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A once in a lifetime experience

filmed & edited by Ro Tierney on August 15th 2011

Music: Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy

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Thomas Le Bas 6 months ago

Beautiful stuff man. Glad someone made a decent video of it!
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Thanks for watching Thomas
JoMangee 6 months ago

very well done,
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Thank you Jo - glad you like it
Mike Collinge 6 months ago

What did you film this with?
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Hi Mike - I used a Canon 60D with a Sigma F2.8 80-200 lense and edited in Final Cut Pro 7
Mike Collinge 6 months ago

Fantastic. Great result.
In Tune Images 6 months ago

Very cool. I was down there just last weekend trying my hand at my first time-lapse! Would have been even more amazing with the snow falling during it. :) Very well done.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Thank you - yes I considered a time-lapse today instead but thought it was better to capture people's reactions instead. What a great experience!
In Tune Images 6 months ago

You chose right! And great music choice.
The Wistful Snail 6 months ago

This is one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen! I miss Wellington so much!!!
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Ha ha - come back!!
Ian Haigh 6 months ago

Beautiful! Surreal seeing snowflakes by the bucket fountain.
Richard Whiteside 6 months ago

Magnificently beautiful! Great work!
Larry Killip 6 months ago

Totally excellent
Phyo Thu 6 months ago

wow, so beautiful. well done!
Nicholai Mumford 6 months ago

Nice work! Unbelievable...
Vinny Jeet Lohan 6 months ago

AMAZING WORK mate!
Darren McNaney 6 months ago

Nice one.
rickflick 6 months ago

My wife came from Vietnam to Michigan and witnessed her first snow. She was grinning from ear to ear.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Wow I was not expecting such an ovewhelming response to this film. Thanks to all of you for watching and posting your kind comments, but most of all thanks to all Wellingtonians for making this the best city in the world to live in
lingerie collective 6 months ago

great vid!
Mohamed Faisal 6 months ago

A beautiful video of a truly wonderful moment. Its like a dream. Well done. Been away 6 months, missing Cuba street and Wellington big time now.
David Peterson 6 months ago

The magic of snow - how it can morph people into dancing children. Beautifully captured.

Dave
Christine Duun 6 months ago

I hate snow, but right now it's beautiful! Love the different mood reactions from the people.
Christopher Tubbs 6 months ago

Really really good. I live in London and it made me homesick.
Carlos R. Dueñas 6 months ago

Gracias :)
A viral for sure..
Bacchus P. 6 months ago

you've captured the feeling of miraculous - inspiring. well done!
Felipe Obando 6 months ago

I never have seen snowing. It's so funny watching the snow through the eyes of other people: to some don't matter the weather n' another, play with the snow and smile while see how drop to the floor.

Great job.
David Moum 6 months ago

Beautifully shot man. The vignette really adds a whole other depth to the video... very nice
Zack Bernardin 6 months ago

Brilliant camera work. So you just happened to be there walking around with your camera right when it started happening?
e moller 6 months ago

This video made me so HAPPY - Coming from Canada, where we took it for granted after the first day every year, it's SO magical to see snow fall through the child-like eyes! Thank you for capturing the essence of joy! It made me so proud to share this video with all my friends - Well Done Ro! :-) Thank you!
James Shaw 6 months ago

Nice vid bro... real nice. Snowing on Cuba, who would have thought. Makes me wanna come back home just for the experience. :-)
curiouskiwi 6 months ago

Beautiful! Thanks for this.
P J 6 months ago

A Kiwi stuck in Texas on like day 40 of over 100 degree temps, totally ADORES this! I'm now watching this obsessively.
I wish I'd been home, I am almost viewing this fantastic video. :)
Peter Lambrechtsen 6 months ago

I have to say I loved watching the film yesterday. Beautifully shot.
Devon Moodley 6 months ago

absolutely amazing man! wow....
james t guthrie 6 months ago

Brilliant. Thanks for capturing it!
Tim Peukert 6 months ago

love the footstep-shot ;)
Tim Capper 6 months ago

Really nice Ro.
Been looking for something just lime this to see what's happening back home. Thanks
Inez Forster 6 months ago

Great clip! Well done!! Here is a clip done by some friends last snowfall in Christchurch - enjoy! vimeo.com/26853300
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Great video Inez - beautifully shot!
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Thank you everyone for the overwhelming response to this film - amazing...
Helen Hayhurst 6 months ago

Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Looks like it could be an ad for something! Missing Wellie like mad right now...
Ron Coker 6 months ago

Expat Kiwi speaking, stay warm! Stunning work mate.
kicoshih 6 months ago

Everyone is smiling...it's beautiful.

每個人臉上都掛著微笑...好美。
StLukeAVL 6 months ago

"With child-like wonder..."

