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Tibet clips shot on a Nikon D90 for a short on the Guardian website. Edited in Final Cut Pro and graded using magic bullet looks. Not perfect but I hope you can see what is possible with a DSLR in the future, it is certainly good enough for the newspaper's website right now.

You can see the finished report here guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/oct/01/tibet

All footage apart from the interviews and archive stuff was shot on the D90. Interviews were done on a Sony EX-1.

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  • Taylor Moore 3 years ago
    Fantastic work Dan. Great angles. I am really in a dilema about getting this camera for shooting video. I see some great work and I also see crap.
    What is your advice.

    Cheers
  • Blueskyhill Creative 3 years ago
    Hey Taylor, just saw your comment and thought I'd mention that I shot a 3-part documentary series with the D90 and the footage looks fantastic (in my humble opinion, as the film's DP...). Not to toot my own horn, I'm just really happy with what that camera was able to give me, in such a small, inconspicuous package. The trailer for the doc series will be on vimeo soon. Send me a message if you'd like me to alert you when it is on line. Good luck.
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  • kateopolis 3 years ago
    Thank U Dan.
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  • ESTEBE VERDE 3 years ago
    Which do you like better?

    The D40 or HV20?
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  • Dennis Velazquez 3 years ago
    Hey Dan, great, great little doc. I saw the entire thing on the website. What lens(es) did you use here?
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  • Dan Chung plus 3 years ago
    The D90 is just a tool, I think it can produce sometimes stunning results and on other occasions it can be pretty average. I think a HV20 is a great tool too, I use both. I will try an EOS5DmkII as well, you just don't know what works for you until you try it.

    Lens wise there is a Nikon 80-200 f2.8, 17-35 f2.8, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 and a Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 in use here.
  • ESTEBE VERDE 3 years ago
    Thanks Dan!

    Good Stuff!
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  • Hobo plus 3 years ago
    I love the shot with the flailing awnings!
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  • Wolfgang Gaebler aka gogo6969 plus 3 years ago
    It's really unbelievable to see how good the results are - with a DSLR!

    Great!
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  • Bill Putnam 3 years ago
    Dan,
    Great stuff, man. Are you using an external recorder or the internal mic for the audio? Thanks.
    Cheers,
    Bill.
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  • Dan Chung plus 3 years ago
    I have an Edirol R09 recorder which I use some of the time for sync sound.

    Dan
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  • Andrew Satter plus 3 years ago
    Very nice, Dan. You got some great sound here, would have been nice to hear more nat sound piped through in the finished Guardian piece. Have you used the EOS 5D Mark II yet? I'm hoping to get my hands on one of those soon.
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  • Itsofototo 3 years ago
    CHINA OUT OF TIBET NOW.

    TIBET WILL BE FREE!
  • Rainer Mann 3 years ago
    Yes , the Tibet clip is free: free of artifacts and rolling shutter. On the other side, camera doesn't move a lot...
    (Sir, this is NOT a political forum, with all due respect!!)
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  • Inofaith 3 years ago
    So I guess the lens used in the praying shot at 00:20 was the Tokina 11-16 f2.8??

    I'm in the process of getting a new lens, just want one (student budget). And I like wide, but some zooms can come in handy too. Can't decide.
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  • Michael__McLean 3 years ago
    Beautiful shots, Very good camera.
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  • Ferenc Takacs 3 years ago
    The flailing "curtains" shot worth alone to watch!
    Fantastic!
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  • robertanderson plus 3 years ago
    love your work man
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  • Daniel Ahn plus 3 years ago
    I think you've shown what possibilities these cameras bring to journalism as a whole. Great example of that, and great clip.
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  • Luka Stellwag 3 years ago
    Wait ... How can you make videos with an SLR?
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  • Sansom Media 3 years ago
    nice footage. like the shots with the camera on the ground and the people slide forward to the point of focus. some of the footage almost looks cgi. did you play with it in post?
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  • shanely 3 years ago
    i'm a chinese,i not good at english,but i want to say,Tibet is a important part of china,we a family.
  • Victor Santiago 3 years ago
    shanely, it is true what you said, i like china very much, and Tibet is very important for China. They need to stay united ^^
  • shanely 3 years ago
    yes ,you are right,^^
    hoho,welcome to china.!^^
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  • krunkosaurus rex 3 years ago
    This is the most amazing footage I've seen with the D90. I got mine before my vacation to Korea and I dig it a lot. Your stuff is admittingly better than anything I can currently do and it goes to show that it's not all in the equipment - you have to have a good eye for composition and a plan on "how to tell the story". This Magic Bullet Looks plugin is also pretty dazzling. It makes even "B roll" shots look significant. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
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  • Victor Santiago 3 years ago
    with P.R China Tibet region has become very progressive :)
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  • ailatanotos plus 3 years ago
    great shots
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  • Cliff Frost plus 3 years ago
    Really cool. Did you notice the cute little Tibetan Spaniel on the steps? Great dog! ;-)
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  • amankerstudio plus 3 years ago
    Nice..!!!!
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  • editman plus 2 years ago
    Excellent use of the D90. It works in spades outdoors with good lenses. Love the ultra wide shoots.
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  • DaMaX 2 years ago
    Great work, didn't expected anything less from you :).
    Strong composition at 00:44, beautyfull.
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