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    Fujifilm XH2s Anamorphic Short Film - 6K Open Gate

    in Please Critique My Work

    Posted

    Had a chance to film super quick improv short film with the Fujifilm XH2s the other day.

    Now I wouldn't say I have an "obsession" with the anamorphic look, more like a raging fascination with the aesthetics ?

    Shot in 6K open gate mode. Color grade in DaVinci Resolve using a combination of LUTs byBoz™ and Dehancer.

    The Flog 2 footage held up well considering how destructive the color grading was. Not that you can tell with the "amazing" YouTube compression ?

    Thoughts?

     

    Bulent

    w: https://bulentfilms.yolasite.com/

    ig: https://www.instagram.com/bulent0z/

    Anamorphic Knights BMPC4K + Kowa 8z (Short Film)

    in Please Critique My Work

    Posted

    On 5/5/2023 at 8:59 PM, aapo lettinen said:

    To me it looks like Red One -ish, that is pretty characteristic to the Production Camera 4k (some blue/cyan colours get a weird tint as well as some other colours have a bit weird hue. And clipping is pretty harsh, dynamic range not super high as well as relatively high noise levels in that kind of environment compared to what one could get with a more modern camera). So it definitely looks like "a little older camera" and "pre-2015" to me but definitely not analogue or organic in the "normal sense" that kind of description is often used for.

    I think I know what you mean by it feeling "analogue". The desqueezed noise pattern makes the noise horizontally stretched (each individual pixel of noise is stretched horizontally making it a "horizontal streak" instead of a square pixel) and that shows if watching it in 4k, adding a weird noise pattern over the image. that kind of stretched digital noise resembles analog video noise artifacts a little bit and it thus add just a little bit of "composite video feel" to the footage.

    So I think the effect is happening because you are desqueezing and shooting at relatively high ISO (for that camera model) at the same time. You could probably enhance the effect if trying to get more in-camera noise

    I really liked reading the detailed break down, especially the horizontal streak break down! Thanks. The cam was def being pushed to its limits in terms of ISO and DR. Do you own or have used the BMPC4K?

    BMPCC 4K Anamorphic 1.33x - Drifter Character Intro

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Robert Hart said:

    You will most likely end up with a bad porthole vignette. A rear-anamorphic adaptor slightly crops the field-of-view and its exit pupil is far too small for the 2x front-anamorphic adaptor

    Ah, ok. I understand.

    21 hours ago, Robert Hart said:

    If I was filming a serious project with a budget, my personal preference would be to rent good anamorphic lenses.

    Absolutely! Same personal preference.

    21 hours ago, Robert Hart said:

    What I am doing is really only a cost-reduced workaround with old equipment I already have.

    I think that's a really great way to discover, re-use and adapt equipment. I've experimented quite a bit with adapters, own cameras etc and sometimes... Just sometimes I discover something cool ?

    BMPCC 4K Anamorphic 1.33x - Drifter Character Intro

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    I can def see the character/potential of the combo! Like I said before, never heard of the sandwich method till you mentioned it.

    Do you think similar results would occur if the 1.33x adapter was mounted to the front of the 2x anamorphic adapter rather than the rear of the taking lens? Not sure of the maths in terms of squeeze/desqueeze factor though ?

    Thanks for your really insightful and detailed posts. Much appreciated ?

    Anamorphic Knights BMPC4K + Kowa 8z (Short Film)

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    Anamorphic Knights is short film (test) using a Kowa 8z Anamorphic lens adapter combined with a Blackmagic 4K Production Camera.

    I've been looking at much older camera systems for a good few years now. Recently picked up a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K and started with this first test. 

    Is it me or does the image feel a lot more organic/analogue like compared to newer cameras?

    Be great to hear your thoughts.

     

    Blackmagic LUTs byBoz: https://blackmagic-luts.yolasite.com/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/bulent0z/

    Anamorphic Knights BMPC4K + Kowa 8z (Short Film)

    in Please Critique My Work

    Posted · Edited by Bulent Ozdemir
    Incorrect Link

    Anamorphic Knights is short film (test) using a Kowa 8z Anamorphic lens adapter combined with a Blackmagic 4K Production Camera.

    I've been looking at much older camera systems for a good few years now. Recently picked up a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K and started with this first test. 

    Is it me or does the image feel a lot more organic/analogue like compared to newer cameras?

    Be great to hear your thoughts.

