Trip to Japan

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Kong37

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Just got back from spending a week in Japan and got some footage. Being that it was a partial business trip I captured what I could on the free time given. Hope you enjoy, feedback would be greatly appreciated :)

27mb file / 3:50min run time (sorry dial-up users)

"Sorry to those that got the broken link, had to take it down for a little cause of server space reasons. "

Here's a updated link to download the movie, thanks Unix for the yousendit.com suggestion. It'll expire in 7 days, enjoy.

http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10EWFCHU66E5F0OUDIX01DQGE8
 
THanks for sharing; I love taking little virtual trips to places I'll prbally never get to go. Especailly, the orient; a place I find fascinating. THis was nice; had a kinf 'Lost In Translation' vibe is some sequences; a little heavy on the usage of Velocity Env or Timelapse as I wanted it to slow down at times to enjoy the imagery and the Gamma looks a little bright in some shots.

Other than that? I liked this.
 
Great video. I especially like the shots going up the elevator and looking down on the street. I agree with john about the timelapsing. Add a few more slower shots, but overall this was very entertaining to watch. Good work.
 
Liked it a lot! I live in Tokyo and knew most of the places in the footage. As for the timelapsing, I disagree with the above 2 comments. If you've been to Tokyo, you know how fast-paced everything is. Timelapsing is the best way to sort of observe this way of life. In the country side, you can slow things down and appreciate the beauty but timelapsing the city, especially Tokyo, is really appropriate!

Anyway, good job! What were your camera settings?
 
very good. great observation of a very cool country. btw did anyone try to stop you from filming? i had some problems in HK people are very camera shy. lol
 
Thank you very much for the comments. I was thinking of posting my objectives of the clip with the initial posting, but decided to just let it run and see what came about. This is an expression of what i saw on my one week visit. The reason for the heavy timelapsing was because, as oscar-jaylen pointed out; Japan is very fast-paced. Being it was my first visit, I wasn't used to dodging bodies left and right on a typical walk through the city and people sprinting to catch a train that's packed like sardines. It was an amazing experience with the kindest people I've ever met. Being bowed to in the local KFC was pretty interesting :) I'd recommend anyone to take the visit.

John: Thanks for your comments, is there specific scenes where you felt the gamma was too high? Let me know so that I can tighten it up a bit. Your opinions are important to me as I am a fan of your work :) Thanks again.

Oscar: I totally agree with you, I think you have to actually make the visit to see what type of scene Japan really is. Pictures in books and even video footage just doesn't do it any justice. I loved it and was sad to leave. As for my settings, nothing crazy, just set my detail level to -4, chroma level to +1, mast.ped -1 and shot in cine-like_v. Thanks for your comments :)

Spidey: Suprisingly I didn't get any hassles from anyone while filming. I must admit I was quite nervous to bring out the camera in certain locations. I didn't want to be disrespectful and also didn't want people to think I was some kind of pervert, considering there are many young school girls in short skirts. I just figured life would continue moving regardless if I chose to capture it or not. I chose to capture it :) thanks again for the comments.
 
i really dig stuff like this. thanks for showing. a lot of the shots look very cool. and great music. where is it from?
 
KOVAROVA: Thanks a lot :) The music is DJ Krush "Beyond Raging Waves". On my way to there I ran through many music possibilities on my ipod. I was thinking of something a lot slower and sedative, but at the end of my first day there I knew I would shift to something with a faster tempo. Thanks again :)

greeches: I was able to capture about 2 hours of footage. I really hoped for more, but I got what I could considering it was a partial business trip. Thanks again for your comments.
 
SORRY, unfortunately I had to take this movie down due to bandwidth issues. Thanks to all who viewed and commented. I'll attempt to repost once I get my own server space :)

If your a moderator feel free to delete this thread.
 
Kong37 said:
SORRY, unfortunately I had to take this movie down due to bandwidth issues. Thanks to all who viewed and commented. I'll attempt to repost once I get my own server space :)

If your a moderator feel free to delete this thread.
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I SO wanted to see this :(
 
Hello. Didn't get a chance to see your film but please let me know if you put it up again.
If you spend a little time around any of the key towns in Tokyo there are cameras everywhere almost all the time. I see at least one PD150 or pd170 a day if I go to Shibuya or Shinjuku. There are TV people, tourists, indie film makers of all levels around, especially on weekends.

We've never had a hastle shooting except in the building where I work which has the most amazing lobby. Outside you can shoot almost anywhere, though Yakuza and Right Wingers are not safe to shoot. Inside it is harder unless you look like a pro with a TV channel or a lost foreign tourist. Even on trains and platforms you can get away with some shooting if you are not too obvious about it.

Maybe it is just because the sheer number of cameras here makes it hard to enforce. But I have heard that proper productions can have a really hard time getting clearance. Even "Lost in Translation" was rumored to have shot their train scenes guerilla style.

As for Tokyo. I came here for a 2 week visit and fell in love with the place. 5 years later it just seems like home but still amazes me. Kong37 is right, you need to come here to really appreciate it. Amazing, crazy and beautifully unique.
 
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