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A short film concept shot in Berlin, November 2017.
Shot handheld & tripod on A6300 with the
Sony 50mm 1.8 & Sigma 19mm 2.8.
Graded in Final Cut Pro. Edited in Premiere Pro.

*Below are a couple of basic steps I always try to keep in mind when shooting. It’s the obvious stuff that many people will tell you but they are the core and people tend to forget about MOST of these…

TIPS FOR YOUR PROJECTS:

1. IF SHOOTING HANDHELD KEEP CAMERA CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST/BODY & MOVE YOUR BODY, NOT YOUR HANDS. YOUR HANDS SHOULD BE DEAD STILL.

2. KNOW THE MUSIC/AUDIO YOU ARE USING. THIS IS A MUST IF YOU WANT TO VISUALISE BEFORE SHOOTING.

3. WHEN GRADING YOUR FOOTAGE, USE 3 WAY COLOR CORRECTOR (SHADOWS, MIDTONES, HIGHLIGHTS). IT’S NOT MANDATORY TO USE LUTS FOR EVERY CLIP AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NEVER SET THE LUT TO 100% OPACITY.

4. DO NOT OVERDO IT WITH THE CONTRAST. MANY HOLLYWOOD FILMS MIGHT BE RICH IN COLOR AND HIGH CONTRASTED BUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND GEAR IT WAS SHOT ON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AMATEUR/SEMIPRO FILMMAKING GEAR.

5. USE A GRADING BOARD. SELECT THE COLOR PALETTE YOU REALLY LIKE BY CHECKING OUT STILL IMAGES OF YOUR FAVOURITE FILMS & WHILE GRADING COMPARE SIDE TO SIDE. ACHIEVING EVEN A 60% OF THE COLOR YOU WANT TO GO FOR IS A GREAT STEP.

6. USE A TRIPOD AND FRAME HUSTLE FREE. IF YOU ARE SHOOTING 4K IT ALWAYS HELPS WITH PUSHINS OR REFRAMING/ZOOMING OR EVEN HAVING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FRAMING COMPOSITIONS FROM A SINGLE CLIP.

7. I FOUND THAT WHEN USING WARP STABILIZER IT CAN WORK MIRACLES BUT IT ONLY WORKS WITH SPECIFIC FOOTAGE SO BE SURE TO CHECK AGAIN No2! I PREFER TO USE WARP WITH 4K CLIPS & WELL EXECUTED SO THAT THE LOSS IN QUALITY IS MINOR. IN MY OPINION, WARP STABILIZER, WHEN USED CORRECTLY, CREATES A MORE DRAMATIC LOOK THAN USING A GIMBAL.

8. NEVER EVER OVEREXPOSE IMAGES (EXCEPT IF YOUR COLOR PROFILE DEMANDS SO). I TEND TO UNDEREXPOSE IMAGES EXCEPT IF I’M USING SLOG PROFILES WHICH NEED TO BE OVEREXPOSED AROUND +2 STOPS.

Directed by Nondas Sapidis
Colorist/Editor: Nondas Sapidis
Composer/Sound Design: Dimitrios Astrantinis for A Renaissance Man (RNSM)   / renaissancemanofficial  


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