📸 On Lens Filters! 😍
Diffusion filters can help create a beautiful soft look in camera.
They come in a variety of strengths and honestly finding which one is right for your project is probably going to take some experience and experimentation.
Our favourite is definitely the Dream FX from Prism Lens FX which also comes in circular sizes. (They've actually just launched a brand new line too which is super exciting!)
The blue flare FX is also one of our favourites and is awesome for creative cut aways! 🙌🙌
Do you use lens filters when shooting?
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🎬 You need this 🎥
This set of wireless comms from Accsoon has been an absolute game changer for us on set.
It was actually really surprising to see just how much more efficient we were when we had these on.
📣 Direct, clear communication to the key crew members is so important and normally on these sets with a lot of people, it can take time to get messages through. This sped up the whole process!
✨ Not only did it make set up faster, but we were also able to make quick adjustments between takes, even when crew were in different rooms.
This was especially important with lighting changes, where they were operating over Bluetooth from outside the set.
These will be a part of every single production moving forward! 🎉
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Why Use a Slider?
🎬Why use a slider?👀
✅Repeatable motion. This is by far our favourite reason, as it makes for super fun edits as well as being able to remove things from a moving shot.
✅Second shooter.
Sliders always make for excellent B or C cams, especially for interview setups, but even for BTS shots. It adds great and easy production value to an edit.
✅Cueing motion and speed ramping. Sliders are an excellent way to follow along a motion or help a movement fit into a scene. You may have used a dolly for this before, but sliders are a compact and quick way to get this happening.
This TopRig slider from Accsoon has been a fantastic asset to our sets. This one even operates vertically!
Do you use sliders?
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What is Shutter Angle?
🎥 Shutter Angle! 🎬
As a general rule of thumb, filmmakers will tell you that 180° is good for optimal motion blur that mimics human sight. This will mean your still frames from a shoot will have motion blur in them, but as a video it will look natural.
This doesn't work for everything though.
A great example of when to stray from this is when we shoot product shots and we want super sharp images and possible still shots from them.
In this case we go down to 90° which provides sharp images and less motion blur.
Does your camera allow you to use shutter angle?
If not, 180° is equal to double your frame rate. Ie- 25fps = 1/50 SS.
Shout out to @lumix_au for Synchro Scan, saving us on multiple sets with prac in house LEDs!
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💡Do you have these two items in your kit?
Super clamps and magic arms are a go to solution for all awkward rigging and lighting situations!
Thanks to Jake Cooper for telling us how to use the super clamp properly!
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😬 Unpopular opinion? 🎙️
Does anyone else hate seeing lapel/lav mics being hand held for social content?
This is probably just an audio engineer thing, but it's tough to watch!
Lavs are generally condenser mics, which means they're super sensitive, both to mechanical noise from handling and also distortion from being too close to the source.
They're supposed to be nearly clipped to a shirt or jacket, as their name suggests!
What do you think about this one?
@rodemic can you back us up on this?
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⚠️ Remove background items in video! 🎉
When there's something in the background of your shot that you don't have time to fix on set, sometimes you can actually fix it in post using some simple masking!
If you have time to take a clean 'plate', this is a great way to get rid of light reflections and stands that were unavoidable during a take.
If it's something that cannot be removed on the day, you can also try using Photoshop Gen Fill to remove that area of the frame and use masking in the same way.
This will really only work for locked off shots, but this has come in handy for a lot of interviews and also set wide shots on music videos! 🎉
If you've found this helpful let us know in the comments! 😃👋
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🎬 Shape light on your actor💡
Neg fill/ flags/ floppy neg is a great way to help shape the light that falls on your subject's face.
✨It's super easy to get excited about lights, but often what actually gives us shape, is shadow!
When you're in an environment where you don't have huge control over ambient or house lighting, neg fill will be your best friend!
This is why you will see them used so often in interview setups as well as outdoor film sets. 🎥
The 3x3 from KUPO is what we use and it doesn't get much easier than throwing this on a C-Stand! 🙌🎉
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💡 C.O.B Lights! 🔥
What's so good about them?
✅ 1 - super bright for their size and stay relatively cool.
✅ 2 - Crisp shadows.
✅ 3 - A bunch of modifiers!
We use the bi-colour options from Nanlite, because it just adds another layer of versatility!
Also the Forza 60c!! 👀🎉🎉
Do you use COB lights?
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💲Don't waste your money! 🎬
If you're just starting out in filmmaking it can be tricky to know where to invest your money and what to buy first.
There are a plethora of different answers depending on your goals and situation, but there is one thing that remains true regardless of your discipline and position in the industry:
"Spend your money on the things that will make the result better for the client - only!"
Spending $1,000's on fancy gear is often not the answer, although it might be fun for us in the short term.
If you're always client focused and are continuously pushing to bring better value to them, you will either get more clients, be able to charge more for your services - or both!
Be client focused - always. 👀
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💡3 Common Light temps to know💡
✅ 3200K is great for warmer indoor lamp style lighting. This will make you feel warm and cosy and so is fantastic for filming an indoor scene, if set at night or if there's a storm outside.
✅ 5600K is considered daylight and is great for giving off a nice natural white light. This will keep colour in your scenes looking fairly accurate.
