GH2 Music Video "Prayer of Light" Mixes GH2 Sedna AQ1 C footage with HV30

[Per Lichtman]

I recently finished working on both the music video and single for "Prayer of Light" with Joanna St. Claire, where we mixed older HV30 footage with brand new GH2 Driftwood Sedna AQ1 C footage. You've got sunsets, soulful music and lots of color grading to bring it all together with what someone on Personal-View called "a really retro filmic vibe".

Here is the blog where I have all the links (including the iTunes single) and will soon put up a production article.

http://perlichtman.com/pasdenapulse...s-new-single-and-music-video-prayer-of-light/

And the iTunes link.

“Prayer of Light” iTunes Single


And if you hate having to go to other pages, here are the embeds. The YouTube 1080P and Vimeo (standard so 1280, not 1080P) footage.

 

[Per Lichtman]

Just put in over a thousand words about working on the song and the music video. If anybody has questions I did not cover, please leave a comment on the blog or here on the site and I will be happy to respond as soon as I can.

Once again, the article link is....

http://perlichtman.com/pasdenapulse...s-new-single-and-music-video-prayer-of-light/

 

[dop16mm]

Nice little piece. Just goes to show the HV cams are still viable.

 

[Per Lichtman]

I feel like on of the keys to craftsmanship is knowing the strengths and weaknesses of what you work with. Part of the reason I used the HV30 was for the powered zoom and the great colors (which I still enjoy). If you give it enough light and do not need too much resolution or shallow DOF in anything but close-ups (or really smooth bokeh), it can still do great things for you. If you emphasize those things, it is easy to get frustrated.

The GH2 compliments it beautifully in terms of the resolution, lens choices, lowlight, etc. so it was great to come back and get the shots that I couldn't get with the HV30 with the GH2.