Jihed Ben Hammadi

Amazing cinematic look and feel !!!!!

Thanks guys, well, I'll be experimenting and trying all of them, they're cheap so no worries. The shop I bought from has also Canon FD 50mm 1.8, but I already have the Pentax and another Olympus Zuiko for the 50mm, maybe I'll buy it in future.

Ahaaaah, fair enough. Thank you!

Thanks for your input, I have an other option that I might go for, I'll maybe buy Nikon D5300 instead of the GH4 due to unavailability where I live. What's the mount of the D5600, what are the adapters I should buy to use use these lenses with it?

Hello guys, I bought three vintage lenses from an old photography shop. The lenses are : - Pentax 50mm 1.4 - Canon FD 28mm 2.8 - Olympus OM Zuiko 35mm 2.8 Each one for the equivalent of 25USD. What are your thoughts and experiences with them? Also, I'm planning on buying a Panasonic GH4, so, excuse me for being a newbie, should I buy some metabones only? I mean no need for adapters, I find the right speed booster for each type of lens? As I want to have the full frame. And, about the mount, correct me if I'm wrong, Canon is FD, Olympus is OM and Pentax is PK, right? I love vintage lenses for the image they give, I don't care about auto focus.

Impressive !!! It's very beautiful looking. What cam/lenses did you use?

Impressive image, that's the kind of image I like in cinema, the colors are so gorgeous also, long live anamorphic !!

Hi, I'm a newbie who's going to buy a new camera for cinematic purposes (films, music video clips, etc ..) , 99% will be a Panasonic GH4, I'm leaning toward this choice taking in consideration budget, mirrorless, etc ... What I'm asking is : what are the best affordable lenses for film-making that go well with GH4? Additional info about what I want to achieve : - I want a sharp image with a creamy bokeh, so, the larger aperture is the better, I'm a big fan of shallow depth of field. - I prefer wider images, not super wide, but wide to capture more details in the image's space. But I also intend to film dialogue scenes with 35mm (or around that, more or less) - In the future I will try to get anamorphic lenses when I can afford them, my favourite is ISCO Micro 2x. - The offer I found with the GH4 includes a Lumix Vario 12-60mm f/3.5 (the camera + the lens for what's equivalent of 1000 USD). I'm not that enthusiastic for this lens, as it's a zoom lens and doesn't offer the quality and sharpness of prime lenses and also the aperture doesn't give the shallow depth of field that I want with wild images. So, what are your recommendations?

Thanks guys for the input, I'm still thinking, and since I still don't don't have the money, I'll keep thinking and comparing what's best.

Hi, I found this in a local store in Tunisia : http://www.tunisianet.com.tn/appareils-photos-numerique/17442-reflex-numerique-nikon-d3300-objectif-nikkor-18-55mm-trepied.html Nikon D3300 + Tripod + AF-S NIKKOR 18-55 mm All for 1496 Tunisian Dinar which is equivalent to 596 US Dollars. I'm a beginner and I want to start being a filmmaker instead of just dreaming and contemplating. Is D3300 good? I can afford that price. Do you know if there are any defects? And if you have other alternatives in the same price range, please feel free to suggest. Thanks in Advance.

I just found a breakdown of the first chapter of the film. Damn, the amount of perfection and attention to the little of details amazes me. http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2014/7/18/glouriousbasterds I really want to achieve this look someday.

OK my friend, I'll subscribe to this channel. Thank you very much.

Ahaah, I thought the screened version was like that already. And, welcome to Tunisia, man ! I hope you enjoy your stay. If you don't mind me asking, is it cinema-related visit? And another thing, also if you don't mind, I know I'm new to the forum and we don't know each other, but cinema is my weak spot and it makes me want to ask you if you'll be in the capital and if you have time, maybe we can meet and have a cinematic discussion. I know it may sound weird of me asking that.

Thank you Giacomo for all the effort and dedication in your valuable replies, much appreciated. All these info increased my motivation level to buy a DSLR and start doing something, I really need to start with anything instead of just daydreaming. Damn, what I learned today by just posting this thread is a treasure for me, thanks to all of you guys !!!

Which ones exactly? Because in imdb I saw only The Shining, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, and he wasn't listed as DoP.

Thank you, all is clear now. I'm really in love of that style of cinematography. I have the Bluray version of the film and I literally keep playing it from time to time just for the sake if the image. The opening scene alone in the farmer's house is a visual masterpiece in a small place. I also have The Hateful Eight on bluray and the ultra wide screen is glorious. The film looks great, but not as much as Inglorious Basterds. I guess I need to also have Django Unchained to keep enjoying the cinematography.

Sorry for the double post, in imdb's technical specs for the film, they have this for the camera : Arriflex 435, Panavision Primo Anamorphic, G-Series, ATZ, AWZ2 and Cooke Lenses Panavision Panaflex Millennium, Panavision Primo Anamorphic, G-Series, ATZ, AWZ2 and Cooke Lenses The only difference between those two lines is Arriflex 435/Panavision Panaflex Millennium, the other stuff is identical. I don't fully understand, is it two types of cameras and the other data is just lenses type?

Thank you guys, really thank you. It's exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks for the clarifications. So, in DSLR for example, there's a button responsible for the pulling manually?

Hi, I'm not really familiar with technical terms of cinematography, i'm just a film lover, who dreams of being a filmmaker, I pay a huge amount of attention to cinematography. So, my post will be both an expression of my admiration of a specific style of cinematography, and questions to learn. OK, so I'm madly in love with the cinematography of Inglorious Basterds. Robert Richardson did a phenomenal job. I consider the image of that film one of the absolute best ever. I won't talk in my post about every aspect of it, but I'll just talk about focus. I'm now at work, so forgive me if I can't provide images and videos due to the fact that almost all of the image/video hosting websites are restricted by our system. But I'll try to clarify as much as I can. First, I'm gonna talk about the shape of the focus itself (I hope it's an appropriate term :D), what I mean by shape, is the shape of the blur of anything out of focus. I don't recall the exact shape, amount, or type. But it looks really great. The image looks legendary. That exact type of blur is perfect. My questions are : what's technically responsible of this kind of blur, is it the lenses? The camera type itself? Is it something that can only be done with celluloid cameras? Now to the next point, the focus transition. I mean when you swap the focus objects, what was out of focus becomes in focus, and the other way around. In this film, it seemed like the transition was kind of horizontal (or vertical? I forgot), it was also done quickly, as if someone did it manually at that moment. For example in the first scene when one of the farmer's daughters heard the Nazi vehicles approaching, the focus was on her, and the background was out of focus, then, she stopped what she was doing and now the focus changed, and we see the Nazi vehicles from far. That focus transition moment is what I'm talking about. My questions are again : what's technically responsible of this kind of transition, is it the lenses? The camera type itself? Is it something that can only be done with celluloid cameras? I personally can't afford or even find a 35mm camera, I want to try achieving this kind of focus and its transition. Can I do it with digital (if I afford one, even cheap like DSLR maybe?)? I'm sorry again for the lack of technical terms, i'm still a dreamer and not familiar with them.

Wow man !! You achieved a very professional look. It really feels like a classic ! I think vimeo somehow decreases the contrast and the exposure, because it looks different to your screen capture stills in your first post.