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Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by mrhill@caltech.edu

mrhill@caltech.edu — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:11:14 +0000

John, This is a real joy to watch, thank you! ‘Just a quick question, is the grainy artifact on the woman’s cheek at about 1:16 due to the vimeo compression, i.e. is it a smooth color gradient in the raw footage?

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by David Garber

David Garber — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:38 +0000

JB, you’re doing a wonderful job & if you need some advise on which lenses to use for perticular scenes, I’d be more than happy to help out. I’m a DP from the “Old School”.

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by le_petit_français

le_petit_français — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:32:23 +0000

OK, thanks for explaining this. I’ll find ways to learn more about the “personality” of different lenses. And I’ll follow your advice about finding talented people to help me and teach me.

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by jake.carvey

jake.carvey — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:39:43 +0000

I like the way you put that, john

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by johnbrawley

johnbrawley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:38:22 +0000

I hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way.

If you want the “style” of one of these films you should be hiring a gifted cinematographer and production designer. The camera is only a small part of creating this style and tone.

There is also no “official” BMD footage for any their cameras. They don’t really do commissioned work like that.

Lenses are an essential and important part of the “personality” of image making. Each brand has a different look. Each generation of technology also produces a different look. There are also many different target imaging sizes (35mm, super 16, APS, 135) etc that means different lenses get made for different cameras.

It might seem intimidating, but this is also part of the joy of being an image maker.

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by le_petit_français

le_petit_français — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:52:12 +0000

Merci bien pour la vidéo! I guess that many people have been waiting impatiently for more footage since your local market video test… I find suprising the absence of “official” video demos by the Black Magic Design company…

Wondering if one could get a style similar to the one in the movie Atonement (2007) or the David Hamilton movies/photos using the BMPCC…

Also, I’m impressed (and frightened) by the number of lenses many people have and use just during one filming session. Apart from money / consumerism considerations, from a purely technical point of view, i don’t understand the need for so many different lenses… Is it essentially a question of depth of field? Is it the way movies are shot (I mean, changing lenses a lot)?

Doesn’t the BMPCC allow enough freedom to shoot in a simple way and make corrections with software in post production?

ps: I’m a beginner, I plan to shoot a documentary and I would like to make it as beautiful as intellectually challenging. I intend to shoot long sequences (1h or 2h long conferences and interviews).

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by johnbrawley

johnbrawley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:50:10 +0000

Mostly that dusk footage was shot with the very cheap 16-42 panasonic lens. The SLR magic 25 is a very nice and fast lens but will be difficult to use hand held.

I like to think making something cinematic is possibly more to do with the cinematographer than the camera. It’s a subject that probably deserves it’s own blog post.

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by johnbrawley

johnbrawley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:46:02 +0000

As mentioned in the introduction….mostly ISO 1600 aside from a few early shots done at at ISO 800

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by johnbrawley

johnbrawley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:58 +0000

Well they are shipping EF cameras and lots of places have them in stock. Lots of people are now seeming to get their MFT orders as well.

Comment on A little rain in my Pocket by johnbrawley

johnbrawley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:43:55 +0000

I think you’ll be best starting off with less expensive stills lenses. The 12-35 Panasonic is a good option. It has IS and a fast aperture. You could also buy an adaptor and look at really inexpensive vintage primes (or even zoom) lenses. The nice thing about the MFT mount is that it gives you a lot options, too numerous to mention here. A lot of people have already covered this ground when looking at the Panasonic GH2 / 3 cameras. You could look to some of those forums for ideas…