New Zealand - The South Island - Road Trip 2015
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- A selection of clips from our road trip around the South Island of New Zealand. Featuring in no particular order: Lake Tekapo, Mt.Cook, Farewell Spit, Queenstown, The Catlins, Oamaru, Wanaka, Moeraki boulders, Golden Bay, Hanmer Springs and PuPu Springs.
Music: Mirrors - Between Four Walls
Shot with a Nikon D3200 + GoPro HD Hero 3
Special thanks to the incredible Beth Johnstone for all of the GoPro footage :)
Edited with Final Cut Pro X
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LOVE IT !!!! WELL DONE :) I just got back from the South Island and it is exactly how you portrayed it thanks for the memories regards Paul
This video is amazing! I live in the North Island and are leaving for my South Island road trip on Christmas day. You've captured your trip so beautifully and I'm now super excited to visit some of these places!!! :)
+MEG Thanks for the kind words :) Hope you're having an awesome time on your trip so far!
its so random but we remember you and your friend hanging around at the campsite at wanaka, eating pasta, with your guitar and macbook!
soh sk haha, what seriously!? Were you at the one thats on the cricket field, a short drive out of Wanaka?
Such an inviting and interesting scenery , perfect place to unwind with nature. Thanks for sharing your road trip.
Me and my girlfriend are heading to nz (north and south) in July and I'm a very keen photographer and am excited to get some awesome shots with my gopro 4 and watching this has made me infinitely more excited, you really captured the beauty and freedom that travel brings, well done man
+levi shearer Wow, thanks for the kind words :) Really glad you liked the video. New Zealand is a photographer/filmmakers paradise so you will have an awesome time over there!
Sooo well done dude! I'm moving to christchurch from australia in exactly 5 days, this is making me super stoked
+GoIdiie Appreciate the kind words! Have an awesome time. New Zealand is an epic place, you'll love it!
What a rad video! I hope you remember it forever through it!
My NEW ZEALAND MY FAVOURITE SIGHTSEEING FOR TRAVEL..AND FUN TRIP LOVE NEW ZEALAND FOREVER
This is filmed so beautifully! :) I'm heading down to the south island next month for 3 weeks - can't wait!
+Sapphire Beaumont Thanks for the comment :) you will love it! The south Island was by far my favourite of the two. Have an awesome trip!
+Alex Wilson Thanks :) without sounding silly - is this filmed with a wide angle lens? Or is it the way you edit it?
+Sapphire Beaumont Not silly at all! All of the GoPro footage is wide angle (Fish eye)...so all of the time lapse stuff yes. Everything else is just filmed with a standard kit lens. I also changed the aspect ratio in the edit which gives it the "cinema look" AKA the black bars at the top and bottom of the video. Hope that helps :)
Great video!!!!New Zealand is incredible!!!!
Beautiful! I love NZ
The landscapes have great color! You got some good shots
Thanks :D
OMG WOW!!! just amazing video! I have so many memories from this country
Thanks! It is a pretty special place :)
Lovely video Alex - excited for our trip in October now! Subscribed for more 😊
Thanks! I should have a new video coming soon hopefully :D Have an awesome trip! Im sure you guys will love it out there
going this January... 😍
Gorgeous film making! Well done!
Thanks so much :) Hopefully ill have some more to come soon!
Cheers Te Awariki Lardelli :) Its filmed on a Nikon D3200 and a few bits are on a GoPro.
Hey Dude! This is amazing!!! (I think I was the 10 000th view, congrats!) I have the same camera, and have a couple of questions:
1. How did you stabilise the footage? Was it all in Final Cut Pro?
2. For shots like the one at 0:13, did you add the slight panning movement of the camera while you were editing? or were you moving it yourself during filming?