     

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    BMPCC 4K Anamorphic 1.33x - Drifter Character Intro

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    Apologies for such a late response! Haven't been on here for a while.

    Thank you for your detailed breakdown. Don't have a PL mount re Laowa sandwich (didn't even know that was a thing!) but sounds super interesting.

    I do have a century optics 16:9 converter which gives a squeeze of around 1.33x. Def has that distressed imperfection. Might have to try and experiment a little.

    Def digging the look of your ishico 50mm test! Do you have any more vids with the combo?

    B.

    Blackmagic to Arri Rec709 LUTs byBoz™ - DaVinci Resolve

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    I recently created an all new set of Blackmagic to Arri Alexa Rec709 LUTs and thought that it might be of interest to some users. So here we are ?

    Mathematically accurate Blackmagic Film/RAW/BRAW to Arri Rec709 color space transform LUTs for ALL Blackmagic Cinema Cameras and Color Science Firmwares.

    LUT Features

    • unified Arri Rec709 neutral image conversion
    • accurate contrast curve
    • softer highlight roll off
    • balanced saturation

     

     

    Works in DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X and any other software that accepts .Cube LUT files.

    Download Page: https://blackmagic-luts.yolasite.com/

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    BMPCC 4K Anamorphic 1.33x - Drifter Character Intro

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    Hey All, here's a quick character intro for a project that I'm aiming to direct this year. Shot on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with SLR Magic 1.33x Anamorphic Lens Adapter. Base color grade via a BMPCC 4K to Arri Rec709 conversion LUT that I created and have been testing. Might release if there's interest.

    Blackmagic LUTs byBoz™ are available to download here: https://blackmagic-luts.yolasite.com/

    There's a specific "imperfect" anamorphic look that I'm going for. Haven't quite found it yet, but overall I think the combo works really well. 

    Thoughts?

     

    BMPCC 4k, 6k, Ursa 12k Natural Rec709 LUT for Gen 5 Color Science - NEW

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    What's New?

    This is a brand new Natural Rec709 conversion LUT that I've created specifically for the Gen 5 Color Science as requested by fellow filmmakers. Humbled that so many put in a request after the success of the original P4K LUT and BMD OG Rec709 LUT.

    Thank you.

     

    LUT Features

    • ALL NEW Kodak Vision 2 Cine Curve *
    • softer highlight roll-off
    • preserved shadow detail
    • balanced saturation
    • organic (camera) colors

    *Not a mathematically accurate film response curve. More an obsessive compulsive interpretation on my part based on analysis of numerous film chart data.

     

    Download Page: https://bulentfilms.yolasite.com/ (Scroll down to Blackmagic Camera LUTs)

    Speed Date // BMMCC Short Film

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    On 3/2/2020 at 4:01 AM, Shawn Sagady said:

    Love the micro.

    I can't help but notice it almost feels like this was framed for 2.4:1 rather than 16:9.  Pushing them into the 2.4:1 frame would create a bit more intensity and pressure for the characters  as well as fit your wide background framing a bit more.

    Great short and well done.  

    Such a great little camera ?

    I agree. I think I might've framed for a 2.4:1 as "back up" but ended up going with a 16:9 instead. Wish I'd gone anamorphic!

    Thanks, Shawn. Appreciate the kind words ?

    New: BMPCC 4K LUT // BozBMDFilm_P4K to Rec709

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    On 4/14/2019 at 5:57 PM, Tom Dowler said:

    It's under 15 seconds!

    *as long as you've previously calculated exactly what values to change your pivot and contrast to.

    Next up I'll show you how to create a 15-node grade with secondaries, complex curves and layer nodes in just 2 seconds!

    *by copying the grade from this other clip I just spend 20-minutes grading

    Love it ?

    New: BMPCC 4K LUT // BozBMDFilm_P4K to Rec709

    in BlackMagic Design

    Posted

    After the success of the original BozBMDFilm to Rec709 LUT for all Blackmagic Cinema Cameras, there were many requests from fellow filmmakers for a new Rec709 LUT for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (P4K). I had no intentions of creating one, but as I'm always looking for ways to simply my own work flow I thought, what the hell.

     

     

    Features:

    • Custom Cine Curve
    • Organic Color Values
    • Balanced Saturation
    • Preserved Shadow Detail
    • Preserved Highlight Detail *
    • Softer Highlight Roll Off

     

    Download Page: https://bulentozdemirfilms.wordpress.com/bozbmdfilm_p4k-to-rec709-lut/

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