I am from Uganda and we surely have most of the lighting and gripping gear here. From HMIs 18k , 12ks, 4ks definitely loads of C-stands, butterfly kits, Arri Alexa mini, REDs, different lense options too Zeiss, DZO primes, Cooke primes, the common samyangs, laowa...sad but you probably needed the right fixer! Cheers!
I really appreciate how much effort you and your team put into making these videos! I have learned so much ever since I subscribed to your channel! Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
Thanks so much Josue! Really appreciate that. Almost everything I know I learned from youtube, and I am grateful that I can give back a little bit of what I have learned.
Thanks a lot! Usually I never run 5 cams, but this one called for it based on the fact that we were showing tutorials and wanted to show a lot of angles to help aid with the instruction
@@WakeUpMatt dude I have that exact thing coming in the pipeline! I’m doing a shoot with a local fire department where we will film some action scenes outdoors as well as some outdoor interviews
I was debating whether I should shoot on c-log or c-log 3 for my up coming work, but I believe c-log is the way to go, to retain most detail / dynamic range in shots.
Great Video Griffin, I love your Videos, one factor i love is your use of of canon cameras especially the C70 which is one of the cameras on my bucket purchase list, thanks for sharing
Love this content, I’m pushing my c70 to its limits, specially in low light, I’d love for you to do a video on what is the best picture profile and settings for the c70 in low light
I always shoot clog2. Do you use the speedbooster? It will give you one extra stop of light. Also, I would suggest using lenses with wide apertures and try to keep iso at 3200 or below. If you are shooting higher than that, I would suggest bringing lights, as it will help the look of your shot anyway.
@@GriffinConway thank you for taking the time to respond! I also use clog2 most of the time, but I’ve been experimenting with HLG and getting surprisingly good results in low light. I do events where light changes constantly and I don’t have the time to tweak settings or I’ll miss the moment, so HLG with auto ISO is very effective, or at least seems that way. I haven’t seen anyone talk about using HLG in a c70. I’d be cool to see that on UA-cam
@@JaimeAndresMedia that’s interesting. Auto iso in certain circumstances can be a good tool, especially like situations you are mentioning. That’s good to hear it’s working well for you
Thank you for all of this real world knowledge and advise. Absolute best content. This channel is going to be huge! As the DP, do you typically have any say in how the audio is captured on a shoot like this or do you typically work with a sound director that makes all of those decisions?
I ran audio myself on this one. On set with more complicated audio I hire a sound guy, but I’m pretty competent running audio myself. I come from a music background
Lovin these videos Griffin, always take away a load of new ideas. Just wondering, how did you rig that teradek to the C70? On a separate stand? I ended up using a load of cable ties to strap a vlok to the teradek, and the magic-armed that to the tripod so I was still vaguely mobile. Not ideal, crude, but it worked. Anyway, looking forward to a future episode where you talk about nailing exposure in c-log2 :)
Hey Hugh! So I used a magic arm with a clamp on one end to clamp to the pan/tilt arm on the tripod. I have a cage coming for the c70 soon and that will help solve rigging issues. Also, I am still planning a video on proper clog 2 exposure soon!
Love your vids man. I got a couple Core SWX Nanos for my C70 and it was very helpful over the stock battery. One other thing I did was purchase the CAMVATE Male DTap to 4port female hub so I can power my follow focus, atomos ninja and wireless video from the battery. It works like a charm, I did cut and shorten the cable so it is out of the way, and added velcro to the hub and on the left side of the batteries where it protrudes out of the C70. Great little setup!
@@GriffinConway Here is a link to some cell phone photos of the battery and Dtap hub. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_Yi1vIzV3hmX7sZablzSBSKvTXzUgst3?usp=sharing
Hey Griffin, another excellent video - I must say this was the most entertaining so far. I was wondering, do you route your cameras to the Sumo via HDMI or wireless, and if you do both do you have any latency issues? Thanks again
Thanks Alvin! Glad you liked this one! We used the Teradek bolt xt wireless on two cameras and it is almost 0 latency. For the, other cameras, we used sdi cables in to the sumo.
