Blake Calhoun shot and directed this music video for Bart Van Bemme, combining footage from a RED Weapon, Canon XC10 and iPhone 8 Plus, and using FilmConvert to create a seamless, unified look. Check out his thoughts on the filming process and behind-the-scenes of how they pulled it off. Blake Calhoun interview Give us a bit of… Continue reading Combining RED Weapon, Canon and iPhone footage in one shoot
Category: How-Tos
Learn more about the art of color, film emulation and grain
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K review
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – FilmConvert Review Introduction Welcome to the first of our FilmConvert camera reviews. Our goal is to give you our impressions of the best cameras currently on the market and to provide our own unique insights into the camera’s image quality and how it compares with the competition. We’ll break… Continue reading Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K review
Film Riot x FilmConvert – how to get the film look
Ryan Connolly from Film Riot is a huge FilmConvert fan, and in this video for Film Riot, he discusses the cinematic look of his videos, and how he uses FilmConvert to achieve his artistic vision. Of course, film look is about more than the color grade – production design, lens choice, cinematography and camera movement… Continue reading Film Riot x FilmConvert – how to get the film look
Classic films and film stocks
FilmConvert contains 19 film stock emulations for some of the most popular and useful film stocks produced by Kodak, Fujifilm, Ilford and Polaroid. We thought it would be fun to take a look at some famous films shot on those film stocks, and see how the FilmConvert film stocks compare. Kodak 5213 Vis3 The… Continue reading Classic films and film stocks
Avoiding noise in your Youtube uploads
The latest music video by Childish Gambino for ‘This is America’, directed by Hiro Murai, is a visually stunning and provocative statement on the intersection of race, politics, music and entertainment in the United States. If you haven’t already watched (and rewatched) the video, check out the link above – content warning, contains violent imagery.… Continue reading Avoiding noise in your Youtube uploads
How to match cameras in post
Introduction to Camera Color Matching, by Ollie Kenchington One of the most common questions I get asked is about matching two or more cameras together in post. Colors can vary, even when all cameras are set to the same color temperature, and contrast can also differ significantly, particularly when mismatched camera profiles are used. If… Continue reading How to match cameras in post
Introduction to Scopes
Introduction Having a firm grasp of how video scopes work is crucial to critically evaluating what youʼve captured. Whereas an uncalibrated monitor can deceive your eyes, video scopes will always reveal the truth, whether thatʼs in terms of contrast, hue or saturation. Hereʼs everything you need to know to get to grips with these invaluable… Continue reading Introduction to Scopes
‘Fluorescent Nights’ – Ari Virem
Ari Virem I’m a 20-year-old cinematographer and camera department freelancer from Northern Europe. I grew up in Helsinki, Finland where I went to school to study motion pictures. I got to work in a features and short films as a camera operator and went to shoot commercials and music videos for a time. I was… Continue reading ‘Fluorescent Nights’ – Ari Virem
Postcard from Nosy Be – Kevin Sempé
Kevin Sempé – Fox Road Films “I started working in the world of the image fairly young, at the age of about 15 years, assisting an experienced photographer on some of his assignments, during few years. I quickly left the photo camera for the camcorder and created my own company at 19 years old. I specialized… Continue reading Postcard from Nosy Be – Kevin Sempé
Get a film look with the iPhone
The camera sensor technology inside smartphones has improved dramatically over the past few years. Phone cameras that used to be used to capture backyard home videos and holiday snapshots are now capable of shooting 4K video at variable frame rates and with enough dynamic range to be used for professional filmmaking. The Sundance Film Festival… Continue reading Get a film look with the iPhone