Holiday in Tenerife

Marc Peters · #1 (**permalink**) 06-27-2009, 11:02 PM

A first draft of my getaway in Tenerife. Believe it or not, it was a beach holiday! Shot on my little panasonic SD9 with no post colour correction as yet.

Tenerife 09 on Vimeo

Chapman Photography · #2 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 04:36 AM

Great video Marc. You take the best vacations...

The only sugestions I have is at the 13-14 second mark, I would have panned up to the blue sky then pan down to the next shot, using the blue sky as a seemless transition.

The other thing is the people walking, Id wait till they walk out of frame then make your cut. I really liked the time lapes at the end. You have a great eye

TimStannard · #3 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 05:06 PM

You don't half churn them out, Marc. And evey one is a gem.
Coupla questions.
I appreciate you're a master of the handheld fake crane/dolly shots, but how did you achieve the fake crane shot at approx 1.10. Surely that's more than from a crouch to standing position?

You've mentioned before that some of the "brilliance" in the colour of your films comes from using Magic Bullet Movie Looks - is that the one with about 50 presets? And if s, which preset(s) do you favour. (I have a versio that came with one of my purchases of Vegas, but can't see anything that might produce the results you seem to achieve)

And the third of my two questions - what (if any) precautions did you take with your camera when shooting the sunset. I ask as an acquaintance of mine tried the same trick in Egypt and ended up frying the CCDs on his camera!

Chapman Photography · #4 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 05:17 PM

Thats odd that he fried his CCD's.. shooting into the sun with modern cams is safe, from what I understand its only dangerous with tube cameras and I doubt many of those are even around any more..

TimStannard · #5 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 05:56 PM

Was a comparatively recent (ie 2004 model) - an NV-GS400. Had to be sent back to Panasonic for repair.

Chapman Photography · #6 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 06:12 PM

thats makes me rethink shooting into the sun

Marc Peters · #7 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by TimStannard

but how did you achieve the fake crane shot at approx 1.10. Surely that's more than from a crouch to standing position?

Nothing other than that (as far as I can remember!)

And if s, which preset(s) do you favour. (I have a versio that came with one of my purchases of Vegas, but can't see anything that might produce the results you seem to achieve)

I normally chose a preset amongst the stock emulation group. On the video posted here, I didn't use Magic Bullet at all.

And the third of my two questions - what (if any) precautions did you take with your camera when shooting the sunset. I ask as an acquaintance of mine tried the same trick in Egypt and ended up frying the CCDs on his camera!

I used a polarising filter for most of the video, including the sunset. I also used a cheap camera and it was the last thing I filmed on the holiday. I wouldn't really have filmed it otherwise!

Marc Peters · #8 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 08:08 PM

To add to my reply above, my favoured preset is No 85 under stock emulation. I gives it an old home movie style.

TimStannard · #9 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Marc Peters

(Fake crane)
Nothing other than that (as far as I can remember!)

Maybe you're very tall? Actually I forget that a little camera movement can look like so much more on the screen.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for sharing, Marc.

Marc Peters · #10 (**permalink**) 06-28-2009, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by TimStannard

Maybe you're very tall? Actually I forget that a little camera movement can look like so much more on the screen.

Thanks for sharing, Marc.[/QUOTE]

You clearly haven't met me Tim! The subject was also higher up and coming down the stairs. And I think I was standing on a rock so could go lower than my feet.