Blaine Westropp
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this video explores that never ending chase for finding the cinematic light. taking the classic "lighting spaces, not faces" approach can help when capturing scenes in a narrative or commercial world, where you want to have an easier time creating a mood, or something more natural.
F1 overview: youtu.be/PdOPj9izU1A?si=Pcupx7-5Kb6iSPQO
Discord: discord.gg/ZX6YMB49xf
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youtu.be/PdOPj9izU1A?si=o_3sN2O6VozSes4T
Leitz Leica Summicron-C + Arri Alexa Mini LF
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I’d recommend Matthews slider stands, or similar, with junior pins to 3/8-16 or to mount it on strong sticks with support on one or both ends. There are multiple end support options, and as mentioned.. apple boxes are often times a slider’s best friend!
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Currently supported pipelines:
DWG
LogC
S-Log3
RedWideGamutRGB/Log3G10
Canon Log 2
BMD Gen 5
Panasonic V-Log
Fujifilm F-Log/F-Log2
Rec709
Overview: youtu.be/PdOPj9izU1A?si=1iNWtbiqg9bkXPLN
A couple important color grading techniques.
Footage was shot on the Arri Alexa mini LF, and the GH7 with DZO vespid lenses (vespid 40mm and vespid 21mm to get a similar HFOV). Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you @sloppysteaks / @impatrickt for joining. Check the video on Patrick's channel. The first of hopefully many collabs: youtu.be/BBXa1USsnxE?si=LO97AOaV3kBdx_oe
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0:00 the hunt
3:08 special guest
3:48 the testing approach
4:53 GH7 vs Alexa Day Exterior
5:41 VLOG vs LogC
7:51 Arri vs GH7 highlights
10:24 GH7 logc skintones
13:00 Sony FX3 vs Alexa
14:47 m4/3 vs FF
16:26 buying a GH7?
17:29 GH7 footage
18:05 interview with the King of Toronto
21:02 peace out
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Lomo lenses used:
18mm T3.0
22mm T2.4
28mm T2.2
28mm T2.3
35mm T3.1
40mm T2.8
50mm T2.2
75mm T2.0
75mm T2.2
100mm T2.3
150mm T3.2
Tribe7 Blackwing7 lenses
T tuned
No flare modification
Bespoke housings
Arri Alexa Mini LF, OG 2.39:1
Full OG, 709 only version: youtu.be/_Y4Ww8FF8c8
20.7mm, T1.9, CF 7.5" 55mm image circle, 3.6lb
27mm, T1.9, CF 13.5" 55mm image circle, 4.3lb
37mm, T1.9, CF 18.5" 60mm image circle, 4.1lb
57mm, T1.9, CF 18" 60mm image circle, 3.8lb
77mm, T1.9, CF 2' 2" 60mm image circle, 3.6lb
137mm, T1.9, CF 3' 1" 62mm image circle, 3.8lb
104mm front diameter across the range
Thank you to Liminal Space for providing the space and equipment.
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The BMPCC OG. A classic. A masterpiece of a camera. I love the simplistic approach Blackmagic takes to making their cameras, new and old.
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Atlas Mercury 1.5x anamorphic lens test. shot on Alexa mini LF OG. cropped to 2.39:1. no color grading. rec709. 36, 42, and 72mm lenses.
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1.5x anamorphic, 28-55mm, 50-100mm, T2.9, silver flare.
Shot on an arri alexa mini in open gate.
All footage was standard rec709, no color grading whatsoever. For some clips, only where mentioned in the video, I used the lens correction tool in davinci resolve to add more barrel distortion. I find this very useful to completing the look of some anamorphic lenses that exhibit pincushion distortion. Most zoom lenses, spherical and anamorphic zoom lenses will have slightly different distortion along the zoom range. This is something that I like to fix in post, sometimes in after effects, sometimes in resolve. I also hear fusion has a nice tool to do this as well.
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Also.. I am being made aware of people color grading in premiere. While I love premiere, and edit everything in premiere, you should consider downloading davinci resolve. There is a free version. Let me know if you have any questions. F1 coming soon 😉.
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kodak vision3 500T
kodak vision3 200T
kodak vision3 250D
kodak ektachrome
arri master primes
I shot one shot on an iPhone and one shot on the og BMPCC. I could have done a better job color grading this.. but I wanted to be done and upload.
