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2 months ago
82. Dublin's People: Canon 7d 24p
3 months ago
Filmed at the end of the 2 day F-Stop Academy Cinematography workshop in Dublin when we were in wind down mode. Shot on a pre-production Canon 7d.

I took the Canon 7d, Zacuto Tactical rig, Z-Finder V2 and one lone lens, a Canon 35mm f1.4, which becomes more like a 50mm lens on the 7d. So a bit like what I did with Sofia's People (but I didn't have the Zacuto rig for that).

I shot 1/50th of a second as I was shooting 24p and to match the 50hz frequency of the artificial all around me in Temple Bar.

I also shot some stuff 720p 50p with shutter at 1/100th to get the slow motion shots of the juggler which were conformed to 23.98p in Cinema tools to create the beautiful slow motion.

Sound on the last bit was just the internal mono cam mic as I didn't want a big mic on top of the camera.

Big thanks To Darragh and Emma for organizing the workshop. To all the people attended and especially the people who came to the intensive 1 day Cinematography practical workshop on Sunday. Jala (from Germany), Cathal (from N. Ireland) and Jean-Jacques (from France) stayed on another night and joined me for the night shooting. We had a great time. You may also spot my partner in crime Den Lennie a couple of times here.

Music is appropriately by the great THIN LIZZY and is of course Whiskey In The Jar.

Minor colour balance grading was done. That's all to take out the yellow of the sodium lights.

Smoking may look cool on camera kids but it's bad for you! The reason so many smokers in this? All the smokers are outside, all the non smokers are inside due to smoking ban. I hope you notice the one in my mouth was not lit! :-)

More info on my blog at philipbloom.co.uk/2009/09/07/dublins-people-shot-on-a-canon-7d-in-native-24p/

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If you cannot download it anymore as their is a daily limit on vimeo, you can download it from here too as long as you are a free member: exposureroom.com/dublinspeople

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  • Bernard Maltais 3 months ago
    Simply amazing! Great video!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    thanks Bernard!
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  • Matt Johnston 3 months ago
    real nice!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    cheers!
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  • David Engelbrink plus 3 months ago
    Good work, 7d looks good.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    it is good!
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  • Canon 7D 3 months ago
    The 7D appear to handle low light very well. Would you say it is as good as the 5DMKII?

    Also, the on-board mic appear to be very decent.

    Congrat for the great movie!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    not quite as good as 5d, but close. on board mike poor. i was VERY close to buskers
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  • infoPimps.Rakesh plus 3 months ago
    AWESOME!!! Love the old man at the end!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    thanks
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  • Michael Olsen 3 months ago
    Beautiful work, I love the personality. Hard to believe there wasn't any grading done...it looks very nice.

    I love the musicians at the end and the entire ambience - easy, fun, and energetic.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    the new version is graded to match colours but that is all
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  • Lighthouse Creations 3 months ago
    ^^^ Nah it's not as good as 5DMKII, sensor specs alone tell you that, but Phil says its close enough.
  • Sean Duran 3 months ago
    Actually, at that high ISO, it looks better than the Mark II. 7D has a smaller sensor, but it's a newer technology. It also has dual processors so it can handle more information at once, which means a higher bitrate.
  • Lighthouse Creations 3 months ago
    Not really when you see stills comparison you can tell it's not as good. It's slightly more noisy, even Phil will tell you that.
    Check out this link

    farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3895566308_b6503bef4f_o.jpg
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  • Andrew Thomas 3 months ago
    Beautiful work Phil.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    thanks Andrew
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  • Lighthouse Creations 3 months ago
    Comment was to Canon 7D's query on low light performance.
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  • Champ 3 months ago
    Really like the slow motion and shooting in the night seems no problem

