Above the Canyon by Victoria Taylor-Gore

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, near Canyon, Texas. This is the first pure landscape short film I have done - used my wonderful Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly. I've lived near Palo Duro Canyon for most of my 50 years...and it never ceases to be a constant source of nourishment and inspiration. It is the second largest canyon in the US - and quite a surprise as it sits in the middle of the High Plains.

I set out to do this video for One Day on Earth (10-10-10), but my shoot was cut short (battery in my car died) and I didn't have much time to do footage in the way One Day on Earth requires. These shots were hasty, and only at the top of the canyon, but seems like I'm all about making something out of practically nothing - lots of post manipulation helped : ) Anyway, this video reflects part of my life for that day.

Video and Editing - Victoria Taylor-Gore
http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music - Angels of Hope by Roger Subirana Mata
Purchased music license from Jamendo.com

Shot with a Canon 7D, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens, and a Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 lens. Edited and color grading in post in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Also used my Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 3x - saves me every time.

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• Victoria Taylor-Gore
• Roger Subirana Mata
• Angels of Hope
• Canon 7D
• Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 3x
• Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly
• Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens
• Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 lens
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
• Amarillo
• High Plains
• One Day on Earth
• landscape
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park
• HD
• short film
• Above the Canyon

[camtheman]

do you have a shot breakdown of this? im trying to decide if i want the 11-16 or the 16-50, cant decide if the extra 5mm in wideness is worth it..

[vtg60]

@camtheman I believe the opening shot of the road was the only 11-16 shot - hope that helps :) thanks, Vicky

[vtg60]

@camtheman and for what's it worth...I use the 16-50 most of the time.

[Halunlimited]

Beautiful photography and music. Thank you for making me aware of the pocket dolly. That makes a wonderfully effective panoramic effect.

[vtg60]

@Halunlimited Thanks so much! I'm so glad this inspired you :)

[Raoshey]

I really like the peaceful music. The dolly shot along the ground is quite smooth!

[vtg60]

@Raoshey Thank you so much!

[yanndick]

Peacefull.

Beautifull.

What do you use for travelling shots, please ?

[vtg60]

@kiguchitoshiya Thanks so much! Well, I would love to see Tokio, Toshiya :)  There is a lot of open space here - love the sky and clouds here...and at the canyon you can see the beautiful prairie grasses. I plan to go film there more - it's a treasure. Haven't found any fossils yet - though I've heard they are there...

[kiguchitoshiya]

Great & wonderful place !!

So enviable !!!

Our place I can see only huge buildings around us like NYC !

Have you ever found out a dinosaur's fossil ?  Hahaha......!