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Hello everybody!
I shot this film two weeks ago for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) which is the national broadcaster in Ireland (like the BBC in Ireland). This film is for the angelus which is a one minute call to prayer that runs twice a day on the radio and television at 12pm and 6pm every day.
I just want to know what anyone on this forum thinks of it and areas I can improve. In particular how I can improve my composition and lighting using natural light.
This film is being televised next week.
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/916833254?share=copy
Thank you.
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Bardan, I thought it was a lovely little film. You mention composition and lighting – I thought the compositions worked well. I think composition is another tool to tell the story you want to tell, so did those compositions tell the story how you wanted it to be felt by the audience? Only you would know that I think.
I thought the lighting did look natural. I’m wondering what you thought needed improvement? I also liked your sound design – waves, footfalls on the rocks etc. Very good in my opinion. Well done. I look forward to your next one.I wouldn’t know what to improve in lighting, you seemed to use the sun at different times of day very well. It’s very natural, which I think is mandatory for this topic. Overall I personally pay more attention to mood, and this one has a fantastic mood. Also great pace and timing, deep colors and a natural sound mix. Great job!
Well done! Only one thing that irritated me: The drone shot at 1:02 didn’t quite match the rest of the film in terms of colour. It was too contrasty and the sea was very saturated. Looks a bit like a cheap LUT 😉 Keep up the good work! I really liked the colours and the realism of the other shots.
JohnI completely agree with you John. All of the shots in that film except that shot was taken with my Blackmagic Pocket 4k on Blackmagic raw but for that one shot I used my drone which shot on DJI D-Log. I’m not a pro colourist so I just couldn’t for the life of me make it match. It really annoyed me in the end but there just wasn’t anything I could do about. At the end of the day I just had to call it and say it was good enough!
You’re right, it does look like a cheap LUT. 😉
Thank you.
Hello, first of all, very nice short, I loved the visuals. I wanted to know how you achieved this edge blur effect. Did you use an anamorphic lens, or did you add it during color grading?
Hi Boulic, first of all thank you.
I don’t know what you mean by edge blur effect? The only thing I did optically was shoot the film with a Mirror – 1b and a Helios 44-2 with a .71x viltrox speed booster.
To draw focus to what I wanted in the film I shot it with the Mirror – 1b with a low aperture. All of the film apart from one shot was shot on that lens.
All of the shots in that film except that shot was taken with my Blackmagic Pocket 4k on Blackmagic raw
May I ask you what’s your opinion about that camera? The price dropped a bit and i’m considering it for my next short movie. I know there are way better cameras around, but still it’s a step up on my present camera and, well, i’m the kind of “one step at the time” person…
I’ve had the camera for four years now and I have to say it’s one of my favourite things I own. It’s never let me down, not even once. It works perfectly used nearly daily for years.
Now, I haven’t used any other of the cameras that blackmagic offers but I wouldn’t say that you need anything more than what the 4k has to make anything you want. It has a good sensor, it’s small, has good UI, it’s fast and easy to adapt lenses on to.
I bought the camera with my brother when we were in university to upgrade from our canon eos m and it helped me get through uni in a big way. It’s a great little workhorse.
Also, I meant to mention that the fact it has braw makes an ENORMOUS difference compared to cameras in it’s price range. You just can’t beat the flexibility of raw when colour grading. I’ve saved many incorrectly exposed shots because of it.
I have friends that own much more expensive cameras like Red’s, Sony’s and Arri’s but the footage from any blackmagic camera shooting braw and properly graded is indistinguishable from them. The 4k performs like a much more expensive camera considering it’s capabilities.
If you’re getting one you should keep your camera rigging as simple as you possibly can, have as minimal of a setup as you can, don’t overcomplicate it. Also for the love of god don’t record externally with the 4k, get an angelbird SD or CFast card. Just trust me on that one.
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