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Michael Hartman
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A channel dedicated to fostering personal and professional growth for anyone who calls themselves a filmmaker. We are all searching for our potential as creatives, so let's do it together.
Producing and Directing a Commercial Style Interview
One of the most common requests I get in the corporate/commercial space is to produce or direct interviews like this. In this video, I’ll walk you through how we captured two distinct interview looks using the Alexa 35 and Zeiss Supreme Primes. I'll also share more about our camera and lens choices, lighting, and our production mindset.
If you are a filmmaker or want to learn more about filmmaking, let me know if content like this is useful for you!
#filmmaking #cinematography #filmproduction #alexa35 #arrialexa #filmmaker #bts
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Crew Mentioned in this Video:
➥ Producer/Director (2nd Unit): @collinausbury
➥ 1st AD: @jerodwood
➥ DP: @lukefletcherfilms
➥ DP: @BlaineWestropp1
➥ DP (2nd Unit): James Martin (@jamesnjellies)
➥ 1st AC: Josh Corvelli (@joshcorvelli)
➥ Gaffer: Cameron Wilson (@cam_wilson828)
➥ Gaffer: James Michael Douglass (@jamesmdoug)
➥ Grip: Chris Winget (@harwhit)
➥ Sound: Gavin Harwell (@harwhit)
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Camera and Filmmaking Gear I Use:
➥ Camera: amzn.to/45SbOJG
➥ Second Camera: amzn.to/3ulbpm6
➥ Main Lens: amzn.to/49hZZ2l
➥ Alternative Lens: amzn.to/3shq0xY
➥ Variable ND: amzn.to/3EgAJvh
➥ Boom Microphone: amzn.to/3FJsSqI
➥ Sound Recorder (newer/smaller model): amzn.to/3WJqPwD
➥ On Camera Microphone: amzn.to/3xyhHwL
➥ Travel Tripod: amzn.to/3XIGHgZ
➥ Lens Filters: amzn.to/477lDVA and amzn.to/4a7hVfl
➥ Alternative Camera Filter: amzn.to/463K4lv
➥ Budget Friendly Light: amzn.to/3SvIdTj
➥ Lighting Diffusion: amzn.to/3QqLnoI
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Creative Direction/ Producing
02:35 - Cameras and Lenses
03:29 - Crew
05:12 - Lighting
06:13 - Interview Shot 1
07:02 - Pickup Interviews/ Crew
08:16 - Scouting with Blaine
08:36 - More Lighting
09:41 - Interview Shot 2
10:31 - Wrapping Up
If you are a filmmaker or want to learn more about filmmaking, let me know if content like this is useful for you!
#filmmaking #cinematography #filmproduction #alexa35 #arrialexa #filmmaker #bts
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Crew Mentioned in this Video:
➥ Producer/Director (2nd Unit): @collinausbury
➥ 1st AD: @jerodwood
➥ DP: @lukefletcherfilms
➥ DP: @BlaineWestropp1
➥ DP (2nd Unit): James Martin (@jamesnjellies)
➥ 1st AC: Josh Corvelli (@joshcorvelli)
➥ Gaffer: Cameron Wilson (@cam_wilson828)
➥ Gaffer: James Michael Douglass (@jamesmdoug)
➥ Grip: Chris Winget (@harwhit)
➥ Sound: Gavin Harwell (@harwhit)
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Camera and Filmmaking Gear I Use:
➥ Camera: amzn.to/45SbOJG
➥ Second Camera: amzn.to/3ulbpm6
➥ Main Lens: amzn.to/49hZZ2l
➥ Alternative Lens: amzn.to/3shq0xY
➥ Variable ND: amzn.to/3EgAJvh
➥ Boom Microphone: amzn.to/3FJsSqI
➥ Sound Recorder (newer/smaller model): amzn.to/3WJqPwD
➥ On Camera Microphone: amzn.to/3xyhHwL
➥ Travel Tripod: amzn.to/3XIGHgZ
➥ Lens Filters: amzn.to/477lDVA and amzn.to/4a7hVfl
➥ Alternative Camera Filter: amzn.to/463K4lv
➥ Budget Friendly Light: amzn.to/3SvIdTj
➥ Lighting Diffusion: amzn.to/3QqLnoI
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Creative Direction/ Producing
02:35 - Cameras and Lenses
03:29 - Crew
05:12 - Lighting
06:13 - Interview Shot 1
07:02 - Pickup Interviews/ Crew
08:16 - Scouting with Blaine
08:36 - More Lighting
09:41 - Interview Shot 2
10:31 - Wrapping Up
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My 2024 Home Office Overhaul (YouTube Studio Transformation)
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For the past 6 months, I have been designing this home office and studio space. I needed it to serve my needs in my filmmaking work, but also a be a nice background to film and develop UA-cam videos. This space has taken such a long time to get to a place where I can say "it's done" (or at least...for now). Studio spaces or home office spaces like these are always changing, but at least for 202...
