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Shot at Sutro Baths in San Francisco

Music by James Newton Howard from "Lady in the Water"

First section of water has no colour correction and is straight out of 5D. Shot of people in cave on is graded using Magic Bullet Looks (get 20% off with code bloom20 at redgiantsoftware.com)!

Shot native 24p!

Lenses used are 100mm Macro F2.8L. 70-200 IS F2.8. Canon 50mm F1.2, 90mm TS, 14mm F2.8L

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  • Stephen Snavely plus 1 year ago
    Nice work as usual! Love the silhouettes out of the cave.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 1 year ago
    purdy. where you using effects to make the images darken at the beginning?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    the shots at the beginning are straight out of the camera. no colour correction or anything. That was the light!
  • Kwokman2 1 year ago
    Yea.. the DSLRS rock some great native colors.. I recently finished 2 shorts with a 7D, HPX300 and 2700.. I color corrected some shots heavy... but others weren't touched:

    Miami: vimeo.com/9567120

    Seattle: vimeo.com/9691789

    Amazing what our tech can produce this days..

    -Joel E.
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  • Alex Everingham 1 year ago
    Those beginning shots are incredible. Awesome stuff as always!
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  • Brian Moore plus 1 year ago
    Amazing stuff Phil. Makes me want to ditch my EX1 for a DSLR...
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  • Stephen Lewis plus 1 year ago
    Very frothy!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Guinness!
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  • Alexandros Maragos plus 1 year ago
    Beautiful photography.
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  • David Lee plus 1 year ago
    Great stuff Philip. Really lovely images.

    The movement at 1:56, is that handheld or using the glidetrack?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    its the new DP slider
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  • Dean Capture 1 year ago
    Wow - wow - wow!!!
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  • Alex Gallitano 1 year ago
    Amazing stuff, great use of the macro.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    I actually didn't use the macro part of the lens once!
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  • 7DPRO.COM plus 1 year ago
    Nice job Philip! :-) Love the cave shot at 1:14!!!
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  • Stephen James plus 1 year ago
    As usual, gorgeous! Is there anything you do that isn't absolutely spectacular?!? Nice work. Love it.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    loads!
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  • Tom Guilmette plus 1 year ago
    loved the focus plane on the first "light at the end of the tunnel" shot. the resulting shallow DOF and over exposure was brilliant. the people just melt into the white.

    great work phil.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    thanks so much Tom.P
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  • Huston Singletary 1 year ago
    Great images at front. Nice work. I was just there not too long ago. Such a cool spot.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    love it there
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  • Rick Macomber plus 1 year ago
    I'll say it again... always perfect music for your pieces Philip. No seals out there on the rocks during your visit?
  • Right on...my first thought was "Great music."
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  • Aaron Morrell plus 1 year ago
    Can smell the salt in the air!
    Beautiful!
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  • Watching this, I realize I need better lenses. Now.

    Everything you do looks so crisp, clean, flawless, and this is no exception.
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  • Lance Kuhns 1 year ago
    I LOVE James Newton Howard...

    oh, and your work was good to ;)
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  • Simone Salvatori 1 year ago
    Those are some great images. Nice work!
    I vote this as my favorite Philip Bloom's short on Vimeo so far (yes, better than Dubai, Skywalker or the people series).
    I would guess at this point that your Canon of choice is definitely the 5D. Could it be the case that 30p is part of the great image quality of the 5D? I have the impression that shooting at 24p one can't get the same something that everybody seems to like about the 5D.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    really? It's not the 30p, trust me!
  • Raphael Alù 1 year ago
    hahaha, his comment and your answer is kinda funny... cause now we now it was shot at 24p ^^
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  • Wonderful Philip! I love your style!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Cheers Sebastian
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  • Paul B. Kim plus 1 year ago
    Great work, Philip. My favorite of your posts so far. What did you do to adjust the aspect ratio?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Just used a plug in from Nattress called Film matte
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  • Justin Ho 1 year ago
    Love it and great choice of music as well, I love James Newton Howard's score to Lady in the Water!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Thanks Justin
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  • Chris Fenwick 1 year ago
    Learned something, or was reminded about something. I had not read the description of this piece when I started watching it. I know the location well and when you got to the tunnel shot I audibly gasped because, i've been in that tunnel and it CREEPS ME OUT BIG TIME!!... I then remembered, "oh yea, he's in SF area, where I live. That is Sutro Baths..."

