Allan MacKenzie just sent me a tease video edit of a gig that he shot a couple of months ago on Palawan Island in the Philippines. Apparently the same island that a season of American Survivor was shot on.
Allan says:
The gig was a resort guesthouse promotional video shoot and also interiors, exteriors and landscape photography showcasing the picturesque location. The place is just amazing, the sunsets are incredible, and the people are friendly, I was actually surprised to meet American’s that have taken up residency there? It was not only a great creative experience but also a life changing trip for me to see how the other part of the world lives.
My brief is to produce 3 promotional videos in total for the resort guesthouses which includes, the UAV aerials landscape time-lapse footage, lifestyle and water activities, hiking activities etc! As my client said “Allan just want you to do your thing, sell the dream location for the ultimate holiday experienceâ€
This tease video edit is of the time-lapse landscape sequences and a scene from the dji Phantom which was used for the aerial video (the rising shot at the very end of this edit).
As I told Allan, I like this whole video but I especially like the second half from about 1:16 to the end. For me there is a subtle similarity to parts the sound track of the Sydney Pollack film, Out of Africa (Olympic Glory by Y Sazonoff). Although Allan assures me he was not thinking about such a connection when editing or shooting this. In any case I think Allan did a fantastic job on this even though it is just a preliminary cut, I’m anxious to see the final videos.
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.