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Here is the first showreel of our brand new production company : Pixel's Revenge

This is basically a compilation of best shots we did, and some fresh unseen ones...

I had no time to make a clean 24fps version, so please use the download link for best experience...

Enjoy,

Dave
  • vitart 2 years ago
    Сооl man. It s really amazing!
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  • Billy Barber 2 years ago
    Beautiful job. Love the low clouds rolling through the black mountains. And everything else come to think of it.
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  • Paul Whittington 2 years ago
    Very impressive - I loved it!
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  • Wiland Pinsdorf plus 2 years ago
    Good job!
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  • vart plus 2 years ago
    The downloaded HD version is superb.

    Great work man !!
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  • miziodel 2 years ago
    Hey! congratulations! that's amazing!!
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  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thanx a lot everybody!
    I really appreciate your nice comments!
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  • Robb Maciąg 2 years ago
    the first part was awesome !
    the second one - great ...

    eric serra :-) and philip glass ?
    well ...

    good luck .. really
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    second music is an old piece of Frank Zappa

    and thx for your comment :)
  • rick fiduccia plus 2 years ago
    Zappa - I should have known... EXCELLENT Reel
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  • Miguel Monteagudo 2 years ago
    YOUR WORK REALLY KICKS! great music decision. Timing it´s the best.
    Congrats!
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  • moritz ermert 2 years ago
    the scene at 01:40 is fantastic. The rest of the video, too.
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  • MILapse 2 years ago
    Awesome as usual Dave! Keep rockin!
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  • Baden plus 2 years ago
    AMAZING footage! Thanks for sharing...

    CHeers
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  • boh3m3 2 years ago
    This is incredible! And the first song is like god tickling my movie geek soul! Stay awesome, sir.
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  • H Skye 2 years ago
    Awesome!
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  • Chris Kennedy plus 2 years ago
    Great Work! Excellent framing! Good luck with your production company.
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  • Aaron Morrell plus 2 years ago
    Freakishly amazing!! Love the musical accompaniment as well.
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  • Avi Cohen plus 2 years ago
    Hey Dave...

    I likey yours, you likey mine?

    vimeo.com/3725225

    -Avi Cohen
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  • Stuart Atkins plus 2 years ago
    probably the best time lapse video that i have seen. love the cloud shots around 3:40.
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  • Marco Asbach plus 2 years ago
    Fantastic !
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  • Eric Brown 2 years ago
    beautiful!
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  • Venechor 2 years ago
    wooow, this must have taken years...;-)
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  • Lightbulb Media 2 years ago
    stunning...esp with your choice of music...3:36-3:40 was brilliant
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  • Peter 2 years ago
    that was great
    I don't see anyone asking what kind of camera you shot with and how did you zoom in and out of your shots in a time lapse video?
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Prolly because some people already know and some people just don't care, hehe...;)

    Cams are mainly Canon 350D & 400D, and pans/zooms are done in post.

    And thanx for asking! :)
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  • tom hardwick 2 years ago
    Lovely, just wonderful. Having sat for hours getting but 4 frames per minute in the can I can appreciate the time and effort you've put into Revenge. Every new scene was a surprise and delight - an audience's dream.

    tom.
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  • Your video has a great feel to it,
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  • Gaina plus 2 years ago
    That's stunning! :D
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  • edvard brun 2 years ago
    Compelling timelapse sequences -- I especially liked the night shots of the ski resort and the stream/ waterfall clips, which are unusual. So all pans were in post, including that waterfall? Must have been shooting very high res...
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thx Edvard!

    If you liked waterfall shots, you will enjoy the whole program : vimeo.com/1519617
    About the ski resort night shot, it was one of the most painful to do : temperature was -20°C and miles away from the hotel I was in, but it's definitely worth it :)
    The waterfall pan was also done in post, and was only shot with a 10Mpix 400D camera. However, to get such a long pan, trick was to set cam vertically to pan the width instead of panning the height.
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  • Beyheef plus 2 years ago
    Bravo Dave pour tes Time lapse ! T
    Elles sont superbes et tu maitrise bien ton sujet !
    Bernard
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  • Dominic Kamp 2 years ago
    Kick-ass-awesome!
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  • Pigeon P. 2 years ago
    bravo! :) i really enjoyed this
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  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    Tremendous work, Dave!!
  • Daniel Gotz 1 year ago
    Agreed!
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  • Alex Huppenthal 2 years ago
    Great cool sweet tops jazzy studley hot righteous

