quanmansports Says:

Jun 1, 2010 - what kind of camera did you use? this video looks great.

conradtse Says:

Jun 1, 2010 - Thanks! I have the Canon XHA1 and use it with a Neutral Density Gradient lens filter to help darken a corner or a side of what I was shooting. The sunrise/sunset hour also helps give that great color. =)

quanmansports Says:

Jun 1, 2010 - I appreciate your response. I am looking to upgrade my camera. Does this only shoot on dv tapes or does it take a memory card. also were you shooting at 24 fps?

conradtse Says:

Jun 1, 2010 - Unfortunately, the XHA1 only takes miniDV tapes and so I do have to wait for the video to play in real-time during the transfer/capture to my computer. It's in HDV (mpeg2) format so it's more forgiving to my older computer than other more compressed video that I've had trouble playing back smoothly like from the H.264 (mpeg4) from the DSLRs. I shot the video at 24p. The slow motion was at 60i, using it on a 24p timeline in Premiere/AfterAffects and slowing it down there.

bhikkhu Says:

Jun 17, 2010 - Such a great tribute to Oakland!

tiffylis Says:

Jul 22, 2010 - thanks so much for making and uploading this - oakland gets so much attention for being rough around the edges, rarely are its positive attributes (and there are many) shown. wonderful film. ^_^

intern1234567 Says:

Jul 24, 2010 - I love this video! I've lived in Oakland for 3 years and this is the best tribute to a great but troubled city! Thanks!

Scx1200 Says:

Jul 26, 2010 - Hey, Great job on the video. Congrats...very like your video.

ld4v1dl Says:

Jul 26, 2010 - beautiful video

Mssmittyb Says:

Jul 27, 2010 - Thank you for this. Much appreciated. Beautiful.

evavideoblog Says:

Aug 16, 2010 - This is beautiful.

fishgust Says:

Oct 27, 2010 - I wish more people would see this side of Oakland...

skwoo1 Says:

Mar 6, 2011 - Beautiful work. Congratulations. Very compelling.

linnylinh91 Says:

Jun 2, 2011 - Oakland will always be my hometown. Thank you, for wonderfully capturing the beautiful nuances of Oakland.

dudetran Says:

Jun 3, 2011 - That was the best video EVER. what song did you use?

lthdaanng Says:

Jun 5, 2011 - My home. <3 You really captured the beauty and essence of Oakland. This is a wonderful video.

TheDerek1207 Says:

Jun 5, 2011 - GREAT VIDEO MAN!! I AGREED WHAT EVERYBODY SAID ABOUT THIS VIDEO

tmdao89 Says:

Jun 6, 2011 - thank you for making this video and allowing people to see this side of Oakland! I recognize about 95% of all these spots! big ups man!

conradtse Says:

Jun 24, 2011 - Very cool. Yeah, it's recognizable places that are sometimes right on front of us.

conradtse Says:

Jun 24, 2011 - Thanks! I made the song up in front of the piano 1 day trying out a theme and luckily had the sense to record it in case I wanted to use for something later. (I have a hard time playing clean the whole way =) so was lucky to get it in one go ... you can still hear some places where I mess up a little.) At first I used the song as a placeholder to help me see how I might edit the video, and gradually realized that the song fit perfectly with the subject matter. Just worked out!