"We'll whack Manhattan"

Little edit from some shots taken on day one of the A7s workshop I held at B&H Photo Video for Sony USA in October.
Most of it is "lens whacking" with a Helios 44 M. Other shots on the Sony FE 24-70m F4 and Canon 70-200mm F4. Vast majority of shots at 60p interpreted as 24p in Premiere CC.
Graded with filmconvert's A7s presets and custom curves. 10% off with code bloom at gopb.co/filmcon...
Music from the music bed. Andrew Judah Morning Light, Analog Heart - Heartbeats
gopb.co/musicbed

[@Jamiemartinez06]

I just wanna take a straw and suck all the knowledge and talent out of you and straight into my brain space! Ugh God I love you Philip Bloom! hahah

[@woodandmetalandstuffpauldo8561]

Wow Philip Bloom , What a beautiful 4 mins of footage, the sound track ready did it for me, truly awesome, thanks.

[@philippeschultz2660]

The "Bloom touch"... I love it ! Thank you Phil

[@thealphabetist]

Everything about this video is beautiful, enjoyed every second!

[@Getawaymoments]

Nice, once again Phil your editing is so effortless.

[@RicardoReyesYa]

One of the best DP working today IMO, also the always emaculate editing raises the bar on how we should present our images, if only i could have a talk with this guy!!

[@leaningtower73]

Wonderful work Phil. What a talented and refined artist you are! Thanks

[@CoenradJMorgan]

Wow, that was beautiful.........I was looking forward to a longer B&H version as a part 2 to the 7S workshop, this however is very satisfying to watch, thank you Philip Bloom

[@happyfoxproductions]

My sock films better low light than this garbage.... Okay now that I have your attention. Great shots as always! Would love to film in New York one day when i get then chance. Vegas gets a little annoying after a while with so much brown and intense sun light haha. Again great video :)

[@Passio7Jd]

its the fourth time im watching this video this week, its the best video of manhattan ive ever seen. great music great composition, great!

[@chasekinniburgh]

I'm going to New York in a couple months and I hope to capture something like this. Truly amazing!

[@noahreynolds4716]

You work is always astounding!

Love the editing! regards from Moscow

[@thebrandonkm]

Beautiful shots!

[@fallenentity2]

I think one of the things I want to see after watching so many of your videos is your music library.

[@jamiecooper7390]

Dope, love 'characters' too! Can't wait to shoot NYC!

[@vlad_dimov]

Some of the nicest bokeh I've ever seen!

[@TomCurry]

I know you used 'FilmConvert' in post but for us students out there with little to know budget is it possible to make this effect in Premiere? I like how the blacks look soft.

[@brmoogma]

Sure..just play around with the 3-way colour corrector and you will find out....

[@RemoFiore]

As Andreas says just play around with colour correction in premiere and you'll get something that looks very similar. I unfortunately don't have the possibility of using these cameras and still shoot with a panasonic TM700 camcorder, but I strive to try and get the look that Philip Bloom obtains and I am happy with the results I'm getting although I have a long way to go before I can honestly say I've nailed it hahahahaha, I love everything this man does as far as I'm concerned he is a true video artist. I have learned so much and gained so much inspiration through watching his videos. I have on my "wish list", to participate in at least one of his seminars, but alas, living in italy that isn't as easy as it seems, unless.........Mr Philip Bloom could come and do a seminar in Italy someplace, like Rome for example, I'd gladly to attend ! Oh well back to the grindstone ! Peace and Namaste my friends !

[@MaranFilms]

Hi Tom, there are some tools within premiere pro to get a similar look. If you try cineon convertor, if I recall it's under utilities in video effects. It's a great tool. Depending on what settings you shoot it has just about every option covered. If using a log preset, then use log-linear, play around with settings. Use three way color correction after cineon convertor, then and add grain (don't use color grain, black and white only) This will get you close. Philip has a distinct look to his videos which is his style, your best bet is to get something similar that you like then develop into your own style. be an individual;-)

[@MrMaestroChrome]

Try this..on the RGB curves effect, with the master graph, create a simple S curve with three dots, then with the dot on the blacks, just lift the levels up, giving the video a faded look where the blacks are, couple this with changing the colors of your film I feel like this comes close to the grade Philip has in his video.

[@SabinoBand]

SOOOOO...... BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@ThomasSchweighofer_]

awesome sir bloom! Came across that video as i saw all your lens whacking insta stories :)

hey mr. bloom! i discovered something ... i was always worried about getting dust on the sensor while lens whacking ... so i bought a retro adapter (normally for macro) then put a uv filter instead a lens on it and now no dust can get to the sensor, but you need a canon fd lens or a normal fullframe lens on the a7

[@reid_dreamcatcher6017]

Hey Phillip! Big fan of your work! Was referred to you by a friend a while back. Thanks for the beautiful videos! -Reid Clark

[@onecut1000]

Really wanted to attend this seminar/madness in New York It would've been an honor (so cool) to Learning along side of you. Sony A7 camera looks nice. Wonder how the short movies came out ?

[@chrysszankowski7377]

This camera is amazing, but in Philip Bloom's hand it's FUCKING AMAZING

[@dariann]

Haven't seen this video since the initial upload. Wow I miss the city.

[@Samayshamdasani]

Absolutely Amazing.

[@mredrollo]

gah! Love the grade!!

[@tehfear]

Dear phillip bloom, could you do a video on the d600?

