Hi everyone.
It's been a while since I've posted since I've been super slammed at work and then I also have been hard at work editing this documentary style music video for New York based artist Taiyo Na for his song Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother). It's a music video dedicated to not only immigrant mothers but all our moms. It was completed just this past Thanksgiving weekend and done in time to commemorate and give thanks to our moms. And I wanted to finally share it here.
The process of this film was a community based one so much of the footage was shot by youth and adults who had very little experience using a camera. So in many respects this piece is a different kind of music video not that aesthetics are thrown out the window but that it is a much more process driven creation. The piece was shot with two GH1s with much of the stock lens footage on auto focus. Although I hate working with autofocus, we just didn't have the time to teach people how to use the camera, the goal was more here's a camera point and shoot with it. So in a way this is an experimental process, so yes from a technical stand point some footage shows some of the GH1's issues and problems.
But I wanted to post this MV to show that sometimes we focus too much on the pixel peeping and the things that suck or are lacking about a camera and not enough time on the content or heart of a piece. Ultimately, we've said it many a time. We are telling a story. If that story is powerful enough I think then sometimes we can look beyond the negatives and see the real possibility of doing a lot with so little.
And that's sort of what we did with this music video. Looked at using what we got now and to push it as far as we could to tell a compelling story. As many have said many a time in this forum, it's not the camera but what you do with it that counts.
I hope this little piece can inspire others to go out and shoot with the little you have and not get trapped in the trappings of always having to have the best camera, the best rig, etc. etc.
Quite honestly, I came to DVXUser a few years back as a doc filmmaker with no formal training and have learned so much from this community. Lots of talent and giving people who have inspired me both technically and creatively. This piece definitely could not have been made with out you all.
Special shots outs to Barry and Kholi who test the limits of current gear, give thorough accurate information based on experience, and provide encouragement and feedback so that we all can go out and make our films right.
So as this MV is about saying thanks to our moms. I just want to say thank you to the community here at DVXuser. You all are helpful and "lovely to me".
Much respect,
Gary
Panasonic GH1 720 / 24P
14-140mm F4.0-5.8
Canon FD 24mm F2.0
Canon FD 50mm F1.4
Canon FD 85mm F1.8
indiRAILSpro MP
indiSLIDERmini
Wondlan Pegasus II DV Stabilizer
It's been a while since I've posted since I've been super slammed at work and then I also have been hard at work editing this documentary style music video for New York based artist Taiyo Na for his song Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother). It's a music video dedicated to not only immigrant mothers but all our moms. It was completed just this past Thanksgiving weekend and done in time to commemorate and give thanks to our moms. And I wanted to finally share it here.
The process of this film was a community based one so much of the footage was shot by youth and adults who had very little experience using a camera. So in many respects this piece is a different kind of music video not that aesthetics are thrown out the window but that it is a much more process driven creation. The piece was shot with two GH1s with much of the stock lens footage on auto focus. Although I hate working with autofocus, we just didn't have the time to teach people how to use the camera, the goal was more here's a camera point and shoot with it. So in a way this is an experimental process, so yes from a technical stand point some footage shows some of the GH1's issues and problems.
But I wanted to post this MV to show that sometimes we focus too much on the pixel peeping and the things that suck or are lacking about a camera and not enough time on the content or heart of a piece. Ultimately, we've said it many a time. We are telling a story. If that story is powerful enough I think then sometimes we can look beyond the negatives and see the real possibility of doing a lot with so little.
And that's sort of what we did with this music video. Looked at using what we got now and to push it as far as we could to tell a compelling story. As many have said many a time in this forum, it's not the camera but what you do with it that counts.
I hope this little piece can inspire others to go out and shoot with the little you have and not get trapped in the trappings of always having to have the best camera, the best rig, etc. etc.
Quite honestly, I came to DVXUser a few years back as a doc filmmaker with no formal training and have learned so much from this community. Lots of talent and giving people who have inspired me both technically and creatively. This piece definitely could not have been made with out you all.
Special shots outs to Barry and Kholi who test the limits of current gear, give thorough accurate information based on experience, and provide encouragement and feedback so that we all can go out and make our films right.
So as this MV is about saying thanks to our moms. I just want to say thank you to the community here at DVXuser. You all are helpful and "lovely to me".
Much respect,
Gary
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Panasonic GH1 720 / 24P
14-140mm F4.0-5.8
Canon FD 24mm F2.0
Canon FD 50mm F1.4
Canon FD 85mm F1.8
indiRAILSpro MP
indiSLIDERmini
Wondlan Pegasus II DV Stabilizer
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