Shot with a Canon HF100.

Inspired by "Another Morning Walk" by Charlie McCarthy.

Music: "The Anhtkythera Mechanism" by BT

Camera Settings:
- 60i. This allows for the best slow motion (As opposed to 30p or 24p).
- Shutter priority mode using maximum shutter speed (1/2000).
- Shallow depth of Field created by locking the focus to objects that are 1 to 2 inches in front of the camera (Macro focus). I don't have a DOF adapter, but will be getting one soon.

Post:
- Edited in Sony Vegas.
- Color graded in Magic Bullet Looks.
- Speed changes were done by manipulating the velocity envelope (matching the changes with the music done by visually observing the waveform of the music track and making the changes on the beats).
- Speeds were slowed down anywhere from 50% to 12% with smart resampling.

Credits

504 Likes

  • Nate Felix 1 year ago
    WOW. Sami, that was...awsome. I loved it! I don't know how you got such a shallow depth of field with that camera either; it is gorgeous. Do you have a DOF adapter?

    The whole video had such an epic feel and was perfectly edited to the music...Nice Job!

    What did you shoot at? 60i?
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Nate. :)

    I don't have a DOF adapter (although I really want one). The depth of field was created through locking the focus to a very close object (2 inches away from the camera lense or so)... Macro focus video. This of course won't have practical uses other than shooting very close objects... like it won't make sense to have somebody be 2 inches away from the camera.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Also... yup, shot everything at 60i so I could get better slow motion in post.
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  • John Brain 1 year ago
    Just stunning Sami. For me, this is the best HF100 video clip I've seen so far on vimeo. Well done mate!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the very kind words John. :)
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  • Trankilstef 1 year ago
    Really really really impressive, and totally in harmony with the music you chosen! I got a HF10, just about to put some of my first HD vids on vimeo and I'd really love to make somethin' like this!!! I gotta try this as you made with the velocity enveloppe at the beginning, so cool! Put more of your work, I'm a new fan ;-)
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Trankilstef :) Go nuts with you HF10, don't be afraid to experiment and put your videos on vimeo for all to see!
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  • Mike Elder 1 year ago
    wow...awesome.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Mike. :)
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  • trompicho plus 1 year ago
    Fantásticas tomas y muy bien editado. Felicidades por el trabajo.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Gracias trompicho :)
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  • Chris R. 1 year ago
    Sami. Wonderful job. Mind if we ask some specifics on how you shot this? Frame rate..etc.
    Is the slow shutter effect purely from slowing down the clip? (velocity) or did you use another technique? Bravo!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Chris. I have added more specifics to the description of the clip.
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  • Maximilian Alexy plus 1 year ago
    fantastic
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  • Maximilian Alexy plus 1 year ago
    super music, super light, super colors, super cutting

    superb
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Maximilian. :)
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  • seaotter 1 year ago
    really like your angle of vision.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks dude. :)
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  • Charlie McCarthy plus 1 year ago
    Really nice work Sami. I love and speed changes and the editing! Thanks for sharing.
  • Blake Whitman staff 1 year ago
    ditto.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Charlie. Means a lot coming from you. And thank you Blake for including the video on the Staff Pick channel. Glad you liked it.
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  • jeff 1 year ago
    They should make this the Trailer to the next "Honey I shrunk the kids"
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    "and gave them wings..." :)
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  • Henry Kamp 1 year ago
    Very cool! I love the speed changes!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Henry.
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  • Thomas Lew plus 1 year ago
    wow man this is seriously cool
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Thomas :)
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  • Damn Sami! NICE!
  • Had to watch it again with the volume cranked up! Again, nice work!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Jay. :) Been following your great work recently. Really like it.
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  • Casey Weed 1 year ago
    Very well done!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Casey.
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  • Cody Jensen 1 year ago
    Memorizing.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Cody.
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  • Mark Williams 1 year ago
    Very artisically done piece. I really enjoyed it.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Mark.
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  • 喵喵 1 year ago
    Really niace!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thank you :)
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  • Todd Smaretsky 1 year ago
    Very beautiful. Are you using a lens adapter to get the depth of field you shot with?
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Todd. I don't have a DOF adapter, but I'm planning on getting one soon. I was able to get a shallow depth of field by macro focussing on objects that are 1 to 2 inches away from the lens and then locking the focus.
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  • Luke deBruijn 1 year ago
    I wish DOF adapters were in my price range (free). Really nice job editing to the music. I'm super jealous of your talent. I'm getting an HF10, but I'm sure I could never do anything like this.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Luke. I don't have a DOF adapter either :)

    Honestly, its a lot of observing other people's videos, reading about how to do certain things from various sources around the web, trial and error, experimenting etc... oh yeah, and patience with yourself :)

