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60. I'm One

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

2 years ago

59. The Drive

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

2 years ago

58. Cali Time Lapse

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

2 years ago

57. 2008 Filmmaker's Reel

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

56. Winter '08

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

55. 1:43AM - Extended Cut

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

54. Brian & Caitlyn Cade's Wedding Highlight Reel

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

53. 1:43 AM

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

52. Aloha!

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

51. The Jumpman's 2

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

50. Tracking Test

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

49. The Jumpman's

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

48. Dolly Tests

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

47. The Fourth

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

46. Me Right Now

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

45. Smooth Cam Test

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

44. Shotgun

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

43. 13

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

42. One Year

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

41. Moments: Ocean

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

40. Sean In Slo Mo

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

39. Gill's Haircut

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

38. Slip 'n Slide

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

37. Scaring Dustin

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

36. Running From The Dead Intro TEST

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

35. Moving Pictures TEST

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

34. The Senior Experience: Class of 2009

by Michael Brodner AKA Bones

3 years ago

Sit back for a moment, relax, and enjoy the spectacle of lights...

Music by: Sigur Ros

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reuben Johnson 3 years ago

this is awesome, love it to death! thx for sharing!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

no problem. I like it too :)
Colin Levy 3 years ago

Well done, man!! That was awesome.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks I'm glad you liked it
Benjamin Winchell 3 years ago

What camera did you shoot on?
Stan Olson 3 years ago

Yes, I'd like to know this as well... Freaking amazing job all around!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Wow guys thanks. I shoot with a Sony HDR FX1. Got it about a year ago and love it. Although I think I like the "look" of the EX1 a little better.
rebecca 3 years ago

very awesome, was better than the one i saw in person on the fourth. thanks
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

lol why thank u. :)
Mark Kammel 3 years ago

spectacular
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you. Fireworks are great! Even backwards :)
GrayAudio 3 years ago

really nice. cleaver. the end box visual pulled me out a bit, but really nicely done. the idea and execution has such class, just let it sing man.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you. Yeah I thought maybe that part held on for a bit too long but for me it worked in the end. I appreciate the crit. Take care
Jay Cruz 3 years ago

Beautiful.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks man
eladbari 3 years ago

bet u didnt really want it in the frame..but i loved the silhouette of the trees :] cool! :]
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Well I really couldnt do much about it...but actually, I enjoy it very much. I think it gives you a little sense of depth.

My boy Steven Spielberg always has backlighting in his movies and so I think it's cool that the fireworks light up the trees from behind.
kulot 3 years ago

awesomeness! i didn't even think that it can give a very wonderful effect when you reverse the speed of the video...

its really a great one
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

:)
David S 3 years ago

That was simply beautiful.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

aw thanks
michael baca 3 years ago

great. i wish i captured the lake tahoe fireworks. im glad someone did. yours turned out beautifully
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks...too bad ya missed it...get 'em next year
Jason 3 years ago

Wow, I love it in reverse!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

me too. Just a mistake at first, then I realized, "wow..this is really beautiful, angelic, and like space.."

I went with it.
Infonosity 3 years ago

Great edit.
But, could you also post the original movie (without the music en FX) ?
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

ah man I can'y anymore....I deleted the scratch files off my hard drive. it's reallly one long shot. I never stopped recording for the 45 minutes they were going off. I just kept playing with my zoom levels and focusing in and out while tilting and panning my tripod.
eladbari 3 years ago

wasnt it tough then? editing from one big chunk of file?
u know...maybe a bit annoying to scrub through all and start trimming...plus maybe a bit laggy for previewing? just a hunch..
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

It was for a bit. Then I started "knowing" where the good parts were because I had watched the clip in chunks so many times. It wasnt lagging at all surprisingly. I just beefed up my computer a few days prior with more storage and RAM so it runs reeeeeeeally nice now :)
Lucasberg (Joey) 3 years ago

Bravo
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you, sir :)
rezlab 3 years ago

I really liked this video. It captures the essence of a fireworks event, and then turns up the effects - as it were. Very inspirational.
Karen Abad 3 years ago

Saweeet Michael! <3
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

awwww yeeeahhhh :):)
Todd Martin 3 years ago

freaking schweet, man!!! that is an excellent interpretation of a 4th of july spectacle… very well done, imo. one word comes to mind, WOW!

great choice of music as well. sigur rós is awesome. even tho they're from iceland, we'll let ya slide for using 'em for a 4th of july video, lol.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks Todd I appreciate it. Yeah I was trying really hard to use an "Explosions In The Sky" song because I felt the title of the band was appropriate in itself but for some reason this Sigur Ros song just called to me.
ChriZZZ Emerson 3 years ago

Way Better!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

than what???
ChriZZZ Emerson 3 years ago

Everything!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

LOL thanks man I appreciate it.
Jan van der Meer 3 years ago

I feel enlightened! Great show.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

wow, thanks!
Chris Weidner 3 years ago

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing this.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

I'm an only child and really, the only thing I like to share are my work and videos :) Other than that, I'm pretty much a spoiled brat.

I said that like I'm 12 or something.
Carlos Gutiérrez 3 years ago

Francamente es espectacular. Enhorabuena
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

um. I can't understand this but something tells me it's a good comment :)

Thank you very much I appreciate it.
Hak en Haai 3 years ago

Helemaal goed dit!
Again a good example of how editing gives an added value to something which already is a spectacle.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

yes, I agree...thank you
NeverOffside 3 years ago

Very nice.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks Rob.
Martijn Doornenbal 3 years ago

I really like the out of focus shots!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Yea I knew when I was capturing my footage that I wanted to use those shots for the beginning titles. I thought it had a professional look to it. I dont know why, it just felt that way to me.
Davide Taviani 3 years ago

Very very nice :)
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it :)
Christian Letruria 3 years ago

very nice, good remap and a love sigur ros! bravo!
Satish Goda 3 years ago

Very very nice.

