Earlier this week I met up with Samrat Chakrabarti and Peter Holland to shoot a music video. For the shoot, Peter used the Canon DSLR 5D. Because it was Peter’s first use of the Canon 5D for a video shoot, he had to get used to it. Initially he would have preferred to have had some of the more common features that are associated with traditional cameras. However, he did appreciate the shallow depth of field and sensitivity of the sensor. With the Canon DSLR 5D, we were able to shoot at night with what light we had, and get some really beautiful images.

I loved making this video and it’s been an interesting experience for me. The process for making this video has been a “create as we go” experience. Samrat and I have written a storyline and constantly tweaked and changed it until we finally gave it the meaning we were searching for. From this point we utilized whatever resources we had to help shoot scenes to match our ideas. With help from Shikha Jain, who at the last minute agreed to be cast, we were able to give our project a story line with depth and a well rounded look.