    Thanks Bloom for making this video
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    welcome champ
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  • Gorgeous. I want.
    :-)
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    i will buy you two!
  • Don't be a tease Philip Bloom. ;-) I'm glad you got to shoot with it no one deserves to more than you.
  • Jet Kaiser plus 3 months ago
    Yeah but you're next in line Karen!
  • Haha, it's like a man, even if I was given it, I wouldn't know what to do with it. l
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    i would come teach you!
  • What to do with a man..oh Philip Bloom! hahah One day we'll have a shooting date if we're in proximity.
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  • Atos Vectorisart 3 months ago
    fresh!
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  • James Andrew 3 months ago
    Amazing Footage!
    I have an important question!
    From your personal experience do You think that 7D would beat 5D MKII in video mode?
    Which is better?
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    as it stands yes...without any firmware for the 5d
  • James Andrew 3 months ago
    Das ist verlockend!!!
    Quantity of options in 7D V.S. Full frame Quality in 5D MKII...
  • Guilherme Meneghelli plus 3 months ago
    I'm dreaming with this Firmware. 24p on 1080 and 60p on 720. Really great when become.
  • James Andrew 3 months ago
    It would be great for Canon to release a Firmware for 5D MkII but I drought they would. They can just wait and release a 7D MKII or a 5D MKIII, or maybe something else.
    Bottom of the line, the market will heat up in the following years specially when Red Scarlet is released.
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  • James Spencer 3 months ago
    Lived in Dublin all my life and that one little video sums up Dublin by night perfectly! You sir are a genius and a true hero to the video SLR community! Your two 7D vids have sold it to me, signed sealed and delivered, the saving starts now :)
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Cool. Cheers James!
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  • Jay Voutour 3 months ago
    That was awesome Philip. This is by far the best 7D footy out there right now, IMO. Thank you for doing this!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Appreciate it Jay
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  • William Rich 3 months ago
    Nice work Philip!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    thanks William!
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  • Arif Rasib 3 months ago
    the 7D is looking good. nice work phil.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    it's a very cool cam
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  • Stephen Lewis plus 3 months ago
    Wow, uhh, yeah... I see a 7D in my future!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    what's in my future oh soothsayer?
  • Stephen Lewis plus 3 months ago
    Strawberry Daiquiris and a burly bartender. :)
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  • Raymond O'Brien 3 months ago
    Loved it!!! Awesome Slow Motion!!! Great Music!!!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Raymond
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  • Jon McKee plus 3 months ago
    Nice work! I'm glad you got the Canon hookup so you could test out the 7d. Thanks for giving the community something to see so quickly!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Cheers Jon!!
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  • Sesa Video 3 months ago
    Very good work Philip,i think zacuto its very expensive .
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    yes it isn't cheap but it's the best
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  • woode 3 months ago
    Very nice!Love 7D!
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  • Ludovic Jolivet plus 3 months ago
    On the same line as James Andrew, 5d or 7d for best video quality? Does the full frame of the 5d gives it a better video quality than the 7d?
    Thanks!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    full frame looks incredible in video mode. Ideal world...? all those video features of the 7d in the 5d with a firmware upgrade.
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  • Sunny Thaper plus 3 months ago
    Man, I really really want a 7D now. :(
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  • wow great video. I'm really impressed an tempted to change my d90 I feel like im stuck with no control over video unlike canon' s efforts seems like nikon has taken a backseat. BTW any issues that you found while testing the 7D like jello or sensor overheat. Thanks
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Sure jello is there, but controllable if you shoot the right way. Wish Nikon would sort it out too!
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  • iniosante 3 months ago
    Great work Bloom- I'm really digging the look of the 7D.
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  • Tom @ Timescapes plus 3 months ago
    Awesome, Philip!

    I thought you missed focus on that one old man... then I noticed the tip of his cigar! :)
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Cheers Tom!

    I actually shot some daytime stuff at f4 yesterday! I know...won't do i again. That will be up tomorrow. For now I need to sleep! Proper work again tomorrow back to my old DSR 450.
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  • Emrys Roberts plus 3 months ago
    Great job Phil! I can't wait to get this camera when its released. So pumped to start shooting with it. :)
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Emrys! my go to guy for graphics!!!
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  • James Benet 3 months ago
    very clean, did find some moire in the vents but not excessive, great content!
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  • Eugenia Loli-Queru plus 3 months ago
    I downloaded the 1080p file and watched it with my husband on our 1080p Pioneer plasma HDTV at 72 Hz (24x3) via our PS3. It looked like a Blu-Ray movie, amazing quality.

    Thank you for doing all this work, and getting deprived of sleep for us!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    you are welcome. about to put it on big screen myself. I edited in Pro Res LT by the way :-)
  • A Rigged Production 3 months ago
    LT's more manageable than regular "vanilla" Pro Res? (I honestly have no idea, lol)

    Either way, I'm effectively sold.

    Thanks for the vid, my auntie will love this (hails from Dublin herself)

    Now I just need to download the original and project it onto a 25ft Screen... haha
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  • mark nicholson 3 months ago
    Phil. wow. Thanks for putting your work up so quickly. I enjoy all of your shorts, and this proves the 7D looks really fantastic in capable hands.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    cheer Mark!!
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  • Wynner3 3 months ago
    Was this a special celebration or is it like this every night? I am going to Dublin next year, I hope to know what I'm getting myself in to. The detail is great.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    It's Temple Bar. Really the tourist area. It's like it all the time really. Full of stag and hen parties. Those girls were English of course!
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  • Ben Briceno plus 3 months ago
    Well philip, you have done it again, You have sold me more crap! Now to get out of debt from the HV20 Letus rig I just bought! haha
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    sorry!!
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  • Robert Vinet 3 months ago
    It's amazing you can put together something so compelling so quickly. Thanks for another wonderful video.

