Sarena Fishman
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BMPCC4k in 2023? - "Cara's Dream"
“How much better is silence…How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things…things in themselves, myself being myself.”
― Virginia Woolf
Cinematic short featuring Cara Hansvick for The Encore Fund, a Los Angeles-based non-profit providing scholarship and support for ballet dancers pursuing higher education.
CAMERA/COLOUR/EDITING:
Sarena Fishman Jimenez
www.sarenafishman.com/
sarenafishman
FOLLOW CARA:
chansvick
www.gracebycara.com/
THE ENCORE FUND:
www.theencorefund.org/
theencorefund
MUSIC:
"Lucy"
Written by Allison Young
allisonyoung.xo
ua-cam.com/channels/yVttxb4-zHo62CB4lwvMXg.html
Performed by Allison Young & Joshua Lee Turner (THE BYGONES)
joshualeeturner.com/
ua-cam.com/users/JoshTurnerGuitar
GEAR:
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
- Meike 25mm T2.2 Manual Focus Prime Mini Cinema Lens (MFT)
- Meike 50mm T2.2 Manual Focus Prime Mini Cinema Lens (MFT)
- NiSi Variable ND Filter
Edited and graded in Davinci Resolve 18
Переглядів: 347

Відео

Can a Wallflower Become a Film Director?
Переглядів 2032 роки тому
Filmmaking is a team sport-you can’t do it alone. This is the story of how a professional cinematographer, a prima ballerina, a singer-songwriter, a composer, a George Clooney lookalike, and I made a no-budget short film in five hours. 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Quitting Ballet 0:48 - TAKE THE LEAP: Animation Sequence 2:48 - Gilda is EVERYWHERE in Pop Culture 4:01 - Dance = Vertical Expression of a Ho...
BMPCC4k Anamorphic | "Gilda, Are You Decent?" TEASER
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Teaser for a recent short film starring Kathryn Morgan, former soloist with the New York City Ballet and Miami City Ballet. WATCH THE FILM HERE: ua-cam.com/video/VeaCJNfRc30/v-deo.html “Gilda, Are You Decent?” - a nod to the film GILDA (1944), starring Rita Hayworth - is a 21st century take on classic Hollywood glamour, and pays homage to the dark, moody noir films made in the postwar years of ...
BMPCC4k Anamorphic SLR Magic - Dance Film "Remember the Feeling"
Переглядів 10 тис.3 роки тому
A dance film shot on the BMPCC4k and SLR Magic 1.33x Anamorphic Cine Lenses. Shot during the height of the global lockdown in 2020 and 2021, we wanted to offer the following message of HOPE to dancers, artists, and people everywhere: Whatever it means for you keep dancing, keep the joy alive. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE SHORT FILMS BTS! ua-cam.com/users/SarenaFishman STARRING: Maren Florence, Ballet Wes...
Fado | dance film
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Cinematography/Editing/Colouring: Sarena Fishman Dancer: Bryn Warren Music: Escrevi Teu Nome O Vento - Carminho Sony a6300 w/ Sony 35mm f/1.8 lens Shot on location in Seattle, Washington, and at the Pacific Northwest Ballet studios. For more information, and enquires: www.sarenafishman.com/
La Sylphide Act II - Finale
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Final pantomime scene from Act II of La Sylphide. Mariinsky Theatre.
La Sylphide Act I - Reel
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Reel from Act I of "La Sylphide". Mariinsky Theatre.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @MrJayclas
    @MrJayclas 3 місяці тому

    I have the Sirui lenses but I think these look better from what I’m seeing.

  • @alealberti614
    @alealberti614 5 місяців тому

    the style is nor really Scottish, the Reel is too balletic, and the music is cut, which is not correct.

  • @inthemomentfilms2530
    @inthemomentfilms2530 7 місяців тому

    and what focal length did you use?

