Get reviews and tips on the latest video gear, from cameras like the Blackmagic 4K and GoPros, to lighting, accessories, and adapters.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome to Video Gear Weekly
- When would you need ready to play time-lapse video?
- Capturing time-lapse video in camera
- Capturing time-lapse video with a disk recorder
- Evaluating the shots
- What is a chip chart?
- Shooting advice for a chip chart
- Fixing it in post
- What is the Lume Cube?
- Unboxing the Lume Cube
- Controlling the Lume Cube
- Unique features of the Lume Cube
- What happened with the FAA regulations?
- Important issues
- How to register your drone
- How to label your drone
- Using LED lights
- LED ring light
- LED panel light: Aputure Light Storm
- LED panel light: LiteMat
- Using external disk recorders
- Atomos external disk recorders
- Atomos Shogun and Ninja Assassin
- Extending your camera's battery life
- The Atomos Power Station
- The Switronix Powerbase-70
- USB power
- Making killer backgrounds for greenscreen
- Shooting defocused still plates
- Shooting defocused video plates
- Defocusing backgrounds in Photoshop CC
- Shoot plates with a light field camera
- Post-processing a light field camera
- Gear overview
- Evaluating the keying footage from a Canon camera
- Evaluating the keying footage from a Panasonic Lumix GH4
- Evaluating the keying footage from a Sony a7S
- Blending a key with the background with Light Wrap by Red Giant
- Blending a key with the background with Lighwrap by Digital Anarcht
- Improving the quality of greenscreen shots
- Choosing the right acquisition format
- Capturing uncompressed video onset
- Improving the quality of greenscreen shots
- Using a hard cyc greenscreen backdrop
- Studio lighting for greenscreen projects
- Testing the backdrop with a monitor
- Testing the backdrop onset
- Shooting in portrait mode
- Gear overview
- Shooting greenscreen on a budget
- Why shoot greenscreen?
- Lighting two things
- A budget greenscreen
- Using a professional greenscreen backdrop
- Gear overview
- How can I shoot better video on an iPhone?
- Securely mounting
- Modifying lens
- Extending power
- Choosing a camera app
- How can I stabilize the shot using a gimbal?
- Major benefits of a gimbal
- Using a gimbal for a smartphone or GoPro
- Using a professional gimbal
- Lessons learned
- How can I attach a camera in unusual places?
- Mounting to poles
- Mounting to poles for heavy duty mounting
- Mounting to the ceiling and doors
- Mounting with magnets
- Mounting with clamps
- Gear overview
- How can I get a low angle shot?
- Cradling the camera
- Using a micro tripod
- Using a mini tripod
- Using a low profile tripod
- Gear overview
- How do I shoot a pure black backdrop?
- Using a duvetyne or fabric
- Using a portable backdrop system
- Shooting a black studio
- Gear overview
- How do I shoot a pure white backdrop?
- Using a paper roll
- Using a portable backdrop
- Lighting a cyc wall
- Gear overview
- The V 360˚ camera
- Unboxing the V.360
- Setting up and controlling the camera
- A field test with the V.360
- Evaluating the footage
- Shooting in and around a moving car
- Mounting camera to windows
- Mounting cameras to the dashboard
- Mounting cameras to the outside of a car
- Mounting with magnets
- Lessons learned
- Gear overview
- Shooting in and around a moving car
- Preparing the car for shooting
- Increasing the available light in the car
- Mounting a camera to the rearview mirror
- Toss to next week
- Gear overview
- What Is a Lookup Table?
- Using Adobe Hue
- Applying or modifying a LUT
- Manipulating LUTs with Lattice
- Putting LUTs to use on set
- Benefits of Professional Monitors
- A look at the Ikan MS21
- A look at the Flanders Scientific CM171
- Benefits of OLED
- New options to monitor on set
- Monitoring over USB 3.0
- Using a 4K computer display
- Using a 4K studio monitor
- Creating a textured backdrop with lights
- Using precut metal gobos
- Ordering your own gobos
- Using a DJ projector to create gobos
- Creating backdrops with effects glass
- Adding a virtual gobo with Tiffen DFX
- Creating affordable textured backdrop with lights
- It’s all about creating patterns
- Creating a hand-cut gobo
- Using a pattern backdrop
- Creating a gobo with a transparency projector
- Using a projector to create custom backdrops
- A deeper look at the GoPro HERO4 Session
- Using the Session in the GoPro ecosystem
- Evaluating footage
- Buying advice
- The GoPro HERO4 Session
- What's in the box?
