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5. Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage
1 year ago
A week after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, I was hired to shoot ENG footage for two international networks. This is a montage of personal footage I shot of the aftermath during my spare time, in and around Port au Prince. We were in Haiti for a total of 6 days in which 2 of those days were spent traveling to and from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Due to the situation on the ground, all the footage was shot in 2 days, under direct sunlight and a great deal of pressure. As demanding as it was, it taught me how to pick shots on the fly, and in "not so perfect" lighting or shooting conditions.
In regards to equipment, we traveled very lightly as security and logistics were our main concerns at that time. Once again the Kessler Pocket Dolly proved to be an essential tool in capturing my images.
Lenses used:
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L-series
Canon 70-200 f2.8 L-series
Canon 24-70 f2.8 L-series
Locations: Port au Prince, Leogane, Carrefour
Producer: Susan Modaress
Music: Eric Wollo wollo.com
Editing/ Color grading: Khalid Mohtaseb
More info on my website nextlevelpictures.com
If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com
Due to the situation on the ground, all the footage was shot in 2 days, under direct sunlight and a great deal of pressure. As demanding as it was, it taught me how to pick shots on the fly, and in "not so perfect" lighting or shooting conditions.
In regards to equipment, we traveled very lightly as security and logistics were our main concerns at that time. Once again the Kessler Pocket Dolly proved to be an essential tool in capturing my images.
Lenses used:
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L-series
Canon 70-200 f2.8 L-series
Canon 24-70 f2.8 L-series
Locations: Port au Prince, Leogane, Carrefour
Producer: Susan Modaress
Music: Eric Wollo wollo.com
Editing/ Color grading: Khalid Mohtaseb
More info on my website nextlevelpictures.com
If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com
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Just showed this piece to my 1 yr old and 4 yr old boys.
My 4 yr old said ... "Dad, maybe we could build them a house and fly them on a plane here so they could live in it." They were so captivated and quickly noticed the kids having a bath in the street and asked me "why?"
I think this debate is overblown, Khalid was hired as an ENG shooter and this was something he did on the side, in addition to the stories he shot with a HPX-500 for the networks.
These images are powerful and unique ... I dig it.
'J-dog
Simon Fuller
Avey
The quality is stunning!
Congrats, good work!
did you use any ND filters?
For me the still shot of faces are way more powerful and the eyes express much more.
Well shot, but out of place.
Having been to the devastating Pakistan/Kashmir earthquake in 2005 I appreciate what it takes to shoot in pressured environments and produce something like this.
Well done Khalid
This video is still incredibly moving by the way, just don't forget to tell us a story!
I can't resist commenting on the objections to the slider.
Pan, tilt, pan, tilt, pan, tilt, dolly.
With the advent, and soon to be general ubiquity, of the tripod mounted dolly (I've just added a 20-incher that I plan to leave on all the time), the cinematic/aesthetic/cultural objections to dolly as an addition to panning and tilting are about to to be moot.
In another year, it will be just another camera movement. And then it will make no difference if I pan to reveal something, or if I slide a few inches.
It looks like just another third world country.
This suggests to me that your goal is to show that while Haiti was just ripped apart, the people are getting the help they need to recover.
Just: building shot/person near tears/more buildings.
You get close with the people bathing and the woman washing her clothes, but you loose it everywhere else.
Show some volunteer efforts, show something happening.
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keep it up,
roger
Thanks for sharing.
Do you shoot using the super flat picture profile. You make the 5D look so amazing.
Thank you!
Congratulations man.
You make no sense.
Well done Khalid.
I have to say that this footage is a nice counter view to the over hyped looting footage that most networks were running.
One network showed footage of people that were having fun flattening boxes for creating sleeping areas, but the voice over claimed the people in the shot were rioting! If you slowed down the footage, you could see them laughing and smiling while the voice over talked about violence and looting.
The "normal" coverage was 99% doom, unless western rescue teams were in front of the lens, this footage actually made concepts such as rebuilding seem like an honest possibility.