  • @inthemomentfilms2530
    @inthemomentfilms2530 7 місяців тому

    Hi Sarena, I also do dance films and love you work, congratulations! As a sidenode - I also appreciate more women filming as the technical aspect still seems very male dominated to me. I have a technical question: I love the footage but are you sure that it was the 1.33x version of the lens? The focal rolloff is soo smooth, the bokeh quite oval, its gorgeous. I was planning on building my own lens from a 2x Kowa optic but your footage had me thinking again. Im amazed that this is just a 1.33x squeeze. I believe the mft version of this lens is a 2x and the EF/PL versiona are 1.33x. Did you use the 1.33 ef Version and adapt it to mft? If so, with a focal reducer/speedbooster? Thanks

  • @ohdeazy1567
    @ohdeazy1567 9 місяців тому

    incredible images

  • @pianolover5417
    @pianolover5417 Рік тому

    Its really good

  • @lucillecraig9150
    @lucillecraig9150 Рік тому

    I just watched this with my long-time friend, Nancy, and we were blown away, she wants to know what editing software you used. (She is, among other things a photographer) Lucille -of the Hermes scarves lol

  • @dutchman_films
    @dutchman_films Рік тому

    Beautiful colours and Great shots! Keep it up

  • @brooklynsart
    @brooklynsart Рік тому

    This is insanely well made!

  • @foggymossstudio
    @foggymossstudio Рік тому

    Awesome work!

  • @sergioknuf
    @sergioknuf Рік тому

    What lense

  • @biggamediaworks2122
    @biggamediaworks2122 Рік тому

    This is absolutely gorgeous work. Can I know what lens you attach to your bmpcc 4k?

  • @gabormacsai7719
    @gabormacsai7719 Рік тому

    This is great content! Thanks for sharing!

  • @levdevian40
    @levdevian40 Рік тому

    We like it so much and matched with one of our track perfectly. We would like to make our fist music video with your short film. Can I send you in email to check?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman Рік тому

      Thanks for watching, glad you liked the film! No, unfortunately, this would not be acceptable. Please do not use any part of our film for your music video.

  • @antoniolanzo4392
    @antoniolanzo4392 Рік тому

    hi, do you maybe have the full recording of this?

  • @masaru_Videographer
    @masaru_Videographer 2 роки тому

    Great location, nice bokeh! I found the composition, especially with the wide lenses, to be fantastic!!!

  • @lucillecraig9150
    @lucillecraig9150 2 роки тому

    🤩 🤩 wow

  • @jameel2045
    @jameel2045 2 роки тому

    Hey do you remember what audio mic + equipment was used for this ?? It would help me so much Also feel free to check out my short films on my channel I shot my last video on the BMPCC4K too!

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      We used the Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun mic recording straight into camera! Since we only had a couple lines of dialogue and they were all inside the van, we weren’t too worried about using lavaliers or a boom or anything :) and hey, nice work on your shorts, man, keep making stuff!! 😁

  • @beatrizbermeo2476
    @beatrizbermeo2476 2 роки тому

    Excelent !!!! Congratulations

  • @saraelefson2524
    @saraelefson2524 2 роки тому

    Love it!!

  • @abeljimenez1750
    @abeljimenez1750 2 роки тому

    Amazing!! ❤

  • @DANAMIONLINE
    @DANAMIONLINE 2 роки тому

    How did this project and concept come to be?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      I wrote it as a project to collaborate on with Brian Durkee, the cinematographer, whom I had just met after moving to Salt Lake City. It was fall 2020, so things were still pretty locked down, and we didn’t have access to a lot of locations or crew, but we both really wanted to shoot something together. So I came up with a concept that would involve just one actor, one car, an outdoor location…and a pair of boots :P We had originally intended to shoot the dancing part in the historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City, which was how I envisioned the “climax”-intercutting between the shots outdoors in Moab, UT, and the shots on stage. Unfortunately, even after talking to four different theatres in the city, no venue was willing to accommodate us for less than $1,000. So we used a local dance studio instead, and kept the budget at around $200 (gas to get to and from the location, the lens rental, and a $25 studio rental fee), which was a number I was much happier with :)

  • @adelinachan
    @adelinachan 2 роки тому

    Hi Sarena, Thank you for choosing and using our products. We are thrilled that the SLR Magic community is growing. It's important that we continue to support and foster creatives and shooters with affordable tools, yet still produce results of the highest calibre. With that in mind, we are collating all the wonderful work of SLR Magic shooters worldwide. With your permission, we would like to use and showcase your work across all our digital and social network sites, licence free, and credit you for it. Once again, thank you for all the great work. We look forward to hearing from you. Cheers, Adelina