Behind the scenes of this video - youtu.be/IHS1acKVs5M?si=0TW8Qk3vaN2AcVQu
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eq serviced and location provided by Arri Rental
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Arri - @luis_fels
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2nd AC - @armageddonfather
Steadicam - @lorenzino_zanini
Gaffer - @nickbradyfilms
Grip @rplinco
Drone Pilot - @loganlambert
Moral Support - @somersashley
Leica Q2 operator - the_reporter_q2
Development - @Kodak @KodakShootFilm
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#kodak #film
The HDR wheels in davinci resolve help me to over expose in camera, to bring it down later in the color grade, and have a very clean image. it is not meant for every scenario, but helps out in a lot of scenarios. in this video I show the approach on the arri Alexa mini LF, but have done this on many other cameras with great results. again, make sure you test on your camera.
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Power windows in davinci resolve can help you achieve a higher end look during color grading. Join me on this magical power window journey to chase that cinematic look, and to spice up your footage in post.
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Footage shown shot on the arri alexa mini LF and contax zeiss lenses.
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overview here: youtu.be/X7oSFkfhNIs?si=2MYCFdipQUj61oRi
footage shown shot on arri alexa mini LF with contax zeiss lenses.
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This is how you get perfect exposure and colors out of your camera.
The color checker is a great tool for getting accurate exposure and colors. In this video I show a few key tricks to make your life easy and your footage look good by utilizing the Calibrite ColorChecker Video and davinci resolve to help in getting proper exposure and colors when shooting video. Let me know if you have any questions.
Footage shot on the arri Alexa mini LF and contax zeiss lenses.
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I used an additional zoom f2 to record the boom mic. 32 bit float. love it.
contax zeiss 135mm
3.4K arriraw
EI 250
Quick look at color grading Kodak motion picture film in Davinci Resolve. We look at multiple Kodak Vision3 35mm film stocks, including 500T, 200T, 250D, and Ektachrome. 3 perf and 4 perf. It is pretty easy to get film to a great place in Davinci Resolve and I love it. It is easier than grading digital footage in my opinion, but even some of the techniques shown in this video can be applied to color grading digital footage in resolve. The film look, on film… easy. Footage shown was shot on the Arricam LT, with Arri Master Prime lenses. It was processed by Kodak and scanned by Metro Post in NYC. Scans are 6k cineon log prores 4444XQ. Juicy. The shot in the “woods” was on an LED volume. Let me know if you have any questions. More to come!
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If you are interested in shooting stills with 35mm motion picture film, like kodak vision3 and ektachrome reach out to my friend and top tier 1st AC, Arjun - instagram.com/arjunbajaja
BTS footage shot by:
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Equipment serviced by, and footage shot at Arri Rental in NYC.
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If you find yourself in the studio searching for that cinematic lighting.. some of the techniques in this video should be looked at. My approach for commercial lighting is ever evolving, but I will be sticking with this for a little while. I love it. I shot this setup on an arricam LT with multiple kodak film stocks. Can’t wait to share more! In this video I primarily analyze a shot from the arri alexa 35 and a 35mm master prime. I also dive into set a light 3d and how it helped me prepare for this project. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Set a light overview: youtu.be/X7oSFkfhNIs?si=A9_5tnZrbJkH3KcM
Photometrics: youtu.be/JSXAiItoU-Y?si=PMdL6VeHqu1drGt-
BTS from film shoot: youtu.be/IHS1acKVs5M?si=PnM8odjtH2G3W0A4
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BTS shot by:
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Nick Brady
Logan Lambert
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Kodak Vision3 200T 35mm Film
Arricam LT
Arri Master Prime 35mm T1.3
Check this out: youtu.be/Nlb1QZG7TJY?si=amQL9j7w5n4bdT9P
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Serviced by greenwoodcine.com
Processed and scanned by metpostny.com
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#aputure #lighting #600d
youtu.be/PdOPj9izU1A?si=3U7kiZp0PFA2pHZW
Today we test film vs. digital in the first of multiple videos about different typed of film. Today we look at 35mm Kodak vision3 200T shot on an Arricam LT, 4-perf, and see how it compares to digital footage from the Arri Alexa mini LF. A lot of people chase the film look, one easy way to get it is to shoot on film. In each shot we had the same exact setup for each camera. We used an Arri 35mm Master Prime. On the Alexa mini we shot in arriraw. We also used frame lines on the Alexa to match the size of the film. We take a look at some quick grading in Davinci Resolve, utilizing the built in Kodak 2383 lut. The Kodak 200T film was processed and scanned to 6.5k prores 4444 XQ. It looks amazing. Also, color grading film in Davinci Resolve is amazing...
If you want to learn more about how to shoot film, stay tuned.
