Category: Technical Journal

• 10

  JUL

  2019

  Gimbal

  • Technical Journal
  • by Dugan Lunday

  We’ve been trying to incorporate gimbal shots into more of the videos we make recently. It’s still sort of a new toy, so it shows up at each shoot in part because it’s a novel item, in part so I can become familiar with it, and in part to add more moving shots to our…

• 02

  JUL

  2019

  Cine1 Custom Settings

  • Technical Journal
  • by Dugan Lunday

  So far this is what I’ve settled on as a custom Cine1 profile for those times that we don’t want to bother with S-log. Okay, so I’ll start from the top down.    I have Black Level set to +15 because it softens the black in the image, allowing the camera to capture the gradations…

• 26

  JUN

  2019

  Color Space Test

  • Technical Journal
  • by Dugan Lunday

  I’ve been running small tests today to figure out the best picture profile settings for the Sony A7sII. Plenty of people have shared their preferred settings online on forums and through YouTube videos, but a lot of it seems geared towards an out-of-camera look as opposed to one optimized for grading. The settings that I’ve…

• 26

  MAR

  2019

  Interrotron

  • Technical Journal
  • by Dugan Lunday

  We’re trying to get the gear together to setup our own interrotron in the office. Two teleprompters, two tripods, special plates, our go-to camera, and a camcorder. An Errol Morris creation, used to capture incredibly intimate and (depending on the content) unsettling interviews. It’s difficult for people not accustomed to being in front of a…