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Living in New York I'd grab my Canon 7D, or S95, and shoot footage of what was going on around me. It seemed like a never ending project and you could stay filming life in New York for a long time. But eventually I put my camera down and started to edit. Here's the end result, it's a bit rough and ready but that's life in the Big Apple I guess.

Turn up the volume or put your in earphones for the beautiful song 'We Don't Eat' by Irishman James Vincent McMorrow.

Update: The video has gotten an amazing response though people have rightly asked where is the footage of other aspects of New York life like the Yankees or certain neighborhoods and parts of the city.
I think I should've called it My Year in New York! I couldn't feature every part of the New York story, just the parts I experienced while I had my camera. If it's not in the video it doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it!

For those who asked these are the lens I used:
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX DG RF

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  • Ste Rogers 3 months ago
    Lovely video mate.
  • Blueglaze LLC plus 3 months ago
    Really great stuff. Being born and raised in NY, many locations/shots bring back fond memories.

    Here is our vision & time lapse of our great city: vimeo.com/11622149
  • swell plus 3 months ago
    awesome video too blueglaze!
  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Nice work Blueglaze, some nice locations used.
  • Blueglaze LLC plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Andrew. Keep up the great work!
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  • Roger 3 months ago
    This is really nice!
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  • Luke Twomey 3 months ago
    This was fantastic! I can't wait to go back now! Wonderfully shot and edited!
  • I Agree!!
    A Great Feel to It!
    :)
    -elliot
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  • Patrick Glennon plus 3 months ago
    Nice work!
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  • Zobui plus 3 months ago
    best part at 2:47! Nice shots, great really
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  • Thomas Whelan 3 months ago
    class video,really class singer James Vincent Mcmorrow, and that is some song.
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  • arli 3 months ago
    nice to meet NewYork "videos", you :)
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  • Jomar Bustamante 3 months ago
    Wow... i can't describe how great is your video man. Great work!
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  • Ghostcaster 3 months ago
    just great :)
    love nyc
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  • kim hopkins plus 3 months ago
    very much enjoyed that, beautiful uplifting piece of work
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  • Alfie Barker 3 months ago
    the cinematography is brilliant ;)
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  • Alex S. 3 months ago
    Love it!
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  • Josh Baron 3 months ago
    Well Done! The song is perfect! Love the build up at the end with the cheers and fireworks! Goosebumps
  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Josh!
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  • Dan Abadie plus 3 months ago
    awesome work. love it
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  • Feingut 3 months ago
    Just wonderful - thank you!
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  • Felipe Obando 3 months ago
    Really cool, and there are many places that are not representative of NYC, but they make more charming this city.
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  • Sarah Hollinsworth 3 months ago
    This is beautiful and just makes me want to move to new york
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  • Ryan Murphy plus 3 months ago
    This is beautiful mate well done
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  • daniel vangerpen 3 months ago
    I love that it tells a story without really being a story. Like life it is just a bunch of random moments stiched together. Nice work. Song choice is spot on too.
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  • Dena Walker 3 months ago
    Beautiful.
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  • LCarroll 3 months ago
    Nicely done :)
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  • Nathan Heeney plus 3 months ago
    Great Video
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  • Khoa Phan 3 months ago
    Love the video - very nice capture of the year & love the song, James Vincent McMorrow was a great choice!
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  • Finn Køhler Hansen plus 3 months ago
    Nice work, this makes me really want to go to NYC one time in my life :-)
    Thanks for sharing.
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  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Thanks for nice comments everyone, it's great to see people are really taking something from the video, makes the hard work worthwhile!
  • Great Work!
  • I Love the Feel of the Shots towards the end!!
    :)
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  • Bobby Webb 3 months ago
    Perfect pace as the song goes, The way you captured the human connection & empathy at 02:47 is awesome nicely done :)
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  • Frank Gallen 3 months ago
    Beautifully shot, wonderful music. A gem.
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  • TJ Jeffrey plus 3 months ago
    Loved it, a really touching and interesting snap shot of life. Now I need to go to NY more then ever! :)
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  • Emma Payne 3 months ago
    This is really beautiful. I miss New York so much, and the song is also wonderful.
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  • Peter Björling 3 months ago
    I want to go to new york again :(
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  • Ghost_Rider plus 3 months ago
    Great Job! wish I was there
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  • Beautiful Imagery. The kind that makes me take pride in being from NY. Thank you for making this.
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  • Rebecca Noeh 3 months ago
    Wow, this is so awesome! I was totally stunned while watching.. you captured such beautiful moments.. thank you for sharing!
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  • Kelly_sb 3 months ago
    wow, I love it man! Awesome video, watching this makes me realize how much I miss that city! Way to go, love the editing!
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  • Marvin The 3 months ago
    Makes me want to move to NY! Awesome vid!
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  • Sam Morrill staff 3 months ago
    The guy's reaction after the skateboarder wipes out is priceless.
  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    That moment is getting a good reaction alright!
  • broph2000 3 months ago
    I'm in that shot at astoria which had me rollin, nice work.
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  • Realm pro 3 months ago
    You gotta love this crazy place. Home!
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  • Morgan Estevez 3 months ago
    Great Job!, I want to go to new york.
    Hahaha
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  • capturingdevices 3 months ago
    Just one beautiful moment after another. I miss New York so much ...
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  • Ryan Balas plus 3 months ago
    you captured the 7 train commute pretty magically! Great work.
  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Cool that you spotted that!
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  • bunnyloved 3 months ago
    i ve been living in NY for a couple years though im having a plan to move back to my country next year.
    After watching this, i had a second thought, it makes me feel like i never wanted to live this city.

