vrijdag 22 september 2017

How to Use Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO For Video

Overview of the Settings:

Shutter Speed
Controls how LONG light hits the sensor each second. Also controls motion blur effects.
Saving Private Ryan is a great example of how a fast shutter speed can be used for tension.
The Bourne movies are a great example of slow shutter speeds (when Jason is dreaming/remembering his past).
180 Degree rule explanation.

Aperture
Controls how MUCH light hits the sensor. Also controls depth of field or how much of the shot is in focus.

ISO
Controls the sensitivity (brightness) of sensor. Noise can be introduced at high ISO levels so try to avoid those.

How I Use These Settings:

1) Set shutter speed for desired look (180 rule is applied when I shoot most of the time)

2) Set aperture for desired depth of field.

3) Use ISO to make final exposure changes.




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4 Ways to Keep FOCUS While Filming Moving

The Journey to Modern Non-Linear Editing

Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on The Journey to Modern Computer Editing with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/journ...

Trace the history of modern day film editing - starting with electronic engineers developing solutions for capturing and editing television through to the first computerized editing systems.




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zondag 17 september 2017

A wedding filmmaker's review of the DJI Ronin-M

My favorite filmmaking gear: https://kit.com/whoismatt
In case you haven't been paying attention, there is a total revolution going on in the world of camera stabilization. For five of the past six years, I have used, loved, and traveled with the Glidecam HD-4000 to every wedding I have filmed. Now, with the advent electronic gimbal stabilizers such as the Movi and Ronin, it is looking more and more like the Steadicams and Glidecams of the world are becoming obsolete. Weights, muscles, and basic physics are being replaced by motors, algorithms, and computers. Okay, maybe not the muscles, electronic gimbals are plenty heavy too.


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How To Film a Wedding Ceremony | Job Shadow

Click here to watch the main video: https://youtu.be/Luh9S2lwdQE

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How to EASILY color grade Sony A7Sii, FS5, and a6300 footage for weddingfilms

My favorite filmmaking gear: https://kit.com/whoismatt
Color grading has always been one of my favorite facets of cinematography. Think about the warm reds and oranges of Mad Max, or the darker hues of The Revenant. The ability of a colorist to alter the mood and feel of a film through hues and saturation is incredibly powerful. I've been wanting to make a color grading tutorial for years, but it wasn't about a year ago that I felt that I had learned enough to even consider doing that. I knew that the time was right when I finished creating my video about my favorite picture profile for the A7Sii.


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How to use LUTS to color

How to Film A Wedding | Behind The Scenes of a Real Wedding Film!

Watch the wedding trailer for this BTS, "Not just in Love, in Joy with each other": https://youtu.be/p1C-MaDWbXk
My favorite wedding filmmaking gear: https://kit.com/whoismatt

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How to Film A Wedding | Job Shadow

The full virtual job shadow, along with many other job shadow videos can be watched at http://www.fulltimefilmmaker.com/


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donderdag 14 september 2017

Shaky Footage? How to get SMOOTH HANDHELD shots like a beast!

Being able to get smooth and steady handheld shots is a GREAT skill to have. We aren't always going to have access to our gear - in these times, having the knowledge to apply specific camera techniques to mimic that gear is essential. I go over several different methods in the field and in post to get the smoothest shots possible without a 3-axis gimbal, or other popular means of smoothing out your shots. 



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Introducing the Canon XF405 & XF400 Camcorders



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Canon XF400 & XF405 - first look 

Canon have kindly given us an early look at their new XF405 camcorder, here we take a closer look at its features.
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Canon XF 405 and XF 400: First Look with Steven Pierce of Framework Productions 

Steven Pierce of Framework Productions spends the afternoon in Union Square, New York City, shooting with the Canon XF 405 4K video camera, highlighting all this video camera has to offer!  

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