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17. The Last Days of Autumn - A Canon 7D film

by Paul Frederick

12 days ago

16. Balloons

by Paul Frederick

3 months ago

15. Where the Clear Waters Flow

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5 months ago

14. Leaves of Fire

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7 months ago

13. The Rising Sun

by Paul Frederick

9 months ago

12. Silent Winter

by Paul Frederick

9 months ago

11. Ice

by Paul Frederick

10 months ago

10. The Ride

by Paul Frederick

10 months ago

9. When the Snows Fall

by Paul Frederick

11 months ago

8. Autumn Glory

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

7. IndiSlider Insight

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

6. Grow!

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

5. Sirens of the Mist

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

4. After the Thaw

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

3. America's Team

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2 years ago

2. Adirondack Wild

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

1. Winter Solstice

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

A collection of shots done with the Letus Extreme and my newest toy, the IndiSlider. Moves are silky smooth, but going from 1080p 30fps down to 720p 24fps has made it somewhat jerky. All shot with my Sony V1U camera. Video on the Indislider can be found here:
vimeo.com/1493399
Comments are welcome!

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Andrew Kufahl 1 year ago

Great job Paul. Your newest toy looks to be a keeper... nice slides. I like the tempo of the piece too. You really do the V1 justice.

Andrew
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Thanks Andrew. I wish the slides looked better on here. I think it's the 30p to 24p conversion. It is tricky to get a super smooth slide with the IndiSlider. It tends to "catch" here and there. Especially with the weight of the camera, rails, Letus and Nikon lens. That makes the whole rig close to 15 lbs! By "catch" I mean it just slows down ever so slightly once in a while along the 3' length.
rick fiduccia 1 year ago

Greetings Paul, I also have the same issues with the IndieSlider. They sent me a different set of inserts, yet they still have sticky spots. I am using an Sony EX1, Brevis 35, matte box and follow focus for a total of 18LBS. I have talked to a couple of people in linear motion to see if there is a better way. I REALLY like the way the footage looks when the slider is used, just not happy with the sticky motion. Yuo made a corn feild look great - WELL DONE !
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Thanks Rick, if you come up with a better way, let me know! I have had good luck by wiping down the rails with lens cloth just before shooting. I'm thinking of trying a rag with furniture or floor polish on it to "grease the skids" so to speak!
[ PIXEL VIKING ] 1 year ago

Very nice. I've been looking at that IndiSlider for a while but have yet to find a video that describes its use.

The part that goes on top of the rails - will that head go on a tripod as a 'standard' fluid head? (without the slider, I mean).

What tread size does the IndiSlider have? (to mount it to the headless tripod). Which lengh version do you use? what about weight when the camcorder+Letus+lens is at one end of the slider?
[ PIXEL VIKING ] 1 year ago

Forgot to hit the post button :) Still curious, though...
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

I had many of the same questions. I'll try and make a video this weekend showing all it can do since I just got an EX1 and am looking for something to shoot! I also mount mine rather unconventionally. I mount it to my tripod plate instead of direct to the sticks. It gives me much more options. Look back over the weekend for a video describing it's use.
Greg Wallis 1 year ago

Very nicely done, Paul, shows exactly what can be achieved. Now I'd love an IndiSlider but it seems like an awful lot of money for what is essentially a metal rail.
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

It's a very sturdy and well engineered metal rail! I'll have a video soon showing it's use.
Greg Wallis 1 year ago

Hey, that's great, I'd like to see that.
Lacey Piotrowski 1 year ago

Wow! Beautiful I love how you're able to capture each image that brings such emotion. The music you use is outstanding Who composes it?
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Thanks Lacey! The music is from Digital Juice. It's buyout music, once you buy it, you own it and can use it for almost anything. Plus the cost is very reasonable, and it's layered! You can remove the drums if you don't like them, or the guitars, the piano etc...This tune is called ENCHANTED.
01VideoLab 1 year ago

is it possible to have a link to Digital Juice?
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

digitaljuice.com!
Brian Boudreau 1 year ago

Very nice Paul
Cody Johnson 1 year ago

You are doing great! Nice!
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Superb! Great colors too! Did you CC or is it straight from the V1U?
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Did a little CC in FCP using the 3 way CC. Not every shot, just to match color levels on a few of them. I have tweeked the V1 to give me the look I want by adjusting the Picture Profiles. Mostly boosting color and warming up the white balance. Though the Letus adds a warm look when added.
Matt Taylor 1 year ago

Beautiful!
Matt E 1 year ago

Lovely work Paul. The indislider looks very tempting.
Mike Beckett 1 year ago

Paul - that's excellent, really well done. It gives me inspiration for what I might achieve with my V1. The music really suits it too.
loonachic 1 year ago

very nice! i like the slide!
ChriZZZ Emerson 1 year ago

dude this looks awesome, What if we took this concept and extended it? like connected several sliders and put tripods on either side? you could have like a long track dolly with less setup... maybe.
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

