He also creates short documentary features for the Dallas Observer — a subject which inspired his recently published e-book on the shooting, producing and editing lifestyle called SHREDITOR, which can be purchased on Amazon.
If you were to use a full frame lens on a smaller sensor you will not be capturing the full image. Extreme wide angle lenses would be 17mm or 14mm. This means we receive compensation. This is why for documentary or run and gun filmmaking, a good zoom lens will be preferred to a fast prime.
And it has Dual IS image stabilisation. Here are popular filmmaking resources: The future of filmmaking is not Hollywood. They have focus rings, but they’re coupled to electronic motors. Zoom lenses are convenient. Since coverage is one of the important factors in your decision, a flexible, wide-to-medium-angle z0om lens like Canon’s 17-55mm is a great place to start. A full frame lens allows the image to cover the entire surface area of the sensor.
One of the most popular accessories for iPhones and other smartphones is the Moment Lens range. Here we are going to go through them, one by one, to have a look at what they promise and the results achieved. Sharpness is determined, in part, by the quality of the glass and how that glass is ground to create the lens. However, for the occasional use, you can get great footage from this lens. Before you go, make sure you grab a copy of The Filmmaker Roadmap. With over 90 clips of action, dialogue and B-roll, plus step-by-step user guides, Filmmaking for children and young people: interactive book for iPad, Mac and iPhone, Free PDF storyboard, logging and documentary sheets, Free PDF teaching packs in English and Welsh. The sensor is the part of your camera that translates the image you see into the 1’s and 0’s of digital video.
A favorite of documentarians for close-ups and more stylized insert shots (as well as greater speed in dark environments), a strong 50mm (or “nifty-fifty”) should be in every documentarian’s bag. The 14mm lens creates unbelievably wide images and allows you to get a shots in a small work area. Canon’s 1.8 is a great lens, but you can always go much faster if you’re willing to spend more. The same closeup was filmed with wide-angle, ultra wide, ‘standard’, medium telephoto and telephoto lenses. Types of Lenses: My Choice of Camera Lenses for Low Budget Filmmakers. So before we get into lenses, let’s narrow down a few things. This is really useful for extending the reach of a telephoto lens. Because this doesn’t use the whole sensor, the crop factor increases to 2.2. The next thing that you want in a lens is a fixed aperture lens. This is fine if you’re happy with autofocus, setting focus using the touchscreen, or using the pre-programmed pull focus in some models. While you might set up interview dates and times beforehand, you have no way of knowing what the conversation will yield. Download The Filmmaker Roadmap So You Can Level Up Your Filmmaking! [CLICK HERE]. Pair a cinematic Moment lens with the professional stabilization quality of the Freefly Movi, for an unbeatable mobile filmmaking setup. These adapters reduce the image to fit on the MFT sensor. If you want to get the most bang for your buck without spending too much, this is a great beginner's kit. But which lenses should you buy for shooting video? © 2013-2020 Shutterstock Inc. All rights reserved. If I were to shoot in 1920 x 1080 I would only be using a portion of the sensor for the capturing of the image. The advantage of a prime lens is that the image generally is sharper and exposure does not require as much light as a zoom lens. They also effectively increase the maximum aperture of the lens, which is useful for working in low light. John attended the Savannah College of Art and design, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Film and Television. A variable lens is helpful in run and gun situations.
You could also try other focal lengths: the 85mm f/2 would make a fast, compact 190mm equivalent telephoto on MFT. It is the thousands of independent filmmakers empowered by the digital revolution. Metabones’ Canon EF adapters even maintain autofocus, though it won’t be as fast as on a Canon body. Sometimes you can order your camera body with the mount you want but if not, don’t fret! And since I mostly use my equipment for making films so it was important to me to find cinema style camera lenses. The GH4 captures 4k ‘pixel for pixel’ (just recording from the 4K-sized area in the middle of the sensor) which increases the crop factor. A short focal length is fantastic for when you want the back ground to be much more out of focus than your subject. Unfortunately for would-be remote filmmakers, the best tripods for long-lens filmmaking are also extremely heavy.
