The music, slow camera movement and subject make for this moody piece. I love snow and I love slow cinematic camera moves. This is a marriage of both.

Shot with a Canon XHA1 with a Letus Extreme 35mm adapter. Variety of Nikon lenses used. Movement was achieved using an IndiSlider.

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  • Jip Eilbracht 2 years ago
    Fascinating, the colours are beautiful, the movements breathtaking...
    What kind of indislider do you use? It looks like a great thing to film with.
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    Thank you. I use the 36" version (it's the bottom right version on this page: indifocus.com/products_indisliderpro.htm)
  • Giorgio Constantine 2 years ago
    I'm SO buying one like that!!!
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  • Kyle Terry 2 years ago
    How do you like working with the 35mm adapter. I am looking to purchase a canon xl-h1 or a1 and was wondering which one you would recommend. Pro's Con's that kinda thing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Amazing footage
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  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    I really like the Letus Extreme, it's compact and easy to put on the camera. Working with such a shallow depth of field poses new challenges but, I have to say, I find it difficult to shoot with the native lens once I have gotten used to the adapter.
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  • Javed Ahmed 2 years ago
    Beautiful Video. Pacing is spot on, and the music compliments it very much.
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  • Kyle Terry 2 years ago
    Awesome. My thinking was to get a xl-h1 and the Letus later when I had the more money, but if I got the a1 I could use the difference in the price to get the Letus now. And im wondering what your thoughts on that would be. I havent been able to see side by side comparisons or any real direct comparison to the specs of the two. Any thoughts?
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    Kyle, there is no difference in the optical capability of both cameras, they have identical chips. The only thing you are really losing, per se, by choosing the XHA1 is the ability to change lenses. If you are going to be primarily working with a 35mm adapter, it's a moot point. The XHA1 is superior in some ways to the XLH1 because there is a wider range on each preset parameter to fine tune an in-camera look and also having the iris control on a ring rather than a little wheel is a huge plus for me, at least. I intercut XLH1 and XHA1 footage easily.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    Wow. I want one.
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  • Paul Davis plus 2 years ago
    Gourgeous! I wish it would snow now!
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  • Marius Muscalu 2 years ago
    good stuff, good stuff !
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  • Jack Meriwether 2 years ago
    I totally agree. I love snow, and love filming it! What camera did you use to film this?
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  • Scott Champion 2 years ago
    you rock, great camera movements
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  • Jonathan Huffman 2 years ago
    now i want one. also, what was your camera for this?
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  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    Thanks guys, I usually put that info in the description....Canon XHA1 with Letus Extreme 35mm adapter.
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  • ricci ocampos 2 years ago
    inspired by your video all of them..thats why i got one
    xh a1 and letus extreme....w/ canon lens 50mm 1.4
    vimeo.com/712837
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  • Rome & Perez 2 years ago
    This is so much better than any of the samples I saw on the Letus site...nice stuff!!
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  • Radoslav Karapetkov 2 years ago
    Beautiful shots, I knew there was a 35mm adapter involved. :)
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  • Daniel Reynolds 2 years ago
    That was great. Truly cinematic.
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  • exte 2 years ago
    First shot of the ducks was powerful and amazing. I would suggest moving to the first third... Also, have you considered going forward with it and tilting up enough to not see the track? I'd love to see some of that footage!
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    I have done the forward stuff in my other short "After the Rain"....you can view it here: vimeo.com/716954
  • exte 2 years ago
    Someone else mentioned it and I agree - shoot a video of yourself in action with all the gear man! Nikons, indisliders, you name it!
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  • dip 2 years ago
    Can't find words, that's great!
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  • Timo Birnschein 2 years ago
    wow, I really like this video!
    How did you do so very smooth movements?!

    Real great work!
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    As mentioned previously, I use an IndiSlider to simulate dolly movements.
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  • Sukhi Dehal 2 years ago
    beautiful!!!
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  • charlesk 2 years ago
    Amazing video. what program did you use to edit? and what font did you use for the text?
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    Thank you. I used Adobe Premiere to edit but there's nothing specific about Premiere that couldn't be done on any other NLE for this kind of simple edit.

