Video Montage: Urban Tranquility - Abu Dhabi, UAE (Canon EOS 7D)
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Hi guys, this is my first personal video project. I'm a Filipino from Cagayan de Oro City, currently working in Abu dhabi. First time with video shooting and pretty lucky its with the Canon EOS 7D. I never had a video camera of my own before until now. I'm still trying to learn this thing thru good ol' self-learning and getting inspiration from a lot of people all over the internet. But oh well, there is a first time for everything I guess. Please don't be too harsh on the critiques! hehe.
All shots done in abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Using up 2 separate mornings and one cold afternoon for video timelapse. I also tried to shoot when there was nobody around, like early morning or when everybody else is working and in the office. Even tho I have a lot of things in mind, I was not able to really stay long out there and shoot. I have a very busy schedule and very little free time.
All shots using Canon EOS 7D.
LENSES
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L USM
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
(I just wish I had at least a fluid head, a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 coz 24mm on 7D is not very wide; because of 1.6x crop factor on Canon, and if somebody would let me borrow a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM for a few days, that would be great! -oOo-Shameless plug-oOo-)
Editing was in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Very n00b Color grading done in Adobe After Effects CS4, preparation of EOS 7D Videos using MPEG Streamclip for windows.
System used was an average laptop called HP Pavilion DV6. It has intel Core 2 Duo P800 2.53GHz but still very slow to render and convert Full HD 1080p. It's "slowness" frustrating. But it still gets the job done, it just needs a little more time tho.
Music: Chill Sessions Chill in Arabia: Snow Desert - Speechless Project (TQT Mix) (So! sorry I forgot this one on the video ending credits, shame on me)
Special Thanks:
Friends and family. Erwin Magbanua (vimeo.com/wingdezigns) for being my mentor in this Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects thingee. Titz Tizon for being my on-call consultant for all things about Nikon, Canon and beyond. Ratfobya for being my drive and inspiration. Wella Maria Hong for being my trusty assistant.
(Sorry for the letterbox on the video. Will upload a larger version later.)
Most Colorgrading learned from: VideoCoPilot and GreyscaleGorilla and youtube
UPDATE: I have uploaded a new video without a letterbox . Resolution is 1280 x 720 - 24fps - H.264 - mp4
[workflow]
The awesome PATRICIO MUñOZ of 7DPro.com helped me in putting up a short Q&A workflow article on the 7D.
7dpro.com/s1/articles/production-notes/194-urban-tranquility
All shots done in abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Using up 2 separate mornings and one cold afternoon for video timelapse. I also tried to shoot when there was nobody around, like early morning or when everybody else is working and in the office. Even tho I have a lot of things in mind, I was not able to really stay long out there and shoot. I have a very busy schedule and very little free time.
All shots using Canon EOS 7D.
LENSES
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L USM
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
(I just wish I had at least a fluid head, a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 coz 24mm on 7D is not very wide; because of 1.6x crop factor on Canon, and if somebody would let me borrow a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM for a few days, that would be great! -oOo-Shameless plug-oOo-)
Editing was in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Very n00b Color grading done in Adobe After Effects CS4, preparation of EOS 7D Videos using MPEG Streamclip for windows.
System used was an average laptop called HP Pavilion DV6. It has intel Core 2 Duo P800 2.53GHz but still very slow to render and convert Full HD 1080p. It's "slowness" frustrating. But it still gets the job done, it just needs a little more time tho.
Music: Chill Sessions Chill in Arabia: Snow Desert - Speechless Project (TQT Mix) (So! sorry I forgot this one on the video ending credits, shame on me)
Special Thanks:
Friends and family. Erwin Magbanua (vimeo.com/wingdezigns) for being my mentor in this Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects thingee. Titz Tizon for being my on-call consultant for all things about Nikon, Canon and beyond. Ratfobya for being my drive and inspiration. Wella Maria Hong for being my trusty assistant.
(Sorry for the letterbox on the video. Will upload a larger version later.)
Most Colorgrading learned from: VideoCoPilot and GreyscaleGorilla and youtube
UPDATE: I have uploaded a new video without a letterbox . Resolution is 1280 x 720 - 24fps - H.264 - mp4
[workflow]
The awesome PATRICIO MUñOZ of 7DPro.com helped me in putting up a short Q&A workflow article on the 7D.
