The Chase (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2015
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The music in this film was composed by Kerry Muzzey and is a track called The Secret History from the album The Architect. Please consider purchasing this album over on iTunes: bit.ly/PAT_MO
I am forever in Kerry's debt for his kindness and generosity in donating this song for my film. I do not have enough words to thank him!
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This past spring I spent more time chasing storms on the plains than ever before. The most I had spent prior to this was seven total days and that was last year. What I came away with from that short time made me realize that if I could double that...the stuff I could capture would be amazing. Of course I long to be out there for a month or longer, but when you live in Phoenix and have a wife and three kids...you have to be realistic.
I turned 40 years old this year and I told my wife all I wanted was 10 days chasing on the plains. She loves me though and it ended up being 14! Two days in April and then 12 straight days from May 23rd - June 3rd. Those 12 days were absolutely incredible. I'm friends with other chasers via social media, met them on the side of roads while chasing, even grabbed dinner together...but never have I felt more of a part of the chaser community than being out there for almost two weeks. Living the life...seeing the same amazing chasers over and over...it was overwhelming to me. I missed my family, it was hard at times, but it was one of the best experiences of my life.
Both chases originated from where I live in Arizona. In April I drove out all night to Colorado, slept maybe an hour, chased all day, got a good night's sleep, chased the next day in the Texas panhandle and drove home that same night, stopping only for a quick nap in New Mexico. The second chase was the same. Left Phoenix late on the evening of May 22nd, never really slept and the chase was on the next day. All in all I drove well over 12,000 miles over the course of those two weeks, visited 10 total states (New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota) and shot over 45,000 frames of footage for this film.
I have many people to thank. Pat O'Brien for being my first private tour attendee this spring. Mike Mezeul II for one very big tip on a spot above Rapid City, SD. To James Langford who not only guided me to that spot over the phone, but "now-casted" for me many, many times. I may have missed out on four crucial clips in this film if it wasn't for him suggesting I punch the core in South Dakota. Thank you sir. And to my pal Andy Hoeland...who was with me for over a week of my time out there, driving, looking at forecasts, talking to weather experts and always helping us have a great target for that day. He's become my chase partner for most of these big plains trips and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Also thanks to Cinetics (cinetics.com/axis360) for sending me their Axis 360 to play with. I used it one time in this film and wish I had used it more. I love that scene.
Finally...above everyone else, of course...is my wife. To let me go for that long, to never complain, to never discourage me...but to only believe in me...how could I be so lucky to deserve a wife like that? We have three kids and that's tough on a parent to have her husband away that long. It will never cease to amaze me that I would not be here, doing this, if it wasn't for her support and encouragement.
Technical details...everything was shot on Canon 5D3's, along with an array of Rokinon lenses. I got sick of lens-twisting (mostly of FORGETTING to lens twist) so I mainly used those manual lenses on this trip. Everything was processed using LR Timelapse, Lightroom, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
I'm in absolute love with this film. The stuff I saw rivaled anything I've ever seen on the plains minus that insane Booker supercell in 2013. We saw four tornadoes (one of them appears in a deleted scene at the very end of the film), countless supercells, gorgeous shelf clouds, stunning mammatus and some awesome lightning shows. The song..well, the song for this film blew my mind. I loved it when I heard it, but then seeing how everything started coming together on the timeline, the pace, the slow build-up, the huge ending...I've said it before, but the song is 50% of the film. Thank you again Kerry for everything!
All this movie does it fuel me to want to do better next year and this summer in Arizona. Stay tuned for Monsoon II and for The Chase II next spring!
I sincerely hope you enjoy and share this film around. Thank you! 
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I'm 62 year's young I've been chasing storms since I can remember . You Mike give the power within all of us and let us see what we are all capable of I thank you as a brother.
How can you dislike this short film, I really don't understand, how can you hate the mother nature. Just amazing really great work!
Mike, if you ever decide to roll up allllll of your videos to be shown in theaters I'd go pay to see them. This is art.
Wish I could do that! Not sure how to produce something that long, but would be fun! They've shown at film festivals though!
Mike Olbinski Really, I didn't know that, I might have to go check out a film festival sometime soon. These videos are great to look at on my phone (Galaxy 9+) but I could only imagine going to a IMAX theater to watch this.
Completely agreed.
ME, TOO!!!!! Can you imagine it in IMAX???? 😲😲😲❤❤❤
Wholeheartedly agreed.
I was on that May 26 storm and saw several funnels and a tornado that day. I recognized it immediately. Thanks for this!
this was awesome. footage at 4:41 was phenomenal.
+Ryan Browning Thank you Ryan!
