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More footage from the same place as my short "Daybreak". This particular morning was pretty foggy and changed the entire atmosphere of the park. I have never once been to this place and experienced the same thing.

Shot at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington with a Canon XHA1 (no adapter)
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  • I can't get over how amazing your work is. What time in the morning was this shot?
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    Thanks Michael...This was shot around March, I think and I was there around 5am and shot for a couple of hours.
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  • Paul Davis 4 months ago
    Amazing cinematography. But we all expect nothing less from you now.

    One thing, though, there were some wide shots that probably needed close ups in between. A few of the edits looked like jump cuts. Or maybe they just needed a dissolve or something.

    Still, you have an amazing talent!
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    Thanks...you are probably right about the cuts...I don't even think I have the original EDL anymore. Most of these shots are being sold as stock footage...
  • Paul Davis 4 months ago
    Good idea...hey, maybe they'll end up on archive.org for the rest of us. =P
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  • alexVfilms 4 months ago
    Wow.
    That was incredible.
    I wish I could shoot footage like that...

    What was the song?
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  • Remyyy 4 months ago
    Same as Alex. I wish I could do shots like that. Amazing !
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  • matthew carrozo 4 months ago
    amazing place, amazing visuals.

    really captured it well. :)
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  • Derek Scott 4 months ago
    Love the mood. Was much post color work used?
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    Thanks, hardly any at all...I think I only tweaked the levels to produce slightly richer blacks...
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  • eric cwiertny 4 months ago
    Beautiful! Enough said!
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  • Christopher Galasso 4 months ago
    Absolutely breathtaking.
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  • Jon Rawlinson 4 months ago
    wonderful piece. fantastic score as well.
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  • Ivan 4 months ago
    Enchantingly beautiful. This film confirms my belief that good natural light can't be beating by post production color correction.
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  • Brian Overman 4 months ago
    Truly amazing. If there wasn't much post color correction, care to share your CPF ;)
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    The preset is called VIVIDRGB. I don't actually have the file available right now but here are the parameter settings:
    Gamma: Cine1
    Color Matrix: Normal
    Color Gain: 25 (This is about the limit. Adding more color does very little to enhancing chroma and does a lot for introducing unwanted noise)
    Color Phase: 0
    Knee: Low
    Black: Middle
    Master Ped: -5
    Setup Level: 0
    HDF: Mid
    H/V Detail: 0
    Sharpness: 0
    NR1: Off
    NR2: Off
    Coring: 0
    Red Gain: -2
    Green Gain: -2
    Blue Gain: -3
    RG Matrix: 0
    RB Matrix: 0
    GR Matrix: 0
    GB Matrix: 10
    BR Matrix: 0
    BG Matrix: -13
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  • Mikee 4 months ago
    truly amazing!
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  • N. Takashi Doscher 4 months ago
    Did you add the letterbox in postproduction? And what ratio are you using? Are you just going for something a bit wider than 16X9?
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  • Nicole Malem 4 months ago
    Beautiful... best part of the day.
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  • Kjewbee 4 months ago
    I'm about to order a xha1 and was very pleased with the results you are able to get out of this camera! Chapeau!

