Perya

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.

Khoi Pham · September 9th, 2009, 07:11 AM

Very nice, thank you.

Warren Gentry · September 9th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Jason, beautiful photography, and beautiful storytelling. Great job. What kind of jib do you have?

Jason Magbanua · September 9th, 2009, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warren Gentry

Jason, beautiful photography, and beautiful storytelling. Great job. What kind of jib do you have?

My friend Bob used a Kessler =)

Jonathan Bufkin · September 9th, 2009, 08:13 AM

Wow! Great storytelling!

Bill Pryor · September 9th, 2009, 08:51 AM

Looks good. What lens?

Dan Chung · September 9th, 2009, 09:07 AM

Jason,

This is great, exactly the kind of storytelling that I love. Keep up the good work.

Dan

Brian Parker · September 9th, 2009, 09:17 AM

Excellent short. Well told and beautiful cinematography.

Benjamin Eckstein · September 9th, 2009, 09:53 AM

Gorgeous. Waiting anxiously for this camera to ship!

Ken Diewert · September 9th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Beautiful piece Jason,

Reminds me of the small town 'fiestas' in Central America. Did I really see an 8-year old smoking at around 1:06?

Matt Buys · September 9th, 2009, 11:50 AM

Great stuff. Thanks.

Dan Brockett · September 9th, 2009, 12:00 PM

For some reason, this is stuttering like mad on my G5, even after it loads all of the way. But even with the compromised playback, this looks amazing. Nice work Jason.

*Update - my G5 had an old version of Flash, updated to the latest and it plays fine. Once again, some really nice documentary filmmaking. Love it.

Dan

Bill Pryor · September 9th, 2009, 12:16 PM

I'm watching on a MacBook Pro and it's playing fine. Sometimes Vimeo does that to me too, however.

Michael Murie · September 9th, 2009, 12:21 PM

Great piece of shooting. What lense(s) were you using?

Bill Koehler · September 9th, 2009, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Brockett

For some reason, this is stuttering like mad on my G5, even after it loads all of the way. But even with the compromised playback, this looks amazing. Nice work Jason.

Dan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Pryor

I'm watching on a MacBook Pro and it's playing fine. Sometimes Vimeo does that to me too, however.

I downloaded the source file and initially watched - or tried - using QuickTime.
This is running under Windows XP 32 bit. Stuttered like mad on an Intel Q6600.

Tried again using VLC 1.0.0 and it plays smooth as silk.

The quality of the video from the Canon DSLR's (5D2 & 7D) is really outstanding.
Your short has an excellent story and is a pleasure to watch.
As the kids said "Fun!, Fun!, Fun!, Fun!"

September 9th, 2009, 07:11 AM	#2
Khoi Pham Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 747	Very nice, thank you. __________________ Khoi Pham www.proeditproductions.com

September 9th, 2009, 08:13 AM	#5
Jonathan Bufkin Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 253	Wow! Great storytelling! __________________ Jon Bufkin focalpointcinematic.com

September 9th, 2009, 11:22 AM	#10
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Beautiful piece Jason, Reminds me of the small town 'fiestas' in Central America. Did I really see an 8-year old smoking at around 1:06? __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

September 9th, 2009, 12:00 PM	#12
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	For some reason, this is stuttering like mad on my G5, even after it loads all of the way. But even with the compromised playback, this looks amazing. Nice work Jason. Update - my G5 had an old version of Flash, updated to the latest and it plays fine. Once again, some really nice documentary filmmaking. Love it. Dan Last edited by Dan Brockett; September 9th, 2009 at 04:14 PM.*

September 9th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#3
Warren Gentry Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 28	Jason, beautiful photography, and beautiful storytelling. Great job. What kind of jib do you have?

September 9th, 2009, 08:51 AM	#6
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Looks good. What lens?

September 9th, 2009, 09:07 AM	#7
Dan Chung Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Beijing Posts: 665	Jason, This is great, exactly the kind of storytelling that I love. Keep up the good work. Dan

September 9th, 2009, 09:17 AM	#8
Brian Parker Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tokyo Posts: 230	Excellent short. Well told and beautiful cinematography.

September 9th, 2009, 09:53 AM	#9
Benjamin Eckstein Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 380 Images: 1	Gorgeous. Waiting anxiously for this camera to ship!

September 9th, 2009, 11:50 AM	#11
Matt Buys Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 426	Great stuff. Thanks.

September 9th, 2009, 12:16 PM	#13
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I'm watching on a MacBook Pro and it's playing fine. Sometimes Vimeo does that to me too, however.

September 9th, 2009, 12:21 PM	#14
Michael Murie Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 205	Great piece of shooting. What lense(s) were you using?