Peter - nicely done. The church shows off the fantastic architecture of the gothic style. Given that this is labeled “test vid”, I assume you are inviting constructive criticism. I have a few thoughts/questions below.
1. What is the point of the church’s web site? If it is like most churches it is to bring in new members. I would avoid shots of the roof that show damage that will be expensive to fix. There are a few spots in the video (1:16 - 1:25) where it looks like water from the steeple spout has, over time, taken its toll on the roof and it is in need of repair.
2. The initial shots (first 1:06) of the church were good establishing shots. Much of the close up & roof shots seemed more like a building inspection. I do like the steeple architecture with the flying buttresses caught well at (2:28).
3. Completely out of your control, but interesting nonetheless was that the seats are interesting. In a gothic church, you would expect to see pews, generally in a dark stain (as in the choir stalls). Here we have blonde chairs. Overall, there was a mix of dark & light wood, I wonder why they did that. That mix was also noted in the roof supports that are dark in the nave and lighter in the chancel.
4. The main window is over exposed by 1 to 2 stops. I know there is detail in the faces and other spots that we are not seeing. Any chance of reshooting the windows?
5. The windows at the end are exposed better, but still maybe 1/4 to 1/2 stop too hot.
6. What is the point of the exiting shot where a basically blank wall seems to be the focus? We saw the high view on the way in, would this be more interesting from a lower perspective? The only item that I found interesting in that shot was the baptismal font and its cover and we did not really get to focus on that.
I believe it's short for "optical" (don't quote me on that) referring to optical positioning, a.k.a. VPS. You get this in the status line at the top left of center, when there's no GPS lock, but sufficient light for VPS.
