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Filmed and edited by guardian.co.uk staff photographer Dan Chung.

A first attempt at a proper TV style news video shot entirely on an Eos5DmkII and Nikon lenses. It initially ran on the front of the Guardian website.

Guardian China correspondent Tania Branigan reports on the millions of migrant workers returning to the countryside for Chinese new year holiday, some with little prospect on a job in the capital when they return.

See guardian.co.uk/world/china for more China coverage by the Guardian.

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  • Love your 5D MKII video's Dan. It gives photographers great new opportunities to explore.

    Could you please explain what you used to stabalize your image, while you were walking backwards and shooting the reporter? Was this done with a Merlin Steadicam?
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  • Roger Price 10 months ago
    great work, it must be hard to shoot hand held, I think if your using the wide lens (17mm ) the wide angle give the footage a distorted look on the edges...
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  • Cosmin Cosma 10 months ago
    Well done! Must have been strange doing ENG work with a dSLR. Good job on capturing the interviews in a moving situation. That couldn't have been easy. All you need now is a steadicam ;)
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  • Peter Salvia 10 months ago
    Awesome. Blogged about this one and two others petersalvia.com

    Thank you for posting Dan!
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  • Nicos 4 Reel 10 months ago
    Hi Dan,

    Happy to see that news video coverage can be done wih 5DMK2. Means a lot to me as I mainly work for TV as ENG and willing to buy the new Canon for short films and clip making.

    Just an advice if I may...17mm is really wide for moving pictures, far beyond any video lens. Look pretty strange sometimes. Most of video wide angles stop at 24.

    Just to help you improve the nicest video I've seen using canon DSLR.

    best regards.

    Nicos
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  • Nicos 4 Reel 10 months ago
    And by the way, I was shooting a documentary on Hainan Island during Spring Festival. When everybody here keep telling us how China was facing world crysis with no bad effect and how business was good this year, I juste discover being back home the situation you show here.

    A coin has always to faces I guess...

    Nicos
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  • Kaushik 10 months ago
    Superb colours! Soothing to eyes!
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  • Steven M. 9 months ago
    Great work, again...
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