    I'm all the more reassured with my 7D order. Can't wait for it to ship.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    thanks Robert!
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  • James Spencer 3 months ago
    "Those girls were English of course! " Haha they sure were. Pretty much every hen party in Dublin is English ladies :D I wonder do ours go over to London? You could do a whole series on various cities and their ambiance at night :)
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    i would love to do it. I love doing this sort of thing!
  • James Spencer 3 months ago
    So would I, I just don't have the balls to approach strangers on a street :s I suppose there's shooting from the hip but that wouldn't work too well at F1.4 :)
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  • Steve Sherrick plus 3 months ago
    Philip, you make all of us look bad when your test/impromptu/experimental/fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants videos look amazing, and capture their time and place so well. I think you seem to nail the main point of all this - if you have interesting subject matter in front of your camera and can tell an interesting story through composition, editing, music, etc the camera tech/quality side of things starts to become less important than what you do with it. Sure, there are times when certain technical limitations will get in the way, but most of the time it's lack of a good story, concept, execution that gets in the way.

    Anyway, kudos on doing this test shoot. It's very intriguing.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Appreciate it Steve
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  • Tom Guilmette plus 3 months ago
    great stuff phil. i loved the musical "fake-out" at the start and the 60fps shots of the street performer were silky smooth.

    well done.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    cheers tom, glad someone mentioned that as I really like that bit at the beginning. Emma was even trying to replicate the old man's face but didn't do so well...slow motion is so nice. I have missed it!!
  • Andrew Howe plus 3 months ago
    I got the fake out. Missed the parody - to much of a mental leap for me to equate the lovely Emma as an old Sofian. I also thought that all the smokers WERE a parody and that you had been handing out the ciggies.

    1 out of 3 for me, must try harder for teacher next time ;)
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  • Isaac Brody plus 3 months ago
    Awesome work Phil as usual. I'm pretty sure this video just insured the camera being sold out for the next three months.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Not so much that I won't be able to buy one I hope!
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  • Mick Jones plus 3 months ago
    Very inspiring. Shot composition is beautiful. I loved the profile shot of the juggler's head looking up. It took me a second to figure out what was going on. Love shots like that!
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Thanks Mick!
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  • Scott Karlins plus 3 months ago
    Wow, the images from this camera are outstanding! Beautiful work, as always Phil. I was on the hunt for a GH1... Now I need to re-think.
    Scott K.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Sorry to mess you around :-)
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  • Nevin Styre 3 months ago
    looks great, that 7d sure is tempting.
    what codec do you edit in?
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    Thanks. Pro Res LT
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  • Caleb Stephens 3 months ago
    Beautiful. A magnificent work.
    Since when did the great Philip Bloom not grade?
    Incredible images with incredible color without grading.
    And no real rolling shutter jello.
    I haven't been so excited for a camera since the RED one.
    P.S. I love the cowboy hat. I always knew you and Den were Texans at heart. Come visit me for a couple drinks sometime. On me, of course.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    i always grade and i want to grade out the yellow bits bit I wanted to show people what it actually looked like for real...i will probably upload the graded version and post on my fstopacademy username here.

    Love Texas!
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  • cookedart 3 months ago
    On the kiss my a$$ button shot, i notice some flicker/exposure change.. were you changing the settings midshot or is this just an encoding snafu?
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    i checked it both here and on the original. I can't see it!
  • cookedart 3 months ago
    Weird, I still see it.. it's around 2:06 or 3 seconds into the shot. It's actually quite noticeable when I full screen it.

    It actually looks it ratchets up a third stop (probably less), then back down just before the cut.

    I restarted my computer just to make sure it wasn't on my end.. I could try another, but I definitely see it.

    There is a very good chance it's vimeo's reencode that did it though.
  • cookedart 3 months ago
    I'll try downloading the original and see if I still notice it.
  • cookedart 3 months ago
    Took a look at the original uploaded @ exposureroom.. I still see it!

    The exposure lifts at precisely at frame 3019-3020 (2:05:19-2:05:20) and drops back down at 3036-3037 (2:06:13-2:06:14) maybe it's actually just ambient light changing? The flash version made it seem like it was more abrupt than the original. I am inclined to think it's ambient light because the background light does not seem to change like the subject does.. I suppose I was concentrating just on the subject :)

    These timings are from after effects, start frame 0, base 24 non-drop frame.
  • diego lama 3 months ago
    Yeah, actually that light comes from the police car, you can see in the next shot.
  • Philip Bloom plus 3 months ago
    yeah it's the natural light of the environment. dont worry!
  • Giorgio Gunnelli 3 months ago
    If you watch the reflection in the button you see a new highlight come and go. A new light source is briefly introduced.

    Like Sofia's People, your love of ordinary people is again given a beautiful treatment. I think James Spencer's (a native Dubliner) comment above is a great and deserved compliment.
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  • Mohd. Imran 3 months ago
    Man the amount of depth of field and tht superb bokeh rendition makes DSLR cinematography so much more practical than a tricked out HV30 or any other camcorder with 35mm adapters and stuff!!

    It's depressing almost... the amount of money we spend to get that film-look with our camcorders while these DSLRs achieve it natively!
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