Re/Connections

[@SomeLittleShoe]

Here for the Kinefinity image and color. Gorgeous!

[@Photographicelements]

Great short! Love your work!

[@girafingo9280]

The first scene (phone convo) with Mo - you captured some indie magic right there. It reminded me what I love about independent cinema. Thanks.

[@rogerkahlon8566]

Great story. Served all the looks. Made the camera sing.

[@RaafiRivero]

Great music too, homes. Served all the feels.

[@filmalltay]

Truly cinematic images! Cool story too. Great work Raafi!!

[@voradorlinux]

FINALLY!!! 😍😍😍😍 LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Was worth the wait! Thanks dude! 😉👍🏻

[@RaafiRivero]

Really wish I could have gotten this out earlier. I bit off a bit more than I could chew, but I'm really happy with where we landed.

[@THEFIRESERIES]

Still really dope..

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks Kenny. I was working on a slightly different edit that shortens the end but haven't posted it yet. Still proud of this film, just wish I handled a couple things differently.

[@MrTaco-ei5hl]

Thanks Raafi !! I 've been waiting for this ever since you received the Mavo in the mail. Nice little film great editing. Two thumbs up!

[@RaafiRivero]

Glad you dig it :)

[@incendiesproductions]

This is incredible work. The Mavo LF looks stunning!!! Felt almost like film stock at times.

[@RaafiRivero]

virgiltheart thanks! Really proud of the look and the filmmaking. Nice to get a comment about both.

[@incendiesproductions]

Raafi Rivero Yeah, the craftsmanship was terrific! Kinefinity couldn’t have picked a finer filmmaker to demonstrate the proper capabilities of the Mavo LF (and the Terra 4K) in an actual creative environment, rather than just showing off the camera’s incredible specs.

[@lredanger4119]

Dude, great short! Really enjoy that one! Greetings from Norway!

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks!

[@photography8888]

Nice and beautifull! The dynamic range and colors are so unique!

[@RaafiRivero]

I agree. I wish I were a better colorist. Can never tell If there’s more potential hiding in the footage. But the DR and colors right out of the box are killer

[@brmoogma]

Nice work! Hope these lenses will be available soon...

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks! The lenses are available now ;)

[@brmoogma]

@@RaafiRivero ...unfortunately not in europe....

[@RaafiRivero]

@@brmoogma doesn't @GafpaGear sell them in Amsterdam?

[@madacenyc]

Looks and sounds great! would love to see a behind the scenes video.

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks! Working on that, too. Shot a good deal of BTS but it's taken forever just to finish the film, LOL. Will def have that before another six months goes by ;)

[@c_f97896]

I would be super interested in how much grading you did to the skin tones. They look absolutely beautiful!!

[@premiumparis]

Damn !! This is so good ! I want a long version of this !

[@RaafiRivero]

Haha, thanks!

[@bmbfilmshd]

Dopeeeee visuals bro love the work keep up the great job🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks!

[@pathania]

u have all ingredients of movie making .. specially lighting and sound.. acting costume etc..

[@RaafiRivero]

thanks for the note! I love telling stories with pictures, glad to hear it translates.

[@sleepingbanshee_]

new blackmirror episode 👌👍😁

[@jimdread9544]

Very reminiscent of Black Mirror. I dig it.

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks! I've only seen a couple episodes but its definitely very much in that vein.

[@marcsmission]

What an amazing work! 🙌 🔥 Great job!

[@RaafiRivero]

Glad you dig it :)

[@trevorpinnocky]

Some really lovely moments in there..

[@ernesto_guevara_che]

What happened at 5.19 with blue color, also that blue light ruined the interior shoot completly. Is it a grade error or sensor problem?

[@ChadVader143]

Great work Raffi, love your stuff!

[@RaafiRivero]

Just saw your post on the forum, too. Welcome to the family, Luke!

[@ChadVader143]

Thanks man! It's gonna be good!

[@dark-california]

Enjoyed watching it .. . .. 👌

[@DJAnamaly]

love to see what u can do with the Z Cam...possibility?

[@RaafiRivero]

I have a friend who has one but probably won't be shooting on one myself anytime soon. He's made some great stuff with it, though.

