From the course: Pro Video Tips
Putting together your lens kit
From the course: Pro Video Tips
Putting together your lens kit
Once you move up to interchangeable lens cameras, there's a whole new world of visual options that opens up. Where as I like to think of it, lensology. Beyond the simple choice of zoom versus manual, there's also the more difficult and tricky choice of which lenses you should buy for your kit. So this week, let's take a look at some of the most common lenses used for film making, and go over some of the image characteristics of each focal end. For every single type of lens, there are both practical and artistic reasons why you might want to use, or perhaps avoid that lens for any given shot. Some lenses can compress space to make it seem like an explosion that's a 100 yards away, is right over your hero's shoulder. Others can make a little bedroom appear like a large master suite. Some are great in low light, and some are good at keeping it natural looking. But which lens does what and when, is the question. Well I'm going to answer that question in the next few movies and hopefully give you better insight on which lenses you might want to pick up for your kit.
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Tips on boosting your production value1m 46s
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Shooting with a shallow depth of field1m 36s
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Great audio and sound design2m 44s
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Keep your shots steady2m 32s
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Keep your camera moving2m 29s
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Location, location, location2m 15s
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Adding appropriate titles and FX1m 56s
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Hiring a colorist3m 38s
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Introduction to shooting discreetly1m 1s
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Scouting locations for a stealth shoot1m 47s
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Traveling and shooting low profile1m 25s
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Recording audio discreetly1m 25s
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Using discreet cameras and camerawork2m 22s
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Running interference1m 24s
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Adding production value with local resources1m 13s
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Always have a plan B55s
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Seven tips for better managing your crew3m 13s
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Get it all on paper first2m 6s
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Learn to delegate2m 12s
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Hiring is half the work2m 53s
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Understand how each person likes to work1m 34s
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Feed them good food31s
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Learn to speak their language1m 55s
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Goodbye1m 35s
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