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The River
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This film won the Gold Eddy in its class at the 2009 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.


Since the dawn of mankind, the river has played an important roll. It's fed us, transported us and calmed us.

But because we've been poor stewards of the Earth, the river is dying.
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All Production Elements: Kevin Railsback Rating:  4.53 Rate: 1  2  3  4  5
Audio Mastering: Steven Dempsey Rating:  4.38 Rate: 1  2  3  4  5
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Armin Goudarzi    October 23, 2008 06:22 AM
i love it!

Kevin Railsback    October 23, 2008 06:25 AM
Thanks Armin! Glad you liked it.
I lucked out with some beautiful mornings with some great light.

Ray Paunovich    October 23, 2008 09:50 AM
Kevin,
Very nice liked the slow mo effects and the mood of the whole piece,good VO..
Ray

Andrzej Olesiak    October 23, 2008 03:06 PM
The River
It is perfect work. I am impresed.

Kevin Railsback    October 23, 2008 05:41 PM

Ray, Andrzej,

Glad you liked it. Thank you for the kind words.
That made it worth getting up at 5:30 in the morning to catch the sunrise on the river. :)

Steven Dempsey    October 28, 2008 01:06 PM
Kevin,

Lovely shots and a great message. The images are so powerful in themselves but adding some context, even education, to the viewer and it takes on a life of its own. Keep this up, it's important work.

On a technical side, the sound needs a lot of work. The voiceover has some distinctive hiss that is really obvious. Also, it just kind of pops in and out over the music and is not coming across as a single unit of sound. Glenn Scott Lacey (my friend and composer and XR member) will soon be posting an extensive tutorial on mixing narration and music/ambience.

Nice job.

Steven

Kevin Railsback    November 01, 2008 11:34 AM
Steven,

Never noticed any audio issues until I listened with a set of headphones. Then it was pretty apparent.

Thanks for creating a new audio mix for the film. It's a vast improvement from what it was.

A good lesson learned to listen to the audio with a good set of headphones or good speakers.

The speakers I had used made the audio sound just fine with no problems at all. Sounds much, much better now.

Jesse Reisdorf    November 24, 2008 07:07 PM
Nice work... very smooth. Enjoyable to watch.

DOCEA MARIUS    November 26, 2008 03:13 AM
perfect :-)

Chris Bishop    November 28, 2008 01:07 PM
Outstanding in content & message, beautiful videography, and exactly the kind of important message I'm trying to create (just sadly not to this standard, but I'm getting there)

I've only just joined this awesome site and have yet to load my creative visuals.

Thanks to: Philip Bloom for directing me this way, beautiful site!

Chris Bishop

Kevin Railsback    November 28, 2008 01:13 PM
Docea, Chris,

Glad you liked it and thanks for the kind words!
I'm hoping to expand on this film and do a long form version. Hopefully I can sustain what I started here.

SLEEPIN GIANT MEDIA    December 03, 2008 03:14 PM
Very nice. I enjoyed every second of it. Smooth and steady yet cuts right to the heart.

Chip McAllister    December 18, 2008 08:04 PM
AWESOME, Kevin!!! Your work on The River is inspiring. I too have an HPX170 and an IndiSlider. May I ask what type of Lens Adapter kit you have? Thanks.

Kevin Railsback    December 19, 2008 08:54 AM
Hey Chip,

Glad you liked the film. The indiSlider really added something to it I think.

I don't own a lens adapter. Never used one. I don't even know if I know anyone around here that has one.
I've toyed with the idea of getting one but not sure if it's worth it for me or not.

Geir Inge B. Brekke    April 06, 2009 01:36 PM
Congratulations on the award(Gold Eddy award).

Kevin Railsback    April 07, 2009 05:27 PM
Thanks Geir! I'll post a picture once I get it. :)

Ryan E. Walters    April 14, 2009 02:38 AM
CONGRATS!
Congrats on the award- that is awesome! You should be proud- it is a nice piece. :)



 
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