The Best Way to Scan Film at Home
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Shooting film brings so many joys to life. But one thing that can take that joy away is a poor or confusing scan result. If you are like me, and want to have a bit more control over the editing and finishing process of your images, then you might want to consider scanning film at home. I have tried all of the most common at home film scanning solutions, Epson V600 flatbed scanners, specialty sc...
Canon Autoboy 3 | The Reality of a Point and Shoot Film Camera
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Point and shoot cameras, whether film or digital, are growing in popularity. I think this is due to their simple form factor and ease of use. But when quality is on the line, and the workflow is put to the test, how do you know which kind of point and shoot camera to buy for yourself? And how do you know which point and shoot camera is worth its usual hefty cost? In this video, we try and explo...
An Easy, Effective, and QUICK Color Grading Workflow | Davinci Resolve 18
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Are you ready to take your color grading skills to the next level in Davinci Resolve 18? In this tutorial, we're diving into an EASY, EFFECTIVE, and QUICK color grading process that will transform your workflow and simplify color grading for you! Whether you're a seasoned filmmaker or just getting started, this tutorial is packed with valuable insights that will supercharge your color grading g...
The Best Silent Keyboard I've Ever Built | The NK65 - Entry Edition
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This NK65 - Entry Edition Keyboard from NovelKeys checks a lot of boxes for me. Amazing retro, yet modern look, incredible feel, and a silent sound. When designing this build, I took heavy inspiration from Nintendo items, specifically the purple/ indigo color-vibe gameboy advance. And I think this is the best keyboard I've ever built to-date. Chapters: Intro | 00:00-0:20 Setting Tone | 00:20-0:...
3 Keys for Success on YouTube in 2023 (A Filmmaker's Perspective)
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How do you start a UA-cam channel, or at least revive one, in 2023? What does it take? These are the questions I am asking myself as I begin to walk that path. As a filmmaker, I am so encouraged by the community that already exists on UA-cam. I want to share my experiences, failures, and successes with creatives who need some inspiration and encouragement as well as for the future generation of...
How to Make Your Voice-Over's Sound Professional in Adobe Audition
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Recently, I have been getting a few comments on how I edit my audio, and more specifically, how I make it sound the way that it does. Ladies and Gentlemen. It is here. Today I run you through my process of how I edit the audio that I use in almost all of my videos! [DISCLAIMER] 1. It is ironic that the audio on this video sounds a bit robotic and poopy, but that is what happens when you record ...
Banger as always ❤
Thank you my brother!
Loved this! Dropped some knowledge without being weird and pompous
Pompous cut still in frame.io pending review
Love this!! 🎉
Thank you 😊
Great video brother!
Wouldn’t have been without you my boy <3
Love this. Great video and great working with you!
Scouting with Blaine part 2, or?
@@mahartman im ready
I really love watching these behind the scenes / production videos. It's super interesting to look at how shots were produced and how all the gear falls into unity to create an amazing end image. Nice video!
Appreciate this comment!
Give me more of these
If the people speak!
Do you recommend doing this before or after you add any vocal effects? Thank you!
By vocal effects, what do you mean? Like delay and reverb? If so, then definitely.
I have a Sure Shot Supreme that looks a lot like the Autoboy 3 you were shooting, I like the photos I get with it.
It’s probably just an expectation thing for me. I’m sure I could have gotten some better results if I ensured the camera was rolling film cleanly and was operating properly. Alas, I’ve moved on and found something that really works well. I’m glad your camera works for you!
Your G1 shots look very sharp. Clinical - a bit like digital really. But I like the autoboy shots more. Often people want film to look digital. No grain. Super high 'resolution'. It's the wrong mindset to have.
I love grain, and the life the a film negative brings to images. I also love sharp images, not clinical images, to which I think there’s a difference. All in all, I like to spend more time working to have an influenced and inspired taste/preference, not necessarily about being in the right or wrong. Appreciate the comment!
I want to remodel my office now and i also want a pinkston sweatshirt.
Cannot wait to see your remodel, so hurry up!
His space moved me so much I subscribed! Bravo!
Thank you so much!
I thought i was luka doncic 😂
Who's to say I'm not...?
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Many years later and still useful. Thank you for putting this out.
I don't think I've watched a more elegant, high-quality, yet not so daunting home office overhaul setup. Thanks Michael for putting something as beautiful as this out here. Subscribed!
What a comment. Thank you so much for that!
You could have used wood vinyl instead, take it in mind the next time, looks good though
For which part, the desk?
@@mahartman yeah for the desk that didn't like you the color when you stained
hey man dope setup! what's the chair are you using?
