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3. Stunt Poetry

by Rishi Kaneria

6 months ago

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by Rishi Kaneria

8 months ago

1. GLIMPSES

by Rishi Kaneria

9 months ago

Shot with the Canon 60D. Edited in Premiere.
Post production done in After Effects with Twixtor.

Directed by Rishi Kaneria.

Starring Dante Ha, a professional stunt man whose work includes Dark Knight Rises, Contagion, X-Men:First Class, Walking Dead, Teen Wolf and more.
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Music by Clint Mansell.

Featured on:

Gizmodo:
gizmodo.com/5837181/being-a-stuntman-means-kicking-ass-in-slow-motion

NOZAP:
llx-nozap.blogspot.com/2011/08/stunt-poetry-rishi-kaneria.html

The Curious Brain:
thecuriousbrain.com/?p=24201

Dooce.com:
dooce.com/2011/09/13/stunt-poetry

& Other Fine Blogs:
julienmarie.fr/2011/un-cascadeur-poete/
2dots-era.blogspot.com/?2011/?09/?creative-film-stunt-poetry.html
fubiz.net/2011/09/01/stunt-poetry/

Aired on:
"Random Acts" on Channel 4 on Tuesday November 22nd at 11 pm: randomacts.channel4.com/

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Jack Fogel 6 months ago

video i made also with 60D
super slow motion with just optical flow
vimeo.com/26358334
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks for watching...yeah love the secret world that slow motion reveals.
The Aggregate 5 months ago

Unreal video Rishi. We know you've been getting a lot of compliments but here's another: You Rock and are live on The Aggregate! theaggregate.net
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Cool! Just now seeing this comment. Thanks!
Olivisha films 6 months ago

Lush!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks!
Mira Patel 6 months ago

Love it! Excellent work!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks, couldn't have done it without you (and Josh)...
ThiescoS VFX 2 months ago

very nice. whta lens have you used?you get the slow effets in after effect or in modifying shutterspeed in your eos 60D?
Rishi Kaneria 2 months ago

I used:

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 50mm f/1.8

I shot at 60fps, but then also used Twixtor and After Effects to get that ultra slow mo effect.

Cheers!
Thomas Blanchard 6 months ago

excellent! i love that!
51' >> amazing!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks so much for watching Thomas, your work was among those that really inspired this piece, so your comment means alot to me.
Camille Marotte 6 months ago

Really nice work Rishi, very clean, great editing and stunts of course. The guy is skilled.
Maybe I'd have tried to work a little bit more on colors, but that's working like that ;)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

To me, having your comment on my video is like meeting one of my heroes :) Thanks for watching and for the feedback. I think you are right about the colors. Its the one thing I'm probably not 100 percent satisfied with. I felt I did a better job on "Hunting Leaves"...on this one I was having a tough time with the sky - especially since its in every shot and getting it consistent...I will try and loop back around to the colors when I have time. Thanks for the suggestion. You are a grading master by the way - love the color work on all your projects and I know its cause you put a lot of time into it. Cheers!
Camille Marotte 6 months ago

Thanks for your kind words.
This work is really solid, I'm sure your next one will be a killer ;)
Sergei Sadoyan 6 months ago

BravOOO...
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Cheers :)
Marthin Fort 6 months ago

Wow!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Appreciate you watching.
Erik Paynter 6 months ago

Super cool
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks Erik! I'm actively trying to promote this video so feel free to share (if you want - ha - no pressure) with others...
Erik Paynter 5 months ago

Looks like it's totally working :)
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Haha! You DO know that I'm just friends with you for your connections right? :)
DeShon Dixon 6 months ago

Do you have multiple cams or made him flip over and over? lol
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Ha! Yeah, a lot of people have been asking me this...I had two Canon 60D's going at the same time...but I also had him do the same stunt over and over again - and changed angles several times - ha - poor Dante, it was really hot that day - but he's a stunt man for a living so he was a real sport about it and always made his marks over and over again...he's amazing, brilliant and a pleasure to work with (not to mention a great friend).
Laurent Tixhon 6 months ago

Photography and editing are just awesome !
keep the great work :)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks so much for the great words of encouragement! Really appreciate it.
Amon Focus 6 months ago

Friggin' amazing.
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks!
Quazi Motion 6 months ago

