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Just curious, what stuff do you guys use to project gobos/fake light shapes? I saw this light blaster thing this week for stills. http://petapixel.com/2013/07/10/light-blaster-uses-a-speedlight-and-lens-to-project-slides-onto-your-photos/
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VoodooXT posted:ETC Source4 Lekos/ellipsoidals since I work in a performing arts venue, though I've also used Dedolights on a few film sets. 1st AD posted:I use gobos to project a logo onto the wall for events. Don't think I've ever used one while lighting something for video. Gotcha, those look interesting. I guess they're a niche thing unless you're in theatre. There's not much on the web about this stuff.
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1st AD posted:Is anyone actually fatigued by the specs wars all these camera manufacturers seem to be getting into this year? Like everybody is talking about the GH4 like it's awesome because of 4k and 10-bit out and FRAME RATES, but are they not looking at the footage and realizing it kind of looks like rear end? I'm not a first adopter or anything so it doesn't bother me that much. I suspect 4k will take a while to grow into great+affordable anyway. Having not bothered watching the GH4 stuff, what specifically is wrong? The rendering or is it shutter type stuff? That said, I've seen so many gimbal/cameras/sliders that they all blend together now. I swear when Movi came out, there were nothing similar but now there's a good 5-6 companies doing similar at different prices. So yeah, nothing made me poo poo my pants-just more stuff coming out.
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FreudianSlippers posted:Basically I want to try and find a way to get a decent image that it's too hard to color correct while also not having to spend 95% of my budget on rental fees. Should I follow the gearheads advice and rent a really fancy professional camera, should I be a cheapskate and try and make it work with my own reliable but rather cheap camera or should I try to find a happy medium by renting a C100? This may help if you have access to After Effects and end up using a dslr. http://vimeo.com/m/56587479 . Alternatively, there's a lot out there on using LUTs as a base in Davinci Resolve (which is free to grade in for 1080p). I'd suggest hitting up nofilmschool's and fstoppers sites-all free but there is amazing tips on shooting. Nofilmschool had a really good post on shooting action fight scenes (eg lenses to use) and said that a lot of fights are shot at 22 fps with some frames cut out. I remember the lens choice had to do with compressing space in the scene. On this note, film riot's YouTube channel has been using the 5dmk2 for ages and just did two video on their switch to the C100. They got impressive stuff out of both cameras. I'm not in front of my machine but you should be able to find these pretty easily.
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Slim Pickens posted:Uh, that just looks like wobbly poo poo, sorry. If you need a shoulder rig and only have a tripod, you can just fold it up and put it on your shoulder. It'll be more stable than regular handheld, at least. I've also pivoted the tripod on two feet for a dolly effect for a few projects. That said, none of these are a replacement for a slider, dolly, jib or actual steadicam. Look up some DIY steadicams, even a cheap gimbal can help quite a bit. I've looked at building one of these myself since a bought one is out of my price range. Did you use instructions online or just built from experience?
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Jul 5, 2014 07:47
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keyframe posted:Do we have anyone here with an Ursa? I am going to be pulling the trigger on Ursa Mini when it is available in June and would love to hear how you liked working with the Ursa. A lot of people weren't happy about the fixed noise pattern from memory. That said, I'm interested in the mini - at least the version with the updated sensor depending on how well it compares to the Kinemax and BMCC in terms of look and usability.
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I hadn't seen Bolex footage until now for some reason and yup, that poo poo stands out bad - average grade or not. https://vimeo.com/128428344 Comparison of Red One MX, Sony F-35, Digital Bolex 16, Ursa Mini 4.6K and the Arri Alexa Mini
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Everyone keeps telling me that the blackmagic pocket camera is really good. I saw Matt Scott said he cut stuff with other, more expensive cameras and it still held up. I'm thinking of getting on to chuck on my gimbal (came TV single) but then I saw that the micro cinema is basically the same sensor but it also does 60 frames a second. Any opinions on the two cameras? Obviously, I'm going to have to shell money for batteries, an IR filter and maybe battery plate but just curious for any stories of working with either camera. I know they both probably need a monitor, no big deal. Edit: it's mostly for fashion clients and narrative work, if that's important info. the_lion fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Jun 15, 2017 |
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VoodooXT posted:While I've never used it, by and large it's pretty similar to the Pocket, which gives pretty fantastic images. It seems that BMD designed it to be a better version of the Pocket since it addresses some of the bigger complaints about the Pocket, like the form factor and battery. I think the best thing you're buying with BM cameras is their color science, absolutely wonderful stuff unlike RED where their color science doesn't match their sensor. Thanks for the info. I've been torn between buying something like a GH5 and shooting ProRes, or one of these cameras for a while. GH5 would probably push the payload of the gimbal though. Coming from canon, where the colour science for skin is really good (no 4k though) it's good to know I'll still have that if I go blackmagic.