    pan in motion.. hmm.. cool.. loved this work
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  • Jacqui Jewell 2 years ago
    Beautiful!
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  • John Graeme Morris 2 years ago
    Absolutely stunning!
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  • Gerald Penilla 2 years ago
    wow! thank you for sharing this!
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  • ¡ǝnɹʇ 2 years ago
    If ever there was such a thing as "very awesome"; this is it! :)
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  • CAESAR 2 years ago
    Is healthy!
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  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thanx again everybody, for your kind comments! :)
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  • jay orlino plus 2 years ago
    SUPERB!!!
    lot's o luck w/ ur production company.
    quality is everything ;).
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thx a lot Jay!
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  • great job, I was amazed by how you pan and zoom during the time lapses, cant imagine how to do it and make it as smooth as yours.

    cheers and success!
    Karlo
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thx Karlo!

    In fact, pans & zooms you saw in this program are all made in post. Camera was always perfectly still (at least the more we could).
    As DSLR captured image is far better resolution than HD, you can then zoom in or out, or pan inside the bigger picture while cropping to HD size. Something you're probably perfectly able to do in a software you're comfortable with...
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  • Christer Dahl plus 2 years ago
    David, what camera are you using now, have you stepped up from the cheaper dslrs?
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Yeah, I've just bought a 5D MII, and now I need a lot of money to buy all the damn lenses I need :/

    I didn't yet have a chance to timelapse with it at nite, but based on stills I did in very low light, I guess awesomeness is just in front of us :)
  • David Healy 2 years ago
    Dave, what software are YOU comfortable with - and what hardware are you running it on?
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Hey Dave! I'm running macs only, as I started out 25 years ago with a Apple IIc, and then followed all the mac line until now. I've never touched a peecee, not because of a reject attitude, but simply because I've never had the need to use a peecee. It's very common to people that macs are good machines, but still more expensive. That's right. And that's cool also, because it they are such stable and effective machines, it is just because Apple use that extra cash to develop things that really do the job, and not half the way as so many do in peecee world...
    So I recommend everyone to consider getting a mac, if not yet done. Your life will be changed, believe me...

    About softwares I use, it really depends on my own experience thru years, and doesn't reflect a choice that should be considered as better than another one. Still, I feel I have found the perfect tool to process timelapse, and it's called Shake. This app is used in Hollywood to composite 3D renders over real shots, and has been used on King-Kong, Lord of the Rings, and so on...
    This is not something everyone should go into, but still it has a good learning curve, and very detailled manual & tutorials. Also it will only run on mac or linux, as it is entirely based upon unix.
    I'm also running DPP from Canon to convert raw to rgb, and will avoid Adobe camera raw, that has many more features than DPP, but gives you poor results when banding is prone to appear, as well as unwanted solarizations.
    Editing is done naturally with FCP, and encodings with Compressor, which is part of FCP Studio 2.

    So short answer is : mac, DPP, Shake, FCP. That's it! :)
  • David Healy 2 years ago
    TY, Davo! Your comment about Adobe banding was particularly instructive.
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  • Christer Dahl plus 2 years ago
    Congrats, im soo jealous!

    The 5DmkII does for certain delivers flawless pics at night, keeping the saturation in the colours, even at higher iso...
    Waiting for mine now, im willing to starve for it, hehe...

    Keep up the good work mate!
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  • Matt LaVoie 2 years ago
    The billowing clouds and the night scene with the snowy mountain with snowmobiles (cars?) driving all over it were my favorites. All of these were top notch though, SO awesome.
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  • Brad Imotichey 2 years ago
    David,
    Excellent work! And I like anyone who likes Zappa too. I'm primarily a photographer (imotichey.com) but I'm joining a documentary project on the subject of Tobacco Farmers. Budget is low. I'm researching cameras to use. I have several "L" series lenses I want to make use of. I have a little Canon HV30 & a static EF adapter that I've tested with the lenses but it is no where near acceptable quality and practicality for the project. I would be interested in your 5D Mark II feedback. I've seen the advantages and the video quality (on the web) is excellent. I am very tempted to jump right on it. However, I keep hearing about the lack of aperture and full manual control? Pulling focus being a tricky? Also, I'm interested in how well it works transferring/viewing in a Cinema Screen? Any insight is greatly appreciated.