    It was such a delight to be surprised like that. Something we miss often when watching things online that are surrounded by metadata. Its refreshing to be surprised once in awhile...

    But I still think that tunnel is creepy... but beautifully captured, as always. Thx for sharing.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    yeah, scared crap out of me too. The acoustics especilally
  • Chris Fenwick 1 year ago
    its wednesday 1PM... what city is Philip Bloom in now? (or should I ask what continent?)
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    I am at the Ranch again so its now 2pm!!
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  • Marco Tempest plus 1 year ago
    great video.

    geek question: do you prefer the 5D over the D1 Mark iv ?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    I prefer the image from 5dmk2, just
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  • IXKey 1 year ago
    Beautiful music & short film!
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  • James Mayo 1 year ago
    i want to be your apprentice..hahaha! online apprentice.. =)
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  • Seagrey 1 year ago
    I love the sea.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    me too
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  • Attilio Cerqua plus 1 year ago
    Nice work. This video is really well adapter of music, look like a music video ;)
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Cheers Attilio
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  • Sebastian TR 1 year ago
    Awesome as always Phil. There is something very ethereal / Alien about the tide shots coming in....

    If NASA ever decided to send a DOP to shoot space/mars/moon footage - You should be their number 1 choice....

    Can only imagine the shots you would bring back out in space... (no need for a glidetrack!)
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    lets hope so!
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  • very nice! Did you see any trolls in that cave? Thought maybe that's where they hide at.;)
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  • Ashley Harrison 1 year ago
    Welcome back!!! It's nice to see a film/video from you and not just a tutorial. Don't get me wrong I've learned a ridiculous amount from the tutorials but a piece like this is just inspiring. Thanks for sharing it with us!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    I have done loads of films, albeit mostly timelapses recently!
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  • Michael M 1 year ago
    Thank you for a very fine film. As I have written before, I'a allready your apprentice - you just didn't know!
    I have two thaughts about the film:
    1: To me it shows, that the most important thing to make fine videos is the man behind the camera. No camera or computer or anything else is as important. You have made so many fine films with so many different cameras, that there kan be no doubt left.
    2: I have wondered, why your film makes me sit, just looking the whole film and then seeng it a second time, while a similar film taken by other people would make me change to another film after half a minute. I still don't know the reason. Do you know yourself?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Thanks again Michael. Really appreciate it

    No idea to number 2...i took longer to choose the music that i did to film the whole thing!
  • Michael M 1 year ago
    '.i took longer to choose the music that i did to film the whole thing!'
    Very often it's the same to me
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  • Rob Imbs plus 1 year ago
    Whenever you shoot water I notice that it doesn't flicker or flutter with irregularity, it feels very smooth and comfortable. This is absolutely gorgeous Phil, you're an inspiration.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    What is my favourite thing, that and Buffalo Wings!
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  • Michael Buffa 1 year ago
    It really is amazing the shots you are able to achieve with your HDSLRs. Absolutely stunning Phil! You inspire me to go out and shot, I can only hope that one day I will be as good as you.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Cheers Michael
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  • mailfritz 1 year ago
    Nicht schlecht, wieder eine tolle Idee :)
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  • Manuel Drexl 1 year ago
    Amazing..did you use some post produciont effets to get the strange silhouettes in the cave or is it done on camera?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    all done optically
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  • Joe Dillingham 1 year ago
    I love the Sutro Baths. I wish I'd been there standing on the cliff overlooking the ocean while it burned to the ground.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Me too, but think I would have helped them rather than film! :)
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  • Bellographix 1 year ago
    Loved it man! What a gift you have in showing the beauty of nature and showing us the beauty of people!

