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This started out with me playin with interval record, evolved into a piece I was gonna call "LA in a Minute" and ended up being a little longer then a minute, so... for those who took the time to bear through it,

Many thanks...

-Avi Cohen

Music by my dear friend Manic: myspace.com/samplebasedmusic

PS Input is appreciated...

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Tito Sacchi 9 months ago

Love it Avi. Well done.
Tito Sacchi 9 months ago

On second though, I do think that it should be shorter. If it was me I'd make it a point for it to be 1 min.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Agreed agreed,

And thank you Sir, really for stopin buy again to check me out...

I was just about to hit you up with it...

I am not quite done with this piece, so I must tie up a replacement shot or two and then I will work on doing a second cut, true one min version...

I will let you know when that go's down and again, thank you so much for your time and thoughts...

-Avi Cohen

PS again, your music video is REAL nice...
Tito Sacchi 9 months ago

It'll be cool if you could start a series with this where people do their own cities "... in a minute. I could do London in a minute. : )
Chris Kennedy 9 months ago

That's a great idea!
Juneteenth Works 9 months ago

excellent idea!
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Do it son do it!
Robert Marty 9 months ago

Well done.
Mark O'Connell 9 months ago

Some really nice shots there!
Gavin Duffy 9 months ago

Savage.....
landon shipman 9 months ago

ahhhh.... my home away from home! many thanks for the great work.
MILapse 9 months ago

very nice! keeps a great pace and beautiful. oh and join us at timescapes.org!
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Sure sure, thanks a lot, about to check it out...
Chris Giuliano 9 months ago

Really nice video, I love the timelapse, You do that with a still camera, right? I gotta try this.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thank you, very much and ya ya It can be done with a still camera or any camera for that matter with BTV Pro (bensoftware.com/btv/btvproindex.html), but in this case it was done with a Sony XDCAM EX1 video camera...

Again, thanks for stopin through...
Chris Giuliano 9 months ago

Great! I'll go for it with my GL2 sometime. Can't wait to give it a go
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Dope, let me know when you put somethin together...
Chris Giuliano 9 months ago

Yeah, actually just last night I shot cars going by an intersection. I did it with my still camera, though. We'll see how it turns out.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

You used BTV?
Chris Giuliano 9 months ago

No, I don't have that. I'm actually not really sure how I'm going to do this. ha. hm....gotta figure it out soon
Lee Young 9 months ago

This video is awesome! Perhaps some may see a need to shorten it, but what would you lose! There is something new and interesting in every shot. The rythym of the edits and action within frames picks up the music so well! If you do a shorter version, please keep this posted. I for one, would miss anything you cut!
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

The man with 20/20 vision, Lee Young...

Thanks so much for your time and input, I worked hard...

If I do re cut something it will for sure have every clip this one has, just for shorter durations and for sure this version will be going nowhere...

Again thanks so much for your lent time...

-Avi Cohen

PS I just did a second cut and replaced some of the clips in the end, check it out if you please...
ZhiC 9 months ago

Great urban shots!
The rhythm is perfect!
I would've liked some more colour grading in some of the shots to give it a subtle atmosphere.

- Citylife in a constant motion
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thanks a lot, and ya ya, more color to come, this was a very rough cut...
E N R I G H T O G R A P H Y 9 months ago

Cool. A lot of work there. BTW: the expression is 'bear with it' not 'bare through it'.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Word, thanks, I can barely spell words, let alone assemble whole sentences...

We'll call this Vimeonglish 101

PS Good thing I can at least press the record button eh...
Nadi Zoetebier 9 months ago

GREAT! I love it! I want to go to LA right now :)
Venechor 9 months ago

really like this;) "perfection has its price"...nice message :))))
Matty Stevenson 9 months ago

Amazing! I was just in LA recently and this brought me back! I think the length of the piece is perfect. I would suggest just changing the title!

~Matty
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Word, What would you suggest?

I was tryin to come up with a different one temporarily...

I came up with LA in 214 seconds... and uhh... ya, that was it...

hmmm, let me know...

-Avi Cohen
Allan Alejandrino 9 months ago

very nice! does the fx1000 have interval record?
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thanks buddy, and if the Fx1000 records to tape it dose not have interval record...

Never the less if you use BTV Pro or something similar and hook it up to a laptop then your golden...

bensoftware.com/btv/btvproindex.html

Best,

-Avi Cohen
Mark Mountford 9 months ago

Loved the shots you used! What equipment did you use?
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Hey Marky Mark, take a look at the caption right under the video and if it dose't come to you I'll come timelaps your city...

Jokin....... it was a Sony Ex1...