3. Did you film all of your footage at 1080p 30fps? Or did you film some at 720p 60fps?
4. What was your ISO for most of your shots? Idk much about ISO, but did you change it much?
5. What was your shutter speed? I know you probably changed it a lot, but how do you decide what to use?
This is so amazing - I can't stop watching it :)
+SuperDStudios Wow, thank you so much! Glad you liked it :D
Never expected to reach 10,000 views so this is pretty awesome!
In response to your questions:
1. All of the footage in this video I stabilised in Final Cut Pro yeah. Providing you keep the shot fairly steady, the software does an awesome job of smoothing it out.
2. Every shot that has some movement was done by moving the camera slowly (you need a very steady hand! haha.) It helps if you put your camera strap around your neck and have your arms out stretched so the strap is tight. Thats a really cheap way of limiting camera shake and getting some pretty nice shots!
3. Everything was filmed at 1080p I'm pretty sure, with the frame rate set at 24fps and the shutter speed 1/50 (roughly, double the frame rate)
4. ISO I usually try to keep as low as possible. Generally either 200 or 400...anything higher than that and the footage really starts to get grainy with the D3200. If you are in low light and need the image to be brighter, its always best to open the aperture more instead of raising the ISO, plus as you probably already know that gives you a much nicer depth of field!
Hope that all helps, and good luck with the camera :D
+Alex Wilson Wow, such a fast response! Thanks heaps man - I really appreciate it! :) Look forward to seeing more vids from you in the future :)
amazing video! :)
This is amazing bro, really
Thanks man!
u so make me want to go NZ for some backpacking adventure!
Nice video!!
Well done! Great video guys :)
You are so talented xD please make more of these videos!
Thanks :D I have a few more coming soon :)
Fantastic video - well done!
Thank you :)
Amazing video! Can't wait to go In New Zealand this winter!
Did you use a steadicam or a tripod ? A lot of your shots are so smooths!
+Louis Reynes Thanks! Ive since bought a tripod, but this was all shot freehand :) I had to re-do a few shots but if you film it steady enough, you can stabilise the footage afterwards in the edit. I really want to buy a stedicam at some point...but this method still works pretty good :) Have an awesome trip man, New Zealand is sweeeeeeeet!
solid!
A very nice video.
Wow beautyful Footage 👌🏼next i travel the south island too. Greets from an other filmmaker 😉
spectacular ✌
Thanks. Hope you enjoy your trip! :)
amazing
great video m8
Cheers!
Cool video! What sort of camera do you have??
So inspiring! Im going there next year! :D
A slightly off topic question, what's the font called that you used for the title?
Thanks so much :) I actually have no idea what font I used now, I'm sorry. I don't think I have the original edit anymore other wise I could have checked for you. All i can tell you is that I used a font within Final Cut Pro X. Sorry i can't be more useful! Enjoy your time over there anyway, its a beautiful country :D
Love the video. Making me excited for my NZ trip end of this year. Btw where is the location at 4.03?
Thanks, glad you liked it! Do you mean the part with the swing? That was at Lake Tekapo - Definitely somewhere worth checking out! Beautiful scenery. Have an awesome trip!
Hooo! So peaceful
what is your video's effect at 1:41 ? Thanks!
+Clément Lenoble Hey, Thanks for the comment! Im not sure what effect you mean? 1:41 is just a simple camera shot that I stabilised in the edit :)
Fucking awesome ! Going to New Zealand in end of october, can't wait for it. Your video was really cool and well realised !!
+Alex Wilson man ? ah ah ^^
+Rainbowcs CS appologies!
+Alex Wilson No worries mate !
Good luck on the adventure!
So Psyched!!
Hi!! Thanks for the video. May I know where is the place at 1:41?
Hey, yeah of course, that's lake Tekapo :)
Thanks for your reply! :) I've added that destination to my itinerary ;)
Sumopocky no worries at all. Hope you have an amazing trip!
