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"Three years ago in Paris I got out of a "metro" train at La Concorde, and saw suddenly a beautiful face... I could not find any words that seemed to me worthy, or as lovely as that sudden emotion." - Ezra Pound

This is the continuation of a series that explores that moment of uncertainty and magic that happens when you emerge from the depths of the subway system. See Sub City New York at vimeo.com/redglass/sub-city-nyc

A film by Sarah Klein and Tom Mason
Concept by Jennifer McClory
Locations by Yoann Casals
Music by Duke Ellington
Finishing effects by tracevfx.com
Special thanks to Anne Labro

© Redglass Pictures 2011, redglasspictures.com

Credits

Redglass Pictures
Director
Tom Mason
Cinematographer

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Stephen Niebauer 5 months ago

love it
Mark 5 months ago

So great!
Lauryn Siegel 5 months ago

so lovely.
Alex Dao 5 months ago

Alright, now I have to go back. Beautiful video!
Jonas Caruana 4 months ago

Alex! I just found this... was browsing through the comments... and here you are! LOVED this video. Made my heart sing - reminded me of the hundreds of times I had the exact same moment when I was living in Paris.
Alex Dao 4 months ago

Fancy meeting you here! Aww, you must miss Paris. I definitely need to to go back, although lately I've been missing Montreal. A visit back is in order.

Also watch Sub City New York if you haven't already, it's equally fantastic.
Ian Lucero 5 months ago

beautiful
juan Leguizamon 5 months ago

nice!! what camera and lenses did you use?
Redglass Pictures 5 months ago

Thanks! We shot this on the Canon 7d on a 20-35 zoom. With a glide-cam 4000.
The Film Artist 5 months ago

So smooth, amazing what a stabilising device can do, excellent work :)
West Ramsey 5 months ago

Wow, brings back memories to my trip to Paris back in 2000. Beautifully done!
Felipe Obando 5 months ago

I never thought to look Paris from the its down out side. It's an excellent point of view, Thanks to show us.
MathGon 5 months ago

Plein de poésie. First time thaht I see the Metro from a nice view
mpared 5 months ago

amazing its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ :-)
Doug Sturgess 5 months ago

Wonderfully concept. Beautifully shot & edited. Bravo!
Huy Dang 5 months ago

I got misty eyes. It would be so great if you could have captured the metro musicians, but this is already too lovely.
k7699 5 months ago

NYC is my favorite city, but I like this Paris Sub City even more than the New York one. By the end of this my eyes are full of tears actually. It just stirred something in me. Thanks so much for making and sharing such a well-made film.
Roberto Thomas D. 5 months ago

Magnificent point of view!
Edvinas Bartkus 5 months ago

Anyone knows the title of this Duke Ellington song?
Redglass Pictures 5 months ago

HI there, It's the song "Looking Glass" off his album "The Pianist"
Edvinas Bartkus 5 months ago

Thanks!
Perfect match for the video.
Redglass Pictures 5 months ago

thank you!
Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg 5 months ago

I hope you get a chance to shoot Sub City videos all around the world.

Thanks for the interview!

theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/09/sub-city-paris/245247/
Redglass Pictures 5 months ago

You're welcome! Thanks for including us on your site.
Than Hansen 5 months ago

Beautiful music. Dig it!
R 5 months ago

Another great video -- for me the excitement of emerging from the darkness of the sub city metro is what I wil encounter in the streets and people above, in a completely diff. light.
Julien Taillez 5 months ago

boring
Weldon Byrns 5 months ago

Cool.
Dharamjeet Singh 5 months ago

love it :):)
LaDawna Howard 5 months ago

Wonderful!
Cecilia J. 5 months ago

love it! and pound's words couldn't be that perfect for this video!
Noel E. Jefferson 5 months ago

You've captured the essence of Nostalgia. I love Paris and was there last month for a lovely week shooting and spending time with friends!
Niccolò Sommi 5 months ago

very soft and kinda dreamy with this music, nice mood! :)
FKY 5 months ago

Magnifique !
Yiannis Papanastasopoulos 5 months ago

Wow just look at the kissing couple on the left at 0:28. Beautiful work.
arsal shafa 5 months ago

waw it's really cool
nice editing
Tobias Cann 5 months ago

like
ennio46 5 months ago

bravò!!!!
Dr. Allegaert 5 months ago

wonderful shots!
Feelfloor 5 months ago

Beautiful video...but bad odor of pee all over the stations :(
Patrick McLoad 5 months ago

Nice color, editing, music track, etc., but the subject matter...passing people on the street..was just not interesting to me. I can go to the mall and get plenty of that. Seems I've seen this kind of video before several times, coming from underground to street level.
Christophe Berger 5 months ago

Nice idea ! Only photography permits to slow time, when everyday's trip to work is more speedy ! ;-))
Luke Wilhelm 5 months ago

Beautiful. The colors were quite striking. This captured so much of what I loved in Paris.
Ryan Taylor 5 months ago

