GH4 Anyone film corporate work/commercials/talking heads?

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gutterball321

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All I see is bloggers, test videos and nature shots with the gh4. Does anyone have corporate work/commercials/talking head videos shot with the gh4 and not mixed with other cameras? I'd like to see how it performs and just see projects done with this cam
 
gutterball321 said:
All I see is bloggers, test videos and nature shots with the gh4. Does anyone have corporate work/commercials/talking head videos shot with the gh4 and not mixed with other cameras? I'd like to see how it performs and just see projects done with this cam
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There are several posters here who do this kind of work. Unfortunately they are often constrained in posting footage because it is work for hire and not everyone is comfortable having this kind of footage put up on a forum.

Rest assured, if you are looking to do this kind of work and have the necessary accessories, the GH4 is more than capable.
 
This is all I do, and I've used the GH2 and AF100 for 2 years. Give me another month or so and I'll have some GH4 material for you.
 
I do a lot of corporate theatrical work with my GH4. Check out this video I shot in June, in a wide variety of locations & lighting conditions:

https://vimeo.com/104885737

I didn't shoot the first 22 seconds, and have no idea what camera was used for that part. But from :23 onward it is almost 100% GH4 footage (except for the obvious GoPro section in the swimming pool area).

Keep in mind that the lighting in a lot of this footage had extreme colors, so this probably isn't the best representation of how the GH4 captures natural skin colors. But you get to see it in action outdoors & indoors, in daylight and nighttime, on stage and off.

Shot mostly with a Navitar 50mm f/0.95 C-mount lens with a m4/3 mount attached.

Hope this helps,

Jaime
 
All of my wedding work is on the Gh4 and m43 system. I also have a corporate gig that is mostly talking head type stuff, but unfortunately I cant show it off (insurance company). The GH4 is performing quite within my expectations. What specifics are you looking for? I can try and help fill you in.

http://dcbrandonfilms.com
 
just look at the interview shots in this video at 1:25 and 1:45 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWl3G36EUEc I'm trying to get my GH4 to get a shot like that. and those examples in the thread linked weren't helpful, it was just close up shots of fingers in one video and the other was really dark images of a girl walking and the blurry depth of field didn't liook as good as the canon
 
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gutterball321 said:
just look at the interview shots in this video at 1:25 and 1:45 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWl3G36EUEc I'm trying to get my GH4 to get a shot like that. and those examples in the thread linked weren't helpful, it was just close up shots of fingers in one video and the other was really dark images of a girl walking and the blurry depth of field didn't liook as good as the canon
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Simple enough to get with any large sensor camera. Those shots look like they were at ~100mm on the lens, probably f2.8-4, so with a m43 camera just use a fast 42-55mm lens (f1.4-2)
 
You don't even need something that pricey... A used 50/1.4 or 50/1.8 from almost any legacy system will work splendidly as well. I use a Leica Summicron-R 50 (~$350 used) and/or a Vivitar 50/1.7 (~$10 used).
What setup are you using that's not giving you the look?
 
mcbob said:
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Simple enough to get with any large sensor camera. Those shots look like they were at ~100mm on the lens, probably f2.8-4, so with a m43 camera just use a fast 42-55mm lens (f1.4-2)
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no the olympus 45mm 1.8 and the olympus 75mm 1.8 fail to get anything close to that
 
Compare the asian guy at 1:42 in your sample video to :32 and :39 here: https://vimeo.com/33314421

Awful dang close IMO, and those are an AF100 with Summicron-R 50 and Vivitar 50/1.7 respectively, each at ~f2. In each case I was probably 8-10' from subject with ~10-15' background separation. Those were several years ago at this point, so my recollection may be hazy.

Posting a screen shot of how you've attempted that shot would help us offer specific, constructive, practical suggestions. The Oly 45 and 75 are excellent lenses and you should be able to achieve that look with either... subject and background distances (plus lighting and exposure, of course) are the key.
 
You can absolutely get that type look with your GH4, if you know your craft.

We routinely use different cameras on interview type shots. Alexa, C300, GH4, AF100, 5DmkIII for example, and are always able to match the cameras.

Asking to see others footage is not going to help you achieve your goal. You need to roll up your sleeves and learn these techniques for yourself. A good starting point would be to purchase a smartphone app like pCAM. It is chock full of tools you can use to learn from. Including the depth of field for a person a given distance away from your camera, shooting with a given focal length lens. It has the basics you need to learn to achieve the look you are after built in.
 
As mentioned in your other thread, adding a SpeedBooster to your GH4 will give you the same basic look as the APS-C cameras you are competing against. Add the SpeedBooster and use the same focal length lens as you would select for shooting with an APS-C camera.
 
David W. Jones said:
As mentioned in your other thread, adding a SpeedBooster to your GH4 will give you the same basic look as the APS-C cameras you are competing against. Add the SpeedBooster and use the same focal length lens as you would select for shooting with an APS-C camera.
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...or skip the speed booster and use a lens that is 0.7x wider and open it 1 stop more. So instead of a 100mm @f2.8 on APS-C, use a 75mm @f2. Instead of a 50mm @f2 on APS-C, use a 35mm @f1.4. etc etc etc.

David's pCam suggestion is a very very good one. In many ways this job is just applied physics, so learn the math.
 
If you are looking for examples for purposes of comparing depth-of-field, look at anything shot with a Gh2 or Gh3. The bokeh will be the same as the GH4.

Here's an interview video I shot on a GH2 a couple of years ago. I think these were on a 50mm.


 
I shot the interviews for the recent "Dick Cavett's Watergate" that aired on PBS a few weeks ago in SoCal and is airing on PBS nationally right now. My only shots in the trailer are of Nixon White House Council John Dean and Washington Post Reporter Carl Bernstein. Dean was shot with a Nikon 50mm 1.4 AI with the Metabones Speedbooster and Bernstein was shot with the Olympus 45mm 1.8. Stil working on my looks with the GH4 but the director and producer were very happy with the results.

 
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My only shots in the trailer are of Nixon White House Council John Dean and Washington Post Reporter Carl Bernstein. Dean was shot with a Nikon 50mm 1.4 AI with the Metabones Speedbooster and Berstein was shot with the Olympus 45mm 1.8.
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Nice.

What made you choose the two different lenses as opposed to going with just the Olympus?
 
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