Perya - a Canon 7D short

Perya - a Canon 7D short · September 9th, 2009, 07:05 AM

Hi all! I'm really from the wedding forum but I (and my excellent videographer friends) had the great opportunity to test out the Canon 7D.

Here's what we came up with -

Thanks for watching!

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Canon Philippines lent us a pre-production model of the 7d. We got it Tuesday 6pm and had to return it the following Thursday at noon.

We wanted to document something truly Filipino and came up with the idea of shooting a "Perya". There really is no direct equivalent in English. It's not as grand as a carnival, not as permanent and posh as an amusement park, there are no pumpkins nor cows in competition like a country fair. It is what it is - a Perya.

Shot in 1920 x 1080 at 24p. Transcoded to XDcam codec. Edited in Premiere Pro CS3.

No color grading was utilized.

No additional lights used.

Matthew Roddy · September 9th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Absolutely beautifully shot and edited. Wonderful to watch. Good show!

Henry Olonga · September 9th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Yey !!!!!! At last a decent short where there isn't the rampant abuse of depth of field.Great use of the tool......I personally find razor thin DOF a little annoying to watch and you nailed it just right.Perhaps the camera with a crop sensor helps with that as well - keep it up!!!

Javier Salinas · September 10th, 2009, 04:01 AM

Completely amazing quality and beautiful idea plus great compositions and colors. Looks like a promising camera. Which lens did you use?

Jean-Philippe Archibald · September 10th, 2009, 06:23 AM

Stunning! I'm actually acting as a gaffer/AC on an independent feature long project for kids using a 5D Mark II. We can't go back shooting narrative with video camera after using these DSLR...!

Shawn Wright · September 11th, 2009, 08:02 PM

Terrific! Great color saturation. Felt very natural.

Alan Ortiz · September 12th, 2009, 02:15 PM

Content is king.

Joe Shaw · September 13th, 2009, 10:31 AM

I've raved about this and posted it on to many people. As Alan says, content is king. And what you have created is a fantastic little story and told it beautifully.

Jason Magbanua · September 22nd, 2009, 06:07 AM

Thanks all! =)

Ted Ramasola · September 22nd, 2009, 07:28 AM

Good Job Jason.

You guys did us proud. I was in Hidalgo last week to check on good ol' Ramon, he said 7d will be there by October. Do you have any info from the Canon people when in October they'll start shipping to the dealers?
I have a tourism location shoot with lotsa dark and challenging scenes, I could hold it off till I can get this cam to intercut with our JVC's.

Again, thanks for the great preview you guys did.

Mabuhay!
Ted

September 9th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#17
Henry Olonga Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Posts: 201	Fabulous stuff Yey !!!!!! At last a decent short where there isn't the rampant abuse of depth of field.Great use of the tool......I personally find razor thin DOF a little annoying to watch and you nailed it just right.Perhaps the camera with a crop sensor helps with that as well - keep it up!!! __________________ My vimeo page: http://vimeo.com/henryolonga/videos My website: www.henryolonga.net

September 10th, 2009, 06:23 AM	#19
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Stunning! I'm actually acting as a gaffer/AC on an independent feature long project for kids using a 5D Mark II. We can't go back shooting narrative with video camera after using these DSLR...! __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

September 13th, 2009, 10:31 AM	#22
Joe Shaw New Boot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 10	I've raved about this and posted it on to many people. As Alan says, content is king. And what you have created is a fantastic little story and told it beautifully. __________________ http://www.joe-shaw.co.uk

September 9th, 2009, 01:47 PM	#16
Matthew Roddy Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Riverside, Ca Posts: 307	Absolutely beautifully shot and edited. Wonderful to watch. Good show!

September 10th, 2009, 04:01 AM	#18
Javier Salinas Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Valencia (Spain) Posts: 52	Completely amazing quality and beautiful idea plus great compositions and colors. Looks like a promising camera. Which lens did you use?

September 11th, 2009, 08:02 PM	#20
Shawn Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana Posts: 50	Terrific! Great color saturation. Felt very natural.

September 12th, 2009, 02:15 PM	#21
Alan Ortiz Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 392	Content is king.

September 22nd, 2009, 06:07 AM	#23
Jason Magbanua Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 317	Thanks all! =)

September 22nd, 2009, 07:28 AM	#24
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	Good Job Jason. You guys did us proud. I was in Hidalgo last week to check on good ol' Ramon, he said 7d will be there by October. Do you have any info from the Canon people when in October they'll start shipping to the dealers? I have a tourism location shoot with lotsa dark and challenging scenes, I could hold it off till I can get this cam to intercut with our JVC's. Again, thanks for the great preview you guys did. Mabuhay! Ted