The Real Silent Hill: Centralia, PA - October 2009 (DVX100B)
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- We drove from north NJ to Centralia to shoot. It is a very cool place if you don't mind breathing in the smoke.
Wikipedia Info:
Centralia is a borough and ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005[1] and 9 in 2007,[2] as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962.
"This was a world where no human could live, hotter than the planet Mercury, its atmosphere as poisonous as Saturn's. At the heart of the fire, temperatures easily exceeded 1,000 degrees. Lethal clouds of carbon monoxide and other gases swirled through the rock chambers."
Though it originally fielded its own three-man department (one full time chief and two part-time officers) during the latter part of the twentieth century, Centralia Borough is now patrolled by the Pennsylvania State Police Bloomsburg Station.
beautiful and what pretty music thanks so much my mom loved these songs and she passed away in 07 so i really enjoyed watching and listening to this thanks keep up the great work where ever you go to -
Beautiful videography. When my husband was in high school this section of 61 was still open- he loved driving on it, because the "dip" in the road that couldn't be fixed no matter how many times PennDOT filled it in. It was quite the "stomach dropper".
Still one of the best Centralia videos on the internet.. I remember back when it it was first uploaded.
@jessicalisrosa Thanks. It was my Panasonic DVX100B. Nice camera. I am returning to Centralia first week of June to shoot it in HD this time.
Thanks. I had fun shooting it. I plan on going back over the summer with a HD camera to shoot it again, in more depth.
Real nice job. I just moved to central PA, I remember hearing about Centralia but I never realized until today that I'm less than 50 miles from it now. Can't wait 'til spring. I'm there first chance I get! Again, real nice job on the vid.
Centralia was a coal mining town in Pennsylvania. In the 60s, the mine tunnels caught fire which destroyed the land and cracked the highway. They are said to burn for another 200 years. I am sure the smoke isn't good to breath in, in large amounts. I got a headache after shooting this and I was there for only a few hours.
cinematography was incredible. 5 stars!
Awesome, beautifully done video!! Thanks for sharing this!
@stevenbogda looks nicer than the DVX. Well done.
Very professional looking video and great choice of music, you have some talent w/ cinematography.
Thanks! The HVX is nice. The DVX will always have a place in my heart. I don't think it was very hard getting there from NJ. Took about 3 hours on I-80 I think. I parked in a little pull-off area next to the abandoned highway next to a cemetery. I went twice and never had a problem with cops or anything. It is an interesting area.
@VegasSantamarina I shot it in 4x3 originally. I used to shoot knowing I would crop the top and the bottom of the video a bit to give it a more wide screen look without actually being wide screen. I exported a uncompressed Quicktime video of it and took it into After Effects and blew it up with a plugin called InstantHD. I think the version I ended with was 1280x720.
i am such a huge fan of silent hill the games the movies everything this was a cool video thank you for this
Yeah, it got dark too quick to shoot some more. I really just wanted to get the highway shots and some smoke that day since I thought they would fit nicely into my demo reel, but I plan on going back and shooting more in HD.
That is beautiful in such an eerie way.
@BenjaminKatzVideos Hey Ben. My scene file on the DVX is f6 on the dial with every numerical value at zero to make it flat looking. All the other settings are the same as whatever they were originally. I usually just mess with the curves and the 3 way corrector in Vegas. I am going back to Centralia this week to shoot in HD so watch out for that video too if I upload it to here. If not it will be on my vimeo page.
LOL! I searched the camera on Amazon and looking at the price... no wonder your quality is so awesome. One day I will be able to get a video camera like this.
I really like your video, the music is a very nice touch. The videography is 'gentle' for lack of a better word, thos that still live there would appreciate it.
I had the DVX with a SGpro Rev3 35mm adapter on the front. It was all sitting on a rail system with shoulder and grip mounts by Cavision. I may have had a tripod for some shots too but I can't remember. I hated using a tripod.
Beautifully shot! *****!
nice video, excellent editing, good choice of musical accompaniment A+
@Fubs It is a cool place, just don't go in the summer because it is way too hot. I went back recently after this video and shot it again in HD. The video is on my youtube and called "Canon 7D (First Date)".
Haha. No problem. There wasn't really any sound recorded other than a few cars passing by since the town is pretty much empty.