- The technical specs
- Controlling the camera
- Shooting with the GoPro 3-way
- Using the GoPro 3-way as a handle grip
- Using the GoPro 3-way as a pole
- Using the GoPro 3-way as a micro tripod
- Closing advice
- Why use lens adapters?
- Choosing and connecting a lens adapter
- Shooting with an active adapter and passive adapter
- Shooting with an optical adapter
- The Blackmagic URSA 4K
- Benefits of the Blackmagic URSA 4K
- Drawbacks of the Blackmagic USA 4K
- Blackmagic USA 4K menus
- Evaluating footage
- Hacking a camera with Magic Lantern
- How to load Magic Lantern
- Magic Lantern menus: Part 1
- Magic Lantern menus: Part 2
- Sending an HDMI signal out of a camera with Magic Lantern
- Wide-angle shootout
- Rokinon 7.5mm lens
- Olympus 12mm lens
- Final thoughts
- Wide-angle shootout
- SLR Magic HyperPrime 12mm lens
- Rokinon 16mm lens
- Lumix 14mm lens
- The Canon 5D Mark III
- Benefits of the Canon 5D Mark III
- Shooting menu options
- "Auto focus, playback, settings, exposure control, and customizable menu options "
- Evaluating the footage
- Choosing a meter
- Calibrate with X-Rite i1Profiler
- Calibrating advice
- The importance of calibrating displays
- Calibrating displays on a PC
- Calibrating displays on a Mac
- The Panasonic FZ1000
- Benefits of the Panasonic FZ1000
- Drawbacks of the Panasonic FZ1000
- Panasonic FZ1000 menus
- Evaluating footage
- What is motion control?
- Shooting turntable shots with the eMotimo TB3
- Final advice on using a motion control assembly
- Powering the eMotimo TB3
- Operating the eMotimo TB3 during a time-lapse shoot
- Final thoughts on using sliders for motion
- When to use a slider
- Choosing sliders and rails
- Attaching a motor to your slider
- Using the eMotimo TB3 to control your camera
- Why use a shoulder rig?
- Using rigs by Redrock Micro
- Using rigs by ikan
- Using rigs by Zacuto
- Final thoughts on choosing a rig
- How to mount a smartphone securely
- Handheld accessories for a smartphone
- Attaching a smartphone to a tripod
- Improving the sound quality on the iPhone 6 with iOgrapher
- The Polaroid Cube
- Benefits of using the Polaroid Cube
- Accessories for the Polaroid Cube
- Drawbacks of using the Polaroid Cube
- Evaluating the footage
- Getting high camera angles
- What is a jib?
- Building a jib and when to use it
- Flying a GoPro HERO4 with a quadcopter
- Evaluating the footage
- Using Twixtor to slow footage down
- Using Digital Anarchy to remove flicker from high frame rate footage
- Processing high frame rate footage
- Using After Effects to slow down high frame rate footage
- Slowing down high frame rate footage with time warping
- High frame rate shootout
- Footage at 60 frames per second
- Footage at 120 frames per second
- Footage at 240 frames per second
- The Blackmagic Design Studio Camera
- Beneficial features of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera
- Drawbacks of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera
- Menu options of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera
- Using a portable backdrop
- Using an pop-up system
- Using a FlexiFill
- Advanced options for flying quadcopters
- Using the Vision App for remote viewing Spotter
- Flying with a Two-Person Team Controller
- Flying with a Two-Person Team
- Recording with external recorders
- Features to look for in an external recorder
- Drawbacks of external recorders
- Shooting with an external recorder
- Using a dolly
- Skatewheel and skateboard dollies
- Setting up a dolly
- Setting up a professional dolly
- The challenges of powering the GoPro HERO4
- Battery options for the GoPro HERO4
- Which battery runs the longest in the GoPro HERO4?
- Which GoPro HERO4 battery charges the fastest?