[@ChuckRiseUp]

Really beautiful work! How did you like working with the Mavo prime lenses? And did you use any diffusion filters (pro mist, soft fx, etc.) ? I'm looking forward to get a set. All advices are welcome :) thanks

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks! They're great lenses for the price, in my opinion. They are super sharp and so yes it's nice to add pro mist, soft-fx etc. I haven't owned a set of primes before, but I did a good amount of research beforehand. Here's an extremely detailed article I wrote about the lenses prior to even shooting on them: kinecommunity.com/a-primer-kinefinity-mavo-lenses/

[@ScottDavey]

Hey, Raafi Great film you deserve more likes and views! What filters on the lenses? as I have the Nitecore version of Mavo primes and want to get some, so any help would be appreciated .

[@RaafiRivero]

Hey Scott, thanks for writing and the kind words. We didn’t use many filters besides ND on the exteriors. We did use Schneider SoftFX filters during the scene with the woman in that tan field of tall grass. I think we alternated between 1/8 and 1/4 strength. I’m a big fan of those lenses and am sure the Nitecore versions are great, too.

[@ScottDavey]

@@RaafiRivero Hey many thanks for quick reply good to know!

[@MrStephenSolano]

Go Cam!!

[@sickhcivc]

Love it! can I ask how you exposed the scientist looking guy? highlight roll off is interesting.

[@RaafiRivero]

We exposed a stop to the right on that scene, but no others in the short. That's also the only scene shot in CinemaDNG - the rest were shot in ProRes

[@AlbaAdventures]

Nicely done.

[@jakobschuetz2395]

Great work bro.for my opinion its looks too good. I miss the Terra 4 magic .The nightszene at subway mirrored .looks phantastic . Maybe i am wrong.anyway Great Job

[@RaafiRivero]

Thanks for watching. Super proud of that subway shot :)

[@joshkiddfilms1295]

love it dude

[@Zetaphotography]

What's Raw and What's DI

[@BigMouseProductions]

Shot with the Mavo Primes?

[@RaafiRivero]

Yup! Everything except the third shot of the film, which was a Canon 200mm prime

[@BigMouseProductions]

@@RaafiRivero The shot before he gets hit by the bus? That's good news because that shot has a little focus breathing which is exactly what I was going to ask you, how do these lenses handle breathing? They seem to be excellent in all other areas.

[@jpollard2]

👍🏿

[@joepvanuden3913]

really great work!! I'm sure you also want to hear some feedback. If not. alright, don't the read it then. But i find the audio very flat and the sound effect not very impactfull. I assume you do know about the term: audio makes 60% or 80% of the film. (the percentage is always different depending on the person who's saying it). But that term also works for your film. I know it's a lot of work to fix audio but its worth the time. It will make this film soooo much better. Because everything else about is already great ;)

[@RaafiRivero]

I’m sorry you feel that way and respectfully disagree. I did a ton of work on the sound design and mixing. There are literally hundreds of sound effects in the cut. More than 40 tracks in the soldier scene alone. However, I mixed the audio average to -12db in the cinema style rather than to 0db like most disposable videos on the web. That way there’s more dynamic range to spare for the loudest parts of the film and they stand out more. I even considered doing a “KZbin mix” adding compression to increase the overall loudness but it sounded harsh to my ears and flattened the many subtleties. Play it on some good speakers at an adequate volume and you’ll hear them, especially all the stuff happening in the lower register.

[@joepvanuden3913]

@@RaafiRivero I listened it on some krk speakers om a good volume. May I know how you recorded the audio? Like: what microphones, where did you place them, at what volume etc.

[@RaafiRivero]

@@joepvanuden3913 different shoot days were recorded with different equipment - Rode and Sennheiser microphones, booms and lavs, Tascam and Zoom recorders...

[@RaafiRivero]

This is not to say that the sound mix could not have been better, but merely to say that a lot of time and attention was paid to it.

[@warriorswalkproductions8621]

@@RaafiRivero I thought the sfx and audio was beyond adequate. Way to keep it classy and not going off. Love your work keep it up

[@ParchutingPanda]

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