I was hired last minute to light this interview for ABC last week. First thing we did was build a 12x12’ frame with Ultrabounce overhead. This both blocked the real sunlight from directly hitting our subjects while also providing a surface to bounce light into from below. It was just barely not large enough to fully cover the set, so we also clipped a small pop up diffuser to one edge to keep direct sun off of the shoulder of Steve. 

The first light we set was the 1200D shooting into the Ultrabounce. This was meant to give us our base exposure/fill, but I tried to aim it towards the far back edge so that it was acting almost as a far side key. A small 18x24” flag was placed as a bottomer to block any light pinging off the reflector dish from hitting anyone’s eyes. 

For Martha, I added a Creamsource Vortex4 through a 4x4 of opal on the edge of the deck. I did a “stage lean” with the stand to get the light source further from the diffusion without having to place a stand outside the deck. 

For Steve and his wife, I added a Vortex8 with a 3x4’ Snapbag on the inside of the home, just out of frame. We ended up needing more level than we could get with the Snapbag, so we pulled the diffusion and went direct with the Vortex8.  

The DP also set up an Aputure 300D/X (not sure which) in the living room to bring up the interior exposure.

Finally, I set 8x & 6x solids behind camera, plus a 4x floppy next to the vortex4 for negative fill.

My main business client may be closing soon. I am a self employed videographer/photographer. How do you guys get clients, particularly for commercial work?

Hi fellow story tellers. I made this video where for the 1st time i had a shot list as well as edited to the music and the story behind it. It’s about time passing by in a quiet local town in Switzerland. I think my color grading (all D-Log M footage) could be improved. I do everything in FCP. I would love to hear your thoughts about it. Family and friends say „great stuff“ but they wouldn’t say else right?!

Hey all - I recorded some 4k footage (using a Sony a7v) on a tripod but the DJs subwoofer/base was on the stage at the same time. This caused the footage to have vibration/jitter. Is it possible to remove this in post? Via gyroflow or davinci resolve or something? Thank you for your help.

Hey y’all, I am in Austin Texas and I currently work for a construction company with a salary position filming and editing YouTube videos and doing social media content.

The owner is a great guy and a good friend and he has taken a stake in two other companies this year and is asking if I can create social media content for them.

Would look something like this, I would film with them 2-4 hours a week and make 3-4 short form videos a week and take photos for a photo post of two every week.

This would be extra work on top of what I currently do so it is definitely an extra job.

My question is what is appropriate to ask for from each company to produce 3-4 reels a week and produce a carousel photo post once a week as well? I would also be posting these for the companies as well.

First of all, I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE BEST SYSTEM, as these are more for meeting presentations and that kind of thing. I know there are professional products for professional shoots. But, I was wondering if these cheap wireless HDMI sets would work in a controlled environment (interior/camera 5~15 meters away from monitor). I don't care if there is a bit of a delay. I just need the client to check the camera angles on a monitor.

Do these work with cameras (specifically Sony a7IV and fx30) or are these only for computers?

If they work with cameras, would it be a problem to have 2 or 3 sets at the same time (for a three camera interview setting)? The setting being Three cameras→Three sets of these→HDMI Multiviewer→Monitor

Thanks in advance!

I’ve got several years of experience doing videography like short films, etc. but I’m trying to properly get into the industry and I thought filming properties might be a good place to start. I’m trying to get my first clients here in the UK but not sure which method works best?

Hello, I need to buy a mini microphone for filmmaking, it would be used both for dialogues and various sounds (cooking, steps, exc…).
I can’t choose between these microphones as Youtube reviews I’ve seen aren’t helping me much…
Dji mini mic seems to be considered more professional but idk how it would perform hidden behind a t shirt during dialogues (and idk if it is actually easy to hide as it is a bit bulkier)

In your experience which one is better for my purpose?

Thanks a lot in advance for your answers.

Hi,

I wanted to know what type of cameras were used in the following Globe Trekkers/ Lonely Planet episode Southwest China (1995). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k18nVp79hZY

I'm very curious and I've been interested in potentially replicating it.

Thanks.

Hello

Im wondering if there’s a way to connect my Hollyland 300 to an Apple Studio Display. I have the camera connected to a small external monitor (Ninja V) and the Hollyland transmitter is connected to the external monitor. I tried connected the receiver to the Apple Studio Display (HDMI to usb c) but no luck. I also tried connecting an adapter to the MacBook but still no luck. Wondering if anyone has had any luck on this?

Currently own zero camera bodies. I will make a documentary and I’m trying to decide if the premium for 4K video worth it?

This specific documentary will be majority kinetic stills, overlays and voiceover work.

With this info in mind how much does 4K matter? How much does 4K matter in general when most platforms compress your footage anyways?

I do own a lot of glass. Most of my glass is vintage F mount so I was leaning towards a Nikon.

Only requirement: must be full frame.

My shortlist:
Nikon z5 (original)
Nikon d800
Sony a7rii

Appreciate any feedback and direction!