Thanks for stopin bye...

-Avi Cohen
thanstuff 9 months ago

supper groovy
Evan G 9 months ago

I loved it. Perfect!
Kuta Kowboy 9 months ago

i love it...even though it is tad over a minute. lol.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thank you so very much...
John Mac 9 months ago

Excellent Production. Loved it!
Wayne Avanson 9 months ago

I think you should pretty much leave it as it is, it doesn't feel too long at all, just be sneaky and change the name…
The Three Minute City or something!
Cheers

Avey
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

ya ya, I been tryin to come up with a name but been strugglin...

Thanks so much for you time and if you can think of a tital with the word A incorporated holla...

-Avi Cohen

PS Again, thanks for stoppin bye...
FIVE5IVE 9 months ago

One minute - definitely. I think that's enough to time to convey the hectic pace at which the city breathes, juxtaposed with the sun seemingly slow movement. Great starting point for a dialogue...

Other than that I believe the work is good!
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

"Dialogue"? Confused...

As for the length, I think I will at some point shorten the clips and make a one minute piece, but for sure keep this OG one...
Project Overseer Productions 9 months ago

Superb timelapse ... tried to add a comment on our EX1 group but for some reason it wouldn't let me.

Anyway, awesome `creative` visual.

Chris.
Carlos Foster 9 months ago

Nice work. I drive through L.A. all the time but never found it very pretty until now... A friend of mine did a similar video with San Francisco as the subject. I think that it's along what Tito suggested "different cities time-lapse channel".
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Word...

I'm glad you liked it...

"every where's a little to, somethin"

As far as Tito's suggestion, Chris Kennedy went a head and made a "Cities In A Minute" Channel:

vimeo.com/channels/cities

Again, thanks for your time,

-Avi Cohen
David 9 months ago

I loved your video, it's so hard to capture such a city in a minute. I think just a minute wouldn't give the place justice.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thank you so very much for your time spent...
Julius moorman 9 months ago

When im 18, i will move to LA for a year. Cant wait
Philip Bloom 9 months ago

nice stuff Avi. Am coming to LA next month for a few days. Going to hire a car a just drive around filming lots of shit!!
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Thanks again for your lent time Mr. Bloom...

When your in LA I would love to ride around with you for a day or so in your "hired car" and "film some shit" too...

Well, maybe it's a long shot, but if your for some reason down with it, here's my math...

(785) 313-311

Thanks so very much again for taking the time to stop through...

Looking forward,

-Avi Cohen
George Psinakis Rausch 9 months ago

Avi, nice work. Good choice of locations. Actually, do we live on the same street? At one point I thought you were shooting from my roof! I want to talk to you privately about how you got access to all of those roof/high locations around the city. Perhaps I'll see you round. I'm near Fountain and Highland.
Avi Cohen 9 months ago

Howdy neighbor...

Spit in my ear what ever you please and thanks for your lent time and admiration...

(785) 313-0311

Looking forward,

-Avi Cohen
WIN EDSON 8 months ago

Really good, loved the guy on the corner with the sign!!
Ludovic Jolivet 7 months ago

That's nice...
I'm planning on a Timelapse/slowmo of Paris, France for this summer with my EX1 and letus:)
Avi Cohen 7 months ago

Your the man...

Add it up here, no? vimeo.com/channels/cities

Hope all is well...

-Avi Cohen
HDtimelapse.net 7 months ago

Really great job!
Jon McKee 7 months ago

Nice stuff Avi. Makes me miss living in LA. Your video really captures the city.

Just change the name to "LA in 3:33" ;-)
Avi Cohen 7 months ago

Word... Or, SmellMySmog.com

PS Thanks and I hope your day was good one bud...
lumilon 7 months ago

well done!
irina 7 months ago

Very nice video! The music fits very well!
Dan DeGloria 7 months ago

Yo Avi, nice work, I think the time-lapse works really well with Manic's track. Great shots!
Luke Pygman 7 months ago

Excellent job Avi!!
Avi Cohen 7 months ago

I'm from Lawrence, I know you from KC?

PS Thanks...
Andrew Landry 7 months ago

Excellent! It's a simple idea, but you have some excellent shots and the editing and song choice were great. I'm going to have to try and make one of these now.
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Oh word?

Thanks a lot, if you do end up smashin one out, I have a channel for it to go on...

vimeo.com/channels/cities
David C. Hill 6 months ago

Very nice, you captured many iconic buildings that make LA an architecture treasure.
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Thank you Sir, I have my moments...
changku a.k.a. oscar lobo 6 months ago

nice! though for me l.a. is something more like this

vimeo.com/1112204
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Thanks for your time plur...
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Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Nice to know you like yellow balls...

