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91. Critics: Promo 1
1 month ago
Filmed using EX1 and EX1 with Ultimate for Ugra time part of the Russian Hour.

£10 for first person to guess all shots done without Letus Ultimate!

Thanks to Ksenia

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  • FX Films plus 1 year ago
    amazing as usual Phil...Vimeo was designed for you and the equipment you use!

    (p.s. u may remember me from our wedding film emails a while ago now, i loved your docu-style approach)
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    yeah i do. thanks!
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  • Adrian B 1 year ago
    Nice work. How do you handle appearance releases when shooting on the street? I'm guessing that this material may be used commercially at some point. Do you find it necessary to get written consent, or just assume that people out and about don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy?
    Having never done any for-profit work outside of the U.S., I don't know if rules vary from country to country.
    Thanks!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    everyone was keen to be filmed!
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  • Oliver 1 year ago
    You should add 'The legend that is' to the start of your name. This is spellbinding work.

    I'll forward this to Svetlana, my friend in Siberia - she will be extremely proud. The usual image of the place is nothing like this. This being luscious and real.
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    thanks, i wanted to portray what I saw, not what people already think they know!
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  • Ben Millett 1 year ago
    I'm always excited to see when you have new films. They are always a treat to watch. Your style will definitely take you far.
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  • ilolproductions 1 year ago
    I love how the people are posed in all of your films. No one ever has a fake smile or expression... they are genuinely happy like the bride or kinda pissed off like the factory workers or slightly confused like the boy. Great cinema!
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  • Stephen Lewis plus 1 year ago
    Exquisite! Can you comment on the color grading tools you used in MBL for the shot at 1:06?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    very basic grading. Had strong PP settings Steve in camera. 1.06 i think is natural colours
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  • Mike Schrengohst 1 year ago
    SO when are you going to start shooting features!!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    soon i hope!
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  • rick fiduccia plus 1 year ago
    WOW - super nice! I have been using a modified PP of Rob Collins from your forum. Are you going to post some PP's from this production?
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  • Rusty Rogers 1 year ago
    Cool as always Phil!
    The helicopter shots were fantastic.

    So, are we supposed to make random guesses? Here goes a few...
    Staircase @ 1:55
    Barge @ 3:10
    Fire at 4:03 - (?)

    I liked the concrete river and the fisherman. And what gives with the antennas? Obviously a big feature.
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    couple of portraits, the helicopter shots. the bridge shots, kid on slide, two kids together, the tight sunset shots.
  • Old Dead Eye 1 year ago
    Yeah I was definately going to say those two kids 1:18(trying to throw us off with the DOF.heh) and at a push the sunset/timelapse stuff. Is this true 2.35:1 (if so what lens?)or did you just shoot further back and add borders?
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  • Keith Webb 1 year ago
    Gorgeous stuff. Loved Lt Kije music too.

    Some of the river pictures reminded me of the amazing early Russian colour images you can see here - made by combining 3 filtered black and white negatives.
    loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ethnic.html
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  • Steve Holt 1 year ago
    Stuning.
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  • kruzer 1 year ago
    I'd love to go there one day and record nature as you did in some of the segment.
    Well done!
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  • Gabriel Soares 1 year ago
    I am amazed every time I see one of your films...
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  • Marco Jacob 1 year ago
    thats not 16:9 is it? how do you crop your viewfinder - with tape? very impressive - have seen you at the Sony show in Glasgow....
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  • Anthony R 1 year ago
    Incredible...
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  • Nowawes plus 1 year ago
    another masterpiece - thx 4 sharing!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    thanks!
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  • Frederic Vercammen plus 1 year ago
    Agian a brillant video on vimeo !
    thks Phil
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    cheers!
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  • tema gad 1 year ago
    Looks like most of the scenes were shot in Nizhnevartovsk, right?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    think so, is that near sargut?
  • tema gad 1 year ago
    yep, 200km.
    It's nice to see my hometown from your point of view.
    Great video, thanks!
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  • eladbari 1 year ago
    W.O.W.! :]

    i just wonder, how do u interact with the ppl u shoot?
    what do u tell them to do? how do u get them to relax in front of the camera? be themselves?