    Thanks for your awesome work :D
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  • Kevin Jacobs 3 months ago
    Awesome video. I've been dreaming about living in NYC myself for the past 10 years. If only I had the opportunity to live there than my life would be complete.
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  • Andreas Karlsson 3 months ago
    Great video! I wanna go there some day..
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  • Damien McDonald 3 months ago
    Nice
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  • Ayesha 3 months ago
    Loved it!
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  • Esme Pum McNamee plus 3 months ago
    Hey Clancy hope your keeping well!! You've made me want 2 go 2 NYC :) nice Vid..
  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Esme!
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  • mageii 3 months ago
    unbelievable, I came across this video by chance and I find the game (Uruguay-Ghana) that saved us the life (Im from Uruguay)!
    Excellent Excellent Video, i love it!!
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  • Keith Hughes plus 3 months ago
    Wow. Excellent. You have a great eye for people's expressions.
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  • Escoffier Renaud 3 months ago
    Fantastic Video!!!
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  • Andrew Clancy plus 3 months ago
    Thanks again everyone for the thoughtful comments. I've just realised now that I can reply to comments individually so that's why I've been so quiet on here up until now!
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  • Alejandro Soto 3 months ago
    Love the combination of personal close up shots and wide scene shots, really makes me feel like i got a taste of NY
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  • Myles Thompson plus 3 months ago
    Turned up the volume accordingly.
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  • Roberto L. Alaez 3 months ago
    Is the best!
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  • Mike Kobal plus 3 months ago
    nice one, Andrew!
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  • Queens One 3 months ago
    i believe one shot was improv everywhere mp3 experiment?
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  • Kie Artis plus 3 months ago
    this was absolutely beautiful! LOVE it!
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  • Jess Purviance 3 months ago
    So good. I lived in Astoria briefly and this brought me back. Thanks.
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  • Helen-June plus 3 months ago
    I found that so engaging, so many wonderful moments captured! Beautiful video
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  • Buenisimo
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  • Glenn Your Friend plus 3 months ago
    Gorgeous! One of the best "city views" videos I've seen...
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  • James Breen plus 3 months ago
    Four minutes and fifty five seconds of being there; what a captivating film!
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  • Melissa Phillips 3 months ago
    Gorgeous
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  • VOUCH MAG 3 months ago
    Wow! Simply Incredible and very inspiring to watch!
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  • Stunt Dog 3 months ago
    Its been said already but the skateboad slam and reaction is amazing. Nice cut.
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  • Nicely done man! Was just in NYC in August... great edit!
  • Andrew Clancy plus 2 months ago
    Thanks mate!
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  • Julia Stern 3 months ago
    Love it! I miss my hometown and this video only made me miss it even more. Gorgeous.
    Going to link it on my blog. :)
  • Andrew Clancy plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Julia!
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  • .: MAI_FREND :. 3 months ago
    buenisimo, saludos desde monterrey, mexico
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  • Ami 3 months ago
    How Marvelous! And the music also nice, whos the artist?
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  • Darren Dyk 3 months ago
    I don't know what to say except beautiful, that was simply beautiful.
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  • Elie Ayoub 3 months ago
    It was really beautiful. Very nice song as well.
    I was expecting more diverse scenes though. There are many of them that show up repetitively. From the title of this work, one wouldn't expect it.
    Still, truly inspiring. Thank you
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  • Bri Adams 3 months ago
    simply beautiful
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  • k7699 3 months ago
    Watching this, it's not difficult to understand why many who live in New York complain about it but also wouldn't live anywhere else. I know I romanticize the notion a bit much, but still!
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  • dana z 3 months ago
    I love it and wanna go to NYC~
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  • Mike Johnson 3 months ago
    Nice job, Andrew. I love the energy you captured. Inspires me to shoot more in my hometown.
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  • Nikhita Prabhudesai 3 months ago
    Beautifully shot, and I love your perspective. You've made us see NY through your eyes. Nicely compiled, and very inspiring. :)
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  • Kim Poulsen 3 months ago
    Very nice video, you are good
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  • PAPenTING plus 3 months ago
    That made me miss NYC so much! :D
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  • Ignacio Murio 3 months ago
    Inspiring...
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  • Mike@Indieshorts plus 3 months ago
    I love this. I love that it is roughly shot, well cut, really feels like you are there. Some of us can only wish to spend a week in NY and you helped us see a whole year.
    Great work, well done.

    I tried to do something similar recently after spending one day in Bruges. If you have time please take a look

    vimeo.com/31419841
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  • Staci Mac 3 months ago
    Well done! Beautiful...
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  • Luca Cepparo 3 months ago
    this is cool. music and video.
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  • Angela 3 months ago
    Truly beautiful
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  • Chiara Cerutti 3 months ago
    simply amazing.
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  • Lillian Yau plus 3 months ago
    Awww...this makes me miss NYC even more!
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  • Daniel Johnson plus 3 months ago
    great work mate ;)
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  • Uffe Steffensen 3 months ago
    Fantasticly moody - love it!
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