    Brad
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Hey Brad, as you stated out, some drawbacks have to be dealt with when shooting with 5DMII.
    First you can't get manual control over either shutter time, ISO and aperture. All you can do is locking auto settings before start shooting. So by choosing light amount in your frame before locking auto settings, you can adjust in some way exposure settings. Being locked or not, you always have the ability to correct exposure by +/-2F, but only ISO (and shutter speed if needed) will vary, not aperture. There's also a trick where you lock aperture, unscrew lens, and rescrew it, but not completely to avoid camera to take control over it.
    I think the best for manual exposition would be to find lens with continuous and manual aperture control, with a good old aperture ring...

    Focus is also quite hot to manage. Back screen is really good, but still very small to set focus precisely, and there's no peaking feature as on video cams. Follow focus seems mandatory, as well as HDMI monitoring on bigger screen...

    Handling is also quite a problem, when you simply take the camera in your hands. It is absolutely not made for shooting and watching back screen at same time, so redrock rig or equivalent seems also mandatory...

    In general, I'd say yes you can shoot with a 5DMII, but you have to rig it like a red or 35mm cam...

    Post is pretty straight forward. If you have a 30fps workflow (what we don't, here in Europe), nothing special is to be mentionned. A bit noise may appear at high ISO, but not more that any HD regular video cam. Motion blur is quite heavy because of progressive scan, so you'll probably have to limit mvt speed, as in 35mm...
    Source file is H264 QT file, with embedded audio (mono built-in mike is ok, but you hear lens stabilizer working) that you can directly play into FCP if you have a killer machine (octo mac for ex), otherwise a compressor conversion to ProResHQ is recommended, being a real production format, and way more easy to be played back on your machine. Basically, H264 is lightweight, but hard to decode, PRHQ is really easy to decode, but needs faster drive...
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    btw, I don't like Zappa. I'm a complete addict!

    You probably know what I mean... :)
  • Mark Altenberg 2 years ago
    Great stuff! (And I do know what you mean about Zappa!) What do you use for an intervalometer? And how long are your intervals for some of these?
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Hey Mark! Thanx for your comment!
    I use the TC-80N3 intervalometer from Canon, as well as chinese copies, way cheaper, but same design as TC-80, with a connector you can choose depending your EOS model. If you need 2.5mm jack plug, for a 400-450D for ex, you'll have to buy a chinese copy with such a connector. Canon model is only with their own round plug type, that fits pro EOS line, but not cheaper models…
    Intervals greatly vary from 1-2s up to 30-40s at nite...

    And I'm glad to know you know what I mean :)
  • Mark Altenberg 2 years ago
    I've been doing some time lapse shots with a Nikon D90 and Nikon's Camera Control Pro 2.0 software running on a MacBook Pro. Works well, and for short shoots, it's nice to have to check the picture, but then there are 2 batteries to worry about. Thus the search for a small intervalometer. I've been looking at the Phottix (a copy of the TC-80N3... or are these rebranded items from the same manufacturer?) and the Pclix, which is much more expensive... and the cable is extra! Thoughts?

    For scenes where the light changes dramatically, how do you automate the exposure? Aperture priority? Shutter priority? Auto ISO? Thanks for all the great info!
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Mark, I was looking for an old answer to an old question in this long thread, and found your 2 months ago message...
    Obviously missed this one :/

    Still need some help for your intervalometer ?
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    makes me want to go jump around in the mountains.
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  • Brad Imotichey 2 years ago
    Thanks Dave. That was very informative. I suppose so many of us want the 5D MKII to be the "answer" to professional photography & cinematography. But as usual their is no such animal. And the problem I have is the difficulty getting my hands on camera rigs to test before we dump money into them. We are left to rely on the web, forums, and kind people such as yourself to share info. Thanks again!

    Zappa! Yes....I know what you mean. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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  • Rforbes 2 years ago
    NIce but the music didnt work for me.
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  • Ferenc Takacs 2 years ago
    WOW!
    And the music from Leon... AMAZING!
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  • Omer Twobear 2 years ago
    Excellent work, very beautiful
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  • Omer Twobear 2 years ago
    beautiful just beautiful *muah *muah
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  • Brett Moulton 2 years ago
    get the fuck out of here!!!!!! that shit rocks the roof off!!! insaine !!! 5 star , two thumbs up....this is fuckin awesome!!!!
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  • No Name 2 years ago
    Wow.. yeah, that about sums it up.
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  • Igor K 2 years ago
    A mesmerizing masterpiece! Thank you for sharing, David!
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  • doctordurden 2 years ago
    "It's a kind of magic".