Gracias Mike por tu grabación NO imaginas lo grato que es para mi recordar gran experiencia vivida en vuelo en ALA DELTA Dic. Ano 2985-1986 por más de 7hrs vuelo en tormenta de verano
They say there's no adventure left out in the world, there is no discovery.... but some how you managed to adventure and discover the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. Thank you so much for sharing.....
+syck asylums You are welcome and thank you for the kind words!
The more beautiful something is the more speachless it leaves me.
Nature is so amazingly beautiful.
Very well done, and YES, we owe it all to our wives, whatever it is that we excel in!
Sir, for a full 6 minutes you had my complete attention. Those are some of the most beautiful storms I have ever seen. But I leave you with this. "What do you chase, your dreams, or the storm of your dreams?"
I am not sure the answer to that, I guess....the storm of my dreams? :) Appreciate the kind words!
A dance of our atmosphere.
The sun is their choreographer.
I can only think of two words to describe what I just viewed.... stunningly spectacular! Thank you
I watch your films at .5 speed in order to see more details and STILL, I must watch each multiple times as I cannot get enough of the magic! I am overwhelmed by how many reactions and emotions well up in the course of viewing them... THANK YOU (and those who support you) for the incredible dedication in bringing such amazing scenery to us! This artwork is nearly as timeless as the weather itself-
We have very dynamic weather in north Iceland, but nothing as so, superb!
Maybe I'm crazy, but I would pay to see a full length (2 hour) film in the theater by this man. The imagery is breathtaking and intense. The music is the perfect accompaniment to the visual thriller that was produced. I'm in awe.
SUPPPER!!! Mike, Thaaaaaanks!!!!
MERCI pour ce moment de rage gracieuse ! Et merci a ton épouse pour l'intelligence de son soutien et toutes kes responsabilités qu'elle assume pour que tu puisse faire cet excellent travail
My favorite work by Mike. The canvas is so grand.
Thanks Michael!
大自然の脅威（驚異）‼
不気味さも有るが、二度と同じものは創造出来ない奇跡の芸術作品でもある
この動画主さん
ラストにスーパーセルや竜巻を必ず入れる所が流石‼って思う❤
Juste sublime. bravo
So many stunners in here, great job once again, Mike.
Absolute majestic beauty.
Thank you Jina for letting Mike chase his dream. He's bringing so much enjoyment to us that aren't that brave. May God bless him and keep him and his family safe and well. Thanks again , Craig in Alabama.
I'll pass that on to her Craig!
Wow, Mike congratulations on this incredible video. We live in New Zealand and work on the ocean every day, and we see some pretty dramatic weather, but NOTHING compared to this. Its my dream to one day see this kind of weather system, of course that will mean a trip to the USA! So thank you, look forward to seeing any future videos.
The incredible sequences alone are awe inspiring, but, what sets this masterpiece apart from much of the other beautiful storm timelapses out there is really how perfectly the music is matched. If the entire piece wasn't so finely processed (some may not realize - an entire other skillset than just the photography!), it wouldn't have the captivating cinematic experience that it does.
24 people are bitter failed storm chasers or something ;p
Most excellent as always !
The final sequence was breathtaking !
Your videos are awe inspiring but it's the love and appreciation for your wife that is truly beautiful.
Thanks Kari, she's the bomb!
i thought the world was upset down for a moment. excellent captures
Beautiful.
Victor Alvarez Thank you!
Amazing!!Thanks Jina for making these videos possible.
There is enough energy in just one of those clouds to run a major city for days. Even besides the lightning. They are gigantic motors.
One of the best combinations of imagery and music I've seen.
I've watched this video a dozen times... Simply incredible. 😀
So beautiful and majestic!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Simply Brilliant!
Mike Donaldson Thanks Mike!!
What a beautiful film. It is if the hand of God was your guide. Awesome.
Aaaaand we’re watching that again..... simply stunning 😮
Another one.... I love it!
Piękne i straszne. Niewielka demonstracja sił natury, z którymi tak wiele osób igra.
Nice music with incredible massive beautiful video i ever seen. i really moved your video "The Chase". A nature thing sometimes hit damage us human being who live on the ground of earth. However, nature material itself obtains of such beautiful things. We live in JP small island here. A huge earthquake attacked us several times, even now, but we have to live this awful scare and beautiful this planet of the Earth. Thank you so much, you taught me any lesson about the nature.
always wanted to see something like this it really comes together with the music....thanks!
Amazing! SO GOOD! It reminds me of Poseidon - God of storms and horses!
This looked fantastic on my 4K TV. Very cool shots.
Excellent! Great marriage of music & visuals!
Thank you for this. It is beautiful...
