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Just another sunny day in beautiful Amsterdam


Used my new Sony EX1. Shot everything at 60fps.

Edited in FCP.
Added some more contrast using MBL.

Music: Portishead - Undenied

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  • DaVincicode plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Dennis for capturing Amsterdam. I knew it was beautiful but never as much as you catpured it. Like the slow frame rates (60fps). Again nice job. It confirms my belief that Amsterdam shines....
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  • Hasan Ismail 2 years ago
    Can never deny Beth Gibbons' tunes. You placed it even better against the everyday lifestyle Amsterdam portrays. The slo-mo vid fits perfect. Love it! Nice continuation on the boat & canal scenes edit. Btw what's MBL?
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    Thanks for your nice comment!
    MBL is Magic Bullet Looks. Filters used for image control/color correction.
  • Hasan Ismail 2 years ago
    Just had a look at the specs of the EX1. I like this better than the HVX200 I've been eyeing on. What a machine!! Hope the prices of the next gen solid state cams will bellow in time. And prices of the SxS cards!!? Oh dear..
    Was the footage shot with stock lens or did you have additional filters on em?
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    All footage was shot with the stocklens. I didn't use any filters or so.
    The camera is great! I really love it. I agree that the prices of the SxS cars are high, but at the end of the summer Sony will be introducing the 32 gig cards, wich will probably mean that the cards will become a little bit cheaper.
    And if you can wait... Sony already has the EX-3. Altough its not fore sale yet, Philip Bloom already tested it. One of the great features of this ex-3 is the additional hard-drive. vimeo.com/882030
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    Loved the intro shots.
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    Thanks for adding my film to the staff choice channel. Means a lot to me!
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  • Arnold Kopff plus 2 years ago
    What a joy to watch! In my mind the slow motion emphasizes the relaxed atmosphere and beautiful weather that everyone seems to be enjoying ...

    The clarity from your new HD camera is superb.

    Bravo!
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  • Julyen Hamilton 2 years ago
    thanks for these fine shots of the city i love (and lived in for many years)
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  • David Flook plus 2 years ago
    Beautiful! And btw what's FCP?
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    FCP is short for Final Cut Pro. The editing software i used.
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  • Jordan Beck 2 years ago
    I can't wait for the day when everything's at like 3000 fps.

    Nice work.
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  • Stephen Niebauer staff 2 years ago
    This is great! Nice job.
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  • Paul 2 years ago
    Ya! Amsterdam! Beautiful. Loved the 'tracking' shot of the cafe along the canal.
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  • Beautifully shot and the human aspect of it is wonderful all those little moments caught in a few minutes of video. Amazing.
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  • Jip Eilbracht 2 years ago
    Really nice shot!
    Everything looks so beautiful in the sun, you want to live everywhere!
    Maybe a subtle orange filter would do a good job (one way colour corrector).
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  • Juan C Lopez 2 years ago
    Problably a dum question but what format was the HDmaterial.... im asking since sony is pushing the AVCHD.....
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    It was XDCAM EX. No AVCHD. Not exactly sure why it doesn't
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  • Nick Nikolski 2 years ago
    Heel mooi gedaan!!
    Great job!
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  • Paul Capewell 2 years ago
    Lovely piece, thanks for sharing. The 60fps creates a really amazing effect. I particularly loved the sequence of drinkers b the side of the river.
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  • nebNosam 2 years ago
    Nice work. What did you use to keep the shots so smooth. Merlin...?
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    Didn't use anything.
    Everything is shot in 60fps. So playback at 25fps all shots are already slowed down 2.4 times while keeping all the image-information and so keeping the shots so smooth.
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  • adonis 2 years ago
    Using a boat for a dolly - great idea!
  • Mario Niebles 1 year ago
    yup!!! :)
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  • rickO 2 years ago
    Great work! Love the drive by scene of the tables with people at around :50. Again, great work!
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  • Todd Burleson 2 years ago
    My FIL spent time in Amsterdam as a student and told me about how gorgeous this was. I really enjoyed your film and your modesty too. I'm sending it to him to remind him of it's beauty.

