While trying to prepare a video about Anatolian culture, I found myself among the amateur-yet-quality videos that have been shot about Turkey on Vimeo. The guys really do quality work. And they truly deserve the praise. A month ago we said “let’s do something like this too,” and we did. There were nice comments — really, thanks to those. But to the ones who showed no respect for any effort and threw criticism as if it were an insult, I’ll say my hellos here too. Briefly: we’d had no training in this kind of filming, never done a shoot like this before, and our equipment was nowhere near as good as the people who do this professionally abroad. Our goal was to contribute even a little to Istanbul’s promotion. I don’t want to skip the ones who praised us either — they thanked us for the video and pointed out our mistakes in a humane tone. Of course, in future videos we’ll work to fix those mistakes — but for a first video, this is what it is. We weren’t born from our mothers’ wombs knowing how to do this, so we’ll have a growth process too. And in Turkey I’ve yet to see someone who actually attempts this kind of video project. I now understand why they don’t want to either. Yes, it’s nice when the thing is perfect, but that takes time. I know there are mistakes in the video too, but time, equipment and ideas were all limited at the moment. We’ll keep building on top of this project, God willing.
Below are videos made about Turkey. I’ll add ours too. Please don’t compare ours with what the pros made. Those guys traveled Turkey for 7 months for one video; ours was the result of 1–2 days of work. The reason we only spared 1–2 days is the usual: school. But keep following us. We’ll be back, God willing.
In Turkey 2014
Filmed by: Clemens Krüger & Vincent Urban. Edit, audio mix, color grading: Vincent Urban. Equipment used: filmed with Canon 5D Mark III and GoPro Hero 3.
Lenses: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM · Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM · Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM · Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM · Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG ASP · Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5. Music: “Only The Winds” written by Olafur Arnalds, published by Nettwerk One Music Limited, sub-published by Fintage Publishing B.V.
Turkey / Jump
Locations: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Olympos, Pamukkale, Büyükada & Lake Tuz. Cameras: Sony a6000 (fisheye lens). Music: original composition for this video — Ari Fararooy.
Turkey
Locations: Istanbul, Bergama, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Cappadocia. Camera: Sony nex5. Lenses: Sony 16mm, Zeiss 50mm. Music: Jahzzar “The Last Ones”.
Blessed Turkey
Locations: Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Ayvalik, Troy. Camera: Canon 5D Mark II. Lenses: Tamron 28-75mm. Equipment: SlikPro 340DX Tripod, Manfrotto 701 Head, Varavon Slidecam light 600. Music: Rachel’s — Water from the same source. Edit: Premiere. Colors and text: After Effects.
Turkey 2013
Locations: Antalya to Dalaman stopping at Üçağız & Kekova, Kaş, Patara, Ölüdeniz and Butterfly Valley. Music: Bonono — Jets.
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