7dpro.com/s1/articles/production-notes/194-urban-tranquility
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For the dolly, I used a compact dolly. Check the first poster in this thread. He is the creator of the one i'm using.
Beautiful music...Could you tell me who it is?
Thanks for sharing
It's from Chill Sessions: Chill In Arabia
Title of the song is Snow Desert - Speechless Project (TQT Mix)
I guess I have to re-render this vid again and place it at the ending credits. Takes hours to render! =D
one little correction. the background track is a Hindi song(Indian) from the movie '1942 A Love Story'. The song name is 'Kuchh na kaho'...google it for further details. & please give due credit.
Kind regards, Jose.
The laptop and other tools used were put there for a reason tho, not for show. Friends always ask me what was used here and there and so it was just a small piece share back to the community what was shared to me - relevant information.
@mungkey hopefully, the biking scenes... someday.. someday.. kadto ha? magpractice pa jud mi ni matt ug ayo para ipalupad namo amo bikes haha! ayos na kaayo bai! pro kaayo oi! samok makasuya!
There is a good Nikon G Adapter tho, but I don't have it. It's on this website ... just in case ur interested
16-9.net/nikon_g/
Thank you! I am very thankful for all the people around me and on the internet who helped me directly and indirectly with the technical aspects of this field. They are the ones who did all the heavy lifting for me for my first piece! Thank you, I'm glad you like my little project!
the189.com/design/art/urban-tranquility-by-mark-vicente
Thankyou. - Dan The189
be sure to check back from time to time to see what we are up too.
- look forward to your next project
Dan - The189
It is a random montage though and I sometimes feel we, as viewers, need some more direction. Even it is only linear eg: Luxury of the Highrise slowly giving way to the stark and beautiful sterility of the desert.
Excellent use of grading and the compact Glidetrack. I have this Alastair Brown bit of kit too..it is interesting how 20" is enough to give the flow to the image. (You could also try a 'Post' motion in about 5% on top of it.)
It is very bright where you are..were you using an ND fader on your excellent 24 -70L. Or did you increase the shutter speed? Increasing the shutter speed would add jitter...but I can see no indication of it.
Good work.
I really enjoyed taking the shots as well as doing the editing. It's learning and practice all together. I would love to learn more about other types of shots and camera moves as well as story-telling techniques over time. I also enjoyed using the small portable dolly. I was using a very basic set of tools. Very startup kind of kit. I used a photo tripod with a ballhead (that seriously needs oiling!). and for the camera, I used only the 24-70 with a UV filter and the 7D. I didnt have the fader. sometimes I have to use my hand to block flare in front and on top of the lens hood. And sometimes I remove the UV filter to reduce the reflection thing on the glass (I dont know what they call that and why it happens tho). I depleted my savings just to get the 7D! Haha! i guess I need to save up for a couple of months again for the other things like the Fader. I kept the shutter at around 1/60 and sometimes lower. I also noticed something weird on the videos result if I increase the shutter to a very high value. On daytime shots, I used lowest ISO and then I increased the aperture. I didnt have much of a problem regarding the doF tho because I was shooting scenery just around the place where I was living and no people so a very deep depth of field was okay, at least for the shoots.
I will probably be doing more vids from just around the city after this one. I do not have a car and still don't know how to drive. My only transport is the public bus and my two active feet! oh well, I guess I have to walk around more! :D
the desert is a good idea! But its too far! hopefully I will get that chance to shoot some really good places from around here! I'd definitely share what I will find!
However For £1 I bought a baby buggy UMBRELLA/SUN SHADE which happens to be black. It has a built in Clamp......which fastens perfectly to my Tripod handle.
It keeps the sun of the 7d and casts a shadow over the lens.
A heroic £1 !
Look forward to more from you.
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Truly inspiring mungkey! Mabuhay ka!
cheers dubai.
This makes me want to pick up a 7d or even the 1Dmrk IV and start shooting with them.
Keep the great movies comin
Dude, this looks great!!!
Glidetrack work is awesome.
Love it.
I'm gonna download it.
thx fore sharing this great video.
i'd like to ask you to visit my thread "output format" in the forum and post your export settings in Premiere like i did so that me and the other Premiere CS users can compare with my export settings. I would really appreciate it because you are one of the few lads in here using Premiere CS4 for editing. and what do you mean with making a composition in Premiere?
thx again