Matt Rozier

This may seem pretty basic but I’ve never actually tried it. When using a macro lens - say a 100mm for example on full frame - would the frame just be too bouncy with a camera on a doorway dolly? I’m guessing the answer is yes, but I just want to be sure ? I imagine a slider may be more successful, but is a macro on a doorway dolly possible? Would it be possible on the wheels (ie. Not on track?). Anyone tried this and failed/succeeded?

I’ve already actually got a 500w forza. But it’s daylight only. The aputure 200x might be another point of call too.

Phil that’s exactly what I need. It’s been a real head scratcher - I def know I’ll be giving up a bit of level, I suppose I’m just trying to figure out how much I’d be sacrificing in terms of level in order to gain a lot more in terms of flexibility. There’s definitely more powerful led units out there - just that one seems to tick a fair few boxes so gives me a little more bang for the buck. But I’m glad I asked for help as I’d still be scratching head and no closer to an answer lol. Thanks so much for your help- really appreciated!

Hi everyone, I’ve been using a 1000w tungsten bulb in a chimera pancake for a while - but I’m finding the noise issue when dimming is becoming more of a problem and the need for a daylight option starting to mount. I’m wondering what Led would be a good replacement and can’t figure out how much power I need? On my 1k bare bulb I’m getting around 200 fc or at 1m - so a light that gives off around 2000 Lux @ 1m might do the job, not too difficult thing to find. But I’m thinking, LED is quite directional, whereas a triolet bulb is shooting out light everywhere. Is there anyway I can calculate an equivalency so I can find something that might be a rough match? It may be that the more experienced of you out there might have a better idea? Im wondering if I can replace the tungsten bulb with something like a Godox sz150r which has a 120 degree beam angle and around 4500 Lux bare bulb @ 1m. That’d just give me a lot more flexibility. Any advice?

Thanks all, Thanks for your thoughts all - yeah it’s the moving side b cam I’m talking about robin - I love that aesthetic. Its exactly these sorts of shots I think give the kinds of kinetic energy I’m looking for. Im not looking to mix slider with static, I’m just wondering really if people have had success mixing a handheld cu cam (perhaps shooting from a variety of angles - moving between questions) with a static mid shot - sometimes I’m working solo - so having two handheld cameras isn’t always possible. If you’ve seen any examples which work great - or even better examples which don’t work so great - it’d be good to see. Great to analyse this stuff to see if there’s any situations where cuts work fine and maybe struggle a little.

Yeah it's an interesting one, I think I'm always worried that going from a nice organic handheld roving CU to a static mid or wide might feel clunky, but I'd love to see some examples which cut together really well.

Just wondering how you guys n girls have gotten on with interview situations where there’s both a fixed camera and a moving camera - have you made or seen many situations where you think this has cut well together? If so, would you care to share a link? Or do you find that there’s an energy drop when cutting to the static cam? It’s something I’ve thought about a lot and I’m just wondering whether anyone has had similar thoughts or advice. I tend to keep things consistent where poss (ie move both cameras or keep both cams static) but it’d be great to hear how you’ve mixed it up and to see how it’s worked.

How about a mirror? If you mount a large Perspex mirror to a goalpost rig, you can angle it to get the exact shot you need. Plus from the ground you’ll have much more control over the cam. Not sure if it’ll work with what you need, but just a suggestion.

Thanks Phil ! That's all really useful info !! Wow 1350W of LED power is huge ! You should market it ! The Photon Beard is a really interesting option too - I wasn't aware of that, so I'll check it out :-) Thanks again Phil - really appreciate your help :-)

Hi Phil ! Man that advice is golddust, I'm in High Wycombe, so just on the outskirts of London. And I'm having exactly the problem you state with renting. Oftentimes I'm just renting one or two things - so it can get quite complicated with drop off and pick up times etc. I've got a few lights (tungsten and LEDs) which I get by on in most situations, but every so often I need something with a bit more juice. I was looking at the Chinese 1.2k HMIs and the Chinese M18 knock offs. I'd mainly be using it as an exterior source but I also do a lot of music stuff too and it'd be handy to be able to use it through diff etc, so a noisy bulb might become a problem. Tricky. The magnetic ballast is handily quieter. And if I can get 50p out of it when needed then it'd probably do the job. But a Chinese m18 would give me a fair bit more fire power when I need it. LEDs are great and they're certainly getting there, but they're not quite there yet in terms of the amount of power I need - pushing light through windows etc.

