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Our good friend Mike Wilkinson from Wilkinson Visual is a frequent contributor to the amazing Fstoppers.com Video Blog. Mike's latest post for Fstoppers is about how to create good demo reels, and we're honored to have our Director of Photography reel featured in his article! Check it out:
Fstoppers - Tips For Making A Better Video Demo Reel That Can Get You New Clients.
Joshua
Shooting for the State Hospital Project documentary film - Joshua Pardon compares test footage shot with the "Cine 1" and "Cine 4" Gamma settings on the Sony FS-700 camera. Test footage was filmed during an interview shoot at Trattoria Stella in Traverse City, Michigan for this documentary film project.
This is *not* a technical comparison - this is an aesthetic comparison.
For a great technical explanation of Cinegammas on the FS-700, please check out Art Adams' Sony FS-700 Dynamic Presentation at Pro Video Coalition.
This article from XDCAM-User.com on Understanding Gamma, Cinegamma, Hypergamma and S-Log addresses Cinegammas in a broader context.
Noah Yuan-Vogel has his own nLOG setting for the FS-700. This is some higher-level stuff, so make sure to do some test shooting first before using these settings in the field.
Please feel free to leave a comment!
Shooting for the State Hospital Project documentary film - here's a still of Joshua at Trattoria Stella, a truly amazing restaurant located in what was formerly known as "Building 50" at the old Traverse City State Hospital. Next up for this documentary film project, we'll be shooting in Pontiac, MI and interviewing the author of a book about the old asylum at Pontiac.
Quick update - Joshua is now certified as an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe After Effects CS6! Good to know that that 4 hour, 250 question test finally paid off.....
Here are a couple of still grabs from a corporate/industrial shoot I did recently with the Sony FS-700. Lens used was the Canon 24-70 f/2.8L II USM. I am really liking the sharpness and exposure in these shots. Its tough to get good exposure on the light skin/dark clothing combination with Canon DSLRs, and I thnk the FS-700 performed admirably.
While we did do a proper white balance for each shot, the skin tones aren't exactly where I'd like them to be. I used the default Picture Profile with the "Standard" Gamma. Time to do some more research into "Cine" Gammas and new Picture Profiles!
Joshua
Shooting for the State Hospital Project documentary film - Joshua Pardon compares the Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 lens against the Canon 24-70mm II USM f/2.8 lens on the Sony FS-700 camera. Lens comparison test footage was filmed during an interview shoot at the Kalamazoo Public Library in Kalamazoo, Michigan for this documentary film project.
The Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 lens was used with the Sony LA-EA2 lens adapter. The Canon 24-70mm II USM lens was used with the Metabones Smart Adapter II.
This is *not* a technical lens comparison - no chip charts here! This is an aesthetic lens comparison.
The following features were evaluated:
• Sharpness • Fringing, Artifacts, & Aberrations • Color and Highlight Rendering • Depth of Field Falloff
Please feel free to leave a comment!
I had a great time presenting After Effects lectures at Postapalooza 2012 this week. For those of you who've never heard of it, Postapalooza is the Midwest's premiere post-production conference. Its a great chance to get away and spend a few days focusing on the art and craft of video post-production. I was truly honored to be a part of it and had a wonderful time. Joshua
Editing for the State Hospital Project documentary film - a montage of shots from this upcoming documentary film project. Music by Max Richter.
Shooting for the State Hospital Project documentary film - a "behind the scenes" video for this documentary film project about the history of Michigan's State Mental Hospitals. Joshua Pardon details the lighting setup for on-camera interviews at the historic Blanchard House in Ionia, Michigan.
Shooting for the State Hospital Project documentary film - a "behind the scenes" video for this documentary film project about the history of Michigan's State Mental Hospitals. Joshua Pardon details the lighting setup for on-camera interviews at the historic Blanchard House in Ionia, Michigan.
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