Hey Tamas! Thanks…I will be doing a canon live stream next week and will talk a bit about my story. But I plan on making a video about that in the future for sufe
your videos are great man! Love seeing the C70 setups. Question if you don't mind me asking... do you own all of that equipment or do you rent it for bigger shoots like this?
Amazing BTS man, love your work. I always learn a ton. How do you get all those previews into one monitor from the cameras? Just a bunch of Teradeks? I hear of people using a Decimator for doing that too.
Another great video, Griffin! Do you know which software you were using to control the IKAN teleprompter? I have the Autocue for the iPad Pro, and that works really well, but in the iAutocue app, you can't control the speed once you start it... so I'm looking for an app that will allow micro-adjustments? Don't know if you know of one? Loved the setup! Thanks for sharing! Excited for LUT over HDMI too!!!
Thanks Craig! I think it’s called “teleprompter” in the App Store. It worked great for us. We have the iPad one too but used this Ikan one which has a bigger screen and the ability to control the scroll speed from your computer which was a step up from the iPad which doesn’t show you real times viewing of what your talent is seeing (hope that makes sense haha)
All good! Happy to answer any questions. This one was the wooden camera setup. I like the form factor but I don’t like that it attaches the top handle, monitor, top plate, and v mount all to a single 1/4” screw in the top of the camera. I pre ordered 3 of the bright tangerine kits for the c70’s in my production and have a review coming on the channel as well.
Thanks so much Charles, glad you are enjoying them! The stand was the matthews mini max. Usually we use it for a light, but it also worked well for the camera.
Hey Griffin great BTS! I missed the Virtual Canon Burbank event today, so I’ll post my question here… How often do you shoot your interviews in RAW on the C500? And when you do, do you still use the C70 for b-roll? Also is that a Atomos Sumo? If so, how do you like it?
Hey Scott! No worries at all! I rarely shoot interviews in raw because of the file size. I like the XFAVC because it’s still 10 bit 422 and works great. When I do shoot raw, I still don’t mind pairing the r c70 with the c500 mark ii. I did it on a recent fitness commercial that I posted about. The sumo 19 is great. I have the sumo 19 monitor version but wish I had the one with the recording capability built in. Really nice option for a client multi viewer. Not the greatest overall panel for sharpness but definitely good enough for a director / client monitor.
Can you add a nato rail to the middle of that shape top plate ? Also can you add wooden camera gold mount plate version for c70 to the shape top plate ?
@@michaelwhitlock6301 haha for how large this shoot was and how many cameras there were I felt it was a smaller crew. We made it work though! I work in small crews as well (solo or 2 people) on a regular basis as well
I balance cameras to the key light which was 5600k. The key light accounts for about 95% of the light in the scene and the daylight was close enough to it
That’s totally fair. I also mentioned that prior to the job learn everything you can about it. I’m just sharing my own personal journey, and while I agree it can occasionally not work out, my experience has been that the real thing holding me back was saying no too much and not pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I respect your opinion though and appreciate you watching the video 🙏
I am from Uganda and we surely have most of the lighting and gripping gear here.
From HMIs 18k , 12ks, 4ks definitely loads of C-stands, butterfly kits, Arri Alexa mini, REDs, different lense options too Zeiss, DZO primes, Cooke primes, the common samyangs, laowa...sad but you probably needed the right fixer! Cheers!
I am hoping to go out with Dave later this year. We will hit you up when we are there to get all the good stuff 🙌🙌 cheers!
I thought that part of the video was odd. Whats the name of your rental house?
I said It once and I'll say it again, these are the absolute best BTS videos on UA-cam. Love seeing it. thanks for the great content.
Thanks so much Alex! Really appreciate the kind words, and glad you are enjoying them!
Totally agreed.
Very nice! Love the "real life" BTS videos where it's actually an assignment for a paying client, and not something made up for the sake of the BTS.
These are easily the best resource I’ve found on UA-cam for professional production work.
I love your tip on taking jobs you’re not 100% comfortable with, it’s so true! Thanks for sharing this info!
Love seeing these larger crew shoots, thanks for the BTS.
Thanks so much Scott! Always appreciate you watching bro!
I can't believe how consistently you're putting out these high-quality BTS videos. Keep it up!
Thanks so much!
