Recommended Lenses

I have already shown the lenses I’ve used in my Panasonic GH5 review. This lesson is just my suggestions based on my experience.   What is a native lens? A native lens is one specifically designed for the Panasonic GH5 and the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system. The four major brands are: Panasonic Olympus Sigma Tamron … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I color graded V-Log

I decided to hire the best colorist in India to grade my fashion film, Analog. Here’s what he has to say about grading V-log: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Summary Forget V-Log in 8-bit, at least in low light situations. When there’s a lot of light it is still good enough to get … Read more

How to Color Correct and Grade V-Log

In this video I show you: The four stages of grading V-Log Primary grading – neutralizing shots to prepare them for grading Creative grading – using LUTs or the Crow chart to create your own cinematic looks Noise reduction using Neat Video Mitigating banding and posterization Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) If you … Read more

How to Edit and Transcode Files

In this video I show you how to use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit 8-bit and 10-bit footage. To transcode, I show you two options: Adobe Media Encoder, and Sony Catalyst Browse (Free) Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Note: Premiere Pro version 2018 will read HEVC files from the 5K Anamorphic mode. The … Read more

Comparison of Photo Styles

Here are full-size (right click to view full resolution) images of all the Photo Styles for your comparison (Daylight WB, at about 5pm): Note: Overall a pleasing image, and a good starting point. But we can do better. Note: Hate the skin tones and crushed blacks. Note: Many like this style, but I find the … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I exposed V-Log

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test V-Log: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) The final video is now live: Download Video (4K) The guide to grading V-Log by India’s best colorist can be found in this lesson. Enjoy! Summary To correctly expose … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I Exposed Portrait Style

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test the Portrait Photo Style: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Note: Ultimately I brought down the blacks selectively for each shot and rendered with Keyframes to 90 (settings below). Here is the final video, first on … Read more

PROJECT CASE STUDY: How I Exposed Cinelike D

In this video I take you behind the scenes of a project I shot specifically to stress test the Portrait Photo Style: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) Here’s the final video: Summary To correctly expose Cinelike D, all you have to do is: Custom white balance. Keep everything important above 20 IRE. Expose … Read more

How to Expose V-Log

In this lesson I explain how to expose V-Log correctly: Download Video (1080p) | Download Video (540p) If you haven’t already, download my cheat sheet here. What is V-Log L and how’s it different from V-Log? V-Log L is the “light” version of V-Log, the log format found in the Panasonic Varicam. Log provides you … Read more