Maui – The Valley Isle
If you haven’t traveled to Maui or plan to in the near future you might want to take a look at this amazing video from Amir Zakeri. We have shared his story how he shot this amazing video. This film is shot and edited by Amir Zakeri.
Music was created by his brother Alexander. You can contact him through email here: [email protected]
Check out his SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/alexander-zakeri
This video was truly inspired by Devin Graham’s KAUAI video, if you haven’t seen that yet, check it out here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBLccE…
Amir Zakeri flew down to Maui right after graduation to make a nature video for this amazing island. He had never been to Maui, only Oahu, so the entire island was a mystery. He spent the nights preparing for the next day of where to be at what time, to get the best shot with the best lighting. He was alone most of the time, adventuring by himself. He spent the nights editing his footage just to keep up with the new footage he would get from the next day of filming. If your visiting Maui for the first time hopefully this illustrates the amazing attractions! This is his first YouTube video and he’s very proud of his work. Subscribe to his channel for more Hawaii videos!
Technical stuff: This was all all shot on his Canon 6D. Most of the shots were done with the Canon 16-35mm 2.8 L Series lens on the Glidecam. Some tripod stills were shot with a 70-200mm 4.0 L Series lens. He tried to always keep a low aperture to keep everything in focus and kept a constant ISO of 100 for almost all the shots. This was shot at 1080p @ 24fps. He used Compressor 4 before exporting out to YouTube.
The smooth, floating-like shots were done with a Glidecam HD 2000. You can learn more about Glidecam’s in the link below. He has been shooting with Glidecam’s only for 6 months, and with practice came smooth footage!
For FREELANCE FILM OPPORTUNITIES, you can contact him at this email: [email protected]
Source: Amir Zakeri
Additional photos of Maui, Hawaii (not shot by Amir Zakeri) for your eye vacation pleasure. Visit Maui today!
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Right now in #Wailea by @angelinahills
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