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Anyone use a speedbooster on the micro? Just curious if there's a good one to go with. keyframe posted:It is a good rear end camera. Saw it used in a bunch of movies we worked on. I saw stuff shot with micro that cuts with Alexa footage. Good to know! Maybe I haven't done enough gh5 research here, but I was planning to use an atomos which would probably bypass the issue. The main reason I choose the micro instead is the weight: using my current lenses will be over the payload limit of my gimbal with the gh5. Frogfingers posted:I was tossing up between a Blackmagic (production camera) or a GH4 and it seemed pretty apparent to me the only way to the GH4 to the same level is by outputting straight onto an Atomos by spoofing log style on that. So you're essentially going to need the same setup as a pocket camera. Yeah, that's true. I figured the monitor/recorder was a given with both set-ups anyway. Shooting 4k is nice and all for cropping, but I think I'd rather have more control in post and a more filmic look.
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Okay, i'm trying to figure out a good camera that the college I work at should go with. Just on specs and price alone, the black magic ursa mini (new one) sounds great. However, I know from what i've read that getting that a good copy of the usra mini (or pro) is actually quite hard. A lot of people have returned these or regretted buying one. From what i've read, there's a problem with the sensor tinting things purple. (I forget where I read this, but pretty sure it was the black magic forums). So i'm looking at some sort of camera that shoots things raw at a reasonable res that will be less problematic/more stable. Good raw shooting cameras i'm not familiar with (i don't shoot raw 98% of the time besides magic lantern fuckarounds) so any advice would be stellar! Students mostly use this camera to shoot for VFX green screen or shooting documentary type footage.
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keyframe posted:The purple tint issue is fixed long ago. Pro doesn't have it. It is? That's good to know! It was the lowest priced camera that did what we were looking for. powderific posted:They kinda suck in low light but not sure you're gonna find anything else in the same price range with raw. Ours has been very stable. I'm not super psyched about it but it was the best option we could afford. I don't think the low light will be an issue, we have lights for vfx shots. I'm assuming you mean night shooting, probably won't be used for that too much.
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Jul 18, 2017 23:06
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powderific posted:In that case it's the best thing I can think of, I'd say go for it. Just to be clear though, you are looking at the 4.6k yeah? Yeah, just the 4.6k I read the older ursa has fixed noise pattern issues.
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Gunjin posted:So now that I've had a couple of days to play around with the BMPCC4K I have to say, I really like it. It's not perfect, but it's going to be real good for a lot of uses. Thanks for the review on this, I'm still waiting on mine. The facebook group for the camera has been real interesting, a lot of people found external battery solutions that do/don't work. I didn't know about the 4k 60 thing you posted though, never came up yet. The lenses you got, are you manually focusing those before each shot? I bought a metabones adapter, but I'd like something lighter for gimbal work.
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frytechnician posted:Well, heads up to UK goons waiting on their preorder BMPCC4Ks.... absolutely no news. Same problem worldwide, I see it on the Blackmagic 4k pocket group on Facebook. Kind of a bummer, I ordered in November.
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Honj Steak posted:I'm in a bit of a dilemma at the moment while choosing a new camera. I'm a classical musician in Europe who two years ago started recording colleagues' performances for YouTube, which turned out to be a genuine side business (work example). They just released a new firmware for the bmpcc4k, some people are saying it fixed a few things like the SSD not showing up issue. Sounds like the gh5 might be the go for you based on things you're looking for though. You could always rent either camera and see if it's for you before you shell out, I guess.
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FreudianSlippers posted:Does the original BMPCC still hold up? Apparently the SD cards for work the original are quite hard to find now unless you bought it as a kit secondhand. Also, be careful of the black sun problem with some units. Matt Scott has a post somewhere on his blog about setting one up, from memory. http://mattscottvisuals.com
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What I'm looking to do is add a plate to move my camera a bit off axis so it will balance on my gimbal. I'm attempting to balance a Blackmagic Pocket on a Came TV Single. I think I've seen people post this before, but does anyone have a link to one online or the name of the plate?
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powderific posted:If you put it in a cage you'll have some more 1/4 20 on the bottom to choose from: https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cage-for-blackmagic-design-pocket-cinema-camera-4k-2203.html VoodooXT posted:The other option would be getting a dovetail and a base plate to go with it. Probably should have mentioned I have that particular cage. This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks guys!
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Mister Speaker posted:Ahh true. I've not really used After Effects much, but I'll give it a shot, there are some tutorials on this very thing. Thanks! In my experience, the bridge between AE and premiere always breaks. I wish it didn't, so generally I pre render my AE file and use that in premiere instead. The way it breaks is generally when you come back to the project the next day after shutting your computer down or whatever. It's been this way for years for me, on different machines so I'm assuming everyone has the same experience. 
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ButtWolf posted:Pulling the trigger on a BMPCC4k. New to all of this. What are the accessories I'll need to start? It'll be used for features, at least for practice shooting things like that. Most people go with tilta or smallrig for cages. I'd go with a smallrig top handle or wooden side handle for stability as an extra. If you want a mic, that really depends on what you plan to shoot. I have a rode video micro on mine but that's for scratch audio. I use a lav mic to get actual audio from a person. Batteries suck on the camera, you either switch them every 20 minutes or go with a battery plate option. Go with genuine Canon batteries if you choose the first option, because some 3rd party ones get stuck (not sure they ever fixed that). Cards, check Blackmagic's recommended card list. Is use an SSD with mine because I shoot raw. An sd card will only get you ProRes footage.
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