But the sun's brightness and it's apparent possession of rays, alas my boy are determined by how open your aperture is, not the lens you have on...

IE: if you watch again @ :53 seconds in to this very video, for example the sun is a "yellow ball" but was shot with the same camera and lens just at a lower F-stop...

Brief google search yealded this: cinematography.net/Pages%20GB/%5Bcml%5D%20Shooting%20the%20Sun.htm
Mirko Faienza 6 months ago

but very very nice stuff
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

PS Thanks...
Mirko Faienza 6 months ago

thanks for the link
Grant VK5GR 6 months ago

very nice! - and I think the length is actually fine. You showed views of LA that have made be reconsider what my impressions of the city were following my visit in 1999.

I am thinking of trying to shoot my city in timelapse as well. Your video gives me even more drive to see that project to reality.

I have so far only tried one timelapse of Ayers Rock in central Australia - and that was shot with a video camera and edited with Abobe Premiere CS3. vimeo.com/5126291
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Cool, thanks soo much for your time and energy...

I clicked your link and it said that the url was "invalid"

If you timelapse your city put it here, no?

vimeo.com/channels/cities

I hope all is well...

-Avi Cohen
Grant VK5GR 6 months ago

I have fixed the link if you are interested.

And yes, I am planning to do some timelapse shots of Adelaide here in South Australia. Will post them when they are done (probably a couple of months).
n.g.movies 6 months ago

Awesome, just amazing! Avi, what's the actual footage you recorded to produce the clip?
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Hi NG

Can you please rephrase your last question for me so I can answer it correctly...

If I understand you correctly now the answer is.... THIS is the "actual footage" I recorded to produce the clip...

Either way, Thanks for your lent time,

-Avi Cohen
n.g.movies 6 months ago

I mean you could have recorded an hour, then speed it up and get a 3-min timelapse clip as a result. So what's the length of the initial footage. Is it clearer this way? :)
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

No no, timelapse is not fast forwarding, or it would be called "fast forwarding"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelapse

-A to the C
n.g.movies 6 months ago

Oh I see, thank you!
zoiampatzi 6 months ago

Hi, is it necessary some kind of fillter for protection of the lens when u shot 03:06 ??
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Nope...
amankerstudio 6 months ago

great video...
how long you take a shoot for windy scene sir?
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Thanks my boy, and give me a a time in the vid your referring too, for instance like 2:06 as I am kind confused as to what the "windy scene" is...

?
amankerstudio 6 months ago

sorry, i mean -cloud scene in 00:23 - 00:29-
how long u take shot before u edit fast forward in post?
(sorry my english is bad..:()
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

I did not "fast forward in post" at all...

This is a TIMELAPSE (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelapse) and was shot this way in camera...

00:23 - 00:29 was about 3 hours

Hope this info helps,

-Avi Cohen
amankerstudio 6 months ago

hei..thanks for the info sir,
it's great info..:)
Blair Streeter 6 months ago

Very nice work. How did you do the pans?
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Thanks, and as for the pans, I just zoomed in a bit on the frame and used the motion tab in final cut to pan...

Thanks for your time and I hope this helps,

-Avi Cohen
Geoff A Charters 6 months ago

masterpiece! you rock mate. I am coming over to hang out with you for sure to shoot some shit hot stuff. I love that part of the world and you captured it so well. Great job dude. You should be proud.
Avi Cohen 6 months ago

Man... with people like you and Phillip Bloom leavin me comments like this one I just try hard not to make excuses for what could be better...

Thanks for your time and energy, it really means a lot...

Sometimes I find my self being envious of other peoples, what seems to be dynamic shooting styles and forget that my style is in some way nice too.. So again, thanks...

-Avi Cohen
ChrisSeager 5 months ago

Absolutely amazing video !
How long did you take to shoot all this ?
Avi Cohen 5 months ago

hmm... Maybe 100+ hours...

You ride a moto eh...

You should give a click here big pimpin:

vimeo.com/3158845
carlo dj 5 months ago

This is great avi. it got me thinking about doing one myself. My favorite moment is the one with the construction building and its crane and elevator moving. very cool.
Avi Cohen 5 months ago

Thank you so very much...

If you do so... please let me know, as I would love to take a look...

-Avi Cohen
Leo Bar PIX IN MOTION 5 months ago

Yafeh meod!
Hapam avah naase' et zeh ktzar meod!
Aval ani ohev mah she Hashitah.

Leo
Avi Cohen 4 months ago

תודה רבה

אבי כהן
Leo Bar PIX IN MOTION 4 months ago

sababah