Shooting a Commercial for Greenpeace in India on the 5d at DVinfo.net

Phil Bloom · July 21st, 2009, 12:13 PM

I am shooting a 90 Second spot for Greenpeace to be shown in the ad breaks on Nat Geo, CNN and Al Jaz. I have written a blog on my first day's shooting including a videoblog going through my entire kit bag!

Philip Bloom Blog Archive Greenpeace 90 second commercial in Delhi, India on the Canon 5dmkII. Includes new Videoblog!

Marcus Marchesseault · July 23rd, 2009, 09:34 PM

Thanks for going to the effort to document everything for the rest of us. As usual, I find your posts to be informative and a bit humbling.

You had a fairly broad assortment of lenses in your kit even though you were overall rather portable. What lenses did you find indispensable on this shoot?

Thanks for providing the model number of that monopod. A monopod with a stabilizer arm is my preferred method of shooting run-n-gun and it might be time for an upgrade. I sometimes shoot walking shots with the monopod as a stabilizer and I wouldn't want the feet to get in the way. How quickly do the feet retract?

Simon Denny · July 24th, 2009, 07:54 AM

Hey Philip,
How is the camera as a still's camera.
What lens do you find works best for stills.

Cheers

Phil Bloom · September 22nd, 2009, 12:42 AM

here is the commercial finally!

Philip Bloom Greenpeace Commercial: Voices of Change

Reggie Moser · September 22nd, 2009, 09:35 AM

Nicely shot....did you convert to 24p with cinema tools?

Phil Bloom · September 22nd, 2009, 07:41 PM

no it's 30p

Tom Daigon · September 22nd, 2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie Moser

Nicely shot....did you convert to 24p with cinema tools?

Well, heres one person who cant tell the difference. I guess Im not the only one. ;-)

Richard Gooderick · September 23rd, 2009, 04:09 AM

I may be wrong but doesn't Vimeo convert HD files to 24p?

Phil Bloom · September 23rd, 2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Gooderick

I may be wrong but doesn't Vimeo convert HD files to 24p?

they used to, now it's native

Richard Gooderick · September 23rd, 2009, 10:38 AM

Thanks. I didn't know that. That's very helpful. Will try staying with 30p on the next edit.

Gerdy Vandermeersch · September 30th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Wow, that's a nice clip. Cool editing too, the tracking titles are cool and the dof. Amazing, again.

I'm new on the forum and use the Canon Xha1 + Letus Extreme (thanks to you who talked good things about it in one of your movies on Mitcorp) and oldschool Canon FD-lenses now for my projects.

Currently I'm experimenting with the Canon 500D, but the full frame 5d Mark II is such an amazing camera if I see your results.

A fan
Gerdy

Dutch Rall · September 30th, 2009, 09:14 AM

Really beautiful work Mr. Bloom. Congratulations.

Last week, in no small part because of your work examples, I found myself holding a 5D shooting dancers in the blisteringly hot countryside outside of Mazatlan (on a tequila plantation) for a project for the Guggenheim Foundation. Had no time to test the set-up before departure.

It all worked amazingly and the raw footage makes everyone involved very happy.
So, thanks for your scouting and pioneering.

July 21st, 2009, 12:13 PM	#1
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Shooting a Commercial for Greenpeace in India on the 5d I am shooting a 90 Second spot for Greenpeace to be shown in the ad breaks on Nat Geo, CNN and Al Jaz. I have written a blog on my first day's shooting including a videoblog going through my entire kit bag! Philip Bloom Blog Archive Greenpeace 90 second commercial in Delhi, India on the Canon 5dmkII. Includes new Videoblog! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

September 22nd, 2009, 12:42 AM	#4
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	here is the commercial finally! Philip Bloom Greenpeace Commercial: Voices of Change __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

September 22nd, 2009, 07:41 PM	#6
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	no it's 30p __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

September 23rd, 2009, 04:09 AM	#8
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	I may be wrong but doesn't Vimeo convert HD files to 24p? __________________ http://www.gooderick.com

September 23rd, 2009, 10:38 AM	#10
Richard Gooderick Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 795	Thanks. I didn't know that. That's very helpful. Will try staying with 30p on the next edit. __________________ http://www.gooderick.com

July 23rd, 2009, 09:34 PM	#2
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	Thanks for going to the effort to document everything for the rest of us. As usual, I find your posts to be informative and a bit humbling. You had a fairly broad assortment of lenses in your kit even though you were overall rather portable. What lenses did you find indispensable on this shoot? Thanks for providing the model number of that monopod. A monopod with a stabilizer arm is my preferred method of shooting run-n-gun and it might be time for an upgrade. I sometimes shoot walking shots with the monopod as a stabilizer and I wouldn't want the feet to get in the way. How quickly do the feet retract?

July 24th, 2009, 07:54 AM	#3
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	Hey Philip, How is the camera as a still's camera. What lens do you find works best for stills. Cheers

September 22nd, 2009, 09:35 AM	#5
Reggie Moser Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 113	Nicely shot....did you convert to 24p with cinema tools?

September 30th, 2009, 03:35 AM	#11
Gerdy Vandermeersch Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ieper, Belgium Posts: 75	Wow, that's a nice clip. Cool editing too, the tracking titles are cool and the dof. Amazing, again. I'm new on the forum and use the Canon Xha1 + Letus Extreme (thanks to you who talked good things about it in one of your movies on Mitcorp) and oldschool Canon FD-lenses now for my projects. Currently I'm experimenting with the Canon 500D, but the full frame 5d Mark II is such an amazing camera if I see your results. A fan Gerdy

September 30th, 2009, 09:14 AM	#12
Dutch Rall Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 50	Really beautiful work Mr. Bloom. Congratulations. Last week, in no small part because of your work examples, I found myself holding a 5D shooting dancers in the blisteringly hot countryside outside of Mazatlan (on a tequila plantation) for a project for the Guggenheim Foundation. Had no time to test the set-up before departure. It all worked amazingly and the raw footage makes everyone involved very happy. So, thanks for your scouting and pioneering. __________________ http://www.dutchrall.com