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New documentary series: The Skiathos Kittens, all 3 parts now LIVE!

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7th August 2018

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New mini-doc “The Pole Dancer” made as part of my new Cinematic Masterclass training series

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25th September 2017

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The Wood Carver: Sony FS5

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27th December 2015

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My Dad

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22nd March 2015

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“The Wonder List” Series Trailer

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20th January 2015

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Confluence: documentary I shot on 5DmkII and 7D now available on Vimeo to watch for free!

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23rd April 2014

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An Amish Man

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9th November 2013

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Facebook for Educators

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15th October 2013

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4 Inches Of Ice

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5th February 2013

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Portrait Of A Percussionist

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30th November 2012

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The Tracker & The Banker

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5th November 2012

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My 4th and final South African mini doc finishing in grand style! “The Tracker & The Banker” Epic stuff on the 1DX and FS700!

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2nd November 2012

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Extremely personal mini doc on why Movember is so important to me and why if affects us all…Now subtitled in various languages

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28th October 2012

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The Sea Water Drinkers

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24th October 2012

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Portrait Of A Projectionist

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18th October 2012

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  • 13th September 2019

    Test footage with the new Sony PXW-FX9. The full- frame video camera we have been waiting for?

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  • The @sigmauk #Sigmafp camera is working a lot better thanks to the new firmware release a week ago. The image issues like the flickering have gone. It’s still got a number of key things I would like to be improved but it’s getting there. It’s a unique camera, something different. Is it better than what is already out there? Well...it’s just different. I am sure that answer satisfies you completely! 😃 There are some photos of Harriet in this post and I will stick them on Flickr for you to look at (Flickr.com/Philipbloom) All of them are shot with the very nice and compact 45mm F2.8 lens that you can buy with the camera. My testing...when I able to get away from the edit suite which is basically where I live right now! That’s the @samsunguk T5 on a @smallrig_official bracket which I use to shoot the (uncompressed) CDNG raw in 10 of 12 bit depending on frame rate.
  • So many great images captured on that #Vanuatu shoot 5 years ago (and 16,000 KM from my home in London) both in video and stills. These photos were taken with my (at the time) one month old #Pentax645z
  • It’s exactly 5 years ago that I was filming in (the very far away) #Vanuatu for The Wonder List with my brand new @sonyprofilmmaking FS7. How is that already 5 years ago?? 5 years on I have the new Sony FX9 to play with and whilst it’s not officially a replacement for the FS7 II it feels like the successor in every way. Very impressed with it so far...more to come when I have used it more. Photo probably taken by @cassiusmk (was it?)
  • (8 Photos) I have the @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 for a week and half to make a video for Sony with it. I will be getting my own one soon. In the meantime I have set it up to pretty much the same way my FS7 is set up. Can you use it with just the stuff out of the box? Absolutely. It is way better than my FS7 was out of the box. For me though, I need a proper EVF (The Zacuto Gratical eye) and when shooting on a tripod my @smallhd HD 702 touch monitor. The Gratical Eye requires power and rather annoyingly there still is no power out on the FX9 without the extension back. My SWIT BP batteries JUST have enough of the D-Tap out to fit the plug, barely though. There are some @hawkwoods_uk_ltd batteries with D-Tap on the rear but I really don't want to buy a whole new set of batteries. That's the @rodemic NTG 4 with a @smallrig_official mic holder. The camera's LCD screen is on the Zacuto Z-American arm and the monitor is on a nice little thing called the z-rail ball mount (uses Nato rails) from Zacuto too. The EVF is also on a @zacuto EVF bracket. It's on the @miller_tripods Compass 12 head. All photos taken with @sonyalpha A7RIII and @sigmauk ART 105mm F1.4 @sonyprousa
  • It’s finally here! Two months after giving the rental one back my own @fujifilmx_uk #GFX100 has arrived! I LOVE this camera. Both the stills and video are stunning. 100 megapixel stills are astonishing and it’s the fastest stills medium format camera I have ever used. Video wise it’s 10bit internal, 4K medium format with no crop, rolling shutter isn’t bad, it has very good IBIS and the phase detection autofocus isn’t too shabby!! If you haven’t seen my film “Charmolipi” yet then head over to my YouTube to watch it. I think it’s the best thing I have made... The first photo is with the @metabones speedbooster for Hasselblad lenses giving it effectively the full film medium format frame of view. Second photo is the crazy good @venuslaowa 17mm wide angle. Way wider than any other FUJI GFX lens, equivalent to around 13mm full frame. I love this camera! Time to sell my GFX 50s! Photos with the Sony A7Riv and the amazing @sigmauk 105mm F1.4 ART
  • This is some test footage made for my review of the @zhiyun_tech Weebil-S gimbal that’s live now! Head over to YouTube.com/Philipbloom to watch it! (link also in bio) Shot with the @sonyalpha A7RIV and 24mm GM.
  • Can you do any better? If you think you can upload it, add the hashtag and let me know! (Yes, this is not the proper way to hold a gimbal! 😱) The #OneHandedChallenge is just part of my epic review of the @zhiyun_tech Weebill-S which is now LIVE! Link in bio or just head to YouTube.com/philipbloom It’s the usual mix of my assessment, “cinematic” footage, cats, music and silliness. This one has an extra dose of it and features appearances from (amongst others) @geraldundone @genenagata @currently.hannah @atolavisuals It’s the usual length so watch in comfort with your feet up and your favourite drink in your hand. Just don’t hold it straight out too long either as that will get heavy too!😁 #sponsored Music from @audionetwork
  • Lots of testing tonight to see what the @zhiyun_tech Weebill S can take. First photo is the @zcamcc E2 S6. Second photo is @sigmauk fp Third photo is the @blackmagicnewsofficial pocket 4K (with @smallrig_official counterweights)
  • See it in 4K properly on YouTube at YouTube.com/Philipbloom (link in bio) This is obviously not a review, I may do one but it is all time dependent and probably won't be until a few kinks have been ironed out of the camera. I had a meeting in central London on Monday afternoon so I took the new Sigma FP in with me, on loan from @sigmauk, and got these shots on my way in and on my way home. I used the viewfinder attachment, all shot handheld. I have only had the camera a few days and this was my first time to actually shoot with it even if it was a few shots on my walk back! -------------------------------------------------------------------- OPENING TRAVEL SHOTS SIGMA ART 24MM EVERYTHING ELSE IS SIGMA 50MM ART RECORDED USING THE INTERNAL ALL-I MOV SOME CINEMA DNG 10 BIT RAW FRAME RATES USED 25P, 50P, 100P, 120P ISO BETWEEN 100 AND 12,800 PROFILE USED WAS MODIFIED CINEMA MODE ELECTRONIC STABILISATION USED ON ALL SHOTS EXCEPT RAW GRADED WITH NITRATE 10% off at bit.ly/fcnitrate Featuring @flaviarules Featuring a cameo of @cat_called_moo at the end ❤️

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