Haha thanks. Your video looks great too!! Yeah, Such a small world. Definitely have plans to come back to New Zealand. Are you on a working holiday? Anyway we are from singapore. Whereabouts are you guys from?
soh sk Yeah we are here on a working holiday. Both from the UK :) Plan to stay here for another year or so hopefully! Beth's instagram name is: bethrosejohnstone if you want to follow her, and we'll follow you guys back so we can keep track of your next adventures :)
Haha that's awesome!! Enjoy your time there in New zealand. Will probably give you guys a shout if we are returning. You guys surely can show us around haha.. nice to meet you wilson and beth too. take care !!
:( I miss New Zealand, I live in California near Oakland it's so boring.... I'm back in school :(
Hi can I know what was that place 3.25? the lights display look amazing :-)
Hey, that place is called 'Steam Punk HQ' and it is located in Oamaru. It's like a super weird, creepy museum of randomness!
amazinggg!
Cheers :D
Hey bro insane vid, what lense did you use on the d3200 and would you recommend it?
+liam p Cheers man! I was just using the Kit lens that comes with the camera. Definitely not the best for low light etc. but does a decent job!
+Alex Wilson what about the camera itself, thanks for the swift reply
+liam p Ive been really happy with it to be honest. The sensor isn't great, so the footage can be grainy at a high ISO, but other than that its an awesome camera for a first DSLR :) Perfect for learning on, but also you can get some really professional looking shots
Yeah. The campsite where we met you guys was a short driving distance away from the lone tree. I still remember we have to drive though this dark alley to reach the campsite. It was probably back in May. It's really coincidence!! We were like youtubing yesterday on South Island cos we simply miss our time there. Randomly we saw your video as it was recently uploaded, we started question one another if we have met you guys Lol. That dreadlocks lady.. With the guitar and she is with this gentlemen forever with his MacBook!! Anyway my name is Say Kuan. Do you have an Instagram account?
soh sk Oh yeah I remember the campsite you mean! That is crazy...Such a small world! haha, I was probably working on this video at the time we were there. So cool that you guys recognised us from the video haha. I dont have Instagram but beth (Dreadlocks lady) has got it, so I will send you hers for sure! :) Any plans to come back to New Zealand then? Your video was awesome by the way!
I live in the south island
Hi!! That's a perfect video for your road trip, enjoy it very much.
Can you teach me what Software you used it to make this video, and some skill ? 1:28~1:30 and 1:30~1:32
+GD JBL Hey, thanks :) Its all edited with Final Cut Pro X. Those two effects are quite simple actually. When you are filming, you just have to quickly move the camera at the beginning and end of each clip you film. So you quickly move the camera from one direction to another - Film what you want to film - And then quickly move the camera again. Then when you are editing the footage, you cut each clip during that part where the camera is moving and blend them together using a small cross fade. The motion blur captured by the camera makes the two clips blend together :) Its quite hard to explain but I hope that helps!
+Alex Wilson Thank you so much, Answer me so fast, i think i need to try this software" final cut pro" and learn how to use it. i hope i can make a nice video. cheers!! : )
top !
LOVE it! You know why? Most of the other travellers put up videos of the kind which we have seen like a million times before: Trying to be young, wild and free, but sticking to all the touristy paths and attractions the book offers and not really EXPLORING themselves. Just ticking off one stop after the other. Now, I am not saying that this is a bad thing, just that we all have seen these kinds of videos about New Zealand. That's why I enjoyed your video, because it shows the country and not a person who tries to demonstrate how "wild" they were :D
I started a little series myself, if you're interested have a look: czcams.com/video/GKLuV7MH19o/video.html
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like the video :D I will take a look at your channel now!
What’s name this song?
Mirrors - Between Four Walls :)
Hey, nicely done! Loved the style. We just got back from the South Island.....looks like we hit some of the same places. I just posted three vids of our travels...check 'em out when you get a chance. Thanks for sharing! BigBen
Hey man, thanks so much :) It looked like you guys had a pretty good time in New Zealand as well from the videos! I think you did even more than we did!
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