Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Live stream & Q&A! Let's talk about the benefit of maximizing your projects, what we think about DaVinci Resolve since our production company switched to it 3 years ago and much more! Prepare your questions. Welcome.
See the second episode of season 5 of Making a film company here: youtu.be/7KhZTrCmi9A?si=rpcGyBFnjPBarYSV
Live stream & Q&A! Let's talk about the benefit of maximizing your projects, what we think about DaVinci Resolve since our production company switched to it 3 years ago and much more! Prepare your questions. Welcome.
See the second episode of season 5 of Making a film company here: youtu.be/7KhZTrCmi9A?si=rpcGyBFnjPBarYSV
![Filmmaking on a budget [The Ultimate Guide]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iEFHXt94XWY/mqdefault.jpg "Filmmaking on a budget [The Ultimate Guide]
Well go through the process of budget filmmaking by making a short film for less than $1000!
Learn how to film yourself and others with our brand new course: https://andyax.com/course/
Music Vine is sponsoring the video by giving us/you 10% off the first licence! https://musicvine.net/andyax
For the short film we are making in this video, we are using the Canon 700D/rebel t5i with the 18-55mm kit lens, the rode videomic Pro, a broom and a reflector!
Okay, so this is going to be exciting, and I know a lot of you have been waiting for this video. If you are the type of person who wants to see the short film first, click the following timecode or go to timecode: 30:56
Here is the camera and lens we used, including a free SD card and camerabag: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/945054-REG/canon_8595b003_eos_dig_rebel_t5i.html/BI/20363/KBID/15164/kw/CAEDRT5IK/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCAEDRT5IK
And here is a video creator kit which includes a microphone: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1171562-REG/canon_8595b099_eos_t5i_cam_w_18_55.html/BI/20363/KBID/15164/kw/CAEDRT5IVCK/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCAEDRT5IVCK
There are many aspects of a film production and well go through some of those we think is important (click the preferred timecode):
1:43 - Finding the idea and writing
4:04 - Research. Finding the locations, finding actors, buying camera, microphone and light equipment.
10:24 - Shooting the film. Technicolor Cinestyle picture profile, camera angles, directing actors, blocking, lighting a scene and recording sound
20:40 - Editing. Premiere Pro CC, color grading, sound effects, adding music, Music Vine and exporting.
30:56 - The shortfilm Coming home
We would deeply appreciate your help for our next big Youtube project. Do you want to support us? Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-camera-hack-youtube-action/x/14922696#/
Thanks to Eskild Fors for always being awesome: https://www.youtube.com/user/Exkild
Thanks to Thomas leypoldt for amazing music: https://www.youtube.com/user/leypoldtmarthinsen
Thanks to Daniel Wetherell for helping out filming and knocking me down: https://www.youtube.com/user/danwet
Thanks to Fredrik Winge for helping out: https://www.youtube.com/user/FactiveFilms
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![GH4 + Speedbooster + Sigma 18-35 [The ultimate combination]?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jPDbzBsNg7Y/mqdefault.jpg "GH4 + Speedbooster + Sigma 18-35 [The ultimate combination]?
Is this the ultimate combination for indie movie-making?
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The Panasonic GH4 records 4k, the Speedbooster “expands” your sensor and give your more light, and together with the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 you are able to shoot video with aperture F1.2.
Here you can get the speedbooster Im using: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1158845-REG/metabones_mb_spef_m43_bt3_canon_ef_micro_4_3_t.html/BI/20363/KBID/15164/kw/MESPEFM43BT3/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xMESPEFM43BT3
This is the great Sigma 18-35mm lens: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/967344-REG/sigma_18_35mm_f1_8_dc_hsm.html/BI/20363/KBID/15164/kw/SI183518DCC/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSI183518DCC
And this is the Panasonic Gh4 (Its getting cheaper! :D): https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1028453-REG/panasonic_dmc_gh4kbody_lumix_dmc_gh4_mirrorless_micro.html/BI/20363/KBID/15164/kw/PADMCGH4B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xPADMCGH4B
The downside with the Panasonic GH4 compared too 5D mark iii and Sony A7S, is the poor video quality when shooting in high ISO. So using a fast lens is necessary when shooting in low light with the GH4. Last year, Metabone released the Speedooster, which is an adapter for Canon EF lenses and micro four third cameras like the GH4. It is not just an adapter. Inside the speedbooster, it’s a special glass that increases your lenses maximum aperture by one stop and also makes lenses o,7x wider. That means it would not only give you more light, but also decrease the cropping inside the camera.
