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1. Dartmoor - Philip Bloom Comp

by James Watson

1 year ago

Dartmoor is a national park about 30 miles from where I live. I've never really visited the moorland before so for a couple of days in September I took my camera and explored.

Shot on the Sony EX1, no adaptors.

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Chris Christensen 1 year ago

what kind of camera is this?
James Watson 1 year ago

I used the EX1
Martin Tadilli 1 year ago

i really like the colors,what kind of picture profile did you use?great work!!
Martin Tadilli 1 year ago

where is Dartmoor? i't an amazing spot
James Watson 1 year ago

Hi Martin. I used one of Bill Ravens profiles, then finished in magic bullet. Dartmoor is in the southwest of England, it has a reputation of being bleak and depressing, but i was pleasantly surprised. Its very popular with photographers, so it was good to see some amazing photos when doing some research. If i had the time i would do a four seasons film on it. I wouldn't know when to stop, there are so many places there that photographers haven't been.
cesar 1 year ago

amazing job, amazing footage, nice eye
Martijn Doornenbal 1 year ago

Beautiful landscape and very nice compositions! I really like the colors too. Well done!
James Watson 1 year ago

Thanks Martijn
Thomas ALBERT 1 year ago

Hi ! I enjoy the music ! What is its title ?
Many thanks

Thomas A.
James Watson 1 year ago

Its called 'Saint Saens'. We have to use it on our films for the latest Philip Bloom Comp. vimeo.com/groups/bloomcompo2
Mark Rajakovic 1 year ago

Camille Saint-Saens is the composer. The music you used is called "Aquarium" it's a movement from "Carnival of the Animals". Beautiful video by the way.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 1 year ago

Holy God...astounding man...really...
James Watson 1 year ago

Thanks Michael. How did you find the video?
Walter Fischer 1 year ago

I stay still shot out of my sneakers
James Watson 1 year ago

Its all good. Just realised Vimeo have put it on the HD group. Thanks Vimeo x
Abbas Toumert 1 year ago

Really a good work...
Kenchie 1 year ago

Beautiful place, enchanting video.
forester08 1 year ago

Sehr schön!
I like the Film look and the music fits perfect.
Dartmoor will for sure on my travelplan when I come whenever to Southwest England.
vinceslas 1 year ago

beautifull shots! You has got dem eye
Anders S Sørensen 1 year ago

Really nice compositions.. Well done, can the encoding bee in a higher bitrate?
Sápi Attila 1 year ago

Simple amazing!
Keith Loutit 1 year ago

beautiful - great work!
Roadside Films 1 year ago

trouly inspiring and great camerawork. definitely pro work!
matthew carrozo 1 year ago

wow
wow
wow
wow
wow

stunning visuals, well paced, really special!

i just spent this weekend in the yorkshire dales where i encounter a man in the pub who said it doesn't compare to dartmoor.

i now agree!
Christian Brown 1 year ago

Each shot is amazing. I love the detail and the colour and the focus and everything, but the way you've strung them all together takes away from it all :\
Mark Williams 1 year ago

Very nice work. The individual scenes almost looked sur-real. You have a good eye for composition.

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Young & Direct Cinema 1 year ago

very very nice.. beautiful imagery.. this is straight ex1 footage!? no adapter?

love to see more from you!!
Dave K 1 year ago

Exceptional work!
Moayad Hassan 1 year ago

wonderful job :)
paramon 1 year ago

Great colors!
Jason Brooks 1 year ago

Excellent work. If you really shot all that in two days then very well done. Are you using a 35mm adaptor? I'm not very familiar with the EX1, but either way - you've got it down.

Nice one - keep them coming,

jason
The Fibro Twins 1 year ago

a most inspired video! ...makes me wanna head for Dartmoor
Jon Rawlinson 1 year ago

Absolutely brilliant. Really enjoyed it.

I blogged it. Hope thats cool.

jonrawlinson.com/2008/10/dartmoor/
James Watson 1 year ago

It was shot without any 35mm adaptors. Just the EX1 stock lens.
Mongol Nutag 1 year ago

Inspiring, beautiful!

Did you just speed up footage for the short timelapses? Or did you use intervalometer to make photos?
James Watson 1 year ago

I used either interval recording or low frame rate. Thanks for the comments.
Miha Sedej 1 year ago

The best video on vimeo !!!
James Watson 1 year ago

Wow! Thanks Miha
JL Hatch 1 year ago

Super impressed with your shots. You've made me in love with Dartmoor; it's now on my places-to-visit list!

I've been scoping out videos done with the EX1, and I'm really leaning towards it being my next upgrade. I'm astounded by the quality. As if you were able to go stock glass on this film, superb!
James Watson 1 year ago

Its a great camera. This edit is specifically for Philip Bloom's Comp. I will be doing a separate edit that will give you a proper feel of Dartmoor. It looks like i've tried to cram too many shots in this edit.
Darren Ladbury 1 year ago

I think this is worthy of Dartmoor promotional video. Ask you LE if they would buy it off you. Heck its worth the try in my opinion.
Wei Wong 1 year ago

Great footage... there are so many places in the world to go!
James Bayliss 1 year ago

ah, Dartmore as I remember it. I need to go there sometime soon.
HDtimelapse.net 1 year ago

Amazing FILM!!! I love your timelapse ;) EXCELENT!
TomKreft 1 year ago

This is insane. Living in a U.S. city, I'm extremely jealous that you live 30 miles from a place like THAT.
corral 1 year ago

realmente bueno.
Till Riester 1 year ago

If been there.
Amazing pictures which transform the feeling of dartmoor...
Excellent!
Where can I find the big chair?
Alphabang Productions 1 year ago

