Varanasi - Cinematic travel film (Sony A7iii)
Published June 4, 2023, 10:20 a.m. by Naomi Charles
Varanasi, the oldest city with no shortage of characters and colours. I made this cinematic travel film to show you what it felt like to step in to a different world, to see a culture which has been preserved for thousands of years still alive and well today.
I loved my time here, it's like a creatives heaven full of inspiration, my favourite part was hanging with the Sadhu's (holy men) talking to them and learning about their way of life. For me this is what travel's about, learning and connecting with others, making memories and finding more of yourself out there in the world.
The tour we used across India and Nepal (Highly recommended) - https://www.gadventures.com/destinations/asia/nepal/
Some shots were taken in Orchha, a small rural town on the way to Varanasi, additional footage was also supplied from Jenny (@otherworld.ly follow her!)
I know i'll be back in Varanasi in future, it's just one of those places that feels like there's so much more there to discover.
Anyways hope you liked the film! Let me know your thoughts :)
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Gear for this film -
Sony A7Riii + A7iii
Drone shots on a Mavic 2 Pro
90% shots were handheld the other 10% on a Ronin S
A bunch of lenses, let me know if you want the list :)
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India what can I say I've always been
drawn to this part of the world why you
ask
well I say why not there's something
about being amongst the pure chaos that
makes me feel alive
let's go on a trip together to a place
where death is celebrated in the city
order than history itself vada muscle
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[Applause]
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in a city so distant from my own reality
I opened my eyes to a world which
invited everyone race religion status
all drowned out by the two things that
connected us all life and death in our
lifetime we're constantly presented with
two options
love or hate if button Aziz told me one
thing it's that we don't live our own
claim
when we help lighten another
