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Today, I left my home in the countryside to attend meetings in Yokohama and Tokyo, ending up at the Century Hyatt Hotel in Shinjuku. I grabbed movies here and there and picked up a tripod in Yurakucho after getting tired of hand-held shots.

Still have a lot to learn... I need to remember to leave enough room before and after my shots for the transitions, among other things.

Shooting moving things is a lot harder than taking movies of leaves waving in the wind. ;-)

Most of the scenes were taken with my 85mm at f/1.2 on my Canon 5D Mark II.

Make sure you watch this in HD if possible.

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  • Takayoshi Kishimoto 11 months ago
    Shinjuku buildings at night looks very nice :) I like that it looks very quiet but very lively too with these small red lights on top of the buildings and tiny cars moving..
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  • tinro|media works 11 months ago
    Beautiful (partial to train footage:) and such crisp resolution. What compression standard and scan format did you choose?
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  • weedze plus 11 months ago
    Jow joichi!
    Impressed by some of the shots, verry refreshing!
    Maybe fix some IS lenses for yourself.

    Weedze
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  • sabina betti 11 months ago
    Hi Joy, I'Ve seen the video, bravo! I like very much the second minute, from teh after noon. Bicycle going away, the guy standing and eating at the corner, second part is more interesting to me. sabina
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  • Joichi Ito plus 11 months ago
    Shooting in 1080i, editing in FCExpress, Exporting to 720p and uploading.

    Thanks for all the kind words! Inspires me to continue shooting. ;-)
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  • Paul Fisher 11 months ago
    Very nice. Japan always seems to make a nice subject for video.

    Did the people on the train mind you taking video?
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  • Jérôme Sadou 11 months ago
    This camera is incredible. I guess you've watched one of the first video done with it : vimeo.com/2125645 also in Tokyo.

    Waiting for more! 頑張ってください. :)
    宜しくお願い致します。
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  • Gianfranco Chicco 11 months ago
    lost in translation kind of effect :-)
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  • Gianfranco Chicco 11 months ago
    the text passing by reminds me of nico nico douga
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  • Joichi Ito plus 11 months ago
    Jermome: Yes! I saw that video. It was inspiring. I shot the same trains and escalators. ;-)
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  • Daniel Schildt 11 months ago
    Great work. I certainly wish to see more of your videos later since you have style, vision and good amount of equipment. ;)
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  • jessekanner 11 months ago
    Joichi-san, you are a master. Beautiful eye.
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  • Dmitri Fedortchenko 11 months ago
    Wonderfully filmed and masterfully edited :)
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  • Nathan - Exsert.net 10 months ago
    I put together a soundtrack / soundscape for this video clip - you can see it here: vimeo.com/2732062

    If I didn't attribute the original author correctly please let me know and I will update or remove the video.

    Thanks for shooting this inspiring footage...
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