OH MY!! this looks really good
blakescello 1 year ago

Really liked it! Thanks for posting.
Stalls Video Productions 1 year ago

one of the best things i've ever seen on vimeo
Luke 1 year ago

Great work!
Hale-Boppe 1 year ago

Magnifique !
a mble 1 year ago

this is really really awesome! i never would have expected it to, but the music fits really well too!
CWO3 (SEAL) West 1 year ago

Absolutely breathtaking! JOB WELL DONE!
Robin Davies-Rollinson 1 year ago

Great compositions, sensitive interpretation, I loved it - well done!!!
Lukas Bulevicius 1 year ago

like movie especialy, the part 0:33 till 0:36
michael baca 1 year ago

awesome! wow i love hd, eerie feeling to it. its good, keep it up man
nachoad 1 year ago

i enjoy with this film! its beautiful! great job!
Wynner3 1 year ago

I once heard that music at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center. When I got home I almost flew back just to hear it again. Good choice and beautiful footage.
wayne little 1 year ago

loved it.. very good
Indina 1 year ago

Beautiful place!
There's only a tiny lil' thing I'd love to change: give the cuts a longer time to be seen. I find it rolling too fast - and I think, the mood and beauty can sink easier into ones mind when you give it more time and space.
James Watson 1 year ago

I agree. I will be cutting another version with my own choice of music and longer shots.
Sondre Blaasmo 1 year ago

great video, very Inspiring!
i have seen it about 15 times now, and it is still awesome!
Sondre Blaasmo 1 year ago

and by the way, what type of editing program did you use for the video?
James Watson 1 year ago

Thanks for the comments Sondre. I use FCP.
Alfonso GJ 1 year ago

Awesome, man. Although the music has been used in some adverts and movies, it seemed like made for this video more than for anything else that I could have seen before :D
Frederic Vercammen 1 year ago

Wel done

Beautiful Shots!
Digital Samurai 1 year ago

Hey James.
I guess I do not have to tell you how good the video looks...haha

Did you use a 35mm lens for all that great depth of field? I am in the market for an adaptor and dont know which one to grab...Letus extreme, redrock...

Thanks

Rob
Ben Crossley 1 year ago

Superb composition and colour!!
Joseba1 1 year ago

Inspirational and Fantastic,
Thanks Martijn.
floor 1 year ago

What can I say? I am impressed. Fantastic.
greg short 1 year ago

The first real Vimeo HD experience. Great work, the images are stunning. Is it hosted anywhere in full HD? How much colour correction did you to get the desired effect? Its obvious a lot of work went into this. Thank you for sharing!
Reaktion Studios 1 year ago

Great ending! Whilst i was watching, i assumed it was just a normal chair but the sheer scale of it at the end really caps the film of nicely! Well done
Bwuddaekul 1 year ago

I love the style of the color. Awesome!
Richie C 1 year ago

The most inspiring video I've seen yet on vimeo!
Joe Kamimura 1 year ago

great cinematography!! im pretty sure that 1:04 is a pig rock, am I right? ahahha
James Watson 1 year ago

Well it looks like a pig. It hasn't been carved. Dartmoor is covered in natural granite tors, forming amazing shapes.
gianluca asunis 1 year ago

VERY VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!HI im gianluca...i have one sony hdv FX7 and i have a question...when i have to compress the video for put in vimeo in the BEST quality what i have to do???i use quicktime and i do H.264,3000kbit/sec.. 30fotogr.1280*720 but is not the best i think!!!!ok i edit with IMOVIE HD but the quality should be better!!!!PLEASE HELP ME..THANX A LOT..CIAO
deanlines 1 year ago

Stunning.
Samu Ainesmaa 1 year ago

Thiiiiis is why the EX-1 is the camera that I crave (I now have an XH-A1) and thiiiiis is the reason I love you.

One question, with what/how/what settings did you export this? I'd like to know because I'm also using FCP and trying to learn compressor and am horrifically failing at producing decent sized films.
James Watson 1 year ago

Hi Samu

I used compressor and h.264(best) compression at 1280x720.
Aylon Ben-Ami 1 year ago

great editing!
Alexandre Jesus 1 year ago

Muito bom, espectacular em tudo... parabens ...
Caleb Stephens 1 year ago

Absolutely astounding.
Jaime Colon 1 year ago

That made my eyes water...
amazing film!
Peter Price 1 year ago

That shot of the two horses hugging is brilliant :)
jeremie brissette 1 year ago

Really great job! awesome pictures and music :)
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

HA! Beautifully put together James, cracking good shots there bud.

Avey
Liam Underwood 1 year ago

love it mate! what settings did you use in most of the shots with magic bullet?
would help heaps! thanks.
Greg Wallis 1 year ago

Very nice indeed! Great colours, and a real quality feel about this short. Just goes to show (as I've said before) that 35mm adapters aren't the panacea they're made out to be, and that in capable hands, a film look can be achieved with a little effort and polished technique.

More, please.
Berislav Petrovic 1 year ago

OMG. this is pure perfection
Jeff Stine 1 year ago

This is very well done, just beautiful.
tifredic 1 year ago

omg veryyy beautiful
sagaYago 1 year ago

Hi from Madrid

One of my favorite videos of Vimeo. Great idea to do a four seasons movie.
John Hope 1 year ago

Amazing....!
irishmark 1 year ago

that's beautiful
Ian Savage 1 year ago

simply gorgeous. moody in all the right ways :)
David Walton Smith 1 year ago

beautiful work. makes me homesick.
John Brown 1 year ago

Very Very nice, great creativity in angles and views. I really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing!
Hans aka weighell 1 year ago

either picture and sound are awesome....