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Shot using the Sony EX1 and Letus Ultimate on a rare sunny day in Southend-On-Sea in Essex.

A short film that captures the feel of a day at a typical British seaside town.

Music is by Charles Trenet "La Mer"

www.philipbloom.co.uk

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Marco Menestrina

May 18, 2008 01:28 AM

ahah this works perfectly! cinematography, editing, song selection... it's great! it has a feel of another time... i have never been there but i think if you were sent back in time with all your camera gear and shot the same short, you would achieve visuals close to the ones you got here. the time lap: it's my favorite so far, better than those in tokyo... it reminds me of something, but i can't quite remember what.

cheers,
marco

Dethel J. Mateo

May 18, 2008 11:37 AM

Just Marvelous!!!!

Shiv Kumar

May 18, 2008 05:40 PM

Love this video Phil! I loved the end credits too. Been noticing you've been paying attention to credits of late. Great choice of music as well.

It amazes me how you decide what to focus on, as in what in the image should be in sharp focus. I'd probably do things differently but then I guess that's why your stuff works and mine is just another (home made) video.

Some excellent candid moments you've captured too, I must say. Can't help but think you're just lucky each time I see this stuff. But then again, it's these little things that when put together in a very specific way make it a Philip Bloom film.

I'd love to see you do some focus pulling stuff in the next one.

Todd VanSlyck

May 19, 2008 09:43 AM

The music goes great with the piece. My favorite shots are the time-lapse pan wide shot and the dusk shot with the roller coasters silhouetted. I found myself following the arches of the roller coaster waiting for it to pop up again.
On the time lapse pan shot, is that the standard Fuji lens on the EX-1 or did you use a wide angle on your letus?
I would love to see a black and white version of this, if it weren't for the beautiful saturated colors. The only thing it's missing is a big guy with a hairy back and a speedo.

Ronen Grunberg

May 19, 2008 11:16 PM

Phil,

I love your work...it's very inspirational...this is just another example of your visual acuity and the perfect shot compositions that you're getting famous for...

I do have a question for you...how do you manage to pull off all of those intimate shots of total strangers (in this video and others)? Do you go up to them first and ask for permission to shoot, or do you just set up your camera and go for it? I find that it's a very tricky thing to videotape people (even on a public street) without first getting their permission. But of course, once permission is given, they lose all sense of being natural. Any insights from you would be greatly appreciated.

In any event, excellent work!! Keep it coming...

Ronen

Philip Bloom

May 20, 2008 05:57 PM

which ones do you mean? Am assuming not the posed ones?

Most are done on long lenses, with Southend I pretty much stood in one spot for an hour hunting people to get what I wanted.

Todd, everything was done with Letus Ultimate. The timelapse was the 17-35mm Nikon zoom.

Shiv. I don't get lucky as you know! I just keep going until I know I have enough!

Shiv Kumar

May 20, 2008 06:10 PM

It seems (to the lay viewer) that you just happened to be at the right spot at the right time. Like watching a well made wild life documentary - it takes years to get all the footage and then you see it all in a span of 40 minutes and you go, "Wow! How did they get all this stuff"?

So I see a 3 minute film and I go, "Wow, what a great shot" or great candid shot. It's what makes all the difference. Requires a lot of patients and at times anticipating someone's next move and being there to shoot it, I know. But....you're lucky! And I'm sticking to my guns.:)

Ronen Grunberg

May 20, 2008 06:53 PM

Hi Philip,

Yeah, I definitely mean the non-posed shots...I like the posed shots too mind you, people seem to be comfortable in front of your camera and you do seem to have a way of making their smallest gestures interesting. In fact, this is one of the things I like so much about your work. You go out into the street, and start shooting, but you have a really keen eye for the gestures and movements of people that brings out something essential about them...you have this capacity to take the ordinary and find the extraordinary in it...I showed some of your work to a friend and his response was "wow, this guy can make anything look interesting!!..."

With respect to the stuff shot with the long lenses, I'm assuming that since you're shooting from a distance, and that it's out in public that you don't feel compelled to get a release from these people. Have you ever had situation where you were videotaping someone out on the street and they were upset by it and asked you to stop?

Take care...

Ronen

David Robinson

May 23, 2008 11:42 AM

Fantastic...everything fitted together perfectly.

Phil Doherty

June 06, 2008 10:42 AM

Brilliant once again. Having attempted a "Bloomesque" style film and getting no way near the quality I am always in awe of your work.

Don Wong

June 19, 2008 03:54 AM

Can you please check the HD 720p mp4 version download? The link is not enabled like the others.

Fantastic work mate!

Steve Weiss

March 09, 2009 10:31 PM

well done.

Fun Bloom.
Weiss

Philip Bloom

March 09, 2009 10:38 PM

As you can tell we have many beautiful people in England! Your Zacuto girls have nothing on our Southend hotties...I can see tattoo women modeling your DSLR rig...

Steve Weiss

March 09, 2009 10:42 PM

What the hell is wrong with you. Why did'nt you ask one of those hotties to stand next to the Zacuto rig and snap a picture of her????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
You are a nut :) I guess I'm going to have to get on a plane and come over there and show you how to do it.
Weiss

Philip Bloom

March 09, 2009 10:49 PM

I was going to ask her but I was worried she would put grease all over the nice rig...I seem to have this knack of filming the more "interesting" looking people

Giuseppe Mammino

March 22, 2009 09:16 AM

Very good,a return to the antique with modern technology

Darren Ladbury

April 03, 2009 07:06 PM

A perfect representation of modern England. Its funny to reminisce of what old seaside promos used look like in comparison to WHAT IT REALLY IS! Nice one mate, 5 star film.

Darren

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All Production Elements: Philip Bloom Rating: 4.75

Equipment: Letus Ultimate Wally Dolly Australia Pty Ltd Wally Dolly Red Giant Software Magic Bullet Looks miller DS20 miller solo carbon fibre Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Apple Final Cut Pro

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For the past 20 years I have been following my passion as a career and it has taken me around the world to places I have felt privileged to have seen.

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