Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This was a passion project of mine. To film the stunning performance of "Earth Ritual" by the Of The Wild-Ecological Circus Collective. This was an act I first saw at Glastonbury in 2023 and I wanted to film it properly in a more controlled environment. I also wanted to help give the act the publicity I feel it deserves, it's very hard for contemporary circus acts to get funding these days. So, I approached FujiFilm to see if they would fund the film and loan me a GFX-100 II to shoot it with. The GFX-100 II with it's medium format 100MP sensor seemed to me to be the perfect match for this film. The very large sensor giving me a very shallow depth of field when shooting with the 55mm f1.7 lens. Plus the smooth highlight roll off, combined with the warm look that I could get by shooting using F-Log2 with the 14 bit sensor readout mode. I'm very pleased with the way this looks. Also a big shout out to Nanlite and Prolight Direct for providing the lights, the main light being a Forza 720B with PJ-BM projector lens.
More info on the shoot can be found here: xdcam-user.com/2024/04/earth-ritual-shot-with-the-fujifilm-gfx-100-ii
For the behind the scenes film: youtu.be/xnG0L1ZYT9A?si=3Ay4b7rguLy9LEcY
To get your GFX-100 II: cvp.com/product/fujifilm-gfx100-ii-body-6805452?aff_id=139
DJI RS4 Pro Gimbal: cvp.com/product/dji-rs-4-pro-combo-cp.rn.00000346?aff_id=139
Nanlite 720B COB light: cvp.com/product/nanlite-31-2008-forza720b-bi-colour-led-light?aff_id=139
Nanlite Projector Lens: cvp.com/product/nanlite-pj-bm-19-projection-attachment?aff_id=139
This was a passion project of mine. To film the stunning performance of "Earth Ritual" by the Of The Wild-Ecological Circus Collective. This was an act I first saw at Glastonbury in 2023 and I wanted to film it properly in a more controlled environment. I also wanted to help give the act the publicity I feel it deserves, it's very hard for contemporary circus acts to get funding these days. So, I approached FujiFilm to see if they would fund the film and loan me a GFX-100 II to shoot it with. The GFX-100 II with it's medium format 100MP sensor seemed to me to be the perfect match for this film. The very large sensor giving me a very shallow depth of field when shooting with the 55mm f1.7 lens. Plus the smooth highlight roll off, combined with the warm look that I could get by shooting using F-Log2 with the 14 bit sensor readout mode. I'm very pleased with the way this looks. Also a big shout out to Nanlite and Prolight Direct for providing the lights, the main light being a Forza 720B with PJ-BM projector lens.
More info on the shoot can be found here: xdcam-user.com/2024/04/earth-ritual-shot-with-the-fujifilm-gfx-100-ii
For the behind the scenes film: youtu.be/xnG0L1ZYT9A?si=3Ay4b7rguLy9LEcY
To get your GFX-100 II: cvp.com/product/fujifilm-gfx100-ii-body-6805452?aff_id=139
DJI RS4 Pro Gimbal: cvp.com/product/dji-rs-4-pro-combo-cp.rn.00000346?aff_id=139
Nanlite 720B COB light: cvp.com/product/nanlite-31-2008-forza720b-bi-colour-led-light?aff_id=139
Nanlite Projector Lens: cvp.com/product/nanlite-pj-bm-19-projection-attachment?aff_id=139