Thank you for sharing Mother Nature with us. I love Kerry Muzzey's music in your videos. Absolutely beautiful! Thanks to you all for sharing.
Breathtaking!
WOW!!! Beautiful.
This is wonderful! Magnificent!
BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVED THE MUSIC WITH IT!!! GREAT WORK!!!
Mike your films are fabulous!! I don’t live in tornado country but I still find them so fascinating. I live on an island on Canada’s west coast so no chance of me ever seeing one so I really appreciate the quality of your films. They’re beautifully stunning and fabulous, much like a tornado. Sometimes the rolling clouds look like you’re underwater looking up at the rolling waves. Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing them with us!
powerful and facinating
That looks like Capulin Volcano at 0:35. You can drive to the top and get a panoramic view of New Mexico. It's a great place for cloud watching with shadows drifting across the landscape.
Awesome! Simply awesome.
Deliriously wonderful. Great work!
Utterly beautiful work, Mike. I THINK I remember you were talking to your viewers (last year), about doing this work. It's fantastic!! Once again I am blown away by your mastery of photography, (and storm chasing too, of course).
Epic!
+Kris A (londongamer) Thank you Kris, I appreciate that!
+Mike Olbinski You're welcome. It's a privilege seeing your work - thanks for sharing it with us. :)
These would be cool addition to denote a mood to scenes in a movie.
The music trac you’ve used also adds to the feeling.
A wonderful and inspiring channel.
Much Thanks. 🙏🏼
so beautiful!
Sheer awesome video, Mike Olbinski. On reading what you stated about filming any actual touchdowns, I would add that from around 4:3 until the end of the storm video, there were some near misses, with funnels forming and dissipating. Would that I could have done the same, I would be out there as well, but you have!
Todd Schwen Thanks so much Todd! Wish I would have gotten all the way down, but yeah...that one storm had a good funnel for sure!
The final clip is absolutely stunning.
This is absolutely amazing!
Outstanding!!!
So, so good, thank you!
Mike, awesome photography and the music fits pefectly! Thx for sharing! 😎👍
Loved this. Loved your comment regarding your wife too. Mine, an angel in my life.
That was one of the most beautiful things I've seen ever, ever
Fantàstic!! PRECIOS!! GRACIES!!
simply amazing!!!
Bravo, true art!
this is amazing, the colors, the shapes, the music. just wow.
The best piece of motion video I've seen. I dream to do something 1/2 as good. Gives me tingles down my spine.
+CuriousVideos If you like this, check out my latest Monsoon II :) I think you'll dig that one as well! Thanks for the kind words :)
Absolutely Stunning.
Absolutely stunning. Regards Barrie
Simply Sensational
this is beautiful please do more.....
Beautiful
this is, probably, the best video i've seen in my life ! The color, the landscape, are beautiful, The music is just AMAZING !
Congrats...!
Mind blowing.
Very good!!!
Greetings,
Piotr.
Amazing timelapse video Mike, amazing!
I'm speechless. Just beautiful, I can't stop watching, I'm in total awe!
Best. Video. Ever
Mike, you find amazing things and it is absolutely wonderful. I give thanks to you and your wife.
Appreciate the kind words, thank you!
@@MikeOlbinski You're welcome.
This is amazing video I ever seen....Excellent job sir
Wow....beautiful, powerful, epic music and an absolutely wonderful and awe-inspiring video!! A perfect treat for eyes and ears!! I have subscribed to your channel Mike! Take good care, ~Jackie
AWESOME!!! 💙💚💛💜💟
Instantly subscribed. God Bless you and all others who have contributed to you becoming "you", dear Mike Olbinski... Thank you for sharing this magnificient compilation and to all helped you in creating and producing this masterpiece, with special applause to Kerry Muzzey... May peace, luck and power be with you on this effortful journey/chase... Best Regards.
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Beautiful work. Well done.
Incredible, breathtaking...
+Kassperos Widać tutaj polską rękę :D
Fantastic! Great music! Such beauty watching the clouds dance. Loved it, thank you so much.
Incredible. I love everything about this.. the structures, the colors, the music, the motion. Great editing and great choices, especially the closing shot. Thank you for sharing this!
Jerami King Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm glad you like the ending clip, I just knew that was the right one for it!
beautiful and wild nature
Yes, I'm binge watching your videos
Thanks for the binge-ing!
I wish that someday I would be able to even come close to making a film as astonishing as this one.
Beautiful! Keep on doing what you do.
amazing job, thank you for making this video
Award winning stuff! Congrats on this masterpiece.
wonderful video. It shows the beauty and the danger of mother nature. great takes!
WOW!!
Absolutely beautiful, the visuals and music are perfect together