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15. Doritos: Teleporter (Spec)

by David Blue Garcia

1 year ago

14. Sunset in Kona

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13. 4am in 3 rivers, texas

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12. Director of Photography Reel - July 2010

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11. The Boys of Casa Hogar, 2009

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10. Abuelos

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9. timelapse night test

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8. The Boys of Casa Hogar

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7. Music Video//Charlie

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6. Compositing reel

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5. motion graphics reel

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4. Feature Reel "Artois the Goat"

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3. Director of Photography Reel - 2009

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2. The Day Almost Flew By

by David Blue Garcia

2 years ago

1. Red Test Footage

by David Blue Garcia

2 years ago

Seize ideas as they come for inspiration is as fleeting as a bird.

by David Blue Garcia

featuring Blake Buesnel and Stephanie Hunt

music by Brian Satterwhite

thanks to Richard Reininger and Chad Leathers

Shot entirely using still frames. Canon 7D.

My cinematography reel and more at...
davidbluegarcia.com

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Jacob Ortega 2 years ago

This could be the best video I've ever watched.
Shahzeb K 1 year ago

I second that.
Charly G. 1 year ago

Me too.
Nicholas Takeyama 1 year ago

me 3
Ricardoux 1 year ago

Me... 4
bogdan catana 1 year ago

me too
Matt Pulliam 2 years ago

That didn't make the top 50? Seemed pretty good to me.
Seventh President 2 years ago

I dunno how the hell this didn't make it into the top 50, man. This is one of the best vids I've seen in a while, and I'm not just saying that cause Blake is super cute.
Bryan Hill 2 years ago

That was an amazing video! Very cool!
Marko Slavnic 2 years ago

Amazing video!
David Tuchman 2 years ago

This is too cool, man. I added it to my blog!
Amanda Rivera 2 years ago

Wow. How long did this take to shoot? and how long did it take to edit?
David Blue Garcia 2 years ago

hrmmm...This video took about 3 days to shoot but spread out over a week. Sometimes I would work for an hour or so to get one stop motion shot and then take a break until the next day. I didn't have many takes of things so the editing process was very fast. The color correction, editing and effects only took me about 3 days.
Yapper Design 2 years ago

This video is amazing! It's so great that you put attention to the little things, that makes the video so realistic.

Good job!
Rod MacGregor 1 year ago

I really liked the style and effects of this , well done!
Dan Forsley 1 year ago

David
I am stunned that this piece took, as you say, " three days". In my inexperienced video mind, I am seeing a staggering amount of work. Are things really less than they appear to be?
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

It was a lot of work but I can be a very lazy filmmaker and I have learned many shortcuts along the way.
Jayson Wall 1 year ago

Excellent job David. Kept me engaged the entire time. Loved the stop motion and you killed the editing. Keep it up!
Igor Albergaria 1 year ago

That is fantastic! Congratulations David perfect =D
JuFumero 1 year ago

Wonderful David, congrat's.

=.)
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

I saved myself a lot of work by shooting and animating everything at 6 frames a second. This meant a quarter of the work I would have done if I had animated at 24 fps. I did not plan out shots meticulously which gave me more freedom to make and embrace any mistakes.
natiaranguiz 1 year ago

I see what you can do when you have pasion, love and work. Congrats for your works.. really are fantastic.
Fixinmytie 1 year ago

niiiiiice work man! stopmotion #FTW
Patrick Jones 1 year ago

Very nice. I have that camera. Seams like a lot of work but your result is quite superb. Next time you need music call me.
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

Thanks. Will do.
Mike Tanji 1 year ago

Amazing job! I like it!
gabrielalmeida.photo 1 year ago

:o
Rob Sipe 1 year ago

Really great video. I loved the color grading. May I ask what program you used?
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

I used Bridge to do a primary pass on all of the still photos then I used adobe after effects.
Lindenberg Munroe 1 year ago