It covers the range from medium telephoto to ‘serious’ telephoto.
If you were to use a full frame lens on a smaller sensor you will not be capturing the full image. Extreme wide angle lenses would be 17mm or 14mm. This means we receive compensation. This is why for documentary or run and gun filmmaking, a good zoom lens will be preferred to a fast prime.
And it has Dual IS image stabilisation. Here are popular filmmaking resources: The future of filmmaking is not Hollywood. They have focus rings, but they’re coupled to electronic motors. Zoom lenses are convenient. Since coverage is one of the important factors in your decision, a flexible, wide-to-medium-angle z0om lens like Canon’s 17-55mm is a great place to start. A full frame lens allows the image to cover the entire surface area of the sensor.
One of the most popular accessories for iPhones and other smartphones is the Moment Lens range. Here we are going to go through them, one by one, to have a look at what they promise and the results achieved. Sharpness is determined, in part, by the quality of the glass and how that glass is ground to create the lens. However, for the occasional use, you can get great footage from this lens. Before you go, make sure you grab a copy of The Filmmaker Roadmap. With over 90 clips of action, dialogue and B-roll, plus step-by-step user guides, Filmmaking for children and young people: interactive book for iPad, Mac and iPhone, Free PDF storyboard, logging and documentary sheets, Free PDF teaching packs in English and Welsh. The sensor is the part of your camera that translates the image you see into the 1’s and 0’s of digital video.
A favorite of documentarians for close-ups and more stylized insert shots (as well as greater speed in dark environments), a strong 50mm (or “nifty-fifty”) should be in every documentarian’s bag. The 14mm lens creates unbelievably wide images and allows you to get a shots in a small work area. Canon’s 1.8 is a great lens, but you can always go much faster if you’re willing to spend more. The same closeup was filmed with wide-angle, ultra wide, ‘standard’, medium telephoto and telephoto lenses. Types of Lenses: My Choice of Camera Lenses for Low Budget Filmmakers. So before we get into lenses, let’s narrow down a few things. This is really useful for extending the reach of a telephoto lens. Because this doesn’t use the whole sensor, the crop factor increases to 2.2. The next thing that you want in a lens is a fixed aperture lens. This is fine if you’re happy with autofocus, setting focus using the touchscreen, or using the pre-programmed pull focus in some models. While you might set up interview dates and times beforehand, you have no way of knowing what the conversation will yield. Download The Filmmaker Roadmap So You Can Level Up Your Filmmaking! [CLICK HERE]. Pair a cinematic Moment lens with the professional stabilization quality of the Freefly Movi, for an unbeatable mobile filmmaking setup. These adapters reduce the image to fit on the MFT sensor. If you want to get the most bang for your buck without spending too much, this is a great beginner's kit. But which lenses should you buy for shooting video? © 2013-2020 Shutterstock Inc. All rights reserved. If I were to shoot in 1920 x 1080 I would only be using a portion of the sensor for the capturing of the image. The advantage of a prime lens is that the image generally is sharper and exposure does not require as much light as a zoom lens. They also effectively increase the maximum aperture of the lens, which is useful for working in low light. John attended the Savannah College of Art and design, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Film and Television. A variable lens is helpful in run and gun situations.
You could also try other focal lengths: the 85mm f/2 would make a fast, compact 190mm equivalent telephoto on MFT. It is the thousands of independent filmmakers empowered by the digital revolution. Metabones’ Canon EF adapters even maintain autofocus, though it won’t be as fast as on a Canon body. Sometimes you can order your camera body with the mount you want but if not, don’t fret! And since I mostly use my equipment for making films so it was important to me to find cinema style camera lenses. The GH4 captures 4k ‘pixel for pixel’ (just recording from the 4K-sized area in the middle of the sensor) which increases the crop factor. A short focal length is fantastic for when you want the back ground to be much more out of focus than your subject. Unfortunately for would-be remote filmmakers, the best tripods for long-lens filmmaking are also extremely heavy.
It covers the range from medium telephoto to ‘serious’ telephoto.