Thanks Phil! So you found that when you shot 100fps there was def flicker? I'm just weighing up the options of buying an older but western made HMI with a magnetic ballast or a Chinese copy with an electric ballast. I only really tend to shoot at 25 and 50fps and am based in the UK, so no need for unusual frame rates but I've just heard that I may get flicker at 50p. It sounds like I may be safer going the chinese copy route. Renting is fine, but there's periods on lower budget stuff where that isn't always possible and buying a genuine arri with electric ballast is out of my price range :-(

Hey everyone, I'm wondering if I were to use a 1.2k HMI with a magnetic ballast in the UK on wall power (50hz) - if keeping my shutter angle at 180, will I get flicker at 50fps or 100fps or is it only likely to happen when I move off these frame rates? I know magnetic ballasts can be a little more finicky for flicker.

Letus Helix 3 Axis Gimbal for sale - £1100 - more pictures can be seen on ebay link - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142935758057?ul_noapp=true Gimbal is in good condition - selling purely down to lack of use. Comes with the following Letus 3 axis gimbal - original alumnium Three batteries Two chargers Helix custom carry case (very similar to a pelicase) Helix Heavy duty camera plate - perfect for larger cameras - reds/alexas/sony/blackmagic ursa minis etc Deloitte mount - so handy for mounting to tripods or other fixed mounts. Helix 4th Axis Bracket - this makes it possible to mount the helix onto a steadicam arm or easyrig setup for taking out any up and down movement on the 4th axis 4th Axis bearing kit Helix 4th Axis spacer - this is great for mounting the gimbal on a steadicam arm to take out any bounce - I'm also selling the steadicam and arm that fits this - so let me know if you're interested in buying that too (£450) Helix Top Handle - really handy for using it with an easyrig setup D-tap to 2 pin cable Helix 2 pin to D-tap splitter Thumb controller A custom made Helix to Alexa minipower cable A Helix to 6 pin Red power cable This all weighs around 15kg and would need to insured, so although I can definitely post it may be cheaper if you can collect or alternatively I work in London and around the UK a lot so it might be possible to meet you somewhere to drop it off. Any questions just let me know matt@mattrozier.com

David it's brilliant to get your advice on that - absolutely love that shot ! (and actually so much of your approach in that film) lovely stuff.

Hi guys n girls, I've a shoot coming up where I'm looking to create a look similar to these sorts of shots, something that feels very unlit, but with nice soft light, and just wanted to throw it out to the group to see whether there was any great suggestions for how to achieve this kind of look or whether anyone had any thoughts as to pitfalls I should be aware of. We'll be shooting on the Alexa on Cooke Anamorphics, and I'm planning on using plenty of haze (settled so that we're not seeing the movement of it), then using motivated window light (either natural light or HMIs), alongside a bounced HMI - a jokerbug 800 or similar perhaps off the ceiling or wall to give us a small amount of ambient and then bringing in other bounce sources and neg fill for when we get into mids and CUs. I'm not really looking for the light shaft thing with the haze - although I'm not opposed to it - it's more about getting layers in the image. Oh and it'll be the first time I've used Cooke Anamorphics too having only used anamorphic adapters in the past - so if there's any issues you imagine might rear their head it'd be great to know - I know for example that longer focal lengths through haze aren't a good idea because of the compression - but if there's anything else you think it'd be useful to think about it'd be great to hear ! :-) I'm guessing it's best to expose a little higher than we're intended to finish and to bring it down in the grade rather than in camera so that there's less noise (and flexibility if the client decides that we need to see more detail)? I just love the hive mind here and would welcome any thoughts, suggestions or advice. Huge thanks in advance.