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Category: Documentary

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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Philip Bloom is a world-renowned filmmaker who, for the past 13 years of his 30-year career has specialized in creating incredible cinematic images no matter what the camera.

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  • 16th January 2020

    Quite possibly the greatest vlogging set up in the world!

  • 20th December 2019

    10 years on: The tale of Lucasfilm, Skywalker Ranch, Star Wars and Canon DSLRs on a 40 foot screen!

  • 13th September 2019

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

  • 9th August 2019

    Win the new Zacuto Fuji XT-3 cage!

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  • This could well be the perfect vlogging set up. The @sonyalpha A6600, @sigmauk 16mm F1.4, @rodemic videomic NTG and the new Bluetooth hand grip from Sony. Check out my in-depth blog post in my website (link in bio) for all the reasons why I think this. 🙂
  • They say good tripods and tripod heads outlast cameras by a long time. Here is proof... I needed to use my 100mm bowl hi-hat this evening to get my @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 in the right position. On the Hi-hat is my @sachtlersytems Video 18 head which I think is probably about 30 years old now and is still going strong. It will probably still be going strong in another 30 years! The detectives amongst you won’t find it hard to work out what’s being reflected in my lens. Just look at my recent posts!
  • 1 second handheld exposure with the @fujifilm_global #GFX100 Such a great camera in so many ways and the IBIS is pretty impressive too!
  • Why you should adopt a black rescue cat ❤️ @skiathoscatwelfareassociation @skiathoscatgiftshopadoption @thebloomcats @skiathos #skiathos #greekcat #blackcat #rescuecat
  • I was shooting in my office this evening with the @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 when Lollipop distracted me as you can see if you swipe to the video clip! 😃
  • Mini gear review: My @sonyprofilmmaking PXW-FX9 with the absolutely superb @woodencamera V-Lock battery adaptor. It’s really slick, light and adds very little bulk unlike the HUGE official extension back. Apart from powering the camera with v-locks (or gold mounts if you get that one) it gives you three d-tap power outs, so with the one on my battery I have gone from zero power output options to four! Two is about as many as I would need (EVF & monitor) but it’s nice to have them. Really nice feature is you keep your BP-U battery in so you can hot swap your v-lock when it’s flat and not lose power to the camera. It’s also nice that you can use any size BP-U battery, even the really big ones that stick out as the wooden camera plate can sit at any angle thanks to nice lever mechanism on the right hand side. Only downside is the price. It’s not cheap at $450. It is $2000 cheaper than the Sony XDCA-FX9 extension back though which is the official way of using v-locks and power out of the camera. Did I already say that thing is HUGEEEEEEE! In part due to the space for a slot in audio receiver but still....what it does have over this wooden camera option that would be nice to have is the 16 bit raw out connection. Other then that the other things like Ethernet am not fussed about. There will be a Hawks Wood plate soon which I expect will be cheaper. I don’t know if it will be hot swappable and I don’t think you will be able to angle it like this one. I think this is an essential purchase for any FX9 owner. It gives you much better I/O power options and adds a nice bit of balance for on the shoulder shooting. https://woodencamera.com/pages/sony-fx9-accessory-kits My FX9 full review will be out this month by the way. All photos with the Fuji GFX100 110mm F2 On the FX9 is the Sigma 105mm F1.4 (works great) as well as the @zacuto extension arm, z-finder frame and axis mini. Yes, that’s my own branded V-Lock, sorry they aren’t for sale am afraid (not yet anyway!) That’s the @smallrig_official top plate on there and to finish it off that’s a @rodemic ntg-5. That should hopefully stop people asking what something is in the photo but we all know it won’t! 😩
  • I finally got round to putting my 8mm and super 8mm cameras (as well as one 16mm camera) onto the fireplace wall in my office. I bet there is some smarty pants who can name them all...oh and yes, they all still work. You can photo detail of the edit suite part in a post from a few days ago. You can the first photo with proper detail at Flickr.com/philipbloom
  • I’ve spent a fair amount of time the past week getting my edit suite/ office back into shape. It became a place that was hard to be productive in and I’ve spent a lot of time in there this year. Now it’s looking lovely and everything is organised properly including all the cameras, lenses, lights etc. Even down to separate drawers for quick release plates and spare lens caps. These photos just concentrate on my post production corner. I can’t give you exact specs or models for everyone off the top of my head. There’s two computers there, my iMac Pro and an MSI PC. That’s a 38” LG 21:9 monitor which is perfect for editing and an Atomos Sumo above for full screen playback. I mostly use the iMac Pro but the MSI still gets a look in. As you can see my love of cats (the animals not the film) and Star Wars is very evident. It’s important for me to have my workspace feel as comfortable as possible, that’s why I have instax photos of my loved ones stuck to my iMac Pro. My cats tend to sit with me whilst I am editing. There are a couple more beds on the floor and Jimmy like to sit on the second office chair if it’s pushed close enough to the desk. My favourite camera ever sits close by not just for decoration but also when I went to use it and I still do. The Event monitors sound superb as does the RØDE Microphones Classic II. All three screens are calibrated with Datacolor Spyder Elite. The chair is great too. Very ergonomic. From noblechairs That cast of Han Solo in carbonite is made from the actual cast made of Harrison Ford that was used in Empire Strike Back. You can see other little things if you look closely, like the Blind Spot Scorpion light which I set up there for a back light when filming myself. I’ve also set up a semi permanent shot gun mic and retractable key light. All for another post.
  • Merry Christmas from @thebloomcats and of course me. I hope you all have a good day! Whether you celebrate it for religious reasons, or its a time to get together with your family or perhaps just a day off work...even if it doesn’t mean a thing to you, it doesn’t matter, as every day should be a good day 🙂 I will be Kevin McCallister as poor little Bertie needs special care right now so I will have to see my family another time. But at least I will have these lovely little creatures around me. Photos taken with the Fuji GFX 100, which won my stills camera of the year in my “Best Camera Gear of 2019” video If you haven’t seen it yet then you are missing out on the best thing on TV over Christmas! Head over to my YT Channel to watch! 🙂 Youtube.com/philipbloom or go to my bio for a clickable link! 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

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