Maybe I’m Just Crazy! from Moayad Hassan on Vimeo.
It wasn’t planned like that, but this came out as a music video 🙂
Shot in the backyard with a Canon Hv20 fitted with a DIY DOF adapter and a Sigma 50mm f/2.8. I did not color correct, just simple editing with FCP. Please download the original file from vimeo since the conversion took some of the colour away.
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BTW, the DOF adapter is currently for sale on eBay.
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Music by Julandrew:
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The Blue FTW from Moayad Hassan on Vimeo.
تصوير المسيرات ليلة أمس بعد فوز منتخب الكويت على البحرين ١-٠ ضمن بطولة كأس الخليج التاسعة عشر ، لا أدري متى بدأت المسيرات.. لكني أعلم أنها امتدت إلى ساعات متأخرة من الليل ، يأتي هذا الفوز كزفرة تنفس للصعداء بعد أشهر طويلة من الاحباطات الكروية لمنتخب الكويت ، يكفي بأن عقدة البحرين استمرت مع الكويت لثلاث مباريات سابقة.
هي فرحة كويتية حقيقية لم نشاهدها منذ مدة طويلةٍ طويلة!
لا يمكن أن نرجع هذه الفرحة لمجرد لعبة كرة قدم ، فهناك بالتأكيد ما هو أكبر ، تحليلي للاوضاع السياسية و الاجتماعية و الثقافية في الكويت و المنطقة ككل مؤخرا ليس ضروريا ، فحالة الإحباط التي وصل لها المجتمع الكويتي واضحة للقاصي و الداني ، ثم و من تحت تحت رماد الإحباط و الأحزان يأتينا نصر! فكيف لا نفرح؟!
لا أدري كيف ترى صيحات و أهازيج و رقصات هؤلاء الشباب.. و لكني شخصيا أراها زفرات حارة و آهات تطلق من الحناجر علها تهدئ ما نقاسي من ألم..
و الله يفرح قلوبنا و يديم هالضحكات
🙂
I shot this video very late last night a few hours after the football match between Kuwait and Bahrain which ended with the victory of Kuwait 1 x 0. It was Kuwait’s second match in the Gulf Cup 19 and the first win for the Kuwaiti team over Bahrain after their last 3 matches together.
The Blue (Al Azraq), by the way, is the nickname of Kuwait football team since the 1980s (or late 70s, not sure).
You can watch it on Vimeo for full screen HD quality.
Kuwait Docupedia (Part 2) from Moayad Hassan on Vimeo.
الجزء الأول من الفلم موجود هنا
أو على موقع :
الاغنية: مشاري العفاسي
This is the second part of the short documentary I made during my last visit to Kuwait last February (2008). In this part I talk about the National Holidays celebrations and decorations and the different parts of the beautiful Kuwait City.
Unlike the first part most of the shots in this one were taken.. on foot, as far as I can remember hand held. A heavier post production was applied here using Final Cut Pro, Color and Motion.
It is in my opinion the HV20 night shooting ability pushed to the limits! I captured using ProRes, tried to get the maximum dynamic range using Color’s curves and at the end applied noise reduction using CHV Repair filters, all while trying to make the picture look as natural as possible. Looking at it now, even in its compressed form, I must say that I am impressed 🙂
This is the second and final part for now. You can watch the first part here.
Or on:
Music: Mishari Al afasy
Kuwait Docupedia (Part 1) from Moayad Hassan on Vimeo.
الجزء الثاني -و الأخير- من الفلم يأتيكم قريبا جدا بإذن الله 🙂
الاغنية : محمد البلوشي
The first part of a short documentary I made during my last visit to Kuwait last February (2008). Since it was short in a podcast kind of way I was going to call it "Kuwait Docupediacast" but thought it was too much :p
This part gives fast encyclopaedic information about Ahmady City, Oil, National Holidays, weather among other things, all related to Kuwait off course.
Most of the shots were taken from a moving car using a Canon HV20. Post-production was made with Final Cut Pro and Motion. Nothing very fancy really.
The second and final part (for now at least) will be coming very soon.
Music: Mohammed Al Boloushi