So after some research, I found out that the best and most practical setup I could get, for the cheapest amount of money, would be too buy the Gh4, the Metabone Speedbooster (MB_SPEF-m43-BM1) and the Sigma lens.
Many people think that 4k itself is what creates sharp and good looking video, but the video codec is as important, as well as the lens. The Panasonic GH4 has the possibility to record 4K video in 100 Megabit per second, Full HD in 200 Mbps and even 96fps FULL HD 100 Mbps. The Canon 5D mark ii, which was my latest camera, captures video in 42mbps, and compared to the Canon 5D mark iii which captures video in 92 mbps, you can really see the difference.
You can modify the picture profiles in the GH4, and you also have presets like Cinelike D, which makes your image flat and easier to color grade in post production. It has focus peeking and zebra stripes, which helps a lot during shooting.
The flip screen is genius, and the viewfinder is a must if you are shooting in bright sunlight and don’t have any external viewfinders.
On most of the inexpensive cameras like the Canon 550D or the new 750D, you got an APS-C sensor, which is a bit bigger and gives you shorter depth of field then the GH4 sensor. On a full frame sensor you get even shorter depth of field, so it’s great for film-making. So is there any chance for the micro four third sensor to get short enough depth of field so we can achieve the film-look? Yes, and that is one of the benefits with the Speedbooster. The Metabones Speedbooster concentrates the light entering the lens into a smaller area, which decreases the focal length and increases the aperture on the smaller sensor. It’s like increasing the sensor to an APS-C size. That means if you are using a lens designed for APS-C sensors, like the sensor inside the Canon 750D, it would not crop. So a 50mm APS-C lens would therefore be a 50mm lens on the GH4 with the speedbooster, and still you would get the extra stop of aperture. So after I did some research I went for the APS-C lens Sigma 18-35mm with aperture F1.8. That means, when I’m using it with the speedbooster and the gh4, I can film with aperture 1.2. So the low light problem is no longer a big issue.
So as a conclusion, I think this setup is exactly what I need. The Sony A7s is a really good competitor, but it doesn’t have the 4k recording inside the camera and it doesn’t have the same slow motion functions. You are able to shoot 4k with the Sony, but then you need an external recorder which is really expensive.
I can’t wait to test the camera even more. There will be a bunch of new videos coming up really soon and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them below, or at my Facebook-page.
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Main music by Thomas Leypoldt
Other music by Tchaikovsky and Strauss
Thanks to Eskild Fors (Youtbe.com/Exkild), Kim Groustra and Tor-Andre Stuland")
![The Camera Hack [Sci-fi short // Turn on subtitles!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lNHRb5ONlm8/mqdefault.jpg "The Camera Hack [Sci-fi short // Turn on subtitles!]
Here is the sci-fi film about cameras! Now with 20 languages! Remember to turn on subtitles by pressing CC in the player :)
Eskild Fors and Andyax need to protect humanity against evil forces, who desperately wants to get their hands on the new and deadly camera hack called Crazy Horse. Using a hacked Canon 5D mark iii and a Panasonic GH4 to protect themselves, Eskild and Andyax are on a journey to find the originator of the hack and delete it once and for all.
Do you want to see more? Stay connected at www.andyax.com and we’ll come back to you! :)
Do you want to translate the film to your language? Do so by clicking on this link: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=lNHRb5ONlm8&ref=share
See the behind the scenes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=284eWP-9fqU&list=PLSduZ0MnHWnmX8mugPfk9BPjTw-KIyxcD
The sci-fi short film “The Camera Hack” was crowdfunded through indiegogo.com and was shot in the end of 2016 in Norway. The film is made exclusively for Youtube, including a four episode behind the scenes series. Everything will be uploaded to our Youtube channel “Andyax”. So subscribe to stay tuned :)
Thanks to everyone who have supported the project. You made this project possible.
Technical info:
Shot on Panasonic GH4 + Aputure DEC LensRegain & Metabones Speedbooster + Sigma 18-35mm & Tamron 24-70mm.
Cast: Eskild Fors, Anders Øvergaard, Harald Rosenstrøm, Tor Andre Stuland, Truls Valsgård, Dmitry Tkachenko and Nikoline Bangen.
Producer, writer, director and editor: Anders Øvergaard
Cinematographer: Nils Eilif Bremdal
Sound design: Håvard Halden Sethre
Music composer: Thomas Leypoldt
VFX: Nicolai Stigar / Stigar Media
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