GH5 Shot this on the GH5 earlier this year, ask me anything!

adam j. richman

adam j. richman

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The project was a blast! Here's some background on how we lit the set: http://strangetownusa.com/bts/lighting-the-set/

GH5, all handheld, low light, Sigma 18-35mm at 1.2 via speedbooster... Gimbal s*%t the bed so I decided to go handheld. We did some NR, I did some manual tracking in AE to fix some camera shake. Colored in Resolve (not LUT, but shot in VLOG). Two day shoot. A month to build, 4 months to prep, over 100 artists. Tiny tiny tiny budget. Enjoy!
 
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I don't usually watch music videos...But this one caught my attention and captured me through to the end. Very powerful imagery and very smoothly done.
 
Excellent!...amazing project and you pulled off what must have been an extremely difficult shoot seamlessly as far as the viewer is concerned.! Bravo
 
Awesome!

So, what's perhaps most interesting to me is often the camera budget outweighs the production budget on most indie projects. It sounds like there was a lot of volunteer work offered here, so it's striking to me to see something with such high production values shot on an entry level camera. Generally a production budget/effort like this comes hand in hand with using a RED, Alexa, or even an FS7/C200/EVA1 or what not.

Thanks for sharing and cool to see the GH5 put to use in this way. Good work!
 
Thanks everyone! Also, I should add, very open to answering any questions about the process or any technicals people are interested in. There's a behind the scenes video on http://strangetownusa.com as well.

@filmguy123 - yea, I think if I would change any one thing it would have been the camera we shot with, to be frank. You'd be surprised how low the budget was (this was entirely self-funded by myself and the director), so unfortunately it wasn't an option. Originally I wanted to use it as a testing ground for a new Tilta G1 gimbal I had purchased at the time, but as I mentioned, it became a paperweight pretty fast when we tested it. I was playing "producer, set carpenter, grip, electric, set dressing" and more during the days leading up to the shoot and realistically didn't give myself enough time to properly test and prep the setup. In the end, I'm glad we went handheld though. I've grown to like gimbals less and less the more I use them (I own a Ronin-S and Force Pro setup now). I think they're good for some things, but generally I prefer handheld. Which is why, to me, IBIS is so critical. I like working with small, lightweight, cameras though, so to me I don't mind pushing "entry level cameras" to their fullest. For this, I didn't shoulder-mount the camera, it was always just floating right in front of me so I could push it up and over stuff and tables and bodies and things, and so it's size and weight were essential.

It's about picking the camera that's right for the job. We were only a Fisher 11 for an overnight for my last week, so an FS7 was an easy choice. Great in low light. Killer S-LOG2 performance. Metabones adapter gets me an 18-35mm f/1.8 at 2000 ISO. And I never have to have it on my shoulder? Easy decision.
 
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