    ...?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    i charm them i think...so i am told. dont know how!?
  • eladbari 1 year ago
    ...awesome :] ....i just give them lollypops :]
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  • Sean Cruser 1 year ago
    there are some wonderful sky vistas in there.
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  • pelicula inc. plus 1 year ago
    you're doing some great work. thanks for posting it.
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  • Skyler Media 1 year ago
    Inspiring work
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  • Hyperfokal plus 1 year ago
    Great work, can't wait for your first feature.
    @1:37: My favourite shot. Love, how the shadow of the cross moves over the wall. It's a wonderful metapher.
    BTW, was there a solar eclipse?
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  • Yev 1 year ago
    i'll have £10 please
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  • adonis 1 year ago
    Phenomenal. Great work. While I was watching it I thought "that Philip Bloom fellow should see this". Then I looked at the account name :)
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  • Adam J McKay 1 year ago
    dammit Phillip, your stuff is too amazing.
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  • Rick Horton 1 year ago
    Philip, I started watching your films when I first saw Dungeonous, and I've been watching every film you release. THIS one. THIS one is..... oh Philip, this one is why I follow your work. I don't know how to say it, but I love this one.
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  • Wyatt McCallum 1 year ago
    This deserves to be seen. Why aren't you the one behind the feature films we watch? I have a quick question for you. Do you find the music first and than cut to that, or do you edit it first than choose what music sounds right? Because lately I've been feeling like I'm making a music video because I cut to the beat. Any help?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    it varies. i knew i wanted this piece when I was almost finished filming. I listen to my music think about it and go from there

    cutting to beat is east to do, as long as the shot lengths vary it sould be ok
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  • Boris Sh 1 year ago
    I look forward to seeing your material on the big screen
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  • Andreas Gering 1 year ago
    wow... very very nice and just amazing... i am from russia and i like you and your art of filming... спасибо!

    p.s. from russia with love... :)
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    thanks!
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  • Richard Clark 1 year ago
    When you expose on the EX1 what side of the histogram do you expose to (especially the landscapes from the helicopter)? Also, when you overcrank what fps do you most commonly use? Great stuff...

    Thanks,

    Richard
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    never use the histogram!!

    overcrank to 60fps
  • Richard Clark 1 year ago
    Thanks for the advise
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  • Dmitry Yun 1 year ago
    Wow, what is the point of getting the Red if the EX1 and LEUltimate can produce such quality images :) Great work Phillip, keep rocking.
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  • A.E.O FILMS HD plus 1 year ago
    Is just amazing!
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  • Dean Harrington 1 year ago
    without doubt one your best ~ and that's saying a lot considering all of your work is excellent!!!
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  • Wolfgang Gaebler plus 1 year ago
    What should I say... this is what I want to do in my future!
    Your vid is so inspiring. I will download it to have it offline, if the internet should ever have a breakdown... ;-))

    This is really more than amazing!
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  • tony ferguson 1 year ago
    what aspect ratio is this? not 2:40.1 right ?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    2:35 to 1
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  • Thomas Buchan 1 year ago
    Really incredible work. I would love to see some documentary story lines in here!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    there are for the main prog being cut now
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  • Martin Whipp 1 year ago
    Lovely work again Phil - as usual.

    And speaking as an astronomer - very nice to see the solar eclipse footage in there too!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    glad you liked it!
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  • Saba Amirejibi 1 year ago
    What is your picture profile settings
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    they are my own secret recipe
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  • astute 1 year ago
    Love it!
    You really did this without a Letus? Impressive, there is a LOT of DOF in some shots!
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    the description said with and without!! All chopper shots and half a dozen more done without letus
  • astute 1 year ago
    Ah, my bad. I read the sentence the wrong way. I thought you asked people to guess that all the shot were done without a letus. Its still early...
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  • Rogerio Alves 1 year ago
    How did you have the camera setup what was the picture profile? What kind of lens did you use? How different do you think this film would have looked with the Letus extreme? Does the Ultimate really show a noticeable difference in picture quality on a big screen TV?
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  • Rogerio Alves 1 year ago
    How does the focus work with the extreme do you leave the EX1 lens on autofocus while you manually focus the other?
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  • Doug Z 1 year ago
    Phil, you always manage to use available light very intelligently and this piece is no exception. In my experience it can be difficult to expose a subject outdoors normally without all sorts of other things in the frame blowing out. Are you ever using filters to expose the sky in bright shots?

    Also, is that the Sigma 20mm 1.8 at :30 and :58?

    Loved the fire shots. Great editing. Thanks for sharing!
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  • flavio baars 1 year ago
    amazing images from russia. I love it.. you shoul come to brazil . There a lot of places to explore your way to dop and exotic views.. You should shot in North Korea. .
    I hope to reveal as soon as possible with ex1 and letus my country Brazil to the world . So many different people and places.. Nice Job ... I will shot some images with my FX1, nothing compare with you . But am Learnig... The best shots tha i ever seen so natural of life in our world..
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  • toolance 1 year ago
    Upsettingly good as usual Phil. It looked to me that most shots were without the letus and I think I prefer them without. From what I've seen the EX1 has pretty shallow DOF anyway, especially when zoomed.

