![]() ![]() During my career, i have produced 1000’s of hours. Having an organised footage library that has searchable keywords will make finding that shot much more manageable and claw back those valuable minutes in each day.Īs a freelance DOP / camera operator, I produce hundreds of hours of raw footage over the course of a year. When it comes time to refresh that showreel or find specific shots a client is requesting, finding those specific shots from the last few years over a range of external hard drives can be painful and very time consuming. To catalogue your raw video production footage in an easily accessible way can save you hundreds of hours of productivity over the course of a few years. Shooting s-log on an 8-bit b-cam is always a little risky in harsh or low lighting conditions in my opinion. I would also feel a lot more comfortable when directors / clients ask me to shoot in S-log. Same reasons as the above, having 10-bit on my b-cam DSLR would mean an exact specs match on the main camera. *Note if you have found a way to do this, leave a comment below! This would be great! I’m not holding my breathe for this capability, but i would be very satisfied if it could! 1 stream to HDMI output for wireless signal to the monitor receiver.1 stream to the viewfinder so i can shoot on the gimbal.1 stream to the card for operator viewing.If the new A7s iii has 3 recording streams built in, i could then have: 1 stream to the viewfinder on the camera (for operator viewing).But having a wireless signal from the gimbal to a directors monitor / client monitor is currently not possible with the A7s ii as the camera can only output 2 video streams: Using a b-cam like the A7s iii on a gimbal would be great. Being able to shoot 4k/60p on the Gimbal with the A7s iii would be fantastic with matching the aesthetic. So, (and i know this is a bit predictable) the first thing on my list would be 4k/60p to match the tripod based b-roll i shoot on the FS7. Recently i’ve been filming a fair bit of architecture content on the main camera ( Sony FS7) on 4k / 25 & 60p and then using a Ronin S Gimbal for a bit of b-roll of the presenters walking around etc. ![]() It’s just been an absolute joy to use! I recently used this new video equipment combo when creating a quick social video for Anytime Fitness I have been flying the A7S3 on this gimbal, and when paired with the 4k 60p images in the s-cinetone colour science. After using it for a few months, I can honestly say it’s a very good upgrade, the steadiness of the pictures coming off this Gimbal are amazing, it’s lighter than the original and I don’t need to re-balance every time i get to a new location. Not ideal as it bashed up the equipment a bit (and probably wasn’t super safe either!).Ģ months ago I sold the original DJI Ronin-s and bought the updated version, the DJI RS2. It was slightly annoying how I needed to re-balance the gimbal every-time I used it and when changing locations on shoots throughout the day i did find myself strapping the Gimbal into the passenger seat of the car so i didn’t have to re-balance at the next location. The Gimbal itself was well made and enabled me to quickly get smooth walking shots and walk-throughs. I struggled a bit a first to remove micro shakes in the pictures and master smooth gimbal shots. In May 2020 I bought the DJI Ronin-s, it was a whole new world to learn. I ended up selling the Glidecam in 2018 as I hadn’t used it for a while and was doing more directing work. I used this setup on the Dubai Travel Series I shot back in 2016. It brought silky smooth pictures and i had a lot of fun learning how to fly a Steadi-cam. Flying that with the old FS700 with the vest and arms was, (although a pain to balance and ‘suit up’) a joy to use. Back in 2013 I bought the Glidecam HD4000, it was my first foray into using camera stabilisers and it definitely brought a lot of value to productions i was working on.
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