    Font was some kind of typewriter font, don't remember exactly.
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  • giancarlo giupponi plus 2 years ago
    Questo video trasmette pace e quiete. L'atmosfera invernale e la scelta della musica danno al tutto molto fascino e pathos.
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  • Cahaba Rocks 2 years ago
    I would to see a film of you filming some of your shots! I love how everything works together!
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  • oipul 2 years ago
    beatiful~!
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  • Kochas 2 years ago
    Very nice.
    Could you please add the info on whose music is it and who's playing. And what are the places you shot. Was just wandering... The ducks reminded me of our Lazienki Park in Warsaw. Thanks.
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    The music is from an online music library called killertracks.com

    This music is not free but there are plenty of web sites out there that are free. I'll have to look at the composer details. I don't have that info at hand.

    All of this was shot in my front yard and back yard. I live by a lake.
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  • This was amazing, thanks for providing a link to get info on the indislider. Thats settles it for me I need to get an HD camera.
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  • brian hunt plus 2 years ago
    Great work again,
    I love snow as well!
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  • joe zupan 2 years ago
    Wonderful!! Your work is an inspiration.
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  • stoiQa 2 years ago
    Love it!
    You website is in my favorites:)

    Was the movement done on a dolly ?
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    IndiSlider, see above posts with link.
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  • jorge guzman 2 years ago
    incredible, i liked so much. marvellous. I wish i lived in a place like this.
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    You just need to open your eyes. There is beauty all around...
  • timpedersen 2 years ago
    This is the best post here, I totally agree. I live in Brooklyn and I see heartbreaking beauty in so many areas of the city.

    Walking helps :)
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  • Kay 2 years ago
    this is one of my favorites by far.
    as for the quality of the piece, i think it is simply outstanding. I personally could see this being VW advertisement, because the grade of production and cinematography is so high and well crafted, and it bares a very striking similarity to vw's advertising style in recent years.
    its amazing what HD camera's can produce these days. such perfect depth of field and an ambience closely mirroring that of a panavision camera.
    Im also tempted to by an indieslider as of now.ha
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  • Magnus Ekström 2 years ago
    I love snow too. We havent had som mutsh in sweden this year.

    I loved this movie.
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  • Jiri 2 years ago
    Realy realy cool. I didn't knew IndiSlider. Looks realy interesting. I'll ordered steadycam right now, footage by steadycam will be simmilary mayby. However, IndiSlider looks there is not possible make too big moving, but your footage looks it's nor right. Mayby when you zoom a little more. Too many questions, sorry :)
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  • frankosonik 2 years ago
    IndiSlider makes all the difference. Nice work.
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  • wow...very impressive
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  • mitch phillips 2 years ago
    this is beautiful
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  • PhilippHH plus 2 years ago
    Great movement,
    smooth as silk ;-)
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  • Jack 2 years ago
    UNBELIEVABLE! Sooo good!
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  • Maxim Orlov 2 years ago
    Wow! That is some beautiful stuff, and it looks amazing in HD!
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  • John Edmunds IV 2 years ago
    Nifty lil' Production there...nice captures too

    John
    EdmundsProductions.tk
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  • AB 2 years ago
    The music makes a wonderful match with the cinematography!
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  • Nick Mitzenmacher 2 years ago
    This is one of the most amazing videos i have seen produced from this camera.
    The clarity is insane and the colors are very deep.
    Loved the feel of the whole film. Very smooth.

    Had a couple questions tho hopefully you can answer.
    Did you do any post production color correction or was it all done in the camera prior to shooting?
    if so, did you use any specific presets?
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    The only post work I did on this piece was to adjust the levels to bring the blacks up a little. I did no actual color manipulation. The preset I used is on I developed called VIVIDRGB and is available at DVInfo.net in the XHA1 preset thread.
  • Nick Mitzenmacher 2 years ago
    thanks for the quick response.
    Ill have to check this out, I'm going out to Jacksonhole, Wyoming and bringing my A1 with me.
    Ill have to try out your preset because the colors are amazing.


    Quick question on your indislider as well,
    Do you need the bogen adapter for the indislider because i see there are like 3 or 4 different packages for the 36" one?
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  • timpedersen 2 years ago
    Every time I watch this I get the urge to voiceover something about how the elements and humans and radical change is needed to improve our world and future generations.