I miss watching the July 4th fireworks celebrations in USA. I used to watch the fireworks display near Brooklyn from the Frank Sinatra drive in Hoboken (I studied at Stevens Institute of Technology)

Cheers from India.
- Satish.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Oh wow...India? thanks!
Paul Robinson 3 years ago

Mesmerising. Very cool indeed.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks. Yeah the reverse slo mo stuff seems very hypnotic to me.
Cwisteen 3 years ago

Brilliant, tried various different music to it too, thank you.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Nice...
Andy Savage 3 years ago

My God, that was good!
Never seen footage of fireworks played backwards but it really works well and even though the Sigur track is slow and gentle at the start it seems to fit perfectly.
I devoted my full attention to it from start to finish which is a good sign.

Well done and thanks for sharing this.
I'm going to watch it again now!
Alessandro Arrichiello 3 years ago

Thanks for the emotions that you've given to me watching this wonderful video!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

wow...I'm glad I could deliver. Thanks for the kind words
Natural Causes 3 years ago

very very well done. watching it makes me wonder why i have never recorded the 4th of july fireworks here on the national mall. the lincoln on one side, capitol on the other.....great video! loved it
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

wow that would be a sight wouldn't it. There's always next year :)

Thanks for the kind comments
Sheng Wu 3 years ago

What a perfect use of "Festival"...

Loved it, very well integrated.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you :)
Alex Dao 3 years ago

so awesome! it actually made me feel better about missing fireworks on canada day.
Patrick H. 3 years ago

Very cool video but in my opinion you used this reverse-effect too often. Anyway still great work.
Clan McCloud 3 years ago

Great job, Michael!
Josh Fortney 3 years ago

3:14 - I said "wow" the exact same time the man said it! haha

Pretty cool video.

I thought too much of it was out of focus...cool effect but overused. So was the reverse-effect...just didn't feel right.

Good job using the trees as a perspective though! Overall a pretty cool video.
airwicc 3 years ago

really kool man. how'd you do the reverse effect, and what program?
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Final Cut Pro...real easy, just brought up the clip in final cut and simply clicked on a reverse checkbox in the speed properties
Brian Boudreau 3 years ago

that was Freakin AWESOME! I'm saving a copy now to play on my big screen. Thanks for sharing Michael
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

LOL thanks man. Enjoy it on the big screen. More to come...promise.
3 years ago

Stepping it up man!! NICE.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

LOL thanks man. How ya been?
rick fiduccia 3 years ago

Loved it !!! Forget about those bah bah bah people, keep up the excellent work.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

LOL thanks man I appreciate. I do welcome the crits though. It's the only way we learn, or get another outlook on things. It's all about having thick skin in this business.
Walter Fischer 3 years ago

This amazing work I will enjoy at our national day, the august 1, together with the best roasted swiss "Bratwurst" in one hand and a real fine beer in the other.
After that I will check, if there is a better firework outside.
I think, that not ;-)
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

ah yes nothing better than food and drink on days/nights like these my friend. Cheers to you.
Vedran Strelar 3 years ago

Amazing! Great filming and editing! Kudos man! :)
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you, sir :)
Bryan 3 years ago

Excellent!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you :)
Jake 3 years ago

Great video, great music, great ideas.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thank you, friend
Steve Bird 3 years ago

Hi Michael, Over here in the UK we don't have the 4th celebrations (well we wouldn't would we - we lost) our fireworks happen in the cold, wet nights of November, but I can't wait now to have a go at his myself. But trust me, if I do I will always tell people "I got this idea from Michael Brodner" :) A fantastic concept and I don't think you overused any of the effects, I just kept waiting for the next backwards firework, because now I know that backwards fireworks are even more beautiful - you have opened my eyes to a beauty that I never knew before and that is what art should do. Fantastic!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

wow, I can't tell you how meaningful it is to hear comments like this. It fuels me to create art more and more everyday. I love making things that open peoples eyes to something that they never really knew was there to begin with. I appreciate your support and best wishes my friend.
Loren Roetman 3 years ago

That was such a mood memory flashback, it made me feel like all the best memories of fireworks as a kid. Thank you!
Heather St. Clare 3 years ago

wow... i really loved that. nice work. almost felt like i was there.
Gad 3 years ago

that was spectacular. its quite breathtaking really
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Thanks :)
Mike Lewis 3 years ago

Some comment as everybody else, but dude it's just beautiful congratulation
Creedasaurus 3 years ago

That was awesome. I wish the fireworks I saw in Idaho were half that cool. I liked how you got it to build with the song at the end. Sigur Ros has beautiful music and it went great with the show.
Jeff Kikuchi 3 years ago

I've seen video of fireworks before and to be honest they never captured the essence of the live event. But your video - what can I say! I think I enjoyed it more than a live display. The reverse play is so effective and the editing to the music is just marvelous. Thank you for creating such a beautiful piece of work!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Wow, thanks Jeff. I appreciate the support and Im glad you liked the vid...
The Fibro Twins 3 years ago

astonishing....namaste
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 years ago

Hey thanks. Is "namaste" spanish or something? Forgive me if I'm completely wrong.