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Hi Adelina! That sounds great, thank you for your interest and your support - we love your lenses and would love to have you share our film :) In fact, we liked these anamorphic lenses so much while using them for this project, that we used them on our next project, a narrative short/music video which I wrote and directed and which was also shot by Brian Durkee. In case you’re interested in checking that one out, too, here’s the link: ua-cam.com/video/VeaCJNfRc30/v-deo.html Thanks again! Sarena

    • @adelinachan
      @adelinachan 2 роки тому

      @@SarenaFishman Dear Sarena, Thank you for your support. Cheers, Adelina

  • @704jae
    @704jae 2 роки тому

    Did you shoot in braw?

  • @shingurianec
    @shingurianec 2 роки тому

    Great image! Great work!

  • @roguesodyssey
    @roguesodyssey 2 роки тому

    What beautiful cinematography! I love seeing things shot around my homeland. Great work!!!

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Heck yeah, UTAH!!! Such a gorgeous state 🙌🏼😍 thanks for watching!

  • @SubhasisMukherjee
    @SubhasisMukherjee 2 роки тому

    What a cinematic feeling. The car shots really look like old Hollywood.

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Thanks so much!! That’s exactly the look we were going for 😃 the moodboard for the ballerina’s look in the beginning was inspired by 1960’s Hollywood, especially Michelle Phillips from the band The Mamas and the Papas, and we were so lucky to find that “hippie van” which I think really completed the vibe!

  • @ltraingalaxy122
    @ltraingalaxy122 2 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @thomaswindfeld728
    @thomaswindfeld728 2 роки тому

    Looks great!

  • @hypeka1531
    @hypeka1531 2 роки тому

    any thoughts of getting bmpcc4k these days?

    • @OlegUstimenko
      @OlegUstimenko 2 роки тому

      best camera you can get for the money nowadays, along with with the fact that you can get a great MFT cine lens set for less than 2000. Short internal battery life, lack of internal NDs, and the non tiltable screen are the few things that annoy me about it occasionally. the prores codec is still better than whatever you get on most cameras 4x the price.

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Couldn’t agree more with what Oleg said! I think you could also argue that the BMPCC6k would be a better investment for the following reasons: better shadow detail and DR, less grain, less IR pollution, better highlight roll off, EF mount which is arguably more versatile (but lenses are pricier!), and costs the same as getting a BMPCC4k plus a Metabones speedbooster to convert the MFT to an EF mount. For me, as primarily a writer and budding director, whose primary income is through voice acting and not cinematography, it just doesn’t make sense to upgrade my camera body and current lenses. It doesn’t make enough of a difference in what I shoot to warrant the cost of switching. Another consideration: I see a lot of people wrestling with the best way to use the pocket 4K and 6k on gimbals, and I personally don’t think it’s that practical. EasyRig (what we used for this film) and Steadicam, definitely. But I don’t think these cameras fully rigged out are good for gimbal use (lots of back and elbow pain, especially for women or smaller men). Better off with a lighter, hybrid camera like the Sony A7rIV. Then again, that camera is about 3x the price of the BMPCC4k, which goes back to what Oleg said about the pocket being best for the price. The lack of autofocus also makes it challenging for when you are a one-man-band and have no 1st AC/focus puller to help. Hence why so many people stick with the Sony or Canon systems. However, I don’t think you get anything anywhere NEAR the image quality of the pocket 4K or 6K in any other camera system in this price range. You just have to put more time into familiarising yourself with the camera, designing the best rig for your work, and practising skills like focus pulling on the fly. So, I would say, it depends on what you’re going to use your camera for. If you’re a one-man-film-crew and need lots of stabilised shots on a gimbal which you’re using as an all-in-one cheap solution to replace a dolly, a crane, a Steadicam, and a slider, then I think you’re better off going for a lighter “hybrid” camera (Sony, Canon, Fuji XT4). If you’re less into commercial and more into shooting narrative or documentary, and are looking for truly cinematic imagery, the best colours, and the most classic, almost filmic image, and don’t care about the extra time needed to build out your rig and the extra weight and hassle, then you can’t do better than the pocket 4K or 6K. One last (and probably inconsequential to most people) advantage of the 4K over the 6K is that MFT sensors are great for shooting miniatures because it’s a smaller sensor. So if you need a cheap camera for shooting practical VFX, I think this is a great option. Anyway, probably a lot more info than anybody wanted or needed, but those are my two cents on it after two years of use :) Oh, and thanks for watching!! 😁