Wow Rishi... I'm speechless. This is absolutely incredible. You really have a great eye for something like this... very nicely done.... I'm so happy I'm in touch with an artist like you : ) Its amazing how you got in touch with Dante Ha. Amazing!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Likewise! Very glad to be connected to you. Its the reason I love Vimeo. So many artists to be inspired by, to share with, and to learn from...Let me know when you put out another video - I'd love to see what you come up with. Thanks again!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Oh and YES, Dante is Amazing! And a good friend :) Shout out also to my sis and her fiance without whom I couldn't have made this...
Rickard Bengtsson 6 months ago

How could I not love this?
Huge fan of Clint Mansell and love the slowmotion!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Wow. What an honor to get a comment from the man I consider one of the masters of Twixtor and slow motion. Big, big, big fan of your work. Your video "Water" inspired me a lot. Thanks so much for watching and commenting...means alot to me. Cheers!
armitage.tv 6 months ago

Hi Rishi,

I love the montage tempo. The jump cuts at 01:33 are perfect (invisible). I've putted it on my stream: tinyurl.com/ArmTV

Sunny regards from Berlin, R. // Armitage.tv
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks! Ha "Jump Cut" no pun intended :) I've gone ahead and "liked" your Facebook page...looks very cool.
armitage.tv 6 months ago

For sure intended! *joking*

Keep me updated for your new works and enjoy the stream!
Jason 6 months ago

Are you going to respond to every single comment?? (love the video, by the way)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Ha! Well I was thinking about ignoring your's, but I didn't want to give you the satisfaction :) Thanks Jas
Shams 6 months ago

Amazing, can you share some work-flow tips and camera settings etc
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Sure. I found for Twixtor to be most successful you should shoot against a clean background (i.e. sky), shoot at atleast 60fps, shoot with a very high shutter speed (1/2000-1/4000), and use a tripod. When slowing down in post go for the apex of the motion - the point at which the speed of the subject is the slowest - that way you have less motion blur and you will get less warping. You may also need to create some motion/blur masks to hide some warping. I only had to do that for one shot - which was the shot of Dante upside down - his feet were warping so I simulated a shallow depth of field and blurred out his feet. Hope some of these tips help.

For specific Twixtor settings checkout this tutorial:
youtube.com/watch?v=ycjwORvHUlw

Also here is a great interview with Rickard Bengtsson:
michaelblieden.com/?p=619

Good luck!
Shams 6 months ago

Thanks a lot mate, if I do something with twixtor i will show you ;)
robertanderson 5 months ago

good tips there! i'd say also check your shutter speed and get it as high as possible without the staccato effect
Mike Polak 6 months ago

amazing:)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thank you Mike.
Rafael Yuji Matsuura 6 months ago

good job, which lens did you used?
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks! I used the following lenses:

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 50mm f/1.8
GDB Prod 4 months ago

Hi Rishi ! Excellent work !

Which Lens did you used for the very slow motion effect ?
Did you only use the 60d ? I'm so impress

Peace from France
Rishi Kaneria 4 months ago

Thanks! I used both the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 and the Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 during those slow motion portions. Yes I used the 60D for all the shots. In case you missed it - I also used the After Effects frame blending plugin Twixtor for the ultra slo mo stuff...Cheers!
Salomon 6 months ago

Well done on this bro. Looked solid
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Cheers mate! Means alot to me coming from you. You're a great source of inspiration and knowledge for all of us. Definitely one of my favorite Vimeo artists. Keep on truckin bro.
Matei Plesa 6 months ago

Very nice and smooth.
I think you are a good knower of the tehnical issues of a DSLR Camera and the Twixtor software:P

Not many know those things and apply them.

Congrats!;)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Thanks! Yep you kind of have to help Twixtor succeed...be nice to it and it'll be nice to you :)

Cheers
Holocactus 6 months ago

Hermoso!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Gracias :)
TheDohn 6 months ago

Pretty amazing!
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Appreciate it.
UmarMita 6 months ago

really solid! nice video. watched it over and over again. =)
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Appreciate it man!
TKTODD 6 months ago

Soooooo sweet!! Great work! I love the 540 kick he did at 01:20
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Yeah, Dante is amazing at what he does. Thanks for the comment!
ephisus 6 months ago

Really nice.
Rishi Kaneria 6 months ago

Cool. Thanks for adding it to your channel.
The Film Artist 6 months ago

Boss that was poetry in motion, beautiful, emotional and a great tribute [TFA30] :) Added to the slomo channel
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks man, I also checked out your work and really dig your raw documentary style and the way you capture things happening live...you've got some great channels too. Glad we are connnected :)
Russo 5 months ago

Perfect!!!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Appreciate the comment Russo.
Rudi Borrmann 5 months ago

w.o.w Genial!!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Cheers Rudi :)
Erwin 5 months ago

