – To be honest, I hadn’t done really extensive testing with modifying the CineStyle preset. Your post about it is extremely informative, thorough, and clear. Thanks for doing the heavy lifting. We’ll be sure to play around with some of those settings you suggested.

    • Samuel H 6:21 pm on February 15, 2012 Permalink

      wandering around the web, I found this again today, so I thought I could post an update to my thoughts on picture styles: unsatisfied by the noise with CineStyle, and with the difficulty grading Marvels Cine, I ended up creating my own suite of picture styles: Flaat 1 through 4:
      http://www.similaar.com/foto/flaat-picture-styles/index.html

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