Great pairing of music bed to visuals.
jim 6 months ago

Clair de Lune + Happiness awesome
oscar herry 6 months ago

so damn beautifull video you shot man
Vickel Narayan 6 months ago

Lovely movie .... you took something so simple and made it into an excellent story! Awesome JOB ... Loved it!
Stuart Page 6 months ago

this has gone feral, I mean viral on facebook!
howard chow 6 months ago

Fantastic video! Do you mind if I posted this on my small blog? I've credited it to you with a link.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Thanks Howard - no problem at all
Rhonda Snelgar 6 months ago

What a beautiful video!!! I'll be sharing on my blog right now. Love the expressions you captured on people's faces and the perfect timing of the audio-especially the little boys expression coinciding with the turn in the music. Beautiful.
Philip Bloom 6 months ago

lovely. they all look like wondrous children!!
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Wow - THE Philip Bloom has liked my video! Everyone please check out Philip's films if you haven't already
Markus 6 months ago

very nice, great video...
Pukka TV 6 months ago

The slo-mo works surprisingly well in FCP. I wouldn't have expected it to be so smooth from a DSLR. Good to see some happy people in the world for a change.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Yes I filmed it at 50fps and slowed it down to 24 in post. I feel it achieves the most natural slo-mo effect
Transforming Images 6 months ago

Nice to know this. Stuck in FCP6, saw the slo-mo improvements/ease of use as reason why should've upgraded to 7, but, dollars not handy, so now lost & unable to make jump to X ....
marco brondani 6 months ago

amazing piece. well done!
shayne Priddle 6 months ago

Love this
Drake Baer 6 months ago

Thank you for further evidence that life is beautiful and full of magic.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Ha ha - it is indeed Drake
awesome wellington 6 months ago

amazing! love love love :)
Robert Millard 6 months ago

Delightful and wondrous. Well done! Perfect music wed to a carefully edited film. Thanks for sharing.
marco brondani 6 months ago

congratulations! you are on the homepage of the NZ Herald (nzherald.co.nz/)
David Koiter 6 months ago

Haha, awesome. I love the kid at 1:13. While everyone's expressions are priceless, his is my favourite.
Lehet Antal 6 months ago

Great! :) Summer snow... WTF?! :D
ephisus 6 months ago

Vignette done in post, or product of lens?
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

Post
Bob Tabor 6 months ago

It takes a lot of talent to create a soft, warm piece like this. Thank you for sharing and best wishes!
Edilberto Hilado 6 months ago

Greenhouse Effect .....Nice video BTW
Stephen Matter 6 months ago

So simple, yet so much feeling. Nice.
Ozzie Clarke 6 months ago

Great imagery!!!
Søren Berner 6 months ago

well... yes ...nice images, nice story, nice shots, nice people, nice landscape, nice music. It's a little bit too nice for me. Or maybe just too Utopian and over exaggerated romantic.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

"Cheese" is the word you're looking for I think
Cory Lawson 6 months ago

This really made me smile. Great job.
Andy Cohen 6 months ago

Ro

This was great. I'm usually to lazy to comment but this was so good I couldn't resist. People shots can often be so interesting and you really captured some unique moments here. Music was perfect too.
Ro Tierney 6 months ago

You may notice some of the shots were quite shaky - this was a mixture of adrenaline and haste :-)
ricky rutledge 6 months ago

Awesome, makes me a little homesick for good old Cuba Mall, and brings back great memories......but also makes me glad I live in Barranquilla, jeupa je!
Audrey Mozdzen 6 months ago

This almost made me miss snow, and there's no lack of it here in Colorado. Beautiful work!
Neil Brown 6 months ago

Lovely filming and sensitive editing. Music a beautiful complement to the visuals. Well done!
Kiki 6 months ago

This is beautifully done, great job! Thank you! :-)
georgie martin 6 months ago

Beautiful! =)
Douglas R 6 months ago

So beautiful, so very human. Marvellous choice of music.
Abdur Rehman 6 months ago

gReaT man :D
greAt capturEd :D
likesssss

Love from Pakitstan
Shadow Of Love 6 months ago

Beautiful video =)
doros 6 months ago

Ro Tierney : Thanks

{|||} Happiness is enough for all of us... {|||}
John McGrath 6 months ago

Nice work Fella :)
Sylvain Martel 6 months ago

It's refreshing seeing the joy and wonder brought by a small meteorological mishap. Being from a place where we spend much of winter hating this stuff and dealing with its inconveniences, it gives me great perspective.
Sandy Sandmeyer 6 months ago

So cool to see people that don't take that kind of thing for granted. I loved the joy you captured on their faces.
Duane Brown 6 months ago

Awesome video. Now when will Sydney get some snow.
michael jauernik 6 months ago

So beautiful. Pure joy after a day full of work. :)
Alina Dmitrovskaya 6 months ago

I like it
Transforming Images 6 months ago

The plug from the international short film/home movie guy on Radio National was excellent - congrats on the gumption & energy to capture this event so poignantly. Big ups. G
jonghwan.ryu 6 months ago

Beauty-full
MuzzaJR 6 months ago

got to enjoy the finer things in life
milk 6 months ago

holy crap Ro, you're an overnight superstar! Well done sir, keep up the good vids. Franco
leah 6 months ago

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