Shot on the Canon 5DmkII at 30p and conformed to 24p in Cinema Tools. This is the third in my “People” series. After “Sofia’s People” and “Dublin’s People”.
Shot on 5DmkII with 50mm F1.2 and Zacuto Z-Finder. No other support used.
My guy singing at the end was also conformed with the pitch changed to match the speed change.
Music is Taxi Driver by the great. Bernard Herrmann.
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Opening shot is done using the 7D in stills mode using an intervalometer as mentioned in previous blog.
Thomas B.
October 26, 2009 at 13:47Loved it! Awesome shots as always. The F1.2 really rocks. Such a great low light performance…
Sage
October 26, 2009 at 13:49Wow.
Mikey Barnes
October 26, 2009 at 13:50Fuck you give me a dollar! -awesome.
Szymon
October 26, 2009 at 14:00Nice. Did you do any color grading? or it’s straight from the camera?
Aaron Tharpe
October 26, 2009 at 14:19dude…gorgeous as usual. the conversion looks great!
rudy
October 26, 2009 at 14:42Brilliant as always. I was only in SF a few of months ago. You brought back some good memories.
Scott O'Reilly
October 26, 2009 at 14:45This was my personal favorite of your series because it seems to show a wider range of life then the others do.
All this fuss about 5D vs. 7D…but even without the much needed frame rates, the 5D image is just so amazingly warm and organic…I’d take that over in-camera-24p in a heart beat. I’d actually be much more excited if the new 5D firmware does 720 60 fps.
Ryan
October 26, 2009 at 14:49Amazing way to end the film!!!!! My girl i love it made my day lol.
what did you use for sound recording? It sounded good
pbloom
October 26, 2009 at 15:30internal mic only!
Voytech
October 26, 2009 at 14:51Tribute to your Homeless series? Certainly seemed so.
Connor Rickman
October 26, 2009 at 15:01Hi Philip,
I used to live in San Francisco in the Union Square area, I recognized pretty much all of those locations and even a lot of those people. Eventually you get to know the street performers and beggars after living there for so long. I wish I could have made it out to Re:Frame but I’m just a poor student, next time though. And next time you’re in SF make sure you ride the elevator at the Westin St. Francis hotel, best view of the city period.
Brett Kosmider
October 26, 2009 at 15:11Trolley shot going up hill at 2:06 is freakin amazing! Great work!
pansottin
October 26, 2009 at 15:25Again, Phil a lovely portrait of the most interesting thing to capture; human nature. A “human face” as John Houston said once in the desert.
This is dejá a Series. I love Series ,-) Keep on.
And again, the same question: how can I use music on my films? How about music rights for this kind of use? It´s just put the name and author of the tune at the end of the film? Help me on this, please. I would like to use music too on my petite web films.
Warmest regards.
Carol
October 26, 2009 at 18:18What would you recommend for audio if you wanted to do a proper scripted film with one of these cameras? It does add a layer of complexity to editing and a second person to do it with a DAT.
We wrote a post with pros and cons of DSLR-mania on our site, trying to stay objective amidst all the hype!
http://cinegenius.com/2009/10/dslr-mania/
pbloom
October 26, 2009 at 19:34I would recommend a proper sound recordist with a proper sound set up! Something like the Zoom H4N I use but with two mic inputs and not independent levels controls it’s limited.
Andrew Howe
October 26, 2009 at 19:02A great addition to the People series. Great observation as always and the trolley shot got a Wow.
Just the one smoker – you trying to cut down
Chuck T
October 26, 2009 at 19:24Thanks Philip-
This is my favorite of the series by far.
Jack Atley
October 26, 2009 at 21:22Thanks Phillip I really enjoyed that , it was quite compelling. I enjoy your style of visual story telling very much.
pbloom
October 26, 2009 at 23:53appreciate it Jack
Italo Brito
October 27, 2009 at 02:20Why did you choose to shoot with the 5DMkII in 30p and conform to 24p when you could have used your 7D in 24p native mode?
I mean, I see you saying everywhere that the 7D is a great camera, that its 24p is fantastic, but truth is you have been using the 5DMkII a lot more. Why is that?
pbloom
October 27, 2009 at 02:21use them equally. But I wanted and needed f1.2 50mm for this shoot so had to use 5d.
Rick
December 2, 2009 at 00:36Why not using 50mm 1.2L with 7D? I have a 7D and I’m looking for the 50mm 1.2L so I’m curious..? By the way I love your work!
pbloom
December 2, 2009 at 01:4650mm on 7d becomes like an 85mm with the 1.6 crop. i need something wider. Also i chose 5dmkii as it’s better in low light.