- The form factor and price of GoPro HERO4 batteries
- The winning battery
- Overview of the Sony HDR-AS15 HD Action Camcorder
- Beneficial features of the Sony HDR-AS15
- Drawbacks of the Sony HDR-AS15
- Evaluating the footage
- Lighting with LEDs
- Benefits of LED lighting
- Intensity and color temperature
- Accessories on a budget
- Expanding your makeup kit
- Why build a makeup essentials kit
- Hair and makeup
- Essential grooming items
- Creating a GoPro parallax time-lapse
- Cheap motorized slider
- Second axis with timer head
- Putting it together and setting the shot
- Recording better audio to a mobile device
- Splitting the audio jack
- Attaching a shotgun mic
- Attaching a Lavalier mic
- Attaching a professional mic
- Professional mic with a consumer adapter
- Using a gimbal
- Advantages of a gimbal
- Using a monitor
- Controlling the camera
- Evaluating the footage
- Attaching the receiver
- Attaching the transmitter
- Best practices
- Working with a wireless mic
- Benefits of using a wireless mic
- Drawbacks of using a wireless mic
- Mounting a disk and recovering files
- Recovering media
- Mounting a disk image
- Is the Olympus OM-D E-M1 right for me?
- Beneficial features of the Olympus OM-D E-M1
- Drawbacks of the Olympus OM-D E-M1
- Menu options of the Olympus OM-D E-M1
- Evaluating the footage
- Shooting video with an iPad
- Mounting the iPad in an iOgrapher
- Attaching a lens to an iPad
- Attaching a light
- Evaluating the footage
- Mounting a GoPro
- Jaws: Flex Clamp
- Cages and clamps
- GoPro Chesty chest harness
- Using audio inputs
- Beachtek
- Abox adapter
- GoPro adapter
- Shooting with the Canon C300
- Beneficial features of the Canon C300
- Drawbacks of the Canon C300
- Evaluating the footage
- Using filters for your lens
- Clear filters
- Color filters
- Polarizer
- ND filter
- Developing GoPro time-lapses
- Importing
- Processing
- Evaluating footage
- Creating a panning time-lapse
- Building a timer head
- Using a pro head
- Setting up the cameras
- The Garmin Vibe Elite
- Beneficial features of the Garmin Virb Elite
- Drawbacks of the Garmin Virb Elite
- Evaluating the footage
- Small lights
- Battery operated lights
- Lowel Blender
- Lowel Portable Spotlight
- Professional headphones
- When to use and not use headphones
- Types of headphones
- Additional headphone features
- Why you may want to use multiple headphone types
- What is a Parabolic Slider?
- Building the Slider
- Setting Focus
- Adjusting the Speed of Movement
- Evaluating the Results
- DJI Quadcopters
- Calibrating the Quadcopter
- Flying Strategies
- Evaluating the Footage
- Ultra fast primes
- Benefits of using fast primes
- Challenges of using fast primes
- Evaluating the footage
- Keeping Your Gear Safe
- Keeping Gear Dry
- Using Camera Wraps
- Using Lens Wraps
- Introduction to the Panasonic GH4
- Beneficial features of the Panasonic GH4
- Drawbacks of the Panasonic GH4
- Menu options of the Panasonic GH4
- Evaluating the footage
- Making everyone look their best on camera
- What does a makeup artist or stylist do?
- Products used to fight shine
- Applying Anti-Shine
- The adaptable GoPro
- Stealth
- Adding filters
- Shooting Anamorphic footage
- Evaluating the footage
- Introduction to the Zoom H4n
- Recording to an iPad or iPhone
- Attaching directly to a camera
- Using a Tascam recorder
- Recording to a laptop
- DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter
- Beneficial features of the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter
- Limitations of the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter
- Essential accessories for the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter (Field)
- Using a loupe
- Attaching a loupe
- Adjusting the diopter
- Charging on the go
- Starting out fully charged
- Using an inverter
- Using a solar charger
- Using a battery pack
- Strategies to extend battery life
- Cheap lenses
- Lomography
- Fujian
- LensBaby
- SLR Magic
- Evaluating the Footage
- Sony a7
- Beneficial features of the Sony a7
- Drawbacks of the Sony a7
- Menu options of the Sony a7
- What is a Tripod Top Slider?
- Attaching the slider
- Mounting and balancing the camera
- Shoot strategies
- Evaluating the footage
- Remotely controlling cameras
- Setting up the CamRanger
- Panning with the CamRanger PT Hub
- Evaluating the results
- What are camera rails?
- Adapting a tripod to hold multiple cameras
- Shooting strategies
- Using a micro rail
- Evaluating the shots
- What is a micro tripod?
- Mounting a phone to a micro tripod
- Mounting a GoPro to a micro tripod
- Mounting a DSLR to a micro tripod
- Evaluating the results
- Introducing the Blackmagic 4K
- Beneficial features of the Blackmagic 4K
- Drawbacks of the Blackmagic 4K
- Menu options of the Blackmagic 4K
- Evaluating the footage
Taught by
Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman
