Wellington City, NZ - "Reset" Mute Math - Canon XH-A1

Three words... I LOVE WELLINGTON.
This is the product of an idea thats been churning away in my mind for over a year now, and I have finally had the opportunity to bring it to light. I heard "Reset" once, and I knew for certain that I would make a video which discovers the city I love.

You are welcome to view this in high definition at: http://www.vimeo.com/902059

This was created as part of our individual music video projects for The Film School in Newtown, Wellington. The aim of the exercise was to discover, plan, shoot and manipulate ways in which music can be put with visual media to produce something that explores and idea, or tells a short story.

I have always been intruiged by the nightlife of Wellington City, and my appreciation for it has grown mostly within the last year, after basing my NCEA L3 Photography portfolio on a static/still version of this music video. It has definitely been a very, very fun project to delve into, as many nights have been spent shooting and editing. I've learnt so much about the Canon XH-A1, and like I say in the video log at the end, I am amazed at its low-light capabilities. Likewise, I have learnt a lot more about the Adobe After Effects editing system for compositing. AE is something that I would like to get to use more often. Thank-you to Andrew Kramer, video tutorialist from: http://www.videocopilot.net
Your tutorials have helped me learn the basics of AE incredibly quickly.

As mentioned in my vlog at the end as well, Mike Krumlauf, a young lad with a passion for art-film, from Chicago IL, has inspired many features of my work in this video. I would encourage you check out his work for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/michaelkrumlauf
Thank-you Mike, your work is brilliant and I have always enjoyed your continually inspiring short/experimental films.

Thank-you to the partnership between YouTube and Warner Bros, which allows me to use this track, "Reset" by Mute Math, legally on YouTube. I became familiar with Mute Math more than 2 years ago, and I love their music. They are amazing, and different, and I'd push for making more music videos using their craft: http://www.myspace.com/mutemath

This video may also double as an advertising piece for the "Have A Love Affair With Wellington" Wellington City Council website. Thank-you WCC for your continual work to help keep Wellington exciting, new and an awesome place to live:
http://www.WellingtonNZ.co.nz

Anyway, I truely hope you've enjoyed this, I sure did, and hopefully it has come to serve as inspiration for other film-makers, as advertising for WCC, and as a showreel for the capabilities of the Canon XH-A1.

Cheers,
Andrew
http://www.bebo.com/aspiringphotographer

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• City
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• Mute
• Math
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• XH-A1
• MuteMath
• Mike
• Krumlauf

[deomino09]

what editing program did you use?? please reply

[AspiringPhotographer]

This would have been edited on Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe After Effects CS3.

[NinjaFishCake]

Wow, i'm sure even a pro couldn't do a better job. It's an AMAZING video!

I'm currently making some music, nearly same style as MM, and i would LOVE to have you as the videomaker! I'll write to you, if you want? :-)

Amazing video!

[AspiringPhotographer]

Sure dude - lets talk!

[arcarsination]

dude, this video is amazing... i wish i could make something like this. i hope you got the best grade out of anyone in your class. this definitely deserves it. i wish you luck sir.

[AspiringPhotographer]

Cheers man, thank-you. Shout if you ever need help with cameras/editing aye if you want to create something too. ;)

[willtheweird]

Personally, i think that with the chaos of the song, the video needed to feel less controlled, more ethereal... the song to me is sort've other-worldly, it takes you somewhere outside of consciousness, and to me, the city scenes didn't quite fit that description...although i haven't actually been there, maybe that's the problem :) i think its an amazing video though, and really incredible editing (3:49 might've been my favorite part). Really fantastic job, man.

[dfadrigon001]

All I can say is wow . Amazing video man. Thanks for the inspiration

[culbers2]

Adding the airplane sound was a nice effect too, I thought it was the atari at first!

[topbunkvideo]

Well done. Keep up the good work.

[strugsnotdrugs]

Hey, thanks a lot for your comment. I still love my XH-A1 a lot. I can't remember the settings as such anymore sorry. I did however just play around with the settings until I was happy with the result showing on the LCD screen. I had the 'frame-blended' noise reduction for some of the static shots, and pressed the blacks.

Sorry I couldn't help more! Take care.

[9bosun]

Hey Andrew, That is a brilliant piece of work...I also have the XHA1 I would be interested in the settings you used for the low light work...( the internal setttings) do you use the canon console by any chance...again..great work mate!

[strugsnotdrugs]

Thank-you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I would certainly love for MM to head to New Zealand sometime. I'm hanging out for 18th Aug when their new album will be released.... AHHHH!!!! :D

[JammyLeather]

This is incredible. You have managed to merge two of my most favourite things - music by Mutemath and Wellington City nightlife, and it has turned out like a masterpiece.

You should be so proud of this, it really is incredible. I can only hope MM take notice, come to Wellington and use this as their actual music video!

Well done :)