My "perfectus" mandolin, me and our clones

**magic-marmelade** · Sep-08-2010, 10:10am

I found that mandolin in an antique shop in berlin some years ago. it had never been played, i estimate it to be from just after WW2...

We like to travel together

**Bill Snyder** · Sep-08-2010, 2:04pm

I don't see anything.

**Dick Wade** · Sep-08-2010, 2:28pm

clever video

**Randi Gormley** · Sep-09-2010, 8:51am

that's really neat. nice job.

**Paul Kotapish** · Sep-09-2010, 2:45pm

Nice videography!

**bratsche** · Sep-09-2010, 10:50pm

1:49 is the coolest part (visually).

bratsche

**Bertram Henze** · Sep-10-2010, 4:13am

Good job. I guess constant lighting was crucial...
But the clones might have interacted more, like swapping their instruments

**magic-marmelade** · Sep-10-2010, 4:28am

yes i know, some more could have happened... was just an exercice of trying to duplicate... i will try and use this some day in a better way, thank you for nice feed back!
I had to wait for a nice grey sunday where i could have the same light on all shots, and no one to tell me i was on private property!!!
And then a lot of cutting in After Effect!

And then practising a lot more on my mando can also be of some help!!!

**Bertram Henze** · Sep-10-2010, 4:53am

There's a blade of grass in the foreground at 1:40 and 1:47 respectively, moved by the wind and suddenly snapping back into position - gotcha!

But otherwise very good. I guess the next step will be an army of you marching across the plains of Middleearth, killing orcs with mandolin sound.

**bluesmandolinman** · Sep-10-2010, 6:57am

nice ! what software did you use to edit the video ?

**billhay4** · Sep-10-2010, 12:46pm

Nice!
Bill
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**magic-marmelade** · Sep-10-2010, 4:13pm

@bertram: fair enough ! i know there are many mistakes... but let's call it compromise between quality and time... to make something really clean is really crazy.... i have seen a guy editing this way one week on a window exploding.... so for just a little mando-mood video for myself.... no way, i prefer take one day on the editing, the rest playing and socializing!

@bluesmandolinman: after effect for cut the footages, make the masks - using a grafic tablet, otherwize, doing it with a mouse you double your chances to end up in mental institution!!! -
and usually vega from sony on final editing
and then premiere for compressing to internet
i mean, around...

**Miked** · Sep-10-2010, 4:40pm

I like that a lot! Very surreal.

I especially like the parting shot; kind of leaves you hanging...

**DMosher** · Sep-10-2010, 7:15pm

You ended it with a little swing... Very cool. You have many talents.

**MandoNicity** · Sep-10-2010, 8:14pm

Very creative, I enjoyed it!

JR

**Bertram Henze** · Sep-11-2010, 1:25am

I think this thread teaches us to not believe anything we see on TV.

**magic-marmelade** · Sep-11-2010, 4:29am

@bertram: this is right, working with videos since a decade, i can tell you. Everything can be done.
just an exemple, when doing a footage a grey day when the final movie shall be a clear blue day is really not a problem technically, but it has a cost. A few days extra of post-editing... deleting someone from a frame is even less complicated...
Any way, as i don't have the patience for transforming pictures too much, you can believe i am really having a mandolin, and that i try to play on it!!!
Take care!