Birmingham

Woke up very early and thought about catching the light of the first hour of the day. The strange thing is that it was dry all night, but as soon as the sun rose it started to rain! Thankfully that didn't last for long, so I grabbed my gear and went to our local park.. again.

This is my first real 5D MKII video by the way. The full thing should be finished soon.

Birmingham City Centre in the UK. Showing the City and its diversity. Filmed on the Sony EX1

This video was shot using my 7 year old Sony TRV20E camcorder last winter (2008). I did the primary editing and colour correction in FCP, then used Motion to colour correct again and add the subs. Finally got the whole thing back to FCP to mix the sound and export the job.

Only after finishing this mini project I realised that I really need a new camera :)

5x5 is another Vimeo trend I wanted to try. I find it a good way to use some usually useless material :)

The Lenspecker

The Bars

The Bee

The Shoe

The End

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BTW, I found this thing to be harder than it looks!

A short film directed by Matt Watkins featuring Lucy McLauchlan's improvised painting process and the harvesting of urban detritus. Tacit was filmed between locations in Birmingham and Walsall Art Gallery.

The soundtrack was composed, performed and recorded by McLauchlan and Watkins with a circuit bent broken radio and a 'prepared' piano in the reception of Birmingham's Custard Factory.

Thanks to Rich Coldicott for helping with the photography.