Paul
April 24, 2010 at 21:22I love the 50mm 1.2 with my 7D. Great for these kinds of portraits. I’ve used it in low light with great results, though a bit more noise than with 5D.
christopher schwartz
October 27, 2009 at 04:39Why did you need the f1.2?
pbloom
October 27, 2009 at 04:44i wanted that focal length and it was very dark!
Ben Bunch
October 27, 2009 at 19:52When you conformed in Cinema Tools did you then just retime in FCP?
Francis Shephard
October 28, 2009 at 05:41Beautiful film, lovely work. Nice one. I really enjoy watching these after downloading the best possible version i can get, usually from Exposure room. ahhhhhhhhhh no vimeo, stutters on a mac………..
One note though, using the key soundtrack from Taxi Driver, I don’t know, feels a bit off somehow.
It feels a bit like fat cyclists in lycra wearing the Yellow Jersey
Do you think you will go beyond this format of film making for yourself? have you got any aspirations to do a film which involves scenes and narrative? and your camera work.
These pieces you are doing are lovely aesthetic pieces, but where does that go? for you now ? – or is this becoming a business born out of a passion?
I think the world could go and see a Pbloom movie movie, I’d go watch it. Thats the true challenge I believe. Aesthetics and good framing, composition, camera use, is great, but the next level.
do you have interests in making your own film film – like cinema release?
NIgel Corroon
October 28, 2009 at 15:26Phil you appear to have handheld all your shots – or did you use any supporting devices? BTW you have nailed another one in this people series!
David Cherniack
October 29, 2009 at 12:19Whoa…Isn’t the opening shot the same 7D intervelometer (full chip/full raster stills) that’s in the comparison blog footage? If so, it may be misleading to title this clippage ’5D’. Until I watched the comparison and realized what was going on I was very impressed with the resolution of the 5D video in wide angle.
pbloom
October 29, 2009 at 12:27it is the same, shot. I don’t think it’s misleading. It’s the opening title. The film itself was all shot on the 5dmkII
David Cherniack
October 29, 2009 at 14:04Title? It’s a great shot. Who noticed a title over it? Maybe it misleads. Maybe I’m easily misled. Maybe I mislead myself….All the same I bet some others thought it was done on a 5D in video mode as well…at least those who are unfamiliar with the limitations of the camera in video mode that become amply clear in the comparison test.
(I once froze my ass off shooting on that hill. Returning from shooting in the Sonoma Valley where it was at least 30 degrees warmer.)
roemer
October 31, 2009 at 20:33Loved it too, just wondering… how did you do the lipsync at the end??? you converted it to 24p but it’s synced excellent!
Richard Crook
February 5, 2010 at 02:30For anyone who is interested, we compiled an “Idiots Guide to 5d Cinematography, Adobe Premiere Edition.” Talks about the workflow, tips, tricks, firmware, settings, and accessories for shooting video with the 5d…and also our recommendations.
If you have anything to add, please comment!
http://crookedpathfilms.com/blog/2010/02/04/a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-canon-5d-mk-ii-and-adobe-premiere-cs4/
Braden
March 8, 2010 at 17:45I’ve always wondered… Do you ask everyone permission before filming them? Or what is your method? Whenever I try to shoot like this in the US, all I get is people yelling at me to stop.
pbloom
March 8, 2010 at 17:46for close ups of course I ask first and never had an issue.
ben
June 1, 2010 at 00:34just wondering what iso you went up to in this (and indeed some of your other films shot in low light)… I’m coming to this anew from the still side and while most shot specs are given (Camera/lens/f:/fps) the iso is rarely mentioned, it would help a newbie understand the latitude.
Thanks and Great series…
pbloom
June 1, 2010 at 08:191600 for 99% 3200 for a couple of shots. I wouldn’t recommend that hight for clean shots though on the 5D
ben
June 7, 2010 at 17:45Thanks for getting back… Maybe slightly off topic but moving on from low light iso shooting to shooting in bright scenes with contrast, how do you feel about using the highlight tone priority setting (5D) and shooting at(clean)320iso,using a variable ND to control exposure…
I tried shooting in low light at 1250iso with htp set and the noise went through the roof, no where near as clean as yours at 3200…HTP not for low light…?
pbloom
June 7, 2010 at 21:02i use variable NDs/ Fader NDs all the time
Andrew Walton
August 24, 2010 at 02:46Beautifully shot, Philip! This “people” series is getting me really excited about picking up my 5d Mk2 in a few weeks (changed my mind after reading that lens blog, actually). Just seeing what this camera is capable of in the right hands is -very- encouraging.
And I know this has probably been covered before, but the 5d mk2 can shoot video in 24p after that latest firmware update, correct?
Benny Goodtimes
August 25, 2010 at 08:37Andrew,
Yes, you are correct.