Post-Production : I made this video for the graduating senior class at my high school. by Nicolas Scroggins

Thank you :)

It was a simple handheld steadicam without an arm/suit. Steadicam 5000 pro I think it's called.

Great poem and poetic approach to the visuals! The camerawork reminds me of the active role the camera plays in Terrence Malick's films. You definitely made the most out of your steadicam. Is this the style you usually go for or one of many?

Thank you and yeah! I'm always greatly inspired by the images Emmanuel Lubezki (Terrence Malick's cinematographer) and Terrence Malick create together. "The Tree of Life" and his most recent film "To The Wonder" actually inspired me to make this film. I wouldn't really call it my style or trademark, I just felt like the story needed that organic and spontaneous approach to camera movement and emphasis on different subjects entering/leaving the frame. I'm glad the decision worked for the project as a whole. I've always wanted to make a "poetic/Terrence Malick" type of film :)

This is great work, Nicolas...poetic and dreamy and meandering. I love how the camera 'swims' through space.

Lubezki is great! I'm a big fan of his and Malick's approach to shooting, often improvisational and using the natural resources around them. If you'd like to take a look, Nicolas, this may interest you. It's a short film I shot in Paris with that similar approach, minus the steadicam (though that would have been awesome!), and in a "poetic" manner: https://vimeo.com/50028182