Taylor Swift - Blank Space music video, shot with Dragons and the Ronin.

[Christopher Probst]

Been eagerly await this video to get released. Very pleased with the outcome of it. Joseph Kahn really nailed the direction of it and Taylor was super professional and really got into the filmmaking ideas we were going for. Mega talent there. I was impressed.

Lot of Ronin usage in this one. Shot in 2 days just outside of Manhattan in New Jersey. This is all OLPF2 (Skin-Tone/Highlight).

Enjoy peeps.

 

[Akin A]

Great work man!
Really liking those compositions.

What lenses and what frame rate was that in slowmo?

 

[Robert Ruffo New]

Been eagerly await this video to get released. Very pleased with the outcome of it. Joseph Kahn really nailed the direction of it and Taylor was super professional and really got into the filmmaking ideas we were going for. Mega talent there. I was impressed.

Lot of Ronin usage in this one. Shot in 2 days just outside of Manhattan in New Jersey. This is all OLPF2 (Skin-Tone/Highlight).

Enjoy peeps.

Were you the DP on this? It's really very beautiful work on your part, and works perfectly with the song. Joseph really brought out some powerful acting from her. Poetic, pretty, awesome work all around.

 

[Adrian Weinbrecht]

AMAZING WORK!

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[Phil Holland]

Just to say it again from the other thread.

I personally think it's some of Chris's best work. He's just killing it.

 

[Brad Allen]

Great work as usual Chris, thanks for sharing. Would love to shadow you and watch you work someday!

 

[Christopher Probst]

Ah Phil, didn't see your post in the other section. Thanks for posting it, but YouTube finally uploaded the vid and I can get it in Indonesia! I haven't tried looking into the Occulus Rift stuff at the end of the video. Not only did we have a majorly ambitious number of shots we wanted to get in 2 days, but we had to accommodate a 360-degree interactive product placement "experience" for Amex, who were funding a chuck of the budget. Some cool possibilities there for future content. The idea was that viewers could literally explore the room that the video was in, and then go off and "walk" around the rest of the mansion and then happen back upon the "video" in other parts of the house.

 

[Christopher Probst]

Just to say it again from the other thread.

I personally think it's some of Chris's best work. He's just killing it.

Phil, just wait, we are sitting on a piece (in vfx/post madness) that is on a whole other level. I'm literally pulling my skin off waiting for it to drop. This Taylor vid was a fun little fashiony frolic, I'm about to kick you all in the cinematographic nuts with the next one.

Stay tuned to this channel.

 

[Tom Chase]

@christopher Amazing! love the visuals man!

 

[Christopher Probst]

It was a closed set and phones were forbidden, but fuck it, here's a few behind the scenes pics…

Exterior w/ car:

Foyer:

Dining Room:

Dance:

Grounds:

 

[Phil Holland]

Thanks for the BTS stills. Honestly, there should be a BTS dude or dudette on these.

What glass btw? Vantage Ones?

 

[David Battistella]

Like seeing that shot at 250 ISO.

im starting to really see the how much the STH OLPF stands above the rest of the digital crowd. Such a nice cinema feel. When I saw this videos look, I just though that you should be shooting features.

Battistella

 

[Christopher Probst]

Thanks for the BTS stills. Honestly, there should be a BTS dude or dudette on these.

What glass btw? Vantage Ones?

There was of course the typical making of crews there. The label just haven't released the making of vid yet…

As for the glass, I like seeing you squirming… ;-)

 

[Christopher Probst]

Like seeing that shot at 250 ISO.

im starting to really see the how much the STH OLPF stands above the rest of the digital crowd. Such a nice cinema feel. When I saw this videos look, I just though that you should be shooting features.

Battistella

Funny you should mention that...

 

[Hurcan Yilmazer]

Christopher do you mind telling which filters used?

 

[Christopher Probst]

Sure, Hurcan, straight Tiffen NDs and a circular Pola. Various strengths, and not always on the camera. That's it.

 

[Hurcan Yilmazer]

Only them! Thats great. Thanks for the info

 

[Dominik Muench]

that looked amazing ! would have been a fun shoot I bet. Taylor is absolutely stunning and seems pretty fun.
That poor car though :/

 

[David Battistella]

Funny you should mention that...

Good. I can't wait to see it!

i think the glass on the cu (just a wild guess) is some vintage contax converted to PL

battistella

 

[Christopher Probst]

Cracked a million views in 6 hours… Internet, I will break you.