Thank you! It's the Autonomous ErgoChair Pro. I would only recommend it to you though if you are under 200lbs. I say that as I am not and it can get a bit uncomfortable after a while. I do have a friend who is probably like 150/160lbs and has the same chair but with no issues.
I’m currently in the process of designing my very first home office, and this has given me a ton of inspiration! Great work, dude. Subbed!
I love that and go for it! Appreciate the comment, kind words, and sub!
love the layout
Thank you so much!
Hey, nice name! I really like that blue on the wall.
Hey, thanks! Quality name if you ask me... I love the color too!
what monitor are you using ?
It's the Alienware AW3423DWF! Threw a link to one in the description.
Great setup! What monitor mount did you go with?
Thank you! I’ll drop it in the description, the exact one. I believe it was a heavy duty one from “Mount-it”. I love it.
Cut once, roll twice is not even an adage
Mmmmm. I think you should get out more!
CO-Z
You a dawg! 🥰
love this setup bro! shot looks great
Thanks dude! Appreciate the support 💪🏽
Such a beautiful set-up! Excited for future content!
Thank you! I have a few things in the pipeline 🫡
i have the haida 3-7 stop CPL + VND filter and for 80 bucks this thing is outstanding
You know what , I've been recording for years , like COOL EDIT days if any of y'all know what that is ,and learnt alot about the damn purpose of these tools , like you said , was told to do this and that but not what the F this and that did lol thanks for that 😂 I'm definitely going to start using my hard limiter and now know why and how to use it 💯 good video
we need a new tutorial please
I come from a film background. Started developing my film and enlarging before high school in the 70s. I was a holdover and didn't finally sell all my film gear until about 10 years ago. I'd gotten used to digital and found the right system for me to feel comfortable enough to do so by then. Six months ago I decided to get back into film and bought a TLR. I tried several local labs and finally found a mail in service that works for me. Still, I'd love to do my own scans but medium format film scanners are few and far between. This seems interesting to me but i've got this thing I can't quite get over and that is scanning a medium format negative onto a 35mm sized sensor. I know it probably has little to no effect on the final result but my boomer brain just can't quite get over it.
Wow! Thank you so much for such a positive review. This video looks amazing and love the results you´ve gotten! -Tuomas/VALOI
Thanks so much for the comment! This product has truly given me a love for the scanning process. It’s fun, easy, high quality and GOOD. Cheers!
3:13 Fujifilm and Canon R aren't DSLR's? Since they don't reflect any mirror or lens input, but digitally reproduce this with a sensor instead of mirror? Question mark since im new to this and thats what i always believed :)
Ha! Great point. I guess the better and more accurate way to put it would be “digital” cameras. I guess I always just used “DSLR” as shorthand for these kinds of cameras. So technically you’re right on!
I am building my mirrorless setup now - the Valoid stuff is unfortunately not available here in South Africa, so building something with a high CRI LED video light and still figuring out hte masking, but so far tests have been very good.
I love that. There are a few other options out there that might ship to South Africa. Prices vary on these, but there is a product called "Essential Film Holder" made by a guy in England. It's pretty cheap and simple, but from what I have heard, works very well as a manual solution. Kaiser makes a product called the "Vario", and Negative Supply makes a similar product as well. Both of these are on the premium side. Good luck!
@@mahartman Yes, thanks. The Vario and Valoid will ship here, ut the shipping costs is for some reason really high - so much so that after currency conversions and whatnot it becomes just too rich to make sense. The Vario is only 35mm, so I am making something that can handle 120 as well.
I'm also using the Valoi 360 system to scan my 35mm and 120 (6x7) images with a Nikon D600 (24MP) and Nikon D850 (45MP). I have my laptop tethered to my DSLR using Lighroom Classic and Negative Lab Pro. My copy stand is a converted Beseler 23Cii XL enlarger. You're right - It takes me less than 5 minutes to scan an uncut roll of film. My next step is to buy the necessary equipment and chemicals to process my own film. Film shooting is expensive but I love the fact that it is more rewarding when that final product is a high quality image. Digital photography is almost too easy.
Love to hear that. Great setup! I think digital photography is a great tool for the right job (sports, corporate, wildlife, etc.) but for daily living, personal work, or honestly even some paid client work, it’s just so much more thoughtful. It forces me to think way more in all the right ways!
Can you scan 16mm film? 😂
Yes! They make a 110 holder (16mm) just like for 120 or 135!
I have the Plustek 7300 and I could not agree with you more that the speed is painful. I think for me though scanning each frame one at a time, and the excitement of seeing one photo at a time sort of adds to the experience. Sort of like a slightly more modern version of putting a print from an enlarger in the developer. I really appreciated the video and info on your scanning setup, I do think if I was shooting more than a 5 or 6 rolls a year (not much I realize) I'd probably look at something like your setup.