You should. I was there this past April with my daughter, her friend, & my parents (my vid is back on my channel), and the steam is easier to see in the wintertime. It was a quick & easy 200 miles to drive. It was like I was magnetically drawn there.
@imakeefer Thanks. I went back again recently and shot it in HD. The video is on my page called 7D First Date.
I sold this camera a few years ago but I usually kept everything stock. I think I usually used Scene File 6 on the dial.
this is the best video that i ever seen in youtube
@pockmarkedbuttocks The camera I shot this with records SD video to tape, not HD. If you would like, message me a link to one of the awesome videos you have shot and uploaded to share. I would really like to learn more about choosing the right music for a video containing random shots from a random town in Pennsylvania uploaded to show random people what happens when an underground coal mine catches fire. I look forward to your knowledge and input.
excellent film quality and editing
The song goes well with the town, very interesting looking.
This was a really good video...I was really impressed. Nice job! RaVeN
Silent Hill was just a old video game they made into a movie. In the movie, the town of Silent Hill was an abandoned town with underground coal fires.
I believe the inspiration for the town in the movie came from Centralia. Except for the ghosts and demons in the movie....
Thanks, it is a strange place to visit. I plan on returning with a better camera sometime soon.
Beautiful color. I'm in love with your camera.
Lovely. I need to visit one day.
awesome uprezzed DVX footage!!! Looks damn close to film
@pockmarkedbuttocks Thank you for your comment, but I am confused as to why you are calling me a punk when you are the one who is going to my videos and whining about the music I have playing in the background? It is strange that someone can be so unhappy upon hearing music in the background of a video such as this. I hope to improve my music selection and to stop choosing songs randomly based on the length of the song compared to the length of my footage when it is in the time line.
i went off roading there.. excellent place for off roading. i dont recomend a stock truck because there are humps of dirt put there and were kinda mowed down by dirt bickes but you will bottom out easily
@Fubs We didn't see any of the people that live there. We did find one of their houses though by accident. It was nicely kept but the grass in the backyard looked like it was burned. It looked pretty creepy.
loving the soundtrack to this video btw!
There you go SalPal. I forgot some people have vehicles that can go off road. The piles are about 10 feet high so I guess that is easy for some vehicles, not a normal car though...
its not the color.. its the focal lense that makes it so dramatic.. yeah this is one of the best footage i saw. nice songs too...
It got dark a lot quicker than I planned. By the time I made it to the little neighborhood area I couldn't even use my camera. I plan on going back again soon though.
@MajorRocker1974 Yeah I found out about it recently. I was living in NJ about 3 hours away. It is totally worth the trip to check it out. Just don't go if you have asthma...
@XMikeZombi Thanks. It is a cool town in a sad kind of way. The music was inspired by the intro the video game Fallout 3.
@AnimationGirlArt I shot it with the DVX100B. Did the editing in Sony Vegas 8 on Windows.
just came across your video, it looks pretty good to had been shot on the DVX100 I'm very impressed on the quality. I own my self a HVX200, great choice of music by the way. quick question is it easy to get there, and its there a particular place you recommend to visit?
@parsleysprigs The town does not really exist any longer. I think there are 3 houses or so still there. You can find before and after photos of where the town used to be though.
hey man, what camera did you use? I really love the quality of the image and the colors are awesome.
I have a DVX and I love it. What did you use to dolly and stabilize the shots? It came out pretty great!
@77293Animegirl I don't think it was deadly but after a few hours of being around it I did get a headache. Smelled pretty foul too. I am sure it isn't good to inhale for extended periods of time.
ooww that was creepy.. never thought dat kind of place exist.. and its pretty interesting. nice job u got filmed an historical place. one of a kind. nice camera too.....
Whats funny is that I live about 1-2 hours away from Centralia and I just heard about it when i watched Silent Hill...
@RinLockhart The first song is by Eddy Arnold. I am sure there are numerous versions though.
@MrSpazz08 I really am not sure. I have been there 2 times. Both times I parked on the main highway right next to the blockade that closed off the destroyed highway. I never had a problem. I doubt anyone cares what you do as long as you are not vandalizing things.
There are so many other videos they could have watched. The video quality is brilliant, and at least they get to see part of the damn town, but they can't get over the brilliant choice of music? Shame. Louis is amazing, by the way. I loved it.
