The 4th of July, Unfocused

Something I shot just for fun on the 4th at the fireworks show in Palm Springs, CA. I can't take any credit for this idea though, as I completely stole it from the incredibly talented Lloyd Choi, who did it first and better (http://vimeo.com/6157370). Wish I could've spent a little more time on it because I think some very cool things could've been done with playing with the speed more and reversing clips, but frankly, I just don't have the time right now and I wanted to get SOMETHING up. In the end, I'm happy with it though. There's something about unfocused light that I just love. Maybe sometime I'll have a chance to play around with this a little more and do something really cool. Also, I left it available for download because I think these are just some cool elements that could be used in motion design, so feel free to use them. I'm going to try to get a higher resolution upload up soon. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon 50mm 1.8 Music: Explosions in the Sky (I had to) - "The Birth and Death of the Day" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-birth-and-death-of-the-day/id319136556?i=319136657

This is just a very hastily made video that I created with some of my footage from the 4th. I had seen the idea previously here: http://vimeo.com/6157370, and I was just kind of mesmerized by it. So at the next chance I had to capture some fireworks footage, I decided to give it a try. I've always loved the look of out-of-focus light, and I think fireworks have to be the most exciting form of this that I've seen. Wish I would've had a tripod for this, as I think it would've made it a little better, but I was just traveling light and taking all the video from my back while watching the show. Also, sometime I'd like to spend a little more time on the edit. I just really wanted to get something up, even though I don't have a lot of time right now, but I think some very cool things could be done with time remapping and reversing the footage. Maybe sometime.