    Just one thing, in your vids shot with the xha1 there is a lot of red/blue fringing in the outer left and outer right part of the picture. Is this a camera/lens flaw or just an effect to enhance the film-look?
    ref: 00:36 , 01:11 , 02:10 , ...
    Nothing shocking but just want to make shure before buying this great cam ;)
    edit: this fringing is not visible in center of picture
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    It is a limitation of the lens itself. It is more prevalent at certain focal lengths (particularly in the extreme wide end).
  • Kjewbee 4 months ago
    Thanks for your reply!
    PS. You seem to have the perfect workflow with this camera. I've seen a lot of footage shot with the XHA1 last couple days - most of the time is so badly interlaced its just not worth viewing imo. Also you master the color/photography/post so bloody well...
    Ah... i know what they call it... Experience! ;)
  • Kjewbee 4 months ago
    Bought an XHA1. And indeed, at wide angle there is a lot of red/green fringing on left and right.
    In some shots on a testshoot I did yesterday, you can see it too! See vimeo.com/804461
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  • Minh Nguyen 4 months ago
    It's very beautiful.
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  • Daniel Kim 4 months ago
    Are results like this possible by shooting with the A1 right out the box and all the color correction done in post production?
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    When I opened my box, I found a camera and 8 years of experience. The latter is much more important than the former.
  • Kjewbee 4 months ago
    I've seen fantastic stuff shot with a HV20 and crappy stuff shot with XH-A1.
    But overall it seems like the XH-A1 is a fantastic camera able to produce great shots with little experience just because the quality of the camera is so damn good for the buck. If I look at stuff shot on a sony V1 (which is more expencive then the a1) its not better at all!
    But the slomo function on the sony's are cool ;)
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    That's kinda my point. You can hand a 35mm Panavision camera to someone and say, I want you to shoot this film exactly like Conrad Hall would. You have the technology in your hands but it's going to take a lot of experience to capture the image just right. This is just a general comment...it's not about me or any other individual...it just is.
  • Kjewbee 4 months ago
    anyway, cant get experience without a cam ;) so got myself a XHA1 yesterday! Did some test shots and find it to be razorsharp. I'm learning the good (hard) way: no presets or AE programs. All manual! (phew... lucky i know some photography theory) I'm amazed about the amount of DOF I can get with this cam. It takes some zooming but it's great at about f2.8 halfway.
    My cat is starting to get bored with me following him around with this piece of equipment ;)
    Soon I'll have something posted on vimeo..
    Thanks for convincing me of getting this cam (actually your footage did)
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  • haibo tao 4 months ago
    Steven Dempsey your videos I have seen, really too beautiful, aesthetic colors, a master of composition.
    You are my idol!
  • Steven Dempsey 4 months ago
    Thank you, that's very nice of you to say. It genuinely feels good to inspire others.
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  • George Constantine 4 months ago
    Your Work is indeed amazing.
    It makes me wanna go out and shoot stuff.
    Truly inspiring!
    Thank you.It feels like Christmas.
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  • George Constantine 4 months ago
    Makes me want to move To Redmond, Washington.
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  • iamkeir 4 months ago
    Beautiful, and so atmospheric. Thank you for sharing.
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  • Matt Turner 4 months ago
    This is by far my favorite. I think I watch all of your videos every days at least once. I find something new to love about them every time.e
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  • Andreas Climent 4 months ago
    I've watched a few of your videos in a row just now. You have a great quality throughout. Beautiful work, very inspiring!
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  • skylinecortidigitali 4 months ago
    Stupendo lavoro! Complimenti!
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  • kruzer 3 months ago
    Damn... There is nothing left to be said :)
    I 'discovered' you too late.
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  • Mark Jensen 3 months ago
    amazing!
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  • Alastair Brown 3 months ago
    I'm also a late arrival. Ditto the above. That was just achingly beautiful. Will be back to look at more.
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  • Ana 3 months ago
    Muchas gracias por darnos la oportunidad de disfrutar con estas preciosas grabaciones. Un saludo afectuoso desde España.
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  • Gene Moore 3 months ago
    My favorite piece on this entire site by far. This is the whole package. Framing, colors, movement, music, etc. I look at this piece every day to remind of me of how much I don't know about videography.
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  • Yousuf Arain 3 months ago
    I'm speechless. Amazing!
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  • Jordan Beck 3 months ago
    Love the music, love the transitions, love the shots, love everything.

    Inspirational. Great work.
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  • Samu Ainesmaa 2 months ago
    Oh wow... A very great short :)

    Very nice very nice.
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  • Nathan Pierce 2 months ago
    This video is making me think that I might want to get the Canon XH A1 instead of the Sony PMW EX1...to save money
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  • Tom Lowe 2 months ago
    geez that one shot of the guy and the dog looks like 35mm cinema film.
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  • paul langereis 2 months ago
    Hi Steve,

    Being new to this "forum", I am very glad to have found your work. I love the feel of your videos, and the editing and music choices are exceptional. Keep up the great work!
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  • Greg Wallis 1 month ago
    Distinctively cinematic colours, this looks so like 35mm. Very nicely done indeed.
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  • Arun Bissram 1 month ago
    If you use the Cast Away theme song for this video, it sounds really good, I tried it. I guess any simplistic, mellow footage goes well with the Cast Away theme song.
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  • Bless Hill 1 month ago
    wow... I am a new videographer, of about only a year now. I use a sony v1u, but my footage quality doesnt look film like enough...do you or does anyone recommend i get a 35mm adapter lens for it? does that letus 35mm adapter already have the 35mm lens attached to it or would I have to choose a lens to go along with it...someone please help...
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  • RogerB1 28 days ago
    Just excellent!
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  • Frederic Vercammen 26 days ago
    Beautiful morning !
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  • infoPimps 21 days ago
    Beautiful work man!!!
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  • Raj narayanan 19 days ago
    Really superb...nothing to say..just feel
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  • steve benjamin 17 days ago
    absolute master of the art of the highest order.. what wide angle adaptor are you using?
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  • Julian S. 16 days ago
    Absolutely stunning!!! Simply... WOW!!!
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  • Fernando Sumayang 14 days ago
    Like it. Your works convinced me to buy XH A1.
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  • Sham R 12 days ago
    You made me subscribe to vimeo, just for me to be able to compliment you for all your footage here.

    Stunning.
  • Steven Dempsey 11 days ago
    That's very nice of you to say. Thank you.
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