Great memories of Paris evoked through this piece of work. Magical.
ChU 5 months ago

Nice!!
John Northrup 5 months ago

Brilliant. I just love how hand-made it feels. Just right. Not overly produced, just great execution of an idea. My favorite sequence is the people emerging into the frame from below. The timing of that is perfect. Very, very nice work.
Baljeet 4 months ago

I bloody hate these good looking videos, its just making me want to sell my 50d and buy a 7d or 5d Mark II which i dont need (May be).
Lourenço Medeiros 4 months ago

Great, really translating an emotion whit pictures. Lovely.
The Infinity Mirrors 4 months ago

Thats such a pretty little story. I love metro stations. I dont know why, most people hate them but I like them.
Ben Auris 4 months ago

Thought I hated the metro in Paris. I always take the bike. Maybe i should reconsider.
Business Media Productions 4 months ago

This made my day. Great job guys!
R. Scott Johnson 4 months ago

Very nice!
Jye Sherwell 4 months ago

BRAVO! That couple kissing over the bicycle was perfect by the way. (Not sure if that was planned or not.
TheMuc 4 months ago

i was in paris about a month ago and the exact same thing went through my head when i was riding the subways. well done.
Tory Harder 4 months ago

loved it
Eric C. 4 months ago

Very eloquent... Great work!
Arko Provo Bose 4 months ago

What lens and camera. Color graded in?
Beautiful video.
Stephen Mohammed 4 months ago

Both your vision and execution are sublime!
Enako 4 months ago

Super nice. Posted on nsfgirls.com/2011/09/26/sub-city-new-york-and-paris/
juodo 4 months ago

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Jonathan Dee 4 months ago

Great stuff! Next stop: London? ;-)
Wayne Dickson 4 months ago

Beautiful and fascinating. The illusion of camera as invisible voyeur is maintained 99% of the time. Exceptions I remember are the couple who moved aside on the stairs/elevator, the lady we saw briefly though the window of her carriage, and — especially — the lady who made direct, sustained eye contact with the camera/ viewfinder/ videographer/ viewer. Were those exceptions kept deliberately in editing?
Sophia Sengsuriya 4 months ago

That art nouveau arch doesn't get old, I love it. This reminds me of an experience I had where I nearly got pick-pocketed coming out of the metro, but luckily I managed to prevent it immediately. I had a small backpack on with a video camera and camera inside it. This piece doesn't only remind me of that, it also reminds me of a lot of other things even apart from Paris. The mundane moments in life that we don't appreciate often or easily. Fleeting emotions and things that occur in-between daily life that can't be explained or are better off to be seen. Beautifully done and love the pairing with Ezra Pound.
Official Hype 4 months ago

Great, beautiful work! It got featured on Official Hype! officialhype.org/2011/09/video-sub-city-paris.html
Orlando Lemos 4 months ago

wow, so subtle and so nice...
Kaitlin Alexandra 4 months ago

loving the subtle romance of this video!
Roy Gibson 4 months ago

awesome, makes me want to go back sooo much - I think every place I ate in Paris you managed to include.
Alex Karadimos 4 months ago

Great!
Vladimir Danilov 4 months ago

Париж, как всегда, романтичен.
Matthew Reay 4 months ago

This is very inspirational
Jon Bryant 4 months ago

Simple idea, beautifully executed - perfect music choice stamps "Parisian" all over this piece.
Frans Hofmeester 4 months ago

Lovely
Matthieu VAUTRIN 4 months ago

great job!
Celine B 4 months ago

make an other one in another city pleeeeaaase :)))
Terence Lewis 4 months ago

Beautiful, beautiful in every way.
Jason Williams 4 months ago

Beautiful video man... I am getting a glidecam 1000HD for a boston video... I hope I can do half as good as you did.... best wishes for you and yours
413 Studios 4 months ago

Inspired by the NY one? How about ending it with the last person the camera sees walks towards the camera and they embrace the camera holder(first person view).
Mathijs Luijten 4 months ago

loved it
boyswithbeards 4 months ago

We wrote something over here: boyswithbeards.net/2011/10/11/sub-city-paris/
Jonathan Guy 4 months ago

I think i'll have to move to Paris now! Bien fait!
Tim Tucker 4 months ago

Thank God, my third comment on Vimeo and this is marvelous. Beauty.
Hermine Smit 3 months ago

I visited Paris in August and I fell in love with the whole city. Even when I got lost on the wrong metro line. And I'll tell you why: because suddenly we rose out of the ground and I saw a very different Paris than expected. And I loved it. Your video reminds me so strongly of that moment, when while being in the metro... the sun suddenly warmed my face and revealed that unique feeling that only Paris has made me feel. Thank you for doing this and sharing it. I love it!
guillermo orellana 2 months ago

Maravilloso.....
Mesquita 2 weeks ago

Wow

Really good... Beautiful

Can you tell me the name of the song, you just put the name of the composer and I didn't find the song???

Thanks
paul pax andrews 1 week ago

great work.....thanks