Totally get that. I experienced something similar with my first few rolls on the Plustek! There was a moment though where I had about 4 rolls developed, ready to be scanned…and that was just a dreadfully long experience and knew something had to change! Appreciate the comment! I think it’s worth the investment if you feel you’re going to shoot more!
Great video. In the studio we have a Phaseone Heritage iHX system. Essentially the big boy version of what you have. Its a repro copy stand with lights, pressurized glass plate (to lay paper flat under) and light box for scanning transmissive materials (negatives). It comes with holders similar to the flextight ones, full metal and rubber. Although these dont bend. There are various versions of the camera but essentially its a 150mb camera in a metal incasing with changeable lenses and extension tubes. Everything is metal and incased. The image is split out into 3 channels. The whole system is for archiving to a set to a global standard for museums and libraries. Each session has to be calibrated for the material you are capturing. For white balance and grey point. If you really want to get into it, we even have a chart that is measured for sharpness and density prior to capturing negatives that has to be done and targets met. I love the quality of the negatives that come out of this. Although I feel drum scanning still is slightly better. Maybe more texture etc. But there is no denying that an over head system is so much quicker and efficient. I tried a system at home but in my place you need the space and there is so much dust. A drum scanner gets rid of most of the dust by its very nature. I may make a video of the process on the iHX for those interested.
That sounds super interesting! I’d love to see that chart and how you measure sharpness and density BEFORE scanning. Super interesting to hear how the image is split into what I assume are the RGB channels! In order to make sure the image is sharp, I’m essentially just magnifying the zoom to look at the grain of the negative and get as sharp as possible. Dust is always an issue, and something that takes quite some time in Lightroom to clean up (if I want to, sometimes I leave it!). Appreciate the in depth comment and I’m glad you liked the scans!
@@mahartman the system is basically focusing on grain. Everything works through. Capture One. But the initial calibration is very much based on numbers with a variance of - or + 3. This is to get the precise exposure levels to produce negatives as close to the original exposure that the images captured. Happy to send you a shot of the spectral Grey card.
Thank you for sharing your experience!! As someone who recently got into film photography and will eventually explore self-scanning, this gave me a clear picture of how easy - and fun - it is! You earned a new subscriber 🤝
So glad it helped! Hopefully it helps save you from perils I took. Once you get a system down, it’s so satisfying and fun. Thanks!
I had the Plustek 8100 just as you. Now I scan using a similar method but with a DIY stand. I use the Huion lightpad. I know it is less colour acurate but when I built it, the cinestill lightpad was not out yet. I might check it out. However I do mostly black and white so I doubt this is relevant. Thanks for the video!
I think just having accurate color temperatures, and switching them with a small button on the light, has been super helpful in consistent results. It has a black and white mode on it but, aside from luminance…yea haha I’m not sure how important the color temperature is for b+w. I’m sure it affects contrast or the density in some small way. Cheers!
Great video! Thank you for the amazing quality as always
Thank you my brother!
This video is awesome. This will be the first scanner I ever buy - thanks so much for all the detail you poured into this!
Dude thank you! That means a lot. She is a beast!
Two words! vibey ✅ informational✅ Loved it!
Thank you!
My friend could you explain a little better how to find out your color space and gamma? I am sure those people using a pocket 4k don't see no such thing as a picture profile or gamma setting in the UI of a BM pocket 4k , me being one of them and if there is correct me if I am wrong. For the record in the UI setting under RECORD tab there are only 3 option video , extended video , film. no where on the other tabs do I see anything else regarding gamma or color space beside the LUT tab , where in there I do see a film gen, but that's about it . If you would be so kind to shine some light on this that would be great.
Hey! Regarding Blackmagic cameras specifically, if you navigate through the menu to the "setup" page, on the third page at the bottom you should see "software". Any firmware version 6.x.x is Gen 4 color science, and 7.x.x is Gen 5. So if you are on the latest firmware, and shooting with your dynamic range set to "film" (menu > record > "dynamic range") then below are the settings you want to select. Input Color Space: Blackmagic Design Wide Gamut Gen 4/5 Input Gamma: Blackmagic Design Film Gen 5 Output Color Space: Rec 709 Output Gamma: 2.4 Hope this helps! I found the Blackmagic forum pages have great resources as well.
Hey Bro LOVE this!!
If you skip the first EQ and the normalize right after and just do the hard limiter, your audio will be golden and you won't get the added hiss.
This whole process make hiss become more noticeable by the end. Mine was doing ok until the EQ and I noticed yours also has more hiss by the end.
Really depends on the quality of your preamp/ converter, microphone, and interference. If those are solid, hiss should be tame. If not, well you may have issues!
Ricoh GR10 is officially my favorite point and shoot thus far
thank you so much
This camera just refuses to die
Why do you want it to die lol
@@mahartman he don't he's just saying that camera refuses to die meaning its strong 💪🏼