Camera: Lumix GH5Lens: Veydra Mini Prime 50mm T2.2Settings: HLG, ISO 400, ALL-Intra, 400Mbps, T2.2 https://youtu.be/huWL1aiOBUc "Botein" by SPCZSourceLicense
Leeming LUT v502: Basic Color Correction Workflow in FCP 10.4.1
1. Drag the footage onto the timeline. 2. Add camera LUT - Leeming LUT One - Panasonic HLG v502. 3. Adjust the shadows, midtones and highlights using the color wheels. 4. Fix the color temperature using the color temperature control. 5. Boost color using the saturation control on the left side of the master color... Continue Reading →
Some Outstanding GH5 Footage
Marcel Musiol's videos shot with the much maligned GH5 are among the loveliest I've seen made with any camera this year. https://youtu.be/eE9Yxw1Bwl0
Nomad Cafe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjx9nNtdNQ0 "Easy" by SPCZSourceLicense
Did I Mention How Much I Love the Olympus 45mm f/1.2 PRO?
Lumix GH5, Olympus 45mm f/1.2 PRO, HLG, ISO 400, All-Intra 400Mbps
Closed Captions in FCP X 10.4.1
The closed captions feature in Final Cut Pro v.10.4.1 is a real godsend for those of us recording documentaries and interviews in a foreign language. Adding text to the timeline - a tedious process that used to take hours - now takes just minutes when used in conjunction with real-time voice translation in Google Translate.... Continue Reading →
Portrait of Huong
https://youtu.be/kh9zovfWN_Y "Keep it in Your Heart" by Lobo Loco SourceLicense
Does the BMD Pocket 4K Render the GH5 Obsolete?
https://youtu.be/pmHnTfyl-c0 There's a lot of understandable excitement online surrounding the announcement of Blackmagic's successor to the five year-old Pocket Cinema Camera. In their enthusiasm, many are still repeating the same tired BS that Panasonic's GH cameras produce garbage, plastic looking footage, and that this marks the beginning of the end of the GH5 and GH5s.... Continue Reading →
Has Panasonic Killed Off Cinema Lenses?
https://youtu.be/8y-_5VxlehM The primary reason for using cinema lenses is for pulling focus. Focus pulls have become a hallmark of the cinematic look. However, cinema lenses can run anywhere from around $1,000 to over $30,000 apiece. And that doesn’t include extra expenditures like rails, matte box, follow focus, a heavy duty tripod, an external monitor, batteries, cables and more. Not... Continue Reading →
Liking the Olympus 45mm f/1.2 PRO
Below, some screen grabs from a project I'm working on.
To ETTR or Not ETTR?
There's been a lot of discussion about whether or not it makes sense to expose to the right. Certainly, if you're shooting in dim light and need to raise the ISO, it makes little sense to expose to the right, since ETTR works best at native ISO. But if you are shooting at native ISO,... Continue Reading →
Mini Doc On Its Way
Lumix GH5, Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN, ISO 400, HLG, ALL-Intra, 400Mbps, Leeming LUT, no color correction in post
The Importance of Running Your Own Tests
On social media and in the forums, camera owners often ask what the best settings and picture profiles are, but there is no substitute for doing your own tests. That's just one of the responsibilities of being a camera operator - one that should never be left to the discretion of others, however well meaning... Continue Reading →
Get Consistently Good Exposures with HLG
I still see filmmakers struggling with exposure shooting HLG with their GH5. In order to get consistent results, be sure to set your zebras at 90% - this should help avoid clipping of the red channel. Next, using a white balance card like the X-Rite ColorChecker, reduce exposure just until the zebras disappear. You should... Continue Reading →
Underrated? The Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN for Micro 4/3
I've begun a new project - a mini-documentary - and couldn't make up my mind which lens to use for the interview portion: so I took along the Sigma 30mm f/1.4,the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 and the Olympus 75mm f/1.8. The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 has been my go-to lens for portraiture, but I didn't necessarily need... Continue Reading →
The Shogun Inferno as HDR Grading Monitor
At long last, I can confirm that the Shogun Inferno ($1,195) does indeed work with the Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Monitor ($137) and 2016 MacBook Pro. This is currently one of the least expensive options for grading HDR in Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve on a Mac. A word of caution: the Ninja Inferno... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 