BMNewb wrote:Whether his equipment is modest or n[*]ot, he always makes it look good. That's what I try to do, leverage my limitations.
Indeed he does - I've also noticed this and have been thinking about it. Things I've noticed so far:
- He always shoots with tonnes of light - the worse the camera is the more he restricts it to something really bright
- Get shallow depth of field - not only does this look good, but it means that the cameras bitrate is concentrated on less area of the shot that includes detail in it
- If you camera supports it, shoot 4K and downscale to 1080 in post
- Slow-motion looks lovely
- A pretty girl never hurts either
Of course, all of these are in shooting, not in post-processing. In terms of post-processing, I'm not sure how much he does himself or how much he uses presets or film-looks etc. I don't believe he's shown his post-production workflow, but I might have missed it.
In terms of knowing how to get good footage out of any camera, that's probably the number one (or at least top 5) skill of a DP!
BMNewb wrote:My colleagues are obsessing over 4K, but I am just trying to get some level of competency. If I can shoot anywhere near as good as Bloom with 2K, I'll still blow my colleagues out of the water. If I had the money, I would buy a Red camera and whatever lenses that loosens Bloom's bowels when he touches them. For now, I just gotta make do with what I got.
I am also in this stage. I would suggest that when doing colour work you don't try and do too much yourself, but where possible use the skills of others. Things like LUTs made by professionals (not YouTubers!) can really help you. If you have Resolve Studio then I would highly recommend this approach:
Fantastic stuff.
I try and shoot very short test videos (shoot, edit, grade, export in an afternoon) trying different things and getting to know my camera. It's good to practice so that you can make mistakes and learn what works before you try something that matters to you!