  • @jtheggz3955
    @jtheggz3955 2 роки тому

    LOVE IT !

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Thank you, so glad you liked it!! 😁

  • @AndyHamill
    @AndyHamill 2 роки тому

    Beautifully shot, great scenery

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Thanks so much! Utah is indeed a beautiful place ☺️

  • @CinematicKAP
    @CinematicKAP 2 роки тому

    Amazing work and very inspiring! Did you film this in the anamorphic mode or in 4K DCI?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      Thank you so much!! It was such a fun project to shoot, and very cathartic to see the story come to life. It’s been a hard couple years for everyone, and especially for all these beautiful young dancers that had their lives and careers put on hold, with no idea if they would ever dance again. I really wanted to put out a message of hope for them all 😊 Now to actually answer your QUESTION (🤣)…if remember correctly, it was shot in 4K DCI with the image desqueezed on the SmallHD monitor. This was shot by an incredible DP and colourist in Utah, Brian Durkee, so if you message him on here or Instagram (all his links are in the video description), he can answer your Q’s on how he shot it more accurately than I could. Thanks for watching! :)

  • @andreshenry5702
    @andreshenry5702 3 роки тому

    Beautiful video! Was this shot all handheld or did you use any kind of gimbal?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 3 роки тому

      Thanks so much!!! This was almost all shot handheld, with a few shots on the EasyRig Minimax.

  • @user-BROhunt
    @user-BROhunt 3 роки тому

    beautiful~~~~~~~

  • @dioxmayafilms5560
    @dioxmayafilms5560 3 роки тому

    slr magic anamorphic 2x or 1.33 cine lens?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 3 роки тому

      1.33x cine lenses!

    • @elieh.studio
      @elieh.studio 2 роки тому

      @@SarenaFishmanWhat’s your thought about the SLR magic Anamorphot adapter?

    • @SarenaFishman
      @SarenaFishman 2 роки тому

      @@elieh.studio I haven’t used it, just their anamorphic cine lenses! From the tests I’ve watched on YT it looks like it would be fun to play with though :)

  • @saritafishman3705
    @saritafishman3705 3 роки тому

    Gorgeous dancer, images and film! Love the story and mood. Wondeful work 👏🏼👏🏼♥️♥️!!

  • @solomon8692
    @solomon8692 3 роки тому

    👏👌👌💃🦕

  • @fmanerutube
    @fmanerutube 3 роки тому

    So beautiful. Everything about this is beautiful.

  • @alberodonaalberodona5888
    @alberodonaalberodona5888 3 роки тому

    Badly out of style

  • @herrbrucvald6376
    @herrbrucvald6376 3 роки тому

    The Royal Ballet is the greatest company in the world.

  • @siegfried923
    @siegfried923 5 років тому

    Don't like the changes to the reel plus some music cut - Why mess with original choreography and some apalling playing

  • @BytomGirl
    @BytomGirl 7 років тому

    Beauutiful...

  • @oldoperafan_in_London
    @oldoperafan_in_London 7 років тому

    Stunning. Real emotions shown by both.

    • @BytomGirl
      @BytomGirl 7 років тому

      And that is what ballet is all about :) And that is why we like Nikolai Tsiskaridze who now directs Vaganova shows for Mariinsky and who was always exceptionally expressive dancer :) I saw your many comments about him. So many people think that ballet is about high jumps, that is not ballet, it's sport. By the way, he used to dance James in his early 20s and there is a small clip on YT but in Russian.

    • @BytomGirl
      @BytomGirl 7 років тому

      Do you know the name of the dancer? He is wonderful..