So I took the plunge and bought an FX3.

For a starter, it is utterly astounding. I still highly rate the mobile app I was using for raw video before, but the FX3 is something else for low light. No qualms on the footage.

But the edit I posted last time was deliberately slow and boring to see if anyone would pick up the fact it was filmed on a phone, but as a result most of the feedback was on the crap edit.

So, just wondering what people think of this new edit.

A tricky one - club isn't the best in the world (I feel bad saying that as the guys who run it are lovely) and it was a pretty boring place to shoot with a ropey looking crowd, but on the plus side it was very dark with a minimal/pretty dated lighting rig and limited vantage points, so the challenge was great. We can't always be shooting in Ushuaia Ibiza or the Steel Yard arena.

I did have my gimbal with me but honestly didn't even bother getting it out. Welcome to suggestions that I should have done.

This one is probably a little too fast paced but I'm finding a balance.

All feedback welcome - if it's just "you're an idiot and shouldn't be holding a camera" that's fine, but not very helpful! Pointers, tips, suggestions are much appreciated,

Link here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGZGpTzgyWo

Hey everybody! I was just wondering, realistically what you think the editor charged for this video?

https://youtu.be/XfAlRgnx12E?si=fB1j5LHwxjxCWZQZ

Need some advice. I’m looking to get into lav audio recording, personally I don’t have $1k to drop on 4 recorders, 4 lavs, and a TC box since I’m saving for my own wedding. However, from last year I got the rode wireless pro. I could get another rode wireless go and their TRS splitter so I can Mic 4 people up for audio. Unless someone has a better idea because I’m researching and struggling to find a good solution that does not break the bank. I like the idea in slowly investing in good gear however, I might have 3 more shoots this year that are 4-6 people so I don’t have a clear direction.

Edit: currently I use one camera. I’m looking at renting additional if needed. Also I’m looking at purchasing additional cameras in the future.

TYIA

I have saved up some money to get film making equipment to get to the next level.

Should I get litemons la300r with softbox

Or

85mm or 16mm lens from viltrox both f1.8

If I get a lens I am planning on getting a slider . If I get a litemons la300r I'll get an lc500r or a panel light like lp600 bi or r i already have a reflector so use all 3 for a 3 point lighting setup.

( Currently whenever I required lights I used to rent the amaran 300c litemons is cheaper but less colour accurate for portfolio work and socials which is most of what I do it's enough and lenses as well i rent it from the rental so any of what I get I'll write off in 5 years with my current client base and monthly billables , I'll consider it worth it in 2 years if I buy it instead of renting it if i consider personal projects in the loop as well )

I am a freelance videographer and photographer. My plans for this year is to make personal projects hopefully a couple of shortfilms and mockup ads . I have a sony a6700 a 24mm f1.8 40 mm f2.5 ( hoping to upgrade to full frame when I outgrow my apsc camera hence full frame lenses ) I shoot advertisements for influencers and bts and still photography for songs .

Which will be best for my goals I am hoping to get into the big leagues documentaries or ads or even film projects as a.c ( long term )

Start a youtube channel discussing films ( short term ) { I know the perfect gear setup is not a requirement start with what I have which in itself is plenty , I will so }

Or should I say screw it get neither ,my computer will be due for an upgrade next year so save for that.

The job market in canada is really beating me up. Does anyone know how a recent college grad can get their career off the ground in the professional video/ motion graphics field? Where can I find real oppurtunities aside from Linkedin or indeed?

I like the idea of el zones. On the scale, there’s middle gray, right in the middle. For the scale to be accurate (assuming the setup with my camera is good), should I consider exposure correct when my middle gray card I’m holding is gray on the EL zone scale in the monitor?

Basically what the title says. I'm mainly a stills fashion photographer but am now being hired to do more video work. Mainly slo-mo people type stuff or architectural slo-mo. My current kit is basially an R5 with a DJI RS3 Pro and some edelkrone sliders and mounts for my video work. When doing still photography, I primarily use my R5 and have an R6 as backup, BTS camera.

I do love the 4k/120 on the R5 and it's buttery smooth when on a gimble but I don't like to take it off, etc to grab stills which means I'm using the R6 for my stills when I'm on set. That being said, I don't want to sacrifice the image quality so was thinking of either selling the R6 and upgrading to a R5C as a video/2nd stills camera. I could do that or keep the R6 and try to grab a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. It would be a bit of a learning curve not having autofocus, especially working with models walking around but I do like the built in ND filters. The R5C is notorious for crappy battery life but some onboard external battery could resolve that.

So, my studio is sitting with about 8 EF mount lenses, what would you do?

https://preview.redd.it/737rpic61zge1.png?width=932&format=png&auto=webp&s=eab7f3fadb78838c87d299811d0b38b5d8caaf0f

Hi everybody,

I'm using a teleprompter for a video series outside, and I have this issue that I get this glare at the bottom. First I thought these were smudges, but even after cleaning it, it's still there.

Is this just an issue with glare that means you can't use the teleprompter in certain conditions? It has a barn door at the top, it's the Smallrig Teleprompter 3646. I even got a replacement from them, yet the problem seems to persist...

Any ideas or tips?

I took a test shot with my a6700. Did I expose it incorrectly? In post-processing in Davinci I just can't get the bright areas graded.

https://www.xup.in/dl,10914911/Untitled.mp4/

I've been using this camcorder for about 9 months, filming theatre shows. Using the F1 scene settings, I find the colors are miles off, especially purples/blues. If there is a general purple cast on the stage the screen is showing a completely saturated blue color. I have tweaked the color correction settings, adjusting the saturation settings to MG-B = -20 and B = -25, get's colors a little closer, but then a green or red looks off.