[@FStopProductions]

*Very nice video Philip!* Beautiful!

[@blackmennewstyle]

What's happened to your DJI Phantom? Already selled it?

[@themadears]

what lens adapter do u use? i often face lens connection problem with my a7s and canon lenses.. please help :(

[@joshlikescola]

Wow. Really you could have said you filmed it on a Red Epic and I wouldn't have noticed.

[@geraldprado8236]

Where is that light streak 3:15 coming from? ps. Great Video as always PB.

[@alex0589]

Again, good stuff. Made me want to try lens whacking again. Cant wait to have 400g of dust on my sensor!

[@k1ngN0rk]

Can't look at this more then 10 seconds. Sorry Philip but me and my video projector love contrast with deep blacks

[@FraserCottrell]

I love this style of grading. Any ideas how it's done anyone?

[@AirsoftReviewerHD]

Film Convert, in the description :-)

[@PaulKilpin]

So good.

[@faroukmesrafet6978]

i like the soundtrack you r using

[@MelonOnTheMoon]

You're back :D

[@gtgctcbbfc]

All kidding aside how did you avoid rolling shutter on the ferry?

[@CaseyWilsonDP]

doesn't look like most of the image/scenery is moving fast enough for a 'rolling' image to register.

[@gtgctcbbfc]

Casey Wilson I don't know if you have ever used an a7s but if you even breath on it wrong you get rolling shutter.

[@CaseyWilsonDP]

***** I think that's a bit extreme, besides apsc mode reduces rolling shutter to much more palatable levels.

[@gtgctcbbfc]

The effect is pretty bad on full frame but I will definitely shoot more on apsc. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@RedCircuitPictures]

Is this the internal audio??

[@KingClipreal]

Very nice!

[@tonylouisvisionvideography3469]

How do you compare The A7s with the Canon 5DMKIII

[@Proctie1]

You can't. There's nothing the 5D MkIII can do (video wise) that the A7s can't, but there's plenty of stuff the A7s can that the 5D MkIII can't. It's really easy: 5D MkIII = Photography camera. A7s = Mirrorless that is designed for video. The 5D Mark III has been proven wayyyy too many times to be overpriced if you are looking to shoot video. Not only is it overpriced in terms of only looking at the ability to shoot video, but also in terms of features such as information, codecs, usability, pixeldensity and much more. It's a no-brainer :)

[@NejcKavka]

Proctie1 One thing at which 5D mk3 is better than A7s is definitely rolling shutter problem ...

[@Proctie1]

Nejc Kavka If you DEEPLY care about rolling shutter and is going to tip your towards the 5D MkIII, then go in APS-C Mode on the A7s - problem solved :) Otherwise, Rolling shutter can be easily fixed in post in those rare occasions you experience it.

[@NailujProducciones]

Blacks, Where are youuuu?

[@blackmennewstyle]

We are everywhere, even places you did not expect, for kicking your a** ^^

[@thebrandonkm]

I like the black levels... its a change from what we usually see.

[@NailujProducciones]

ABMNS PRODUCTION Sorry Mr. I think you misunderstood... Blacks colors...contrast on the image, I'm talking about color grading...

[@NailujProducciones]

***** That's true! I like it!, but is unusual like you say... I don't like crushing the blacks, I always raise up a little bit the curve , but, this is extreme! hahaha

[@blackmennewstyle]

Oops ^^ But remember we are still everywhere to kick your a** especially with ambigue comments like that lol

[@tyrantpictures]

I have a feeling Lee Filters are going to sell a lot of their "Big Stoppers" to Sony A7s owners...

[@NatesFilmTutorials]

Very Nice! :)

[@izaakkanzig1081]

good stuff!

[@joshuascheffer6092]

Did any one else notice the dirty censor at 1:46 and a some of the shots following that?

[@Inga1121997]

Super!!!

[@theAcePictures]

Dat awesome grading tho... *slow clap*

[@shayma95]

this is exactly what i love doing, filming places and people and making amazing videos like this, great job! i make little films nothing professional, but would be appreciated if you gave them a look :)

[@LexArias]

wow

[@Gleebi]

Phillip... A7s or black magic cameras.... Make my decision for me!

[@shayma95]

I'm going for the a7s :) you should too, many people say it's an amazing camera for video

[@Gulliveck]

Way too shallow at times, and the dude at 1:25 is out of focus - this shot should have never made it into a public video.

[@RhizomeBandit]

Get out 👉🚪

[@schiemax]

maybe you should have read the description first. it says that he wa susing lens whacking a lot on his shots. this certainly describes a lot of the out of focus shots. just google it. its a way to shoot pics and video with a lens not actually attached to the camera body but held just in front of it. ^^

[@philipbloom]

"Into a public video" ha! I should be ashamed of myself for inflicting this on you and the general public. I am sorry!

[@Gulliveck]

***** Thanks for the explanation, mate. I guess I am old-fashioned in this regard. Whatever the technique, I expect to see a well-focused subject. The recent trend of shooting stuff out of focus and also in shakycam manner - granted, these two are not directly related - makes my eyes bleed and my head blow up. Funny how manufacturers try to make things with minimal tolerances only for the end users to "whack" it.

[@schiemax]

EluraUser np. yeah thats why photography is being defined/categorized as "art" ^^ - all is pretty "subjective".

[@NatesFilmTutorials]

First!

[@canturgan]

I prefer to see a full tonal range, milky blacks annoy me and are distracting.