    Anyone got a used one for sale?
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    95% done with Letus Ultimate. Letus doesn't have to be shallow DOF, it gives a filmic organic look to images. The EX1 has a small fraction of the ability to get shallow DOF of the Letus.

    But thanks very much! It was the helicopter shots, a couple of portraits and two end shots without the Letus.
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  • Daniel Loomis 1 year ago
    Very evocative! The Prokofiev played at slow tempo makes it feel very Russian! The sense of hope tinged with a deep and abiding sorrow came through very clearly.
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  • Slava Kouznetsov 1 year ago
    Philip,
    It's great! Unfortunately everything already said by others. Special thanks from Russian person for showing my country in different way. Thanks
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  • Michael Rottmann 1 year ago
    very nice
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  • James Kanka 1 year ago
    I love the video portraits! Really Nice work.
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  • beautiful
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  • Italo Valerio 1 year ago
    Fantastic photography. Great job.
    Some question. You applied filters in post-production or only edited?.
    I do not advise to use EX1/EX3 in helicopters.
    I noticed the problem of rolling shooter in control of the helicopter in 00:11. Today many people have big Full HD LCD / Plasma TV with more than 40". Will be seen.
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    what are you talking about at 00:11 I see no rolling shutter problem? I was in a helicopter in the Canadaian Rockys yesterday for 90 minutes and everything was superb. There is no problem with rolling shutter and filming out of a helicopter Italo!!
  • Italo Valerio 1 year ago
    Check the contole in the hand of pilot. the circle wobble, dancing, change the circle format. Appears to be gelatin. it´s an little technical detail. Not affect the your great job.
    Of course this observation is´nt an problem to big concern. But is an risc to final video in the edition step.
  • Italo Valerio 1 year ago
    So, i resolved make new analysis, based in the parallax error theory (2 or more humans can to make differents measures).
    I download the mp4 version and play step by step, slow motion. Now i see much more rolling shooter problems. Only external scenes like rivers and right side is not easy to see because the smooth motion and no have basic forms. It´s possible see an little this effect in the bridge scene. Bridge in relation to horizon.
    The all rest out of helicopter is perfect.
    I invite the professionals cam operators to study how to sets are needed to reduce this effect in CMOS camera
  • andrew. 1 year ago
    I think you are referring to the pilot moving, caused by the vibration of the helicopter. This is no rolling shutter.
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  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    you really shouldn't over analyse a compressed mp4
  • Philip Bloom plus 1 year ago
    and also this is not about rolling shutter tests it's about visuals!
  • Italo Valerio 1 year ago
    Philip, it´s an video how to other. You reply saying which not see any detail about this, i only was check if i make mistake about my comment. only this.
  • Italo Valerio 1 year ago
    i not need this MP4, will be deleted here, ok?
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  • Takeshi Fukushima 1 year ago
    Do you use a kind of a gyro on the heli-shoots?
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  • Bass Pig 1 year ago
    Another extraordinary piece of filmwork!
    I like how you got the purple sky reflection on the water.
    Those Siberian sunsets are breathtaking! That's a gorgeous display of colors.
    Was that a TRV900 that the Russian video guy at the wedding was using?
    Just simply gorgeous all around.
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  • Girts Kizenbahs 1 year ago
    Nice!
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  • AVCHD User 1 year ago
    > never use the histogram!!

    Why?
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  • andrew. 1 year ago
    Wonderful. Every frame could create a beautiful photgraph.
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  • AAAAA! Phil! When you were in Nizhnevartovsk? I live here! Me and my wife are really upset because of we didn't knew about your visit in our city... =( If you are going to visit Nizhnevartovsk one more time, count on us. If you are interested in filming Khanty or Mancy in nature - we could help =)
    Sorry for my english!
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  • Jacob Ross 1 year ago
    now this is really good. awesome tone and pacing.

    props.
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  • godino 1 year ago
    Great reportage, very beautiful images,excellent montage!
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  • Jesús Olmo plus 1 year ago
    brilliant. brilliant
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  • Talnikov Mikhail 11 months ago
    Oh, Mother Russia! Great work!
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  • Dmitri Blueglass plus 11 months ago
    Thanks a lot from Russia, Moscow.
    Very deep feeling work.
    Opened eyes view.
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  • studio-x 10 months ago
    Yes... really amazing :)
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  • Tilman Strauch 9 months ago
    amazing!
    ....without Ultimate shots.... mmmh.
    I think only the picture on 00:16
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