Wow...Thanks for sharing this master piece. You are a genius.!!!!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Aw shucks mister (blush) :)
Thomas Blanchard 5 months ago

the best slowmotion Twixtor
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks again Thomas! Also loved your new piece "Black Widow", the design, the after effects work on it, the sound design - just great...I'm so glad it got its due credit and exposure by being featured on DailyMotion :) Can't wait to see what else you come up with...
Wolfgang Weidner 5 months ago

Really great! But one technical remark (or question):
The slow motion is very slow in all the scenes. Is it always the same speed? Is there any kind of restriction enforced by twixter? I think it could add to this composition if some of the motions would be a little faster.
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks for the feedback! I think that's a very valid criticism regarding the speed - it asks a bit more patience in the viewer for sure...speeding it up a tad could help that I think. I was going for a "photo in motion" feel - trying to capture and meditate on the minute detail and poetry in those moments usually too fleeting to see - that is why I slowed down to about 1-2% . But regarding Twixtor you have complete control over when and by how much and to what curve you control the speed - so that is completely at your artistic discretion when working with the tool, which is great. You are a little limited to when you slow down - since you will notice warping at certain points and not at others and so you need to try and slow during those ranges when warping is the least. Thanks for watching!
THOMAS RING 5 months ago

The capture is in the frame-by-frame; a world even the perfomer is only vaguely aware of...
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

That is exactly what I was going for! Thanks for echoing that back to me - makes me feel very satisfied. Cheers. Appreciate your time in watching.
Maxximus Whitmire 5 months ago

awesome work! close up shots at .51 and .59 were super impressive. I tried a few like that in my twixtor projects and always had to take them out of the final cut.
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks! Yeah I think the key to the success of those shots with regards to Twixtor was that they were focused on the center hub (i.e. his head) of a cartwheel type motion and so the point at which the moving body's velocity was the slowest. The same close up on his feet would have too much warping with Twixtor because it is at the outer most radius of the circular motion and so moving the fastest and with too much motion blur...
Maxximus Whitmire 5 months ago

Yes this actually helps, exactly what i figured, I was trying it with fast foot movement of a skateboarder. I'll have to attempt again w another project and use that technique. Great work!
Daniel Rutkowski 5 months ago

Great video and music for this :D i enoy watching this production! NOW i waiting for more from you :)
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks for your time and encouragement Daniel :)
Daniel Rutkowski 5 months ago

From what country you are? :) Maybe I invite you to Poland ? To made some great video here ? :)
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

I'm located in the US m'fraid, would be a bit of a walk :) Thanks for the invite though!
Antonio Leal 5 months ago

Music and twixtor are used with maestry. Congratulations.
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thank you Antonio.
Ryan Sereno 5 months ago

Beautiful film!

Could you please tell me the name of the last piece of music?

thanks
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks for watching! Regarding the music: the opening is from Clint Mansell's "Welcome To Lunar Industries" lifted from the "Moon" soundtrack; but the rest of the music is "The Last Man" off of the soundtrack he did to the movie "The Fountain."
Haz 0 5 months ago

Your replies are awesome, as was the vid. Keep making good things!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Cheers! Yeah I don't get an astronomical number of comments on my videos so I don't see any reason why I can't or shouldn't give each person/comment 10-20 secs of my time to respond when they've given me a couple of minutes of their lives in watching my video. Seems like a more than fair trade to me :)
Rob Knoll 5 months ago

Rishi, you fit right in with what Vimeo is trying to achive. Keep up the great work on your videos, and being a nice person!
FKY 5 months ago

I love it so much... Fantastic work !!!!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Thanks FKY...as you know I just saw your "ÎLE DE RÉ" the other day (along with everyone else :)) and loved it. Sent it to a friend who just got the go pro for inspiration.
mpared 5 months ago

its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Sweet! I'll put your blog link up in the description :)
Tere Inés Asuad 5 months ago

This is so beautiful and profound Rishi!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

Wow. What an amazing comment to receive. I feel very lucky. Thank you for that. (For me it WAS profound - I dedicated it to my father passing away last December...the tone of the piece speaks to that very much...his passing is definitely an undercurrent in the film). Thanks again for watching.
Tere Inés Asuad 5 months ago

You have a beautiful talent and how beautiful to know that you dedicated this to your father. I truly felt like I was "floating" while watching and there were such pure and profound emotions while watching and listening to all of the components including the choice of music. Thank you for this beautiful contribution!
Rishi Kaneria 5 months ago

:)
Ferlo 5 months ago

excelente richi!!! saludos desde Argentina