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Shot for the launch day of the new camera.

Shot with stock lenses and some Zeiss Ultra Primes.

PL mount adaptor supplied by hotrodcameras.com

Mattebox was supplied by Genustech.tv

Filters supplied by Tiffen Filters

Ungraded.

Please read my blog here: philipbloom.co.uk/2009/05/21/eu-launch-of-gh1-and-new-gh1-short-joshua-tree/#more-3236

and one about making of here: philipbloom.co.uk/2009/05/12/panasonic-lumix-gh1-in-joshua-tree-and-pl-lenses/

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Illya Friedman 2 years ago

That's some terrific looking material. And >Ungraded!!< too, Bravo.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

thanks for your help Illya!
Aclara Promotions 2 years ago

Looked good Phil.. those PL lenses sure delivered a pro 'film look', but that said, it was difficult to tell the between the stock lens. One thing I noticed: It looked slightly pixelated some of the time, like the resolution was being halved...? I watched it full screen on a LCD that is 1280 pixels wide..
erikals 1 year ago

i noticed this too, found it kind of strange, as other GH1 footage i have seen has been much sharper. my guess is that it is a compression problem of some sort. (?)
Tom Guilmette 2 years ago

great stuff phil. love the rattler just sliding thru the focus point in the shallow dof.
Christian Rossipal 2 years ago

really great stuff! nice epic look. Is the external mic any good? Is it a standard shoe for it ?
Ed Rosie 2 years ago

Really nice, I can't wait for this camera! I wanted to save up for something nice to take travelling with me in september, do you think this camera fits the bill, philip?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

I think so...
Attilio Cerqua 2 years ago

wonderful...... This panasonic is fantastic, very beatiful the snake ;)
Steve Muskie 2 years ago

Best video I've yet seen that was shot with the GH1. Very nice!
OneClickFilms, LLC 2 years ago

Gorgeous. Amazing eye you have Phil.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

I have two!!
AKASH PRASAD 2 years ago

Haha good one Phil...but really...you're amazing. Learning so much from you. Thanks a million.
John Caballero 2 years ago

Excellent Mr. Bloom!
Mike Panganiban 2 years ago

Awesome....Really excited about the GH1.
Voices of Music 2 years ago

yumola!
DSLRcinema 2 years ago

Phil, on the downloaded file I see light stair stepping going on. Am I wrong?
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

there are aliasing issues with the camera like the 5d
Brad Halstead 2 years ago

Very nice. I know a few people have said this already, but love the rattler.
amankerstudio 2 years ago

wow..lumix + zeiss = Great Video..:)
infoPimps.Rakesh 2 years ago

almost right,
(lumix + zeiss)philip=Great Video ;)
Rick Horton 2 years ago

Hi Phillip Bloom.
GB2008 2 years ago

Awesome!
Man I was at Joshua Tree may 1st. Can't believe you were there the next week.

vimeo.com/4487338
Alex Miller 2 years ago

Oh man, I love that deep bass rumble.
James T. Kirk 2 years ago

Philip, thanks for challenging this cam for us !!! It shows, that great films can also be made without having a 10.000 Dollar equipment. That gives hope and inspiration to all creative people, who do not have such a big money.
Old Dead Eye 2 years ago

Although some of the lenses he used were about $10,000.heh
Marco S 2 years ago

yeah, I was about to say there is is always a glimmer of hope until you see the lenses he uses :/
Jedd Goble 2 years ago

Very nice cinematography!
Giacomo Aschacher 2 years ago

I see a lot of noise in the sky at 28 sec. Do you see that in source video too? Anyway a wonderful work!
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

yeah, there is noise there...in my blog i really recommending shooting 720p as the 1080p 17mbps codec is quite weak.
Martin Haasdijk 2 years ago

i'm so getting this camera...
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

me too!
Thomas Lew 2 years ago

Looks like it's going to be an amazing camera. What font was used in this video by the way?
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

century gothic
Thomas Lew 2 years ago

nice the gothics always have a great face
ZHIC 2 years ago

Unbelievable! Stunning quality work here!
Can this camera be used with Canon's EF and EF-S lenses?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

they the ones without manual apertures? sorry am no Canon expert...if so, no. There is no current way for the circuits to interface but that may change. Also you get a 2x magnification factor as the sensor is half the size
Freddy Antonio Zapata 2 years ago

Terrific! This is great.
Psychobunny 2 years ago

jehu sent me this video link . this is beautiful
rickflick 2 years ago

Well done Philip
robert mcintosh 2 years ago

Really nice! that timelapse was my favorite shot. does the camera have a timelapse mode? and if not, how did you do that?
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

i rolled for 30 minutes!
Martin Haasdijk 2 years ago

hey phillip does the gh1's mic input only support the mic from panasonic or can i put my rode mic on it to?
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

i have a rode, so when I get my gh1 will test it. it does need an adaptor though as it is non standard size
Martin Haasdijk 2 years ago

ok cool, any idea how much an adaptor costs?
Rcom Creative 2 years ago

Your contribution will not doubt help them sell a lot of cameras. I have my order in. Well done - and wondering if you might do a test that compares prime lens shots with standard Panny glass. Any chance?
Philip Bloom extras 2 years ago

well you can get an idea from this film, but I will be doing some filming with my new Sigma f1.4 30mm lens when I get a GH1 mid June
Vladimir Dostalek 2 years ago

Amazing video. Great job.
Gundars Miks 2 years ago

you created a great mood... the video matches music perfetly, and the composition is perfect. I just love it, got inspired, Thumbs up! :)
i realy want to test out some mattebox filters, aplied in post does not work so well...
Jason Wingrove 2 years ago

great stufff philip. very impressive
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

who are you? ;-)
Jason Wingrove 2 years ago

Im the person who didnt ask a technical question :-)
Fraula 2 years ago

Very nice pictures...

Can i ask you how did you converted this file for "Vimeo"? H264? XVID?
Thank you...
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

i will do a tutorial very soon on how to
Roman Königshofer | rawmeyn 2 years ago

Nice work here!
Which SD card did you use?/can you recommend?
Thanks a lot!
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

i use the sandisk class6
Gab Labelle 2 years ago

Philip, How would you compare video modes of the GH1 and the 5D Mark II ?

- Workflow?
- Image quality?
- Stock kit lens?

I'm about to buy either one.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

workflow...gh1 way better
image quality..5d way better
stock lens...dont know what the 5d stock is but the gh1 has a wicked stock lens, albeit a bit slow
Gab Labelle 2 years ago

I finally bought the GH1 and let me tell that the workflow is just great!

- Put the SD card in the new Macbook Pro ;
- Import the AVCHD movie files into FCP ;
- The files are automatically converted to Apple ProRes 422 during import (fast) and I'm ready to edit.

I'm a happy man.
united prod 2 years ago

awesome! I'll buy one!!
Hakan OGRU 2 years ago

Mind blowing job!..
Jan van der Meer 2 years ago

It is beautiful, but P.B. is a skilled and clever pro, perfect phocamshooting (PHOCAMMING) results in great looking moving slideshow footage, so not ideal for camera movements or quick moving objects at all. Beginners have to be aware phocam design and ergonomics are not ready yet for moving footage and objects like in most event docu and wildlife videography! Agree?!
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

not really true Jan. It is no different to the 5dmkII which has even worse limitations, but better picture quality and low light. My first footage was all moving handheld and the autofocus functions make it very easy to use...yes it isn't a true video camera yet though...
ANTHONY JACKSON 2 years ago

I like this look I,m sold !
Sneak Preview 2 years ago

Hi Philip great videos! can you please tell me when the lumix gh1 will hit the shops in the UK, it was meant to be released early June - but is only available on a couple of websites - both of which are out of stock (except in gold) - - - any news would be much appreciated cheers

ed
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

i finally get mine early next week so expect it soon!!
Sneak Preview 2 years ago

thanks! cant wait .....
Jon Furtado 2 years ago

Wow, you were in Joshua Tree recently? Drop me a line next time your in the desert. I live in the Coachella Valley.
William Rich 2 years ago

Excellent video! Thanks for posting this review/demo!
DSLRcinema 2 years ago

I still salivate over the colors and color range of this video. Does the GH1 have more latitude and less color aliasing than the 5D? I didn't notice anything at all.
Brian Boyko 2 years ago

Say, would this camera be useful in documentary filmmaking? I'm thinking about picking it up before the next Maker Faire in October.
Marshall Hoyle 2 years ago

And the music? Where do you get your music? (Beautiful videography too.)
Kanim Allomin 2 years ago

The snake is scary. So do you get the camera for free in exchange for doing the film for Panny or do you have to pay for it??
Sneak Preview 2 years ago

Does anyone know how well After effects handles AVCHD? im potentially going to do vfx with the GH1 in After effects! any knowledge on this would be much appreciated....
Dao(Клишин) 2 years ago

(Rus)
Выглядит конечно круто но тут многое ланшафт и цвета сыграли.

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(En)
Look nice. But there more things play place and colours of nature.
Arroway 2 years ago

This footage and song is awesome.

Could you please share where you found this music? I want to hear some of the other stuff the person made.

Thanks.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

it's from twistedtracks.com not sure of title. It's stock music
Jamie Havill 2 years ago

Stunning. The ultra's certainly pulling their weight here.
Ufilmhouse.com 2 years ago

Hi Philip I am a big fan of your work and really appreaciate all the info you bring to the community.
I have a question, I recently purchased the GH1 and noticed that the lcd screen displays some faint yellow like vertical lines, the lines are fixed so they do not move and thought it was just the display but when i captured it, it had the lines also. The lines stand out more in low light, did you have this issue when you tested it? I see that the lines are not visible when compresed down for vimeo but the raw footage will have them and they are easy to see.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

thats really not good. sounds like a fault. is it happening at all ISOs?
Ufilmhouse.com 2 years ago

Yes, I even tested at all ISO's and it is present. Here some pictures of what I am looking at.

LOW LIGHT:
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OUTSIDE DAYLIGHT:
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Malte Siepen 2 years ago

Great work. What kind of Filters did you use? Its an amazing look!
Row Kavi 2 years ago

Brilliant
Hermínio Pires 2 years ago

Hi Philip I'm one of your fans from Brazil. First of all, congrats for your brilliant work and thanks for all the information about GH1 and other products like Sony Ex1 and so on. I think you have been making a great job both when you are shooting and also editing. I believe that great images are nothing without a soundtrack that matches the scene. When it happens the magic is done. That's a talent and I think you are a master.
I'm very interested in the GH1 and in my researches on the net after downloading some raw footage I discovered that the avchd(.mts) videos are full of artifacts and problems due to compression. They recomend to use avchd because of the quality but the images must be without movement. If there is some movement the choice must be jpeg but the quality will decrease.

What do you think about it?

What format do you choose?

On a review someone said that sometimes the camera miss some frames(gop) while recording and this fact you will only be noticed at the preview, or in the timeline. Have you notice it?

In all your videos you make very slow pans, in certains reviews they say that gh1 has less problems with rolling shutter than others. Did you notice it?

I hope to be clear despite of my english.

Cheers.

Hermínio.
Rick Macomber 2 years ago

another masterpiece. Magic Bullets here as well for the warm tones?
Zenus Film 2 years ago

amazing! how close you were to the snake?
Jeremy Janin 1 year ago

Nice shot, warm colors,just amazing ! Love your stuffs !
Martyn Bull 1 year ago

Just rewatched this on my new macbook pro and was beautifully reminded that it was this film that started my passion for filmmaking. it is simply gorgeous
Shawn Sullivan 1 year ago

getting either this or the gh2, could you tell me which you prefer? picture quality, which is better to work with?
reuben colazo 8 months ago

i am planning a trip here soon, wanting to do a starscape timelapse. and spend a day, but it's getting warmer and those snakes scare the feces out of me. oh well!
encnew 8 months ago

amazing.

hard to believe no colour grading !

edit: ahh, just read the making off ..... filters!
Marqueith Blackmon 3 weeks ago

BROTHER BLOOM...YOU ROCK!
JUST GOT A GH2, AND BESIDES THE VOIGTLANDER NOKTON 25mm (0.95)...in your opinion what's the best lo-light lens for the buck? Please don't say the Zeiss CP.2 -85mm, I played around with that lens on a F100 and I fell in love with it...just don't love the price...but I understand why it's such a dream glass piece, it makes recording images so much fun...good day!
Jennifer Treur 3 weeks ago

Love your work. [Rhodes Bloome Tour Seminar attendee, Sydney.]
Dalton Campbell 3 weeks ago

all my work is with a GH1. This is amazing...