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Title: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on February 27, 2014, 03:40:32 pm
I have completed an 18 minute video of our recent Luminous Landscape trip to Antarctica.

It is now posted for all to view on Luminous Landscape's Vimeo page (https://vimeo.com/87723491).

It's also to be found on a stand-alone page (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/videos/antarctica_2014.shtml) on the Luminous Landscape site. Expand it up to full screen on an iPad.

Kevin will be publishing his Antarctica trip report here within a few days and the video will also be embedded there.

If your bandwidth supports it, activate the HD button and go full screen for best quality - it's worthwhile I think.

Chris
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Schewe on February 27, 2014, 05:55:59 pm
Very nice cinematography Chris! I really like the subtly over-cranked look. I also really like the shots at sunset with the golden color on the ice...I don't ever remember seeing that :~(
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: aduke on February 27, 2014, 06:02:53 pm
It was quite wonderful.  Good job, Chris.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on February 28, 2014, 12:22:30 pm
Very nice cinematography Chris! I really like the subtly over-cranked look. I also really like the shots at sunset with the golden color on the ice...I don't ever remember seeing that :~(

Thanks Jeff.
The golden ice was a first for me too.
The ice in the Graveyard was reflecting the sunset sky which was quite yellow that night - about 10:30pm.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: W.T. Jones on February 28, 2014, 08:41:24 pm
Great stuff Chris. Thanks for posting it up. I always enjoy seeing the places that you guys go.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Rand47 on March 01, 2014, 09:04:28 am
Wow, and major props for the beautiful video!  I was glued to the screen.  I've never had such a sense of the place before.

Well done!
Rand
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: jjj on March 01, 2014, 02:49:35 pm
Very pretty. Shame about all those annoying photographers getting in the way and spoiling the shots though.  ;)
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: GLJ on March 01, 2014, 05:29:02 pm

If your bandwidth supports it, activate the HD button and go full screen for best quality - it's worthwhile I think.



Very nice quality indeed! Good stuff.

Can I ask - what equipment did you use to shoot the footage?
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on March 01, 2014, 10:39:58 pm
Can I ask - what equipment did you use to shoot the footage?
Panasonic GH 3 w/
Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: jjj on March 02, 2014, 11:16:51 am
I was wondering if you have a very steady hand or if you used some motion stabilisation in post to smooth out handheld jitter, because it was very smooth?
Other than the slowed down stuff, which would also help smooth things out.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: werner from aurora on March 02, 2014, 07:08:05 pm
Beautifully done!!! I was like a deer in the headlights for a short while. I envy everyone who has taken this trip.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on March 03, 2014, 12:12:52 am
I was wondering if you have a very steady hand or if you used some motion stabilisation in post to smooth out handheld jitter, because it was very smooth?
Other than the slowed down stuff, which would also help smooth things out.
;D
a combination of in-lens IS, post-processing stabilization in FCP X and occasionally also a steady hand.
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: kaelaria on March 04, 2014, 12:21:28 am
Fantastic work, your best vid yet!!
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: Schewe on March 04, 2014, 01:07:56 am
;D
a combination of in-lens IS, post-processing stabilization in FCP X and occasionally also a steady hand.

Actually, Chris is a really good camera holder...while we often shoot on "sticks" when doing the vid tutorials, Chris usually hand holds the action stuff in the field. I suppose a steady-cam might be useful sometimes, but usually, Chris can hand-hold stuff really, really well. Note, "no movement" isn't always ideal...but IS is often helpful. And you can fix a lot of shakey-cam in post!
Title: Re: Antarctica 2014 Video
Post by: HSakols on March 04, 2014, 09:29:58 am
I've always wanted to go there myself.  It is some of the last wilderness on the planet.  It doesn't help to see all those beautiful images on this site.  This weekend I went to the Range of Lights film festival in Yosemite Valley.  I thought this video was interesting about living in Antarctica for a year.  The time lapse is absolutely amazing. 


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antz/antarctica-a-year-on-ice-documentary-feature-film