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2 years ago
Shot around Mount Fuji, Miyajima and Iwate prefecture.

Canon 5D, same workflow as the previous videos.

Music: One Perfect Sunrise by Orbital & Lisa Gerrard.

Thanks to:
- vimeo.com/anthonypowell and vimeo.com/user703283 for inspiring me to start making my own time lapses;
- vimeo.com/user2281556 and vimeo.com/bradkremer for making me want to take it one step further;
- and of course to vimeo.com/timescapes for pushing the technique and having created such a great community.

Paul Frankland aka Woob kindly interviewed me on his blog here: season9.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/floating-point-an-interview-with-samuel-cockedey/

Selected sequences are available for licensing on the Getty Images website: gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&assetType=film&p=cockedey&src=standard

samuelcockedey.com/
  • mockmoon plus 2 years ago
    lovely movie. lovely Japan. Thanks a lot!
  • XSportSeeker 2 years ago
    Your videos are awesome too mockmoon!
  • Samuel Cockedey 2 years ago
    Thanks Mockmoon! I look forward to seeing your next videos!
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  • Anthony Powell 2 years ago
    Nicely done
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  • Andrew Walker plus 2 years ago
    Some nice shots in that video. So was this shot on the 5D or the 5D2?
  • Samuel Cockedey 2 years ago
    Good old 5D.
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  • anna malkowicz plus 2 years ago
    Fantastic
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  • Brad Kremer 2 years ago
    Sugoi Sam! Another great video!
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  • Frederic Vercammen plus 2 years ago
    perfect work
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  • RaduM 2 years ago
    Nice work really nice!!!
    PS: What is the song from the background?
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  • Justin Stanley 2 years ago
    Love this.
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  • Sergio Aquino plus 2 years ago
    very nice...perfect choice of music
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  • Utopian Films 2 years ago
    The song is "One Perfect Sunrise" by Orbital.
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  • John Catral 2 years ago
    EXCELLENT VIDEO! I love the visual and the music. One of the best by far from a 5DMkII.
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  • WHODINI 2 years ago
    beautiful work.....
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  • XSportSeeker 2 years ago
    Among the best videos I've seen so far from Japan. Thanks for making it available here Samuel!
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  • Brad Kremer 2 years ago
    I never made it to Miyajima before I came back to the states. Your shots are great from there Sam. I look forward to shooting with you again sometime soon.
  • Samuel Cockedey 2 years ago
    Thanks Brad. Let me know next time you're around, I look forward to shooting together again too!
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  • Lanneau Bertrand 2 years ago
    Magnifique..
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  • stn82 2 years ago
    awesome quality
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  • Cameron Clark 2 years ago
    Nice to see the 5D can return such great results. Gorgeous. I am about to start a stop motion music video on the 7D and this got me even more excited.
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  • ungatonipon 2 years ago
    Awesome. You pushed me to finish my video no matter what... won't be this awesome but I hope to see an improvement myself over the previous one I published.
  • Samuel Cockedey 2 years ago
    Can't wait to see it!
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  • Neal Carroll 2 years ago
    I really can't wait til I can get out of this desert and move to japan. It is such a beautiful country.

    Then I can make beautiful videos like this every day.
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  • T&S Productions plus 2 years ago
    Looks great -what was your Timelapse setup - 1 frame per minute?
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  • trev 2 years ago
    Impressive!
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  • Jeff LeBel 2 years ago
    Beautiful...
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  • DGS2403 2 years ago
    Fantastic !!!
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  • Stéfan 2 years ago
    This is beautiful.
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  • iamkalaniprince plus 2 years ago
    This is fantastic. I love the crazy dreamy colorscape ! I too am in love with timelapse ! Well done.

    Love and Aloha, iamKP-
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  • Michele Montonati 2 years ago
    Awe somee!
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  • Bruce Cooner 2 years ago
    Beautiful shots, nice work.
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  • fantastic stuff. :D
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  • Rich West 2 years ago
    had to stop playing prematurely because of that lousy techno beat. Sorry.
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  • bobjannox 2 years ago
    My most sincere congratulations, extraordinary acting purest technique and great artistic pictures allow me to report his video on my Facebook profile with admiration Roberto Giannotti (Roma, Italy)
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  • Jack Myers 2 years ago
    Beautiful work, excellent artistry. Such a great way to see the real Japan too. Thanks for sharing it here. I'm curious what software you used to get it all done? I really look forward to your next work. Thanks.
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  • The Baron 2 years ago
    Great work as per usual.
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  • Les Lems 2 years ago
    Good job Samuel... You catch the soul of Japan earth ! In France we would say: somptueux !
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  • edvard brun 2 years ago
    Phenomenal video on many different levels. The flow from scene to scene is excellent as well. Loved seeing the Mt. Fuji clouds...
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  • Samuel Cockedey 2 years ago
    Thanks Edvard. I hope to get more shots like this soon...
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  • Lincoln Muri 1 year ago
    That's fantastic, the time lapse sequence is exquisitely done!
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  • Rosa Munoz 1 year ago
    Definitely Mijajima is the perfect place for a time lapse video. Congratulations it is awesome.
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  • Christian 1 year ago
    Beautiful Mount Fuji! :D
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  • Tonje Thilesen plus 1 year ago
    Wow, utterly amazing. Can't wait for going to Japan myself!
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  • jeel 1 year ago
    Fantastic!
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  • BERSERK PRODUCTION plus 1 year ago
    really a great job ! Go on !
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  • Jorge Quinteros 1 year ago
    Freaking amazing. What formula did you use to capture the photographs? By that I mean, how many frames per second were shot and for how long?
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  • Piotr Hryniak 1 year ago
    AMAZING! I only wish I could do such a movie with my Nikon D60 but I guess i can't
    I don't know how :(
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  • sponops 1 year ago
    Think this is the 1st time I've seen a timelapse of the tide coming in around the torii. Very nice!
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  • Kevin Vásquez 1 year ago
    creo ke este es uno de los videos mas hermosos que he apreciado hasta estos dias. GENIAL
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  • Mario Brindisi 1 year ago
    Very nice, well done, congrats!
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  • Stefano Corteccioni 5 months ago
    you're great!
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  • thebeginmovies plus 4 months ago
    I really really love! A very beautiful video!
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