Unreal video as always! I'd love to see a production cost breakdown video in the future if that's something you'd consider. Again, great work!
Great idea Mike! I plan on doing some budgeting stuff in the future for sure
Nice video Griffin! Using the wifi for the C70 high shot, was pretty sweet! Thank you.
Thanks Christopher!
I receive the C-70, hopefully tomorrow!
Awesome! Hope you love it!
Good BTs on the useful C70.
Thanks for watching John!
I don’t do anything like this but damn I love these videos
Man I love the C70. Such a workhorse in such a small body.
Ya it is! Loving it!
Man I really appreciate you making these videos!! The best stuff I've watched in months
Thanks so much for watching Antonio!
Fantastic video , as always. Once again, loving the behind the scenes stuff.
Thanks so much for watching!
Ripper as always mate , that's for all the effort and info you put into the BTS stuff thanks👍🇦🇺
Thanks Richie! I appreciate that!
I really appreciate how much effort you and your team put into making these videos! I have learned so much ever since I subscribed to your channel! Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
Thanks so much Josue! Really appreciate that. Almost everything I know I learned from youtube, and I am grateful that I can give back a little bit of what I have learned.
So good bro! I need to get on another shoot so I can see more of that dancing IRL! Awesome video dude. Best channel on YT!
Dude definitely going to get you out again soon! Loved being on set with you!
Excellent… and yes… more
Thanks for always checking the videos out Bryan! More to come!
Man your BTS videos are really interesting to watch! Thank you.
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to check them out!
5 cameras in one shoot? That's new for me. Loving your behind videos
Thanks a lot! Usually I never run 5 cams, but this one called for it based on the fact that we were showing tutorials and wanted to show a lot of angles to help aid with the instruction
Thank so much for sharing your knowledge in these Videos 😍 God bless u 😊
God Bless 🙌
great work as always Griffin & team!
Thanks so much Tim!
This was excellent, so informative
Thanks Gil! Glad you liked it!
Quality material. Kudos.
Thanks Darnell! Glad you liked it
Yeah man. This is gold!
Thank you!
Dude love your content much love from Africa
Thank you so much! What part of Africa?
These videos are so great, keep 'em coming
Thanks so much Ben!
So great dude! Always love these BTS and learn so much!
That's so awesome! Anything else you might want to see in a future video Matt?
@@GriffinConway what about a bts of an outdoor shoot?🤙🏼
@@WakeUpMatt dude I have that exact thing coming in the pipeline! I’m doing a shoot with a local fire department where we will film some action scenes outdoors as well as some outdoor interviews
Awesome video, like always! Informative and enjoyable to watch. Also, I spy Ryan Luth!
Ryan is the man! Always love working with him
I was debating whether I should shoot on c-log or c-log 3 for my up coming work, but I believe c-log is the way to go, to retain most detail / dynamic range in shots.
great video, thanks for taking us behind the scenes.
Thanks for watching Jaymar!
U keep killin it wit the vids Griffin!!
Thanks Tarik! Appreciate you watching bro!
@@GriffinConway Ur creating some good content and different as well. Its BTS but it drop a loooot of gems in there.
That’s what I’m aiming for!
Great Video Griffin, I love your Videos, one factor i love is your use of of canon cameras especially the C70 which is one of the cameras on my bucket purchase list, thanks for sharing
Thanks Tony! Hope you are doing well!
Hey Griffin! Love your vídeos - could possibly share the C70 footage with Supreme Primes? Interested in the combo.
Love this content, I’m pushing my c70 to its limits, specially in low light, I’d love for you to do a video on what is the best picture profile and settings for the c70 in low light
I always shoot clog2. Do you use the speedbooster? It will give you one extra stop of light. Also, I would suggest using lenses with wide apertures and try to keep iso at 3200 or below. If you are shooting higher than that, I would suggest bringing lights, as it will help the look of your shot anyway.
@@GriffinConway thank you for taking the time to respond! I also use clog2 most of the time, but I’ve been experimenting with HLG and getting surprisingly good results in low light. I do events where light changes constantly and I don’t have the time to tweak settings or I’ll miss the moment, so HLG with auto ISO is very effective, or at least seems that way. I haven’t seen anyone talk about using HLG in a c70. I’d be cