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Shot on 5DmkII with 50mm F1.2 and Zacuto Z-Finder

Music is Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann

Shot at 30p and conformed with Cinema Tools to 24p.

Check out my blog: philipbloom.co.uk for more info

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  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    Lovely, Phil. You're almost creating your own little genre with these. Keep it up.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks tom. Keeps me away from the night timelapses too! ;-)
  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    The other day I was talking to a producer and I was like, "And then we could add some Philip-Bloom-style shots around the city..." and he was like, "Yeah!" ;)

    Didn't even need to explain any further.
  • Matt White 2 years ago
    Ha ha ha I have heard that/said that myself.
  • Justin Ho 2 years ago
    Same here.
  • jehu Garcia plus 2 years ago
    Yup, said that myself also. When you doing LA's people?
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    saturday maybe or Sunday? Going to do lookalikes near manns chinese theatres. coming?
  • John N. Miller plus 2 years ago
    YES! A Lookalikes one would be AWESOME!
  • Cristina Cillero 2 years ago
    Well, Tom. Philip's personal style is worldwide famous now, but... you don't even need a last name. Only three letters. T-O-M.

    Someone says it and we all smile like "Yes, Tom. That guy... ...oh, yeeeah"
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Tom Guilmette?
  • iamkalaniprince plus 2 years ago
    Very nice series Philip ! If you ever want to do a "Maui's People" you know who to call.. I'll be your personal chauffeur if you share some of those cam skills with me !, Well done.
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  • Evan H. Senn pro 2 years ago
    Fantastic!
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  • This is great Phil. Great job.
    Can't wait for Philadelphia's People ;)
  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    BTW I think I spotted Conner in there... ;)
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Yeah, didn't realise it was him. He had a sign up saying "Will do anything for a dollar". Kidding Jon! ;-)

    No cameo from me,just from Jon.
  • You don't have to say kidding... It was me holding the sign that said that!
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  • Terrence Randell 2 years ago
    Another beauty Philip!
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  • julian davies plus 2 years ago
    I live in Kensington London but used to live in San Francisco for 6 years in the 80's. You have captured the mood and the sheer desperation of the poor there, it is very touching. Your best in the series so far I think.
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  • Dale Kamp 2 years ago
    I love watching these. Thanks Philip. Looks great.
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  • Dale Kamp 2 years ago
    As a note, Philip you have turned your "People" series into a genre. I've run into quite a few tributes in other filmmaker's respective hometowns and cities here on Vimeo.

    Maybe I'll make one for Las Vegas (although you do have a short for Vegas I believe).
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  • David Aldrich plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful. I am really enjoying your "____'s People" Series Philip!
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  • Joe Shaw plus 2 years ago
    The shot from the tram makes the whole film. Reminds me a bit of your shot from the cable car. Really nice.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Cheers Joe!
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  • Chris Beaumont plus 2 years ago
    Lovely video. Reminds me of just what a grotty place San Francisco is.
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  • renan ozturk plus 2 years ago
    yeah, i really dig the trolley shot at 2:12!!
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  • z luye plus 2 years ago
    Nice work. The trolley shot was incredible. I had to use a monopod when shooting Columbia's People -- you are a much better man than I for your balance skills.
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  • Hodaka Kajita 2 years ago
    Great tribute to my home town.
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  • Olaf Henze plus 2 years ago
    this is great!_ _! luv it,
    one of the top 5 in my low light channel.
    cheers
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  • Euan Preston 2 years ago
    Love the shot at 02:08, and 03:05 made me wet my pants.
  • Jonathan Lopez plus 1 year ago
    hahaha, yeah, very classic.

    My friend was in Chicago, a homeless guy got on and said, "I need money, and don't give me none of those small change, just 50's and 100$." At least he was original.
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  • bliss* productions pro 2 years ago
    i too wet my pants with that trolley shot. beautiful work yet again mr. bloom.
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  • Zachary Schamberg 2 years ago
    Don't be a camera pest!

    How often do people tell you that?? Great work as always.
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  • zach christy plus 2 years ago
    Some really great shots.
    I love the Mark II
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  • Michael Yudchenko 2 years ago
    pleasure....
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  • Classy
    I loved the mood and paste
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  • Nicolas Hesson 2 years ago
    my god this camera is awesome
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    camera? which camera?
  • Nicolas Hesson 2 years ago
    5DmkII with 50mm F1.2 and Zacuto Z-Finder
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  • Jonas Gebhardt 2 years ago
    Mr. Bloom, yet another time a video that is so awesome that I have to watch it twice.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Thanks Jonas
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  • Sean Duran 2 years ago
    Best one in the series so far. Love that trolley shot.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks Sean!
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  • Drew Maw 2 years ago
    How long does it take to conform your footage to 24p, for say 30 minutes of 1080p footage? Do you then have to transcode to ProRes after, or can you take care of the 24p and ProRes conversion all at the same time?
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    I conformed not converted. Cinema tools does it in seconds. I changes the header to 24p so plays longer. You can conform the h264 but i dont recommend it as you then lose the original speed rushes. There is a tutorial on my site about conforming.
  • Eric Giovon plus 2 years ago
    Where can I find it in your blog? Thx.
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  • Kristijan Matas 2 years ago
    Wow, I cought myself in a cinema movie kind of concentration while I watched this. Really lovely. Congratulations for excellent work.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks very much!
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  • Benjamin Buettner plus 2 years ago
    will there come up a report of how u did it? Would be really interesting, what asa u shot with and how the amount of given light was to make a conclusion to the 1dmk4.
    stunning images by the way. really impressed. watched 5 times until now..
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    My blog gives info. ASA was 1600 to 3200 (for two shots like the end guy)

    Looking forward to trying 1dmkIV at some point.
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  • Cristi Olariu plus 2 years ago
    Very interesting, it brings a special mood.
    By the way, what event was happening at 2.57? I see a camera person with a camcorder and a DSLR - is that a wedding? I couldn't imagine that "the orchestra-man" (as we call those videographers who do the photographer too, in Romania) exists in the States too. Still, I may be wrong about that person.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    a wedding I think. i just walked past posh hotel. Yeah ridiculous guy was doing two at once!
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  • Emrys Roberts plus 2 years ago
    That was awesome Phil. Loved the Gate timelapse as well. San Francisco is definitely one of my favorite cities in the world. :)
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  • WakeGirls.com pro 2 years ago
    Every time I see the footage you get with the 5DmkII makes we want one more and more. I really enjoy watching your "People" segments. Your work is always so inspirational.
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  • Tony D 2 years ago
    Very Nice Philip. This is my favorite of the people series so far. That 5d image just looks so amazing. My 7d is almost there but just short on IQ
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  • Rcom Creative plus 2 years ago
    Even with the number of homeless people in SF, it's clearly one of the greatest cities in the U.S. It's Manhattan West! Your lens captures the reality. Your choice of music helps create a very San Francisco mood. Fantastic.
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  • Soji Ogunnaike 2 years ago
    I know this may sound cheesy but if I were to do something like this in my hood - Lagos, Nigeria, won't I need lights? Our streets are not exactly lit up.
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  • Marcelo Paiva 2 years ago
    You are the now artist for me.
    Congratulations!
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  • Make Some Tea plus 2 years ago
    I admire how you manage to approach people so up close although I discovered this myself when shooting couple of live events. It's really easy to deceive ppl with a DSLR in your hands. They act completely different to when you use a camcorder. 5d2/7d really have charms like no other devices. Good work, Philip.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    love the shot in the trolley.
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  • Karol Kozioł 2 years ago
    amazing!
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  • Glencross Films 2 years ago
    Truly great visuals. Which brings me to sound... How best to capture sound with this camera?
  • Ben Gillin 2 years ago
    Here is a great post over at donaldkilgore.com about audio on the Canon 5d MKII: donaldkilgore.com/blog/2009/6/26/audio-and-the-canon-5d-mark-ii.html
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  • Joe Trimmer 2 years ago
    Very well done! I assume this was all handheld (or mostly)? you've now motivated me to capture my city (Atlanta or ATL as it is famously known by)! There are a lot of things to go get down here in the Dirty South!

    Any advice? :)
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  • Tony M. 2 years ago
    LOL at 3:05!
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  • Ben Gillin 2 years ago
    This is great! I truly enjoyed it! This reminds me a lot of this video: vimeo.com/5926855 by Donald Kilgore. He also used a Canon 5d MkII on his. :)
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  • Michael Su plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Philip!
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  • Reid Carrescia plus 2 years ago
    You've got good taste in music.
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  • JonathanCruz 2 years ago
    =) Nice Work - I Loved the trolley shot .................
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Thanks Jonathan
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  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Man, SF is the best city ever. This video just reminded me how much i miss it :(
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    very visual city. I could do a lot more there.
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  • Showdown Visual plus 2 years ago
    Once again, excellent quality and excellent music selection.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Appreciate it Kenny!
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  • Suzanne Naomi plus 2 years ago
    haha, f*** you, give me a dollar! Like the vid.
  • Rusty Rogers plus 2 years ago
    Did Phil give him a dollar?
    :~)
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  • manpikin 2 years ago
    Great video, but the music is all wrong - it says new york rather than SF.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    it was something i wrestled with but I felt comfortable with it in the end.
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  • Alvin Nyemah 2 years ago
    Tight video, think I'm gonna hit the streets of Philadelphia and try something like this, thanks for the inspiration. Oh, do you live anywhere near Aldershot? well, you might get some good shots from there.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    send me results. Love to see...
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  • Christoph Heimer plus 2 years ago
    i love it!
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks Christoph
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  • neki plus 2 years ago
    Great job
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  • Jose Arrebola 2 years ago
    Great work Philip, I love your videos, what lense did you use? Thanks.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    just one lens, but a very good one! 50mm f1.2
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  • Chiara Cerutti 2 years ago
    wonderful..
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks chiara
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  • mahdii fdt 2 years ago
    nice work philip, I really love ur shots. will be waiting for new ones...
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Thanks!
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  • 39 Lashes Media plus 2 years ago
    Yo Philip you make this look so easy. I want to be just like you when I grow up. I'm working on getting either the 7D or Lumix GH-1. Good stuff Mr. Bloom good stuff!
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Thanks Jacob
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  • nicely shot, smooth and tender towards people and the city which it rarely happens. I didn´t like some cuts how they were put together without waiting for the movement to come or go. However, this is my first film i watch of you and, is a good piece of filming. Well done!
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    thanks for taking the time to comment!
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  • Matthew Mens 2 years ago
    quality brother- you really captured the vibe of the city -love it man keep it up!
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Appreciate it Matthew
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  • JD Lima 2 years ago
    top notch..

    and to choose 'taxi driver'? nice touch..
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Thanks JD
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  • julian pagán 2 years ago
    this is incredible!
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    Very kind Julian
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  • Very up and close & personal view of the city, beautiful and refreshing !!!
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