    Bravo David!!!!!!!!!!

    5*****
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  • Dave Deacon 2 years ago
    Really first rate stuff. Enjoyed that.
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  • Impressive!
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  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Thank you everybody! Your comments are way beyond any expectation!
    What a feedback!! :)
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  • HDtimelapse.net 2 years ago
    Nice work Dave!!!
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  • Brian Boudreau 2 years ago
    Awesome work Dave!!
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  • Stephen Coghill 2 years ago
    Holy crap. Now i feel untalented...
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  • Kenchie 2 years ago
    Wow - that was a real eyegasm! Thanks.
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  • As an artist, all I can tell is, what a peace of ARt.
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  • Campbell Drummond 2 years ago
    Nice work,lots of great scenes-check some of mine at youtube/user/crookedmouthdj ,nearly all my films have time-lapse.Only one of my films on Vimeo has t/l (Sydney Harbour Bridge,check out the t/l panning shots) but i'll be adding more soon,cheers,Campbell.
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  • dave, interessant l'effet de recentrage autour d'un travelling à la main en timelapse. vimeo.com/hd#3619284. J'avais vu un autre exemple d'un type qui tournait autour d'un même objet (un panneau d'affichage) mais dans des décors à chaque fois différents. enfin, ce qui tue le plus, c'est la qualité de l'image plus que le sujet, la plupart du temps. Rien que de regarder ça, qui n'est qu'une prise de vue d'un avion, on est content... vimeo.com/hd#2947891

    a+!
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Yo Steve! Je connaissais déjà la 1ère vidéo, c'est pas mal du tout en effet...j'ai un peu tchatché avec le gars, et c'est vachment de boulot de tracking et de calage manuel...un boulot de moine, quoi...
    Sinon, tes tofs sont sur mon serveur, dans la section members DB/

    A + mec
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  • lethwilliams 2 years ago
    Awesome reel. That shot of the mountain silhouettes was great!
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  • Julia Galochkina plus 2 years ago
    Really enjoy!
    Thank you very much for the excellent showreel!
    Special thanks for the shot of the ship, where it cuts though the water, and there are reflections from buildings.
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  • Tom Guilmette plus 2 years ago
    loved this. thanks for posting it.
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  • Dan Valentine plus 2 years ago
    My eyes were glued to the screen. Briliant!
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  • Evan Cudaback 2 years ago
    so sick ammazing!!!
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  • Caleb Lopez 2 years ago
    Its like some kind of alien landscape. I love what you all are doing here!

    BRAVO!
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  • Chris Light plus 2 years ago
    i guess if you do something enough, you either plateau, or just get better and better, and you have captured images that are so inspiring to me...and since i will never possess the patience it takes for proper timelapse, i will just sit and watch your stuff with a dorky smile on my face as i enjoy. thanks man....you're awesome at this!
  • Campbell Drummond 2 years ago
    If you love watching time lapse go to youtube/user/crookedmouthdj .nearly all my films have t/l in them somewhere and some of them are all time lapse,enjoy!
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  • Oliver White 2 years ago
    Could you tell me what the music is called in the first part of this excellent video?
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Of course, this is Leon soundtrack, a Besson movie, written by Eric Serra.
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  • paul bleakley 2 years ago
    Enjoyed this very much.Truly, truly excellent.Zappa music as well was just magic.Thank you.
  • David Coiffier plus 2 years ago
    Hey Paul! Just read your resumé...you dirty old Zappa hardcore fan! :))
    Happy you enjoyed this!
  • paul bleakley 2 years ago
    :)
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  • Carriecookie 2 years ago
    Damn that was a hard cut between the nature landscape and the hectic city pics.Like really shocking,but I guess that was your point...loved the clouds in the first part they did looked poetc. But even the clouds lost their magic hanging above this hectic citys...thanks for showing this.
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  • Jack Pryne 2 years ago
    Wonderful stuff! I especially like the clip from 3:01 to 3:06; makes me think of a roiling sea of clouds.
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  • Mesh Media LLC 2 years ago
    truly amazing work. thanks for posting it...
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  • Captivating!
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  • Olivia Lovag 2 years ago
    Wow I'm impressed this is amazing! The sound is in perfect sync with the moving image, and I have no idea what it takes to do a video like this, but I bet it's no piece of cake, it takes a hell of a lot of talent. Congratulations!
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