    TB
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  • Nice. Het is verdomd heet hier he!!
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  • AdamKaplan 2 years ago
    looks great what is MBL?
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    MBL is Magic Bullet Looks. Software for color /image correction. It's new to me and i haven't tried much, but i've seen many nice video's using MBL.
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  • Kevin Johnson 2 years ago
    Fantastic video, love the slow motion tracking shots on the boat. Me wanty that camera.
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  • alex understands 2 years ago
    Wow. This is cooler than YouTube =D
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  • Hoop-CA, USA 2 years ago
    Greetings Dennis. My mother will LOVE this video. My family is from the Dutch-Indies, specifically in NL, from Hengelo. Do you know of it? Might you have any footage from there. She hasn't been home in years and is too old now to travel.

    Beautiful video-I get frustrated that I can't replicate your style of work.
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    Although I live in a very small country Hengelo is almost at the far other site of it. Unfortunattely i don't have any footage from Hengelo, but if, fore some reason, i will have some footage in the future i will contact you.
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  • Rusty Rogers 2 years ago
    Wow, so nice... is it like that always?
    How about a film of a lousy day?
    ;~)
  • Dennis Roelofs 2 years ago
    Amsterdam is always very beautiful, however when the sun starts shining, something special happens and I just can't let my camera at home.
    So if you like what you see come to Amsterdam 'round this time of year.
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  • Juan A. 2 years ago
    Brings back great memories.

    Love it!
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  • Victor Kellar 2 years ago
    Very nice work indeed. The 60 fps looks pretty stunning. I love the shots of the people, particulary the couple sharing the drink, just a human moment perfectly captured. For me, the music didnt work, I found it oppressive and it gave me a headach but hey, I'm an old fart. Enjoyed the video very much
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  • Thomas Benton 2 years ago
    Very well done - beautiful and extremely interesting too!
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  • Amsterdam... I want go there..
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  • Henrique Moser 2 years ago
    I love amsterdam. Beautiful footage.
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  • Speldosa 2 years ago
    The scene at 1:09 is so freakin good! Almost feels staged.
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  • Daniel Hayek staff 2 years ago
    love the woman on the bicycle scene
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  • Michael Benjafield plus 1 year ago
    Going to Amsterdam in August.. Can't wait!!
    this was really beautiful
    Thankyou!
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  • Brad Fults 1 year ago
    Wow, this is really well done. I appreciate the care put into the editing.

    Reminds me of my trip to Amsterdam two years ago, but more glamorous.
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  • Skyler Media 1 year ago
    beautiful.. love the color ... stunning
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  • Dave 1 year ago
    perfect song. like the smoke exhale moment.

    and everything else.
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  • Cee Bee 1 year ago
    that's a nice piece of equipment. very beautiful resolution and clarity. man, i miss amsterdam,
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  • Mario Niebles 1 year ago
    lovely!!!

    and very nice camera work!!! nice shots!!! :D
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  • Chris de Zeeuw plus 1 year ago
    I kinda miss the chaos, which is Amsterdam as well, in this video. 3/4 if not all of the video implies Amsterdam is a beauitful, slow paced and silent city. But in reality it is not just that...
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  • Pino Celestino plus 1 year ago
    bravo! ho effettuato dei test anche io guardali fammi sapere come vanno ciao.
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  • Maicon Rutz 1 year ago
    Gorgeous shots! Just awesome!
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 7 months ago
    This my I AM sterdam Dennis hope you can come to

    THE SECOND TIME THE AMAZING
    AMSTERDAM VIMEO MEETUP 080809

    Please join and read the programm at:
    vimeo.com/groups/vimeomeetupamsterdam080809
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  • Bernie Grunberg 7 months ago
    Great video! Well edited, goes very well with the music, and beautiful screen shots. A+
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  • Westie420uk 2 months ago
    Stunning!
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  • Steve Mend 1 month ago
    lovely work!
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