Loved it! Well done!
Jatechan Kirdsuk 1 year ago

Genius work!!!
JakeMedia 1 year ago

Truly inspirational. Thank you very much for giving me my daily dose of awesomeness.
Steven Goodheart 1 year ago

Wonderful, beautiful, magical, marvelous. Inspired my day! Thank you.
lu reinoso 1 year ago

Lo amo!
Alberto Perez 1 year ago

Daily inspiration indeed! Well done!
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

I shot in stills so I was able to capture much more latitude then if I had shot video. I did basic color correction in Bridge then I did a few tweaks in final cut pro but nothing major. I wish I knew more about color correction.
Spranks 1 year ago

Great video and the rotation of the camera.
Adam Leisle 1 year ago

Wow, All I gotta say is this video gave me inspiration to do more. You have a gift man! Pursue Greatness!
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

Thanks!
thorsten dormann 1 year ago

Hey, nice film. It made me feeling happy, thank you!
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

I'm glad!
Ben Elvis Mettin 1 year ago

hit them out
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

Let's get a drink!
Jean-François Hirzel 1 year ago

Great emotion!
Rick Macomber 1 year ago

wow... that inspired me! Totally wicked pissa concept and amazing soundtrack as well. I see nobody has asked about the flying origami. Can you explain?
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

I built an origami crane and shot flight sequences of it against a black background. Then I composited it into the frame by taking out the black. The reason it blends in so well is because I made sure to light it realistically. I also added some motion blur.
Jimmy Daggett 1 year ago

OHMAGAWD THIS IS SO COOL I made a film about handing out cranes as Random Acts of Kindness, and the origami crane WAS TRULY my inspiration for doing so. We made over 500 to hand out. And I feel like this film fits the inspiration I received from the crane incredibly well. I love this film!
mpared 1 year ago

this is incredible ...posted at the curious brain
Envision Designs 1 year ago

AWESOME! Can you please give some hints as to how you animated the bird? (And you even gave it a shadow!) And as for animating at 6fps, does that mean you set your camera to shoot at 6 still per second, or did you just click away and take what you needed to produce the desired look?

Thanks!
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

The animation wasn't very scientific. I think it came out to a out 6 frames a second in most cases but I'm not sure.

I filmed the bird against a black background and I made sure to light it as if it were in the scene. I used a kino flo and a lamp.

The shadow of the bird is just a flipped image that I turned grey and made blurry.

Hope that makes sense.
Y.A.Rd 1 year ago

Hey, we loved yur movie and posted it on our facebook acound. just letting you know and hope its ok!
David Blue Garcia 1 year ago

That is great. Thanks!
Jaime Cano 1 year ago

David, this is great!
Ricardoux 1 year ago

This really inspired me... the images are beautiful...!!!
Captain Crazy Productions, INC 1 year ago

00:57 most cinematic and beautiful leg shot lens flare!! haha amazing work.
Dan Goodwin 1 year ago

That was superb ! Cheered me up no end !!
Good effort !
bogdan catana 1 year ago

yes! superb and outstanding
Tom Hackbarth 1 year ago

so magical
i got goosebumps
iwg7 1 year ago

awesome video!
Greenheart Creative 1 year ago

You just gave my heart a boner.
Infuzion 1 year ago

I need to learn how to make one of these one day. Fantastic.
Florence Parks 1 year ago

What a treat! You are talented. Well done.
Amber Kirkwood 1 year ago

Im agreeing with the first comment, this is truly amazing and probably the best video ive seen on vimeo.
alienchi87 1 year ago

Love it!!
Vitaly Bokser 1 year ago

really nice piece. I would even love to see how you made this.
TheLoveinUs 1 year ago

Best video on vimeo. ever.
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

haha
lima 10 months ago

Brilliant!
Pikasus Tv 8 months ago

Fantastic!
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

thanks so much!
Rebeca Palavecino 7 months ago

Very, very inspiring, I must say.
Wonderfully done!
Niels Ahmes 7 months ago

Bravazo amigo un abrazo y mis felicitaciones
David Blue Garcia 6 months ago

Muchas Gracias!