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4. "BREATHE"

by Paul Schneider

9 months ago

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This Crossfit inspired piece is an experiment in sound, small moments, dynamic build and human intensity.

It's a race against the clock that we all must face, and a reminder to breathe, because you can.

Main piano track is Fugitif 1 by Swod: bit.ly/jGkUvc

Directed & Shot: Paul Schneider
Edit: Andrew Maggio (framecycle.com)
Sound Design: Paul Schneider & Andrew Maggio
twitter: @lettershome

I'd like to thank Windy City Crossfit & it's athletes for their talent, dedication and the fantastic facility.

Credits

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Nathan Rodger 9 months ago

Some wonderful detail work in this Paul, really nicely shot, but the win is in the edit. Great stuff mate!

The sound design and music mix was great, what did you use?
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thanks Nathan. Mashed up a lot of natural sounds for this, although the underlying piano is Fugitif 1 by Swod. I posted a link. Good stuff.

The edit was by my good friend and longtime collaborator Andrew Maggio and myself. We try to find and cut to unique tracks. More fun that way.
Jeremy Almeda 9 months ago

Beautiful. Sound was really good too, but I have to ask about the glass. What lenses did you use on this piece? ; )
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

It was shot really quickly. I mainly just used my Canon 24-70L. Believe I used the Canon 85 1.8 on the portraits.
Jeremy Almeda 9 months ago

Very nice. I finally got used to my primes, after the transition from the video camera. Maybe I should try some of the zooms. Video looked great. Thanks for the info! ;)
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

If you have time I think primes are the way to go. Tho the 24-70 is quite sharp. I like to get a ton of shots and very quickly, so I often use zooms. Even when working on commercials I'll typically have a couple really sharp Angenieux's on set...they'll save your hide.
Vince Gaffney 9 months ago

Really nice. Great mood and sense of the cross fit challenge.
steve seagal 9 months ago

Powerful!!
Seb Lloyd 9 months ago

Lovely stuff.
Cristian Vega 9 months ago

awesome! beautiful!! congrats!!!!!
Hoccus Foccus 9 months ago

good stuff.. love the detailed soundscape especially and how it all flows to deliver together
Paul Antico 9 months ago

Fantastic.
Junior Hernandez 9 months ago

beautiful work
Michael Struwig 9 months ago

Super clever.

The rhythmic style of exercise plays nicely off the rhythm of both the contdown timer and the music.

Great edit. And the title is perfect :)
LeGoNtE 9 months ago

Excelent work...
Yves Simard 9 months ago

breathe taking
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Pun taken and appreciated.
Yves Simard 9 months ago

I guess its hard for me to be serious about anything - but seriously, great montage thanks for taking the time and sharing!
Paco Gomez Vega 9 months ago

great edit,.!
Carlos Ribas Monteiro 9 months ago

Are they heros or are they lost?
Perfect!
Milk Products 9 months ago

love the sound design. reminds me of youtube.com/watch?v=pkMuV_JmhlY
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

wow. What a great piece! Never seen that before but i can definitely understand why it reminds you of it.
Brian Cole 9 months ago

Nice job Mag.
Michael Shainblum 9 months ago

love the fast paced shots!
jd brick maynardCowboy 9 months ago

this is badass in NUMerous ways. (at least 14)
very inspired by this piece.
thank you.
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thanks! Glad it resonated.
lionreport 9 months ago

I like your style, simple & beautiful ¡
Invite you to see my channel, seeya
vimeo.com/channels/cocinatato
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

I liked Ossobuco...looks great and made me very hungry! ;-)
Matt Trecartin 9 months ago

many people don't realize the power of sound. It is at least if not more than 50% of the presentation. Great shots too, and tidy edit help, but the sound is really stellar. well done!
juan zapata 9 months ago

Muy muy bueno! me gusta mucho!
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

best comment yet!!!
timetraveller 9 months ago

Es un video de puta madre!
Douglas Capellato 9 months ago

Pure sound!
Michael Lindberg 9 months ago

Really nice work here! Will agree with Matt, the sound is very powerfull! GREAT work!!
Adam Willis 9 months ago

awesome... my friends and I crossfit so I can't wait to share this... only I wish they subjects could look a little more sweaty or worn out (they sort of look like they were told to stand there and breathe hard)
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

To be honest I do too...but they were real Crossfitters...and they were really, really in shape. They worked out like crazy before every take and yet they barely broke a sweat. Elite fitness indeed.
Adam Willis 9 months ago

Makes sense... I shared it and my friends said your video is amazing. Great job capturing our love of crossfit!
Joe Moya 9 months ago

Nice editing of some good shots... good stuff...
MRfrukta! 9 months ago

cool
LUKAAA IMAGES 9 months ago

beautiful :)
Claudia Spoden 9 months ago

Stunning! I like it!
iKrshnan 9 months ago

hhhhhhhaaaaaaaaffuuuuuuuu.................
Beekeeper 9 months ago

Beautiful!
shakycam 9 months ago

lovely work!
Videos 9 months ago

Beautifully done. We will feature on our site.
robbie conaway 9 months ago

Excellent. I really like the overlapping sounds from the clips and the subtle piano work. Top notch editing. Now that it's done and made it to "Staff Picks", you can BREATHE.
Cheston Bogue 9 months ago

I like the part where the guy in the green shirt picks up the weight and puts it down a bunch of times! Nice work P!
gnarly bay productions, Inc. 9 months ago

wow, great video man...very nice work! I just checked out your site, you do some great work. Do you ever shoot over on the east coast?
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thank you!