I am comparing this to footage shot from a BMPCC4K where out of the box stage lighting variations are acceptably close. And, with shooting in BRAW I can tweak in post easily.

My only resort is to do a one-off general color calibration of the HC-X20 before it gets used for shows. Color is that far out, that I almost feel there is a problem with it. I spend more time color matching cameras in Resolve, than I do editing.

Secondly, the XLR inputs are so noisy (hiss), it's a joke. I've used Canons previously, which compared to the Panasonic is night and day for sound and vision, referring to the XA range of HD camcorders.

If anybody has any ideas/settings on how to improve the HC-X20, it would be appreciated.

Flying out to Italy for a job and need a fx6 package and some AV gear. Can see plenty of good looking sites online, but always nice to get a personal recommendation. Cheers.

I feel like this may be the right place to ask, my apologies if it's not

If I wanted to capture high quality video and audio of people, inside houses, like an interview setup, what do I need to realistically start? Say I'm comfortable keeping it under $3,000usd.

Camera, microphone, lights? Computer? Would be great if easily carried by one person.

Thanks in advance.

I'm about to travel in another country (Singapore) soon and I'm wondering if there are areas where I'm not allowed to film / take images as a precaution, I took a photo of a restricted area before and got stopped by the guards. I don't want that to happen again so I would like to know some insights

I'm a beginner and just starting out in taking videos / cinematics. Thank you!

Hello! I have a small rig ct-20 tripod. The center column came out and this little plastic sleeve with it and no I cannot get it back together. Any help is greatly appreciated as I need to use it for a shoot tomorrow. Thank you!

Hi all, I need somes advices about interview Lightning. I am a wedding videograher and want to add interview to my vidéos. I have already 3 amaran l60 but i am searching a light more powerfull as keylight. I Will use it with a softbox. Not unlimited budget…

Thank for you help!

Ive noticed almost every below 1000USD camera on youtube wobbles very very often, i dont understand what this is about

My nature videos have a lot of road noise in the background and it’s kind of ruins the videos. The videos need audio, can’t be muted

Edit: I can’t replace the audio I need the footsteps to match the sound of footsteps etc.

So I want to shoot nightclub videos with my canon m50( I already know how to work around the crop sensor now) But I was wondering how can I shoot videos without burning my sensor with the lasers??

I want to get a dji mic 2 to use with my phone(I have a samsung s22 ultra), but I'm stuck on whether I should buy just the mic or get the receiver too. I mainly want it to record car audio like revving, driving, idling and what not. I do also have a go pro 12 which I could connect the mic to with the media mod, but I'm not looking to spend much.

Hey everyone,

Going to a concert next week. Looking for an easy way to record the concert with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Looking for a way to record all the footage to an external SSD while having it plugged in to a powerbank so it doesn't run out of charge.

Wanting to shoot 4K @ 60FPS HDR so need high read/write speed also. Any recommendations on what equipment to buy?

Been looking at stuff on Amazon but all those hubs use USB-C, not lightning. Any alternatives would be great!

Hi, for a set-up / rig I'm looking for pink cables (hdmi, usb-c, dtap, etc) because of the brand.

Any advice?

Hi! I just got a job at a real estate developer company as a content creator. Primary I'm supposed to create reels for social media from different stages of those investments. From empty lots to building shell state.
Besides just recording what is there, hiring an actor to tell about the thing and maybe mixing it with some 3d visualisations I have no other ideas how to advertise it.
I was looking for inspiration on insta and facebook but could hardly find anything.
How would you guys approach this? Any help is welcome, thanks!!!

Hello guys. I want to hear suggestions from you. I was making HOI4 videos, but due to niche, no one was watching my videos. So I changed my content to ROBLOX. These three are my top videos. Please rate it and give suggestions about what should i do in the editing scheme.

1 - https://youtu.be/ocF5FVIFex8 (ROBLOX) (avd : 1:29)

2 - https://youtu.be/3ThjOs2wMaM (ROBLOX) (avd : 2:10)

3 - https://youtu.be/_2H31t63N6c (HOI4) (avd : 1:09)

New to rigging but loving it so far with my Sony A7S III! I’m wondering if there’s a handle that includes a record button and a joystick to control the focus point— similar to the one on the camera body. I use this feature a lot while filming, but with a right-hand handle on the rig, adjusting the focus point becomes uncomfortable. Any advice would be much appreciated!

apparently i've seen many beginners who starts doing their video works with NTSC's frequency meanwhile the electricity is PAL and then complaint why the video is flickering so bad. i told them to switch to PAL but they kinda offended when they see the 25 and 50fps and they're afraid of frame skipping because well, the display an all is at least 60hz and prone to "frame skipping", does that make any sense?

I’m mainly an editor, but one of my clients wants me to travel with him for a couple of weeks to help film content. I’m comfortable using a camera, but it’s definitely not my primary skill which he’s aware of but still asked if I would do it.

He’ll provide all the equipment we’ll need, so I don’t have to bring my own gear. A lot of details are still up in the air, but I know I’ll need a solid contract with clear boundaries and expectations.

I’m not sure what to charge for something like this. For the filming part, I was thinking of charging a daily rate for travel and shooting and I’d charge my usual hourly editing rate for each piece of content like I normally do. And of course, travel expenses should be covered. But I really have no idea where to start on this.

If you’re a videographer or someone with experience in travel video production, what would you charge for a gig like this? Any advice on contracts, rates, or what to include in my agreement?

Thanks in advance!

Hey videographers,

Which website providers (Wix, Squarespace, etc) do you guys use to make your portfolio website? I used to use Wix but their video player is quite outdated in the sense of their design and use case. Suggest some other sites that can help me with more freedom to show my work.

Thanks.