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1. Lessons from a Tailor. Directed by Galen Summer

by Ed David

3 years ago

Directed by Galen Summer. Cinematography by Ed David.

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Ed David
Cinematographer
Galen Summer
Director/Editor

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Benjamin Eckstein 3 years ago

very well done. great story. looks great.
Ed David 3 years ago

thanks Benjamin!
A Dawg 3 years ago

nice stuff, what framerate did you use?
Ed David 3 years ago

1080p 24 fps
Jip Eilbracht 3 years ago

Beautiful, so good.
I do like the 'framed' shots too (where you didn't zoom in enough in the letus).
Take me with you on your next job like this.
eladbari 3 years ago

wow, Ed. Great piece! and the shots are just spectacular! :]
i was attached to the story especially because of Martin's history of the holocaust. Pretty amazing how people came out so strong out of what happend.

how did u come to this, when your interviewee feels so comfortable with you to share with you all that?
Sean Cruser 3 years ago

that guy was awesome.
crisp 3 years ago

Really, really nice work. I love the color pallet and lighting. It's so well balanced and painterly. I'd love to know a bit more about your setup. Again, beautiful work.
Ed David 3 years ago

thanks so much for the feedback. Eladari - Martin came to us - well not Martin - but the Brooklyn Local Business commission asked Galen's girlfriend to make a video that would honor Martin. Martin just is one of those really warm, wonderful people who opened up right away. Nothing was off limits in what he talked about.
Ed David 3 years ago

Thanks Crisp - there were actually no lights - the only shots that were lit was the interview and the shots of the pictures in his office. For that I used a Kino 4 ft 4 bank with daylight bulbs - only used two of the bulbs. Nothing else. Just the natural light. Dolly shots were done with the Indie Dolly. Camera was the Sony EX1 with Letus Extreme Adapter with Nikon Manual Lenses. Used a zacuto rod system with a 7in marshall monitor. The majority of the shots were shot on my baby legs to bring out the interesting fluorescent light fixtures. Camera is so good in low light.
crisp 3 years ago

Thanks for the info! Considering how few lights you used, I guess the shots are just a testament to your good eyes. Once, again, nice work.
paramon 3 years ago

Awesome work!

What's the audiosetup?
Ed David 3 years ago

i had a schoepes cmc5 hypercardoid mic on a stand and also used a lectrosonics ucr 195 with tram lav into a sound devices 302 mixer. There was a sound mix done where he added a little reverb.
Brian Van Peski 3 years ago

Beautiful shots! I've added it to the doc channel.
Milk Products 3 years ago

wonderful piece of work. you should upload HD version.
Martin is an inspiration.
Chris Fallon 3 years ago

I agree! Please add it HD if you can!
3d60 3 years ago

beautiful, shots, pace, editing, photography and of course subject...
Justin VanAlstyne 3 years ago

Excellent! Loved the shots of the shop itself, so full of feeling and texture. And yes, Martin was a fantastic story teller; very personable and a great voice for story-telling. Great work.
klobby law 3 years ago

I met Martin one day last year. He measured me up. Talked the whole time. Rolls out these punchy, proverbial commentaries on a range of subjects. He makes you smile. I asked him if I could come hang out with him every now and then in Brooklyn. He said, you come by my shop anytime, young man.
michael mcqueen 3 years ago

beautiful, such a strong piece. HD please!
red Bicycle Media 3 years ago

What impressed me most is your sense of telling a story. The piece drew me in immediately. It is interesting..the reason I got to this site was for eval of the EX1. I forgot all about the tech and just enjoyed the story. We fail to remember that is the main reason we do what we do.Just shoot. Bravo.
Ed David 3 years ago

Thanks James - everyone please download the quicktime on the site to really see it with nicer colors, sharpness. Vimeo does have great quality (much better than YouTube) but still not as nice as the quicktime Galen gave me of the piece.
Ed David 3 years ago

Hi Lefty - watch your spelling :) Guerrilla is a weird word. Email to ed(at)kittyguerrilla.com . Two R's and two L's.
Mark Kammel 3 years ago

wow, such an amazing film. it has so much depth to it, and it has its own feel. this is amazing.
Nathan Sage 3 years ago

I really enjoyed this piece. That fellow is so interesting, and was a great choice to serve as your subject. Really nice cinematography too.
Rogerio Alves 3 years ago

Awesome! Martin is a very interesting guy! He seems very genuine. What part of the states is that filmed in?
Ed David 3 years ago

His factory is in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Right across from Manhattan.
offtrackonpurpose 3 years ago

I hope, one day, to be able to do what you are able to do...
W. Ashley Maddox 3 years ago

well done...
Peter Chylewski 3 years ago

Hey, touches me! Great work!
Nils Hitze 3 years ago

Brilliant work, thank you very much
Disposable Film Festival 3 years ago

awesome job!
Joe Moya 3 years ago

This is the second time I have watched this documentary... and, it still was impressive as the first time... very good editing and camera work.
Mark Pfeffer (work of 2007) 3 years ago

You mind letting us know what Nikon lenses you used? Awesome work!
Ed David 3 years ago

used the 24mm f2.0, 35mm f2.0, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f1.4, 135mm f2.0
Brobo 3 years ago

That piece had me wanting more. Great editing and compositions. Man! So inspiring from both Martin and your filming.
Ed David 3 years ago