    Don't be afraid to experiment. Go crazy!
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  • Stefano Dooijes 1 year ago
    Beautiful. Nice job Sami.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Stefano.
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  • Ben Millett 1 year ago
    This was beautiful.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Ben.
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  • Stewart Johnstone 1 year ago
    That was great.
    There is so much to look at in a flower meadow.
    Stewart.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Stewart. Indeed there is. I didn't even realize it until I looked at the footage I took in slow motion. Its like a whole other world.
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 1 year ago
    Very inspiring, great edit on music.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Jan.
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  • Tosh Xiong 1 year ago
    Very nice! I like the color grading and the rewind at the end.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Tosh. :)
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  • ►Alex Leahu◄ 1 year ago
    I LOVE THIS VIDEO, was the video also edited in vegas very nice DOF, now I can't wait to see you use a real DOF adapter.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Alex. Yes the video was edited in vegas. Can't wait to get my hands on a real DOF adapter either :) Soon...
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  • PadawanGeek 1 year ago
    Nice video, but I think the CC was a bit overdone
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks PadawanGeek. Yeah, I ramped it up a bit. Wanted to create a "surreal" look. Still learning the art of CC and grading though. I guess since CC is more art than science, its becomes a matter of taste.
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  • michael baca plus 1 year ago
    amazing. color looked good i think. thats why it was called green
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Michael. :)
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  • Piotr Bargiel 1 year ago
    Unbelievable! I've seen similar pictures coming out of my HF100 but to put them in such a crafty manner the way you did, to make them dance to the music, do what you you wished them to do, no questions asked, is simply stunning! Man, this forces me to work way harder on my videos than previously... Great job, Sami!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Piotr :) I appreciate your very kind words. You know that I like your videos too :)
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  • alex haworth 1 year ago
    looks good fella, did you just use vegas to smooth the slowmo if so you should look into twixtor
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Alex. Yep, used vegas for the slomo. I read up on twixtor and would love to try it out, except that they don't make it for vegas :(
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  • Schräs 1 year ago
    looks wonderful, well edited and nice colors :-)
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Schräs. :)
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  • Paul Siwko-Bajon 1 year ago
    Very impressive! Great idea of "rewinding" all the shots at the end of the movie. It works great with the music. Very cool!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Paul :)
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  • Clan McCloud plus 1 year ago
    I love it, love it, love it. Such a simple yet great concept. Loved the editing, pacing, music, everything. Great work. Thanks for sharing.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Clan. Appreciate the kind words :)
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  • ZUPPORT 1 year ago
    super cool. i love it.
    whats that sound?
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Zupport. The music track is a cut up version of "The Anhtkythera Mechanism" by BT from the "This Binary Universe" album. BT is one of my favorite musicians. I would highly recommend checking out his music if you have the chance.
  • ZUPPORT 1 year ago
    nice, tnx :-)
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  • Philipp Ostermann 1 year ago
    Great Job!

    Very subtle blending FX & cuts, nice speedramps (though they seem more to be jump-cutted, but anyway, GREAT), amazing colors, as well as the often mentioned depth of field. Every single element is contributing perfectly to the very intense atmosphere.

    This is an outstanding work of art!

    Thx for this very present!
    All the best from Berlin!
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  • Philipp Ostermann 1 year ago
    One last thing... I bet u used After FX.. right?

    and the track... american beauty?

    For sure it is somewhat famous..
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the very kind words Philipp. I really appreciate it.

    I actually only used Sony Vegas (for editing) and Magic Bullet Looks (for color correction).

    The music track is a cut up version of "The Anhtkythera Mechanism" by BT from the "This Binary Universe" album. I love his work. Would definitely recommend everybody check out his work.
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  • Michael P. Steeves 1 year ago
    Dito, it's all been said before me.
    Nice work
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Michael.
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  • Hasan Ismail 1 year ago
    Dude... thats hauntingly beautiful!
    That quick rewind at the end is simply.. Sick.

    As for your question about MainConcept mp4 out of sync render, my quick guess and question would be, "Is the audio in reference recorded at 48KHz sample rate?" They're always main culprit for sync problems.

    Visiting MainConcept's site on mp4 encoding I see it uses ISO/IEC 14496-2 or H.263 codec. Since Vimeo recommends the use of H.264 codec, I'd try using H.264/AVC Codec available from MainConcept to see if it'd fix the problem. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2

    Cheers and thanks for sharing this vid Sami!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks a lot rastAsia :) Appreciate it.

    And thanks for the info. You've pointed me in the right direction
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  • Dan Valentine plus 1 year ago
    Wow, you made grass very attractive indeed. I no longer wish to mow my lawns......
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    :) Thanks Dan.
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  • Andres Victorero 1 year ago
    Very artistic video, congrats
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Andres.
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  • jordachelr 1 year ago
    really good..simply concept but perfect ..congrats!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks dude.
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  • John McDonough 1 year ago
    Wow - I just watched the first minute WITHOUT sound. Whew! I love the speed up and slow down effect.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks John :)
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  • rehan tahir 1 year ago
    amazing video - nice song
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Rehan.
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  • Jacob Stein 1 year ago
    Really beautiful. I love it!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Jacob :)
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  • Santi Trujillo 1 year ago
    Amazing, great concept and an expectacular deph of field, good job
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thank you Santi :)
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  • Nathan Sage 1 year ago
    Very, very well crafted. Works well with the music, and i love the stylization of your video.
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Nathan. Appreciate the kind words :)
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  • Jesu Torres 1 year ago
    i truly like the music ... really good selection with that one

    and i love how one sec. its slow motion then speeds up

    its adds flavor feeling into it

    Good one , Godbless
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Jesu, appreciate it.
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  • Jacob Stein 1 year ago
    Dang, you reply to every comment. Thats aamazing!
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    I figure that if somebody takes the time to write a comment then I should take the time to thank them :)
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  • RogerB1 plus 1 year ago
    Very VERY well done! I have the Canon HG10 but have been thinking of getting the HF10/100. It has been hard to find one with reallly good quality but now I have. thanks so much for posting. I saved it. :o)
  • Sami Takieddin plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Roger. :)

    The video and audio of the downloaded version are a little out of sync... something I'm trying to figure out how to fix. Seems like I can either get the downloaded version in sync or the online video in sync, but not both :)
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