    BASF, Dow, DuPont - pick any corporate logo to display at the end. Voila - paaaycheck :)
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  • eric cwiertny 2 years ago
    Another beautiful effort!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Marcel 2 years ago
    I really love your video's! But one thing I dont understand, that kid was wearing short pants in the winter. That was strange. :)
  • mandy friedman 2 years ago
    i thought the shorts were kind of cute! it kind of, to me anyways, seemed like a "I'm done with winter thing". i could just be imagining this because here we've gotten an incredible amount of snow and i want it to leave, but i'm sticking to my thoughts :D
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  • Derek Scott 2 years ago
    Very nice! What sort of lenses did you use? 50mm? Love the results!
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    All Nikons:
    24mm f2.8
    50mm f1.8
    100mm f2.8
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  • Peter 2 years ago
    UNBELIEVABLE....
    i hope i'll be able to do video like this, i just picked up my new Sony HD video camera

    thanks for this video
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  • GP Creative plus 2 years ago
    Hey Steven, the footage looks great. I've been trying to figure out what this indi-slider was all about. If you have a dolly is it necessary or is it just simpler? And do you find 36" too restrictive?
    Also, I just finished a music video using my HVX with the Letus. You can check it out here if you'd like:
    vimeo.com/709165
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    GP, it's just a hell of a lot easier to set up than dolly tracking. Plus, it's not always practical to lay track for short runs. Of course the limitation is you've got less than three feet to move so it's great for specific applications but certainly won't replace a dolly.

    I watched your video, it looks really good. You managed to capture some really crisp pictures.
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  • parawho 2 years ago
    I loved the water dripping from the gutter spout. It was on beat with the piano. Nicely done sir.
  • Steven Dempsey 2 years ago
    It's nice that you noticed that :)
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  • AtMost channel 10 2 years ago
    HI Steve,
    What codec do you use when experting?
    it seems my videos get a bit pale in brightness exporting in after effects with quicktime and H.264. When i compare the rendered images and the after effects original they look too different.
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  • Giorgio Constantine 2 years ago
    Your profile and videos was the reason to sign up to vimeo. So i could comment and love it...
    Your moves were breathtaking. And i LOVE Snow.
    I will definitely check your other videos as well.
    Giorgio
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  • Peter 2 years ago
    how did you rip the video into MP4 with out loosing quality?
    what converter did you use?
    thanks
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  • Charles Lowthian plus 2 years ago
    Loved this.
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  • guillaume marquis 2 years ago
    Do you have e-mail beacause i make a snowboard movie and I like your dolly shot and i would like to put one in my movie do you want? email?
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  • sekl 2 years ago
    Your movies is like a textbook for me.
    Steven thank you for sharing!
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  • Absolutly amazing..
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  • Dominic Easter 1 year ago
    this video is awesome! i didnt think tape media could produce an image like that, P2 is still the shit though
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  • That was awesome very very good job. I just got the XH-A1 a few days ago and, suffice to say, am still quite the n00b. Do you recommend using a 35mm adapter? I was looking at the Red Rock and the Letus but I'm so uncertain. I pretty much spent all of my cash on the camera itself but want to be able to stand up to the competition as far as quality goes for my productions.
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  • Mark Coleman 1 year ago
    Wow... i need a IndiSlider i think :)
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  • Martin Geisler 1 year ago
    Hi Steven, congratulations for your work, very nice. It convinced me to use an indislider on my production.
    Please juste take a look and tell me waht you think about my work inwhich I use an indislider to.
    vimeo.com/1340700
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  • Retner 1 year ago
    nice...added to vimeo.com/hedone
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  • Robert Marty 1 year ago
    Would you recommend another size or is the 36 inch perfect for your average shoots?
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  • Renato Dibelčar 11 months ago
    I 'm not a fan of snow, but this movie I was sure that the snow can be beautiful.
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  • John Fitzpatrick 11 months ago
    no joke the intro could be a V.W. advertisement lol. great job again!
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  • Axel Cottin 11 months ago
    VERY GREAT JOB!! I love it! I love the snow and I find this video so good!!!
    thanks for it peace
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  • Jörg Brönnimann 11 months ago
    nice colors and perfects tilts...!
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  • Adam Gichie 10 months ago
    This is really nice. you do the XH A1 community proud.
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  • Edgar Loehr plus 9 months ago
    very very good!
    amazing pictures and movement...
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  • MeatPunch plus 9 months ago
    Great video. I hope you can answer my question- How do you achieve the jitter free slide movements on here? I can get a perfectly smooth video when panning/slidding on a 30P video, but Vimeo encodes at 24P and makes smooth movements look jittery. Do you mind sharing your workflow/encoding settings to get smooth sliding 24P video? Thanks!!
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