Yes I do. I am reasonably nomadic and shoot on both coasts regularly. ;-) Spend a ton of time in NYC, especially in the summer months.
gnarly bay productions, Inc. 9 months ago

cool man, we would love to collaborate some day...if you got a minute, check out some of our work. We pretty much do the same thing and shoot all over the country...so its good to link up with folks that do the same...especially people as talented as yourself...so thanks for the reply and keep in touch.

vimeo.com/23499373

dana.
gnarly bay.
AMVIDEO 9 months ago

Soooo nice!
colingillen 9 months ago

Great work, it inspires me. thank you.
Martini Whoelse 9 months ago

I feel like I lost weight just by watching this.
Charlie Cusumano 9 months ago

Great all the way around. superb editing.
John Cárdenas 9 months ago

So so nice. Love the nat sound on tape, lens choice music. A bit longer might be cool. Maybe 30 secs more and possibly an overhead shot? Total class act. Inspring to boot.
Kent Smith 9 months ago

Very nice Paul and Magg. Beautifully done. Just when I thought I'd seen / heard every natural sound click track - you added a new one. Dig it!
Pär Larsson 9 months ago

nice work
Shiny 9 months ago

Great video. What kind of camera did you use?
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Canon 7d
Kain & Abel 9 months ago

Was gonna ask the same question but Shiny beat me to it. Hell i thought it was the legendary 5D MKII. Great work.
Shiny 9 months ago

Lol sorry...
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

;-)
Shark Eats Bear 9 months ago

Brilliant stuff! I just started crossfit a month ago, can completely relate to the images/sounds/emotions of this piece... great stuff!
Daniel Ali 9 months ago

hey man great job. really love it (coming from a crossfitter)... iv been infatuated with the sport since i started. solid stuff, i aspire to make something similar one day :)
Greg Boyd 9 months ago

Sweet
Adam Stanecki 9 months ago

Brilliant. Captured CrossFit beautifully. We'll embed this video on our affiliate site next week.
Tyler Ginter 9 months ago

Love the cinematography and LOVE crossfit. Great job dude!
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thank you sir.
Mike Buonaiuto 9 months ago

Love the dust and particles in all your work - all in the lighting - awesome job mate :)
Michael Snowdon 9 months ago

love this vid! I noticed I can download it, but couldn't see any info about creative commons license. Can I show it?
rodri 9 months ago

Dd
Bruno Fujii 9 months ago

Beautiful.
miguel mendez 9 months ago

Maravillosamente intenso!
Capitan Chistorra 9 months ago

amazing!
Karolis Prekeris 9 months ago

Great job!
Ryan Stevenson 9 months ago

Pure cinema at its best... always encouraging to see pieces that can just "be," that escape from the tyranny of verbal narrative and aren't constrained by traditional plot... Love the textures and subtleties in the visuals and the mix. Well done!
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thanks Ryan. Personally I think verbal narrative doesn't always have to be so "tyrannical" ;-) but that said, yes...this was an experiment in other areas. Even in more visual pieces I feel its important to try and provide a bit of a thread or arc. That's why the clock was used. It's tension, a classic race against time. Are these folks trying to race against each other, against themselves, something in their lives or even life itself? It's kindof up to the viewer to make up their minds on that...but I think those types of things allow people to fill in the blanks creating personal narratives that help them to relate and enjoy it more. Otherwise, it'd probably be just a workout montage.

Again. thanks for the comments. Appreciate it.
Ryan Stevenson 9 months ago

I agree, I probably overstated with tyrannical, I guess I just mean I've seen pieces where that's the case and it's nice that this isn't. Obviously the progression and the tension in your film are the result of a good narrative sense, it's just good to see those things created subtly and visually. I like that point about personal narratives/audience investment too. Keep it up!
stefan morel 9 months ago

Xlnt edit!
Caleb Pike 9 months ago

45K and counting...
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Definitely amazed and honored.
Chris Woods 9 months ago

Wow. And strange. I don't know how to explain it, but for the first 30 seconds I really couldn't breathe. Only later I remembered to do that. As if I was also doing my exercise. Interesting. Impressive piece of art.
Ryan Powell 9 months ago

love it
George Levitikos 9 months ago

Great Work!!!!! Thank you So Much!

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Bright Coconut 9 months ago

Wow, this is fantastic! Excellent work, timing - the works.
RAFAŁ. G . 9 months ago

Fantastyczne. Napiecie, dramaturgia,
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

dziękuję
David Stone 9 months ago

Loved it! Especially how the scenes change and you get different bits & pieces throughout the movie until they all culminate at the very end.
argifauve 9 months ago

..yeah buddy..!!

..Cultura corporal...
Nick Evans 9 months ago

Great!

Very well done!!
Dave Magnan 9 months ago

The first shot reminds me of Raging Bull... ;)
Le Coin Photo 9 months ago

Amazing ! Wonderful art of collision.
Trolleywood Productions 9 months ago

I loved watching every moment of this
enbergen3 9 months ago

What a perfect tension.
Einfach tierisch Toll!
Rob Imbs 9 months ago

Wow, this is great, love the pacing, the clock and the score is very kinetic, excellent work.
F2 Films: Jay Galvan 9 months ago

That was very cool!!!

I just did my version of a CrossFit work out here in Austin:
vimeo.com/23730109

What a great way to work out!
Michael DeMirjian / FlimFlamFilm 9 months ago

Wow, gorgeous piece there, Paul. I do a lot of work with found sound and I love how understated, yet pervasive the audioscape is. Beautiful sound + vision.
Paul Schneider 9 months ago

Thanks!

"Fumble" made me laugh.
Rogue Heart Media 9 months ago

My wife-to-be and I just started training again two days ago. This piece is brilliant on so many levels, very motivating...
Charles E. Little II 9 months ago

loved it all; especially the clock. great detail. inspiring indeed.