GH4 GH4 V-log?

I think since I am using an old GH2 that they should send me a free GH4 with log firmware.


I did however just set up my GH2 for 2k DCI CinemaScope in the mjpeg settings, need to shoot some stuff to see how good or bad it looks. Wish I could get another 2 minutes record time without dropping the quality down though. Would like 4 to 5 minutes per run in this mode.
 
ReelWorksMedia said:
Yea, this is a pretty silly convo. Sorry for the derail. When was the last time you were on set and the director just directed? ...or the gaffer only had lighting skills...or the dolly grip only had a talent for pushing things around? For that matter, when was the last time you were around musicians and the guitarist only played guitar....or drummer only played a kit...or piano player only played an upright?

You would be surprised what mastering human production photography will do to your videography. Learning to direct human subjects and capture a perfect moment in emotion, composition, lighting....and seeing a creative direction through....to be judged as a single still image is an incredible skill that if applied to videography...will change the way you think and work for the better.

Not or knowing the principles of phototography....well...they don't call it DP for nothing.
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Damn that was well said!!! and I 100 % agree. I started working with the photo side of the gh4 and it has helped us a bit in shooting videos.
 
Can somebody make a GH4 v-log vs A7S slog video please. I know the one nick Driftwood made, but I would like a video that has different shots, and different situtuations?

Thanks!
 
ReelWorksMedia said:
Yea, this is a pretty silly convo. Sorry for the derail. When was the last time you were on set and the director just directed? ...or the gaffer only had lighting skills...or the dolly grip only had a talent for pushing things around? For that matter, when was the last time you were around musicians and the guitarist only played guitar....or drummer only played a kit...or piano player only played an upright?
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Uh...actually you see that a lot. What a weird statement. Do you think Steven Spielberg is setting up the lights on set?

Of course sometimes people do different things, but on professional sets you usually have a pro doing what they're there for. It's different when you hire some podunk one man band to do something, sure.
 
Well, directors like Steven Spielberg usually don't work with cameras like the Gh4...
So your "super pro" attitude is a little weird considering the use of hybrid consumer cameras

Muh said:
Uh...actually you see that a lot. What a weird statement. Do you think Steven Spielberg is setting up the lights on set?

Of course sometimes people do different things, but on professional sets you usually have a pro doing what they're there for. It's different when you hire some podunk one man band to do something, sure.
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Good luck taking both good photos and video at any shoot!

nogohome said:
Well, directors like Steven Spielberg usually don't work with cameras like the Gh4...
So your "super pro" attitude is a little weird considering the use of hybrid consumer cameras
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npm said:
Good luck taking both good photos and video at any shoot!
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I know this is a forum for video, but since I'm a pretty good stills shooter, let me add my two cents.

If you have a set lit to do video, most times with an ISO push you will be able to capture great stills as well. The only reason you may need to push ISO is to ensure you have a fast enough shutter speed to freeze motion, but still keeping the same DOF you had for the video.

I know a few stills shooters that use hot lights; I don't know why, as it's hell on the talent, and you will never be able to do remote locations easy. I think they do it because it's easier and they never learned how to use a light meter with strobes :undecided.


But with 4K screen grabs, who is shooting dedicated stills on a video set anymore? I was forced to do it when shooting 1080p, cause a two megapixels image wasn't going to cut it. But at 8MP, I don't think twice about taking a screen grab and knowing quality will be good enough for most purposes.

If I'm taking stills on set, most times it is for BTS coverage, or to document the set setup for easy reproduction on multi day shoots.

The point is stills and motion shoots have a common base: Rule of thirds, leading lines, three point lighting, golden triangle, Rembrandt, beauty or horror lighting setups all apply. They just get bigger when doing motion because you are forced to light a greater area most times.

But, I like to shoot RAW, because of the greater dynamic range and flexibility it provides, which is why we all want V-Log in the first place, right?
 
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So as someone who hasn't kept up on the specs of every camera for a while now someone mind filling me in. Do we have any idea how much more dynamic range this log space will push the gh4 to and will it work over 10 bit output? If so I am interested as I've been looking for a upgrade for video work from DSLR, and the GH4 with the XLR Adapter would be nice but the Dynamic range for me was always somewhat of a let down compared to other options. I mean I'm willing to take a hit on dynmaic range for 4k but the gh4 is a little poor to other options.
 
Any news on whether crop guides will be available in any future updates as my short film final edit are always 2.35:1 and to properly frame, I'm using rails, v-mount battery and monitor? I'd love to be able to junk all that at times and just use a monopod.

Regards

T
 
David W. Jones said:
You want to shoot your films on a monopod?
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Many of our students insist they get better looking video on their handheld slr than to use our provided cameras and tripods. Of course their idea of better looking usually ends with us ripping it apart for things like AF breathing, AE breathing, lack of white balance so everything looks horrible, excessive motion (especially during sit down interview), horrible audio from bad on camera mics, horrible audio from overly compressed audio recording, etc.

So a mono pod would be a huge improvement for those students. Sorry has nothing to do with log recording.

To get your widescreen guides, how about an anamorphic adapter and shoot 4:3 so nothing is wasted?
 
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