✅ 7500K (or higher) is considered a cool temperature and is great for outdoor night scenes, or even indoor when the lights are 'turned off'.
You will notice a lot of movies have a blue tint to their night scenes.
⚠️One thing to remember is that if you pitch one temperature against another on a shot, they will be perceived differently. For example if you have predominantly cool temperature lights and then a 3200K warm light is seen, this will seem extra warm in contrast to the other lights in the shot. So consider the lighting as a whole for your scene. 🎬
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🦥 Slow Motion! 🐢
If you want slow motion footage you need to record with a higher frame rate.
If you're in Australia your standard base frame rate is probably 25fps, so if you want to slow your footage down to 50% of its original speed, you will need to record at 50fps or double your base.
The new LUMIX GH7 can record at 240fps which will make footage almost 10 times slower than your base frame rate! This makes for beautifully smooth slow motion footage and can be super fun to play with!
Do you ever record in higher frame rates?
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🎬 Moving C-Stands around sets just got a lot easier! 🎉
This is a pretty simple one, but having wheels on our C-Stands has made life so much easier!
Apart from easily moving lights from one place to another, we can now follow an actor with a key, easily move a scrim or create an effect lighting through something like a window frame.
Is this something you already implemented in your workflow??
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💡Why is your Actor so well lit? 🤷♂️
Motivated lighting basically makes sense of your really well lit scene by giving it a reason to be there.
This can take the form of a lamp, computer screen, window, candles, fire and a whole host of other practicals.
If you're a small team and you have a lot to do in the filming schedule, it's an easy thing to forget, but it's also so easy to include.
By throwing a lamp into your frame you can allow your scene to make a lot more sense and give it a more natural feel.
✅Easy improvements! 🎉
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🎬 Improve your videos and photos using the colour wheel! 🙌
This certainly isn't a new concept, but putting into simple words with diagrams can be super helpful. 😄
Contrasting colours will be found on opposite sides of the colour wheel and you can use this to help your actors or subjects pop out of the background a little more, while also creating a more interesting frame.
This can also be used to draw the eye to a particular section of the frame.
The most common pair would be orange and teal, which is seen in many videos, photos and feature films. (Sometimes things become cliche because they work!)
You don't always have to use colour contrast in your scenes, it should only help support the emotion or tone of the script.
Some shots (like the Blade Runner example) really benefit from having no contrast at all!
Do you use colour contrast in your shots?
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Why Use a Panel Light?
💡 Why use Panel Lights? 🎥
Panel lights have become super popular and for good reason.
These PavoSlim's from Nanlite Australia are super thin, lightweight and nice and quick to put up.
As well as being full colour with a great effects library, they serve as a fantastic solution to a lot of creative and technical filming demands.
🎬 This commercial we shot in a bathroom is a perfect example of what makes these lights so good. 🔥
If you're a filmmaker that's been looking for an excellent and versatile light to add to your shoots, definitely look into the PavoSlim's from Nanlite! 🎉
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💡One light only! 🎬
✨The book light technique gives you super soft lighting using only one light.
Bouncing the light before it's diffused through a scrim makes it really even and soft, but also means it's no longer very directional.
You can help control this by using flags and neg fill to contain it a little more and stop it spilling out everywhere.
Adding lights to this technique can help enhance the look, but if you only have one light, the book light technique is a classic for both photography and filming! 🎉
Have you used the book light technique before?
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☀️Photos and Videos look better at golden hour.📸
You've probably heard this before, but why do so many people have this opinion and what actually is golden hour?
In short, a change of colour due to the light travelling through more atmosphere, scattering more of the blue light wave lengths leaving the orange and yellow.
But also angle and softness! Do you like filming at golden hour?
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🎬 Shooting from the Shadow Side!
✨ Creating a shadow side by placing your key light on one side of the actor's face can make your shots look more dramatic and help shape the face.
This is one of my favourite techniques to upgrade the look of your videos and it can be as simple as moving your key light over by a few degrees.
You can change the look of this technique by deciding how much shadow you want across the face and also how deep you want that shadow to appear.
Using things like Neg Fill and Bounce can give you a little more control of this.
💡The best way to practise this filming technique is in interview set ups where shots are generally a little tighter and the subject is stationary.
Once you have the hang of it here, you can start applying it to more creative scenes and on larger scales.
❗One thing to note here is:
Don't do this in a way that runs opposite to any natural light source in the shot, as it can make it look a little unnatural. (As in don't place a shadow side on the same side as a window, where the face would normally be lit)
If you've been lighting and filming your subjects from the same side, give this a go and let us know what you think!
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💡 Grids on Lights!
Ever wondered what they're for?
Grids help control light spill and the A/B comparisons in this video really show that off well.
They basically act like little barn doors, preventing the light from spilling out to the sides, while allowing it to travel straight forwards.
This makes them a fantastic tool to have for tight spaces or just having more control in general.
There's also a more complex and excellent reason to use them, best described by @andrew.lock.545 on his YouTube channel Gaffer and Gear, episode 68 Inverse Square Law & Grids.
I highly recommend checking it out, he's an absolute legend!
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