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A quick look at the one and only Contax zeiss lenses. Here we have a Contax zeiss 28mm f2.8 MMJ, and a Contax zeiss 135mm 2.8 MMJ. Both were modded to have LPL mounts and all footage shown is from the Arri Alexa Mini LF. A beautiful pairing of lens and camera. Let me know if you have any questions. These lenses are great investments. When considering MMJ vs AEG, there are a couple factors to look at, like iris and price. LPL mounts are from Simmod. you can also have Duclos do the mod for you. I don't know the price. I think the contax zeiss lenses are among the strongest vintage lenses you can get (considering the price). Some of them are similar to the zeiss super speeds (35mm 1.4, 50mm, 1.4, etc.).
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Lastly, I graded this to make it look better on YouTube. The look I really want is darker and has less contrast, but very dark images without a lot of contrast do not look so good on YouTube. There was also a lot of noise reduction added in davinci resolve to help with the YT compression, which creates some visible artifacts. But all of this is outside of the overall quick look at trying to get some dark cinematic lighting.
This is a video about how to use false color on your camera to nail your exposure. A lot of people I notice get a little hung up on exposure, but just remember, if you use your exposure tools and keep the scene within the dynamic range of your sensor, don’t clip the highlights, and make a generally good looking image on the monitor you should be good! False color is a great way to never clip highlights, retain information in the shadows, and keep exposure consistent over the course of a shoot when moving from scene to scene.
Lastly, keep in mind exposure tools work differently on different cameras. Here we saw how it works on an Arri Alexa, exposure tools works a little differently on a sony fx3 for example, but the theory stays the same, and you can tune it to your liking in camera or on a monitor. Same goes for zebras, waveforms, and EL zone. Run tests, set it up properly and you will have an easier time with your camera.
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0:00 intro
1:25 log vs rec709 monitoring
2:10 exposure consistency
3:00 log monitoring false color
3:47 why is false color useful
4:56 zebras vs false color
6:11 over exposing
6:50 exposure compensation LUTs
7:45 SmallHD false color
8:22 tuning false color smallhd
9:36 adding LUTs to smallHD monitor
10:02 fixing smallHD false color
10:48 custom map false color smallhd
11:51 bye bye!
Shot on the arri alexa mini LF in open gate and arriraw. the first shots were framed for 2.39:1. we can see full open gate for the second set of shots.
exposure was adjusted in Davinci resolve to match the shots. let me know if you have any questions.
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My original plan was to show the post production process but this video took too long, so I gave up and shipped it. Let me know if you have any questions and join the discord: discord.gg/eTVkgyawxW
Footage shot on the Arri Alexa mini LF and a couple anamorphic lenses.
I see a lot of pincushion distortion and inaccurate aspect ratios with footage shot on anamorphic lenses these days. if you do the things I mention in this video you may notice an improvement to elusive cinematic look we all chase. also, wise to put the proper frame line on your camera monitor. hit me up with any questions and join the discord: discord.gg/yfEhQbuR5r
also rotating anamorphic lenses sideways on the camera is kind of cool. try it!
footage in this video was shot on the arri alexa mini LF in open gate, with the great joy 50mm 1.8x anamorphic lens. edited and color graded in davinci resolve
This was shot on the arri alexa mini LF with DZOfilm vespid prime lenses. For lighting I used a couple quasar Q30 tubes, and an aputure 300d with various modifiers. I also used an easy rig for some of the shots. Color Graded in Davinci Resolve. Let me know if you have any questions.
a quick look at working with and fixing highlights in davinci resolve. if you dont clip your highlights, but they look blown out in rec709, you can deal with them in a few ways in resolve, this video touches on HDR wheels, highlight wheel, curves, primary highlights, and lift gamma gain. all of these tools work a little differently.
as mentioned in the video, the final looks that we landed on are not necessarily the final look I would ship, but more so just a look at each tool and how the footage response to it.
footage shot on the arri Alexa mini LF and moviecam lenses from Arri.
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I know davinci resolve also does transcriptions, you can probably do something similar there. maybe I will look into it, but for now I prefer to edit in premiere, and grade in resolve.
as you change the iso or EI on an arri alexa, you can redistribute the dynamic range. some other cameras behave like this, and some do not. a sony FX3 for example also has an exposure index, or EI when shooting in cineEI mode. this will adjust what you see on the monitor and not the recorded image. this is just a different way to expose an image and not a bad thing. the EI on the sony cine cameras, like the sony FX3 behaves like stop reduction LUTs explained here in this video.
hit me up with questions! more to come!
This workflow allows you to have multiple cameras and audio tracks, still send the project to davinci resolve for color grading, and an OMF to sound mix, where other solutions are kind of working on only single clips.
While I don't think I would call this AI editing, I imagine the future of AI editing will get interesting.
Also thank you to instagram.com/haugdal for helping me when I was stuck on this.
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