Brickfields Temple

Chan Ee Jien · June 24th, 2008, 01:50 AM

Hi,

Here is a short edit of Brickfields Temple, Malaysia during Wesak Day (Buddha's Birthday). I did not bother to cover or focus on the event (I was SO NOT prepared) but I focused on the people who prayed there, so it is a collection of shots. Shot with the XHA1 and LE.

In the meanwhile, I will try to think of a better way to end the video and also fix the colour. The Quicktime output gives out a wash out look for some reason.

http://vimeo.com/1211381

Comments welcome :)

Joan Manzaneque · June 24th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Check this out for the colour problem

http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=197#comments

Nice stuff!

Joan

Nicholas Tran · June 24th, 2008, 03:19 PM

I really liked your images... solid composition and artistic.

The music was out of place for me. It's a good piece, but seemed a bit too much. To me, the music itself tells a narrative. Your images, though compelling, seem more documentary. Just my take.

Chan Ee Jien · June 26th, 2008, 12:53 AM

Thanks for the advice.

What do you mean by documentary looking? (well, I shot an event so it is a documenting process?). I think perhaps I didn't capture enough the emotion and nuance of the people over there so there's like no story/ motivation for them to do what they are doing.

You're not the first person to say this. I went out on a shoot once and was handling the camera for a while (shooting people walking on the street). One cameraperson noted that I shoot 'documentary style. Unfortunately I never managed to ask him why. Its good to understand your comment as I don't wanna be boxed into one category

I have watched documentaries on various subjects and there are many styles so no help there :(

June 24th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#1
Chan Ee Jien Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 67	Brickfields Temple Hi, Here is a short edit of Brickfields Temple, Malaysia during Wesak Day (Buddha's Birthday). I did not bother to cover or focus on the event (I was SO NOT prepared) but I focused on the people who prayed there, so it is a collection of shots. Shot with the XHA1 and LE. In the meanwhile, I will try to think of a better way to end the video and also fix the colour. The Quicktime output gives out a wash out look for some reason. http://vimeo.com/1211381 Comments welcome :)

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June 24th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#2
Joan Manzaneque Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Barcelona Posts: 27	Check this out for the colour problem http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=197#comments Nice stuff! Joan

June 24th, 2008, 03:19 PM	#3
Nicholas Tran Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 56	I really liked your images... solid composition and artistic. The music was out of place for me. It's a good piece, but seemed a bit too much. To me, the music itself tells a narrative. Your images, though compelling, seem more documentary. Just my take.

June 26th, 2008, 12:53 AM	#4
Chan Ee Jien Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 67	Thanks for the advice. What do you mean by documentary looking? (well, I shot an event so it is a documenting process?). I think perhaps I didn't capture enough the emotion and nuance of the people over there so there's like no story/ motivation for them to do what they are doing. You're not the first person to say this. I went out on a shoot once and was handling the camera for a while (shooting people walking on the street). One cameraperson noted that I shoot 'documentary style. Unfortunately I never managed to ask him why. Its good to understand your comment as I don't wanna be boxed into one category I have watched documentaries on various subjects and there are many styles so no help there :(