The only problem would be the connection between them. It probably wouldn't be smooth. There would be a bump.
ChriZZZ Emerson 1 year ago

Yeah you would probly have to cut two of them and weld them together and then mill down the connection and use a micrometer to make sure that the joint was exactly the same as everything else, cause if you wanted to do a shot while zoomed, the tiniest bump could mess you up. haha i guess it would be easier just to use a regular dolly, haha
Mark Rigler 1 year ago

cool
Kevin Terrell 1 year ago

Holy Crap
SCOTT W. 1 year ago

Beautiful country land! Great angles and movement. Good job!
DeAndre' Vidale 1 year ago

the use for that device seems pretty limited to me. the only advantage it has over a dolly is a smaller footprint, and the ability to be made level on a tripod where a dolly wouldn't work. but there are already other slider-type of rigs that seem to do the same thing just fine. i mean it looks good, but a little too narrow in its application IMO
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Don't forget that this can be set up in under 30 seconds! I don't know of any dolly and track system that can be set up in that short of time! Or act as a mini-jib (see Indislider Insight video). Those are two very big advantages over a regular dolly and track system.
DeAndre' Vidale 1 year ago

yea i watched the Inisght video before i watched this one. the reduced setup time is definitely a plus. the mini-jib is a stretch though. i escapes me how one would take advantage of the camera being able to move in that "mini-jib" motion you showed. but nonetheless, if you don't need to truck or dolly too far, the Indislider looks like a good option.
Evan C. King 1 year ago

That dolly shot with the trackter around 1:25 was amazing, holy crap!
monso 1 year ago

great work......
Ken Giangreco 1 year ago

Great.
Robert Marty 1 year ago

Great job!
I was talking to Tim yesterday afternoon about this product and his new mattebox system.
I think you just sold me on this system. Ill order one right away.

Thanks for this beautiful work.
masbro 1 year ago

wow beautiful job.
LENNEXE PRODUCTIONS 1 year ago

Very Nice!
Jon Rawlinson 1 year ago

Wow! Brilliant! I love the indyslider moves! They look incredible! Feature film style!

Note: I must get a letus extreme for my V1!

Oh...and I really liked the shot at 1:33

How do you pull focus and move the indislider at the same time?
Paul Frederick 11 months ago

Jon,

It's quite tricky. Just an old fashioned twist of the wrist and practive it a few times if possible, noting the position of your hand at the stop! Really I need to get a follow focus with marking my start and end positions. But...this works OK too.
John Hope 1 year ago

You make any camera look way better than any other! You Rock!
FilmmakerIQ Movie Reviews 1 year ago

very cool! I've got a new toy to ask Santa for :)
Marcellus Suber 1 year ago

Very nice, man.
Rob Sholty 11 months ago

i really like the video man. i just got an indislider myself when i slide it left and right you can feel the metal in your head give a little bit not making it perfectly smooth. but i dont know , did you have the same problem?anyways your footage really made it look like an awesome tool.
Paul Frederick 11 months ago

I, and a few others have noted the slight catches if you will along the whole slide length. It's tough to do one perfectly smooth. I use a counter top cleaner on the rods before I use it. It's a polish and it makes the rods super slippery. It's mentioned further up in the comments. Lets face it though, this is a $500 or so device! For the cost, you can do some amazing things with it! WAY quicker and easier to use then a full-on dolly system.
N. Sanjay Singh 11 months ago

Very Beautiful. Serene concept.
GIGANOVA Productions 11 months ago

Fantastic!
matteo 11 months ago

mi associo .Molto belli
Spencer Okonski 11 months ago

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Sam Hendi 10 months ago

Very nice video Paul.

I like the camera movements you have done using the indislider, they are amazing.

I have a question regarding the letus and the sony camera.

I myself have the same camera and same letus35 extreme. I am wondering, do you use the 24p progressive mode when filming? or do you keep this option turned off?... i use it when filming and have noticed that the frames in between each other are quite blurry and im wondering if this is from using the 24p progressive mode.

Thanks
Sam
Paul Frederick 10 months ago

I keep it turned off. I do a lot of stuff for TV, so it's easier to just use 60i or 30p. I find with the V1 that the progressive modes can look odd in that there is a noise pattern that shows up in smooth areas. I've heard it described as an "oil paint" effect. It depends on the Serial # of your camera as to if it has it or not. Check out DVINFO.net for more info. Search the V1 forum for "Oil Paint effect".
roston digital 9 months ago

ive been looking or wondering how i can make a shoot like this first i thought all shots like this was made on glidecam thanks for uploading this was very informative to me :)
Sam Danger Pesce 8 months ago

beautiful cinematography.. excellent job.
rickflick 7 months ago

Nice work Paul. I appreciate your info.
Steve 6 months ago

I need one of those =)
Lario Tus 5 months ago

nice