I only titled it that because it was the town that was used for inspiration when creating the Silent Hill movie with the ash falling from the sky because of the coal fires underground. I wasn't trying to make some kind of zombie video with eerie music to scare people that end up here...
I am going back once my HD camera arrives and I take it back East. It will look nicer shot in HD.
The ruins are worth looking at, I don't see why you could have gone and recorded them. It would have been really awesome.
"The Real Silent Hill" Very appropriate title.
I was astonished that a single person had negative feelings towards the great Louis Armstrong...but TWO PEOPLE!?
What has this world come to!?
@7239763 Silent Hill is an old video game. They made a movie based off of the game like 5 years ago. The director of the movie was influenced by Centralia, PA when creating the setting for the movie. The movie's main plot takes place in an abandoned ghost town where mine fires burn underground causing ash to constantly snow down. There are also zombies in the movie...but not in Pennsylvania.
You could get a motorcycle on it without a problem. A car would not work though because both ends of the highway are blocked off by large piles of rock. You would have to cut some trees down to get a car on it.
Thanks. I used my DVX100B.
Damn the movie adaption for making people think that the entire series of Silent Hill was inspired by the location of Centralia. It certainly was the case for the FILM, but definitely not the game. Oh well, it was funny to see the Silent Hill 2 reference at 3:00
Good music selection.
did you use any particular lens to get the shallow depth of field, or is it just the stock lens with some well placed techniques?
Sweet! Looks great! What camera are you using?
awesome!!! i love the video
@ThaBasementBoys I used an SGpro Rev3 35mm Adapter with a Nikon 50 & 28mm lens.
It is exactly like the movie! I just didn't get a chance to record the walking zombie monsters...
They even have zombies in the underground section of Centralia, just like the movie.
So it is not a naked DVX, but one with a DOF adapter.
yup!
+Steven Bogda Would you ever want to shoot again with this camera today?
+Steven Bogda These shots are beautiful...
A version of it - yeah.
ur soundtracks also reminds me of wrong turn! (movie) and jeepers creepers and chainsaw massacre... whoooooh
amazing video!!!!!!!
What did you shoot on?
It got dark way too quick so I didn't have time to explore much.
@CArdsadET Town consists of like 3 houses people live in and some old abandoned buildings.
@Roushfan5 True, but having a race car doesn't make you a race car driver. If you practice hard enough you will be able to harness the power of the car. The more you use a camera the better you can manipulate it and it's footage. I honestly can't even remember editing this video though.
what version of i don't want to set the world on fire is this i love this version way better then the fallout 3 one.
Correct. But I think the FO3 one was by a different singer.
perfect music, the same song as in the game Fall Out 3 :)
It is!
i really dont know the story bout centralia, but it makes me goosebumps! i wonder wer the smoke comes from. and how dangerous the air is.....?? can anybdy mind to tell me... thanks.
oh it looks so cool but scary at the same time.
Gives me a more Fallout 3 vibe with the music.
But its not what she wants... She dont want to fear people, she wants to show what she saw and her look of it, without fear. But the lyrics are great for the city anyway.
I've always wanted to see someone go to silent hill at night. Everyone goes to day. I just wanna see if someone will actually go to silent hill at night
@RinLockhart the ink spots is the fallout version..eya the ink spots is the band
@stevenbogda Hey sorry I think I may have asked you before already, but any word on your scene file settings and/or post effects? I can tell that you played around with the contrast settings in vegas, what else did you do? I have the same camera (no 35mm adapter though), but still none of my footage looks even close to this good.
It's not that he's saying Louis Armstrong is annoying but the song doesn't exactly set the right tone for 'the real Silent Hill' now does it?
is this a road entering the town, or is this actually within the town limits?? if so are there "in town" shots of vacant buildings and other structures?
@HorrorHiro wow...I cant believe somebody actually wrote that
@Bornkilla174 This song is pretty old, many people sung this song.
What did you shoot the video with?
@stevenbogda For some reason, it's really hard to find a downloadable version of it. How did you find yours?
is it legal to go into Centralia? Just wondering b/c I live about 2 hours from it and my friends and I never got around to seeing it yet
@luigi34343 I am sure that people understand that having this happen to a town is bad news. Especially when zombies are involved.