"City of Lakes" Behind The Lens
Cinevate is proud to present a behind the scenes look into the making of Pacific Pictures' "CITY OF LAKES," on-location in Udaipur, India.
Read more & watch the full length film here: City of Lakes
The Atlas 30 LTS Slider and Proteus DSLR Cage were utilized for this production.
From the first hints of this project over eight months ago, we had no idea of just how successful the whole project was to be. Kevin, you've managed to gather a whole series of variables (any one of which will "fail" a project) together under your creative umbrella and simply made it work. From the 3 virals and related Cinevate contest, film trailer, Las Vegas theatre debut of the film and now the extended web version, Kevin and the rest of the crew have proven themselves consummate professionals. Remember there are a series of behind the scenes clips coming starting next week which will show even more of how these powerful images came to be. Kevin, congratulations once again on a truly amazing journey.
Cheers,
Dennis Wood
We would also like to send out a huge congratulations to Patrick Moreau (Stillmotion), Joe Simon(Joe Simon Wedding Films), Casey Warren (Mindcastle Studios) and Amish Solanki (Amish Solanki Photography) who were all instrumental in the success of this production.
You can view the original post on the Pacific Pictures blog.
In case you missed it don't forget to check out the recent "City of Lakes" trailer and contest page.

Comments
29 Apr 2010, 13:42
As a filmmaker, I find the possibility of following in Kevin Shahinian's footsteps, truly riveting. Many of us artists consider it an honour to witness an intimate event and being able to transform it into art such as this, is indeed a privilege.
Can't wait to see behind the scenes footage!
-Rafael Ziah Franco
29 Apr 2010, 15:50
Great work everyone and I look forward to learning about your process in the weeks to come. :)
02 May 2010, 03:59
02 May 2010, 17:07
02 May 2010, 18:27
John, although I'll admit to getting pretty emotional at the film screening, I'll admit that the BTS clips for me personally are very important. As a company that equips film makers in an effort to achieve their creative goals, BTS is all about achieving that goal.
Rafael, the entire project from the first meetings in September, to virals, trailer and film (and soon BTS) has taken on a life of its own. We hope it serves as an example of how manufactures might engage with their customers to create amazing stories given the social media environment the world has so quickly constructed.
I just found this blog clip, posted by Amy Shah, who you'll find dancing the lead in the film's major number: http://www.vimeo.com/11181596 It's her viewpoint, self-shot, on the day which is as honest as they come.
Cheers,
Dennis Wood
www.cinevate.com
03 May 2010, 20:39
Great Job one & all!
Faith & Chelsi♥ Archambeau
06 May 2010, 08:10
06 May 2010, 18:39
07 May 2010, 12:36
Tom, thanks... I am going to take you up on that! ;)
18 May 2010, 22:17
its a true inspriation...
cheers.....
19 May 2010, 13:25
Amazing job guys, you all deserve a huge round of applause for this one!
andreas
http://www.andreasphoto.ca
22 May 2010, 14:07
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05 Jun 2010, 10:39
Zaven
10 Aug 2010, 00:26
"whatever you dream of,can be achieved".
More grease to your elbows. However,of all the reviews, the issue that has received the least coverage is how the audio was captured. It has been mentioned that the Zoom H4n was used, but how did the crew tackle sync issues especially relating to audio bit-rates. A favorable response will be very much appreciated.
10 Mar 2011, 16:24
1. The camera is the Canon 5D MarkII but the speeds recorded 24fps or 30fps?
2. I see in the behind the scenes to put white and blue ribbons on the LCD of the camera, this was to mark the frame they wanted and relied upon to mark at that point in the LCD?
3. In relation to the same, to see the movie seems that it was at 2:35 and not 16:9 ... how they got that ... in postproduction?
4. What type of transfer and compression made Apple Pro Res 4:2:2 HQ or that ...?
Thanks in advance for your attention and look forward to your prompt response ...
Sincerely,
Roberto Garza
15 Jul 2011, 13:50
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01 Jan 2012, 19:47
One problem- it stops at 18:10, is it a setting or what?
THX,
dr
13 May 2012, 07:16
i m impress of your work
and i like your work
i m video editor i like to come in film making
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