    Cheers!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    thanks very much Diego
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  • Robert Strohmeyer 1 year ago
    Good Work as always. I look forward to the LA work shop and V Beach
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    great stuff. see you then
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  • JeffMaf plus 1 year ago
    I don't know how you can do that in a few hours when it would take me days. And you seem to get such a nice picture from your Canon HDSLR. I don't know if I have my setting wrong or what. Do you have a setup guide on your blog?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    what are your settings?
  • JeffMaf plus 1 year ago
    To be honest, I use the Manual mode most of the time. But I have heard there is a way that you should initially set up the camera. For instance, setting up a User Defined Setting on the camera for video. I am just not sure what that would be.
  • S.P. Bailey plus 1 year ago
    7d tutorial video posted on vimeo will answer that...although I followed Mr. Bloom's process when I got my 7d...
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  • Nick Wilcox-Brown pro 1 year ago
    Phil, the finest so far. Beautifully done - love the BW and silhouettes. Music fits so well. WOW!
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    It's not even BW Nick. That was natural light no grading for any shots up to alien silhouette shot. Cheers Nick!
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  • The Film Artist plus 1 year ago
    As good as ever Philip! Barton Bishoff has also recently done an equally beautiful film on Sutro Baths. vimeo.com/groups/35336/videos/9174690
    I have added this to the new Travel HD group.
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    Thanks, I saw his so made mine different so I didn't copy!
  • The Film Artist plus 1 year ago
    A bit of competiton, that's why their both fantastic in different ways of course and now many more of us know about this wonderful place.
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  • Michael J. Towle 1 year ago
    Fantastic as always, Phil. I especially enjoyed the shots from inside the cave and the running water shots as well.
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  • You inspired me to sell my EX3 and switch to both the 5 and 7D Phil .. Fantastic work (AGAIN!!!) and a real inspiration to the community of HDSLR's
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  • akpe ododoru 1 year ago
    Wow...what a fantastic video. Can you pls explain how you where able to achieve the slow motions?
  • Philip Bloom pro 1 year ago
    twixtor plug in
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  • Duncan Nicoll plus 1 year ago
    Really beautiful Phil, really loving the cave shots as well as the lovely frothyness.
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  • S.P. Bailey plus 1 year ago
    Wow...not much else to say other than that...well, okay, lots more but I'll keep it short. Been learning from you for a while and am a huge fan. Way to go...

    One thing not covered in your 7D DVD, exporting...anything special to this once editing and color correction complete in order to get the cleanest output?
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  • amankerstudio plus 1 year ago
    great video,
    love your work :)
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  • Jeffrey Butler plus 1 year ago
    Dude. Dude! Really, dude. This is my favorite of all your stuff. Your TL is way cool - but seriously - this is sooo dreamy wonderful. I love the sea; love the light; at 2:09 - it's like another world; this is epic. The splash of color at :38 really adds to this. Wow. I don't think I've ever bothered saying anything before with all the comments you get; but I had to this time. Something about this...it's transporting...it's narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures...ie epic. There's a brilliant kernel in here that I love. It's rich, man, rich. The shot with the tanker at 2:13 is a let down after the previous shot, though (sorry :) Well done!
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  • puregroove 1 year ago
    Wow, everything flows so nicely. Awesome work!
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  • Alessandro Rovere 1 year ago
    Wow! Amazing pictures, especially the first part. And a wonderful accoustic ;-)
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  • Philip, I really love what you are doing!
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  • Michael Finn 1 year ago
    After seeing this my wife said, "Wow, maybe you should get a 5D." What city are in now?--I might have to come give you a hug!
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  • Alex Nakone Films plus 1 year ago
    Philip,

    I have been watching your stuff for a while and this is one of the best I have seen
    "Sea" was includeed in a page from Blake Whitman called "these are Videos" vimeo.com/channels/thesearevideos

    If you get a chance.. have a look.
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  • Amazing work once again. I think we are watching the evolution of a new genre. "The Phillip Bloom". Love the vids and thank for then inspiration.
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  • cassidy 1 year ago
    Like always, u amaze me with your work.
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  • Inspiring.
    Beautifull.
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  • gary nadeau plus 1 year ago
    Stunning work... AS ALWAYS!!!!
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  • Hak en Haai 1 year ago
    mmm that's how I actually wanted to make it.
    I didn't come further than this..
    vimeo.com/1906267 @ 4:22
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  • cinematic, most cinematic work music uplifts the lighting, soon you will be doing narrative drama.

    Jd
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  • Carl Olson plus 1 year ago
    Philip, just when I think we mere mortals might just come barely within reach of your skills as a cinematographer and filmmaker, you raise the bar! We'll keep trying, and you just keep raising the bar! Beautiful, beautiful film. Thanks for sharing.
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  • Floyd Dean 1 year ago
    Philip, You always deliver wonderful work. Question on the music. Do you pay rights for this for this type of placement?
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  • Kenny Theysen 1 year ago
    Very cool!! Nice work!
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  • Travis Guerra plus 1 year ago
    Loved it! Now I have to wipe the salt water mist of my monitor!
    Thanks Phil.
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