Thanks Peterpan! Wow what a nice comment. I think the editor did some color correcting in Final Cut Pro. I like to really nail the color correct though right in camera though because I feel (and I'm not an engineer) that when I am tweaking the settings in camera it's touching it before it becomes 4:0:0 chormo space. I'm about to be 27 years old. Shutter was set to 1/48 and I used the fluorescent matrix to reduce flickering. Thanks I will tell Galen that you liked the editing and directing. A newer piece that I shot about a record collector in Pittsburgh with the world's largest collection of records should be posted pretty soon. Stay tuned.
Eugene O'Brien 3 years ago

Beautifully shot with an amazing pace to the film and a wonderful story a pure pleasure to watch! Inspirational work in all aspects. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

Eugene
Ed David 3 years ago

Check out a similar video I shot about a record collector with the world's largest collection of Vinyl's: vimeo.com/1546186
Popo Ronn 3 years ago

Ed,
Both videos are great, the one with the records and this one. I'm very impressed by your talent, by the level of perfection you reach in these 2 shorts movies.
Bravo!!
Smog Films 3 years ago

Hi Ed,

You make really good job on your films. you've got an eye :)
Futhermore, i didn't expect that the EX was so good in low light :)

'Grats

Jean
Greg Wallis 3 years ago

This was a first class documentary. Not only was it shot perfectly but it was also wonderfully engaging, and for me, personally, Martin Greenfield is someone to whom we should all aspire to be, and I have just so much respect for him.

Oh, and I'm with the others: an HD version would be very good to see.
americanvirus 3 years ago

Wow. That was gorgeous. I love the way you shoot and compose your images. I also love how you tell the story. Really beautiful and moving.
Steven Dempsey 3 years ago

This is really such a wonderful film. I have no interest whatsoever in being a tailor but I watched every minute of this film. Lovely colors, nice editing technique and, most importantly, you extracted the very essence of Mr. Greenfield and showed his heart. Not so easy to do but you pulled it off really well.

Nice job.
MENGLISIS 3 years ago

the photography was fantastic...great flick!
Michael Perry 3 years ago

what an amazing film. thank you for sharing. what an inspirational guy.
Sam Figueroa 3 years ago

What a heart warming story. And As Michael just said so amazingly inspiring.
Benjamin Reece 3 years ago

Class A. Good work.
Anders H 3 years ago

Incredible! The camera work was amazing and the overall use of music, framing, and movement of the camera kept me drawn in on a subject that I wouldn't normally be interested in. Very inspiring!
Joseph Palmario 3 years ago

The colors are just great! Did you use any CC or MB or just the camera color profile? Awesome job!
Ed David 2 years ago

Used camera's picture profile and I think Galen used Final Cut Pro to CC. No magic bullet. Don't get me wrong, Magic Bullet is amazing - but it takes soooo long to render!
Galen Summer 2 years ago

Actually, I used Apple's Color to do the color correction. I was pleased with the results even though the program had a few annoying hiccups at the time (and still kind of does). Glad you liked it.
Ed David 2 years ago

oh yea.
Vegar Dueland 2 years ago

That is the most beautiful documentary I've ever seen in every aspect there is to it!
Martin Tran 2 years ago

Ok that's it I want to become a tailor :)
Jayson Moo-Young 2 years ago

Awesome work. Love the visuals, sound, mood.... Everything.
Mike Sorel 2 years ago

Loved it, the visuals and storytelling are amazing. It reminds me of the Showtime series "This American Life". Great work.
GrungeCake 2 years ago

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Oliver Sealy 2 years ago

I love this.
franklin rivera 2 years ago

beutifull!
lovely story...
Wolfie Rankin 2 years ago

Well done, that was charming :)
crowny-productions 2 years ago

i love those people telling their story.
great work
alex duran 2 years ago

i love the video!! i know martin, hard worker.
Justin Jackson 2 years ago

I watched with the sound off and loved it! Are you still happy with the Indie Dolly?
Ed David 2 years ago

yes! still use it quite a bit. Sorry for the long wait on my reply - i just noticed this right now.
Trust Media-Kyle Chivers 2 years ago

Great job on the cinematography Ed! You really complimented the story well! You also captured the emotion in the story. This is definitely one I will share with people. Thank you for this great piece of work!
Ricardo Javier 2 years ago

This is great man! Love the record collection piece as well!
melissa Kespradit 2 years ago

love it.
Andi Popescu 2 years ago

Absolutely superb!
Brian Dickman 2 years ago

Great work! A good story and beautifully shot.
I really like your creative use of the Letus by not zooming in all of the way, a perfect example of breaking the rules and coming up with something interesting.
Ian Roberts 2 years ago

Excellent work! Greenfield's place of work is just 4 blocks from where I live and I didn't know it until I saw your video. Way to make my industrial neighborhood pop to life!!! Well done.
-Ian
toebro 1 year ago

What the heck is a "computer operator"?
Cortlan McManus 10 months ago

Great stuff! He made a suit for me once, well actually Dominic, who is shown in the intro -> his essence is captured perfectly. Very nice work!
Foxtree Studio 10 months ago

Absolutely Beautiful...
Beechwood Film 10 months ago

I watch this film at least once every three months.
Milan Dunjic 4 months ago

magic