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94. North Korea's Military parade in Slow Motion
1 year ago
The Hermit Kingdom allowed international media to watch its largest ever military parade - part of the campaign to establish Kim Jong-il's youngest son as the leader-in-waiting.
By guardian.co.uk staff Dan Chung and Tania Branigan.
Shot on Canon 60D and 1DmkIV cameras. Special thanks to Eric Kessler who makes the wonderful Pocketdolly that was used on this shoot.
See guardian.co.uk/world/north-korea for more on North Korea from the Guardian.
By guardian.co.uk staff Dan Chung and Tania Branigan.
Shot on Canon 60D and 1DmkIV cameras. Special thanks to Eric Kessler who makes the wonderful Pocketdolly that was used on this shoot.
See guardian.co.uk/world/north-korea for more on North Korea from the Guardian.
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the 60D's video function looks really good.
sad that my 50D can't shoot video
I like the slow mo with the marching rithm!
I'd rather watch this: youtube.com/watch?v=4TSUz6YLoko
P.S. Tagged as "communism"? Seriously?
I would actually actually agree with you that the sound doesn't quite do it for me, but given the fact that North Korea is about the most inhospitable place on earth to shoot video, Dan's video is pretty remarkable. I happen to like the slow-mo personally. I think it allows the viewer to really take in the enormity of the march as well as to focus on the individuals in the crowd some of whom have some really interesting looks on their faces.
So, like I said, you're absolutely entitled to your own opinion. We just ask that if you're going to criticize someone's video, you do it in a slightly more mild-mannered way.
People discover for themselves that they can slow down 60p from a DSLR -- oh, joy. Maybe they should shoot hummingbirds instead, it would make more sense.
I would agree that some of the slow motion, all of the parading, for sure, was a good choice. In some parts it was a bit distracting, some of the crowd shots it was a bit weird to me.
I did not like the two slides at the beginning, but i really did like the later slides, the slide with the SCUD truck was quite well-used I thought.
In the end - +2 for great shots, +1 for slo-mo being mostly really cool-looking, but odd in parts and -5 for adding legitimacy to an oppressive regime by making it look glorious and epic.
There is a difference between reporting the news and playing into the hands of tyrants.
Not trolling or trying to be an ass. Just being honest with my feelings.
Philip, sorry you feel that way but frankly I don't see anyone here changing their political view of North Korea thanks to this video. Of course it shows their military might in a way the North Korean's hoped would impress the world, but that's not the intent of the video. It simply aims to stop and make you look at what is going on in our world and draw your own conclusions. If you want greater analysis of the situation in North Korea I suggest you to follow the link in the video description to the Guardian's North Korea pages where you'll find a lot more info.
and the AVCHD user love aobsolut political show in youtube and don't have any artistical view and taste . he/she is in wrong planete here!
continue great works!! Dan Chung!
This video is outstanding, I recently watched The national geographic on North Korea which is unbelievably sad. I am amazed that you were able to catch this all on camera, especially the shots of "the great leader".
AK47s have played a role in the majority of conflicts around the world. AK47s have killed way more than 250,000. I don't know about you, but I fear being shot more than someone launching a nuke somewhere near where I live, or anywhere in the world for that matters.
So there are 20,000 nuclear warheads that are in different areas of the world and around 100 million AK-type rifles (source:wiki). On any given day, what kills more? AK47s or nuclear warheads? Rhetorical question.
While nuclear warheads/missiles are nothing to scoff at, that comment was a bit silly.
Just sayin'
You and your loved ones can be wiped out any moment, without you even putting your uniform on and picking up your M16. I am not saying that Russia will start a nuclear war, but accidents happen, and after all, it may be not Russia, but someone else, who obtained the capability to deliver a nuclear warhead. This is scary to me.
An AK-47 is not scary because it cannot shoot farther than 2 miles. Those North Koreans cannot kill you with a bullet unless you invade their land, just like the Vietnamese did not kill those who stayed at home in the USA.
Great work on the cut and keepin it as real as possible!
Peace to all!
I mean Lenin, my bad. XD
Loved the video by the way.
SUPER SHOOTING
i like the "music" as well...
The only drawback is the out-of-sync audio footage.
PS. So this is the NK's birthday party. spectacular but terrifying.
Awesome work!
or perhaps some night life footage of the other son, the "playboy" son?
Without the other side of the coin, is this not just more N. Korean propaganda?
Nice technique, but the subject is horrific.
I think that this is uncritical video showing Kim in the beautiful light of his magnificent military parade.
But why?
All you have in this video is a record of what I saw at the parade. It is what the North Korean officials wanted us to see but I think it warrants publication as it is a place people are curious about and we rarely get access to - I may never again. We did manage to walk around near our hotel but again all you get to see is life in the capital which I believe to be very different to life elsewhere in the country.
I do not think this video is propaganda. I think people viewing it are intelligent enough to come to their own conclusions about what they are seeing.
Atrocities happened there because of them. Countless people have lost there life to that beast of a man. Agreed, many people will understand that this was meant to be an unbiased telling of the event, but on the same token. Many won't.
You are a very talented filmer Dan, and I am not ranting on you as a person, but this video still leaves behind a bitter taste.
Criticize ideas, not people...it's more productive.
Any pictures that generate a reaction are great pictures in my experience. No shortage of that here.
BTW did you run into anyone from NBC Beijing on the ground? Adrienne / Ed / Ian Williams / David Lom by any chance? I use to work with them
Taxi fare from Seoul to Pyongyang takes about $ 40
Very close but Can not do this
I'd be really interested if you did a blog piece about it to understand what went on behind the scenes and how you achieved some of those shots and access to the parade (low angle shots). Also would love to hear more in that respect to how the 60D is working out for you?
cheers, Jon
arabawy.org/2010/10/14/dictatorship/
2. "Intelligent" people are easily fooled, often distracted by extraneous details, and visual pedantics. (nice techniques agreed - horrific subject)
3. There are many images of suffering that could be included in a piece that ALSO includes the pageantry of military tyrannical dicatorship - that are not necessarily N. Koreans suffering, but would get the message across that this is a horrible regime.
5. If there is only the complimentary image without the critical image - it is propaganda.
Nicely shot, what isn't beautiful in slo-mo? But do we not have responsibility as visual communicators to resist flattering tyrants?
From my perspective I see western people shoot amazing video's with craptacular cheap equipment. While being outnumbered and dwarfed by analog 8mm film from the N. Korea media.
I don't think this is propaganda at all, this is just an hilarious demonstration of how big the technology (and ideology) gap is.
To the main detractor... dunno what to say, envy much?
You think this is about video technique and access to a propaganda event?
Wow...You prove my second point.
Sometimes it's easy to bamboozle "intelligent" people.
Would you like to see some beautiful footage of troops responsible for oppressing an innocent and powerless nation of people too starving weak to revolt - in slo motion?
Do you think what you saw was North Korea?
Really?
Wow. I don't know whether to laugh or take pity.
As journalists, we sometimes don't have a say in what what, where and when we film. It's well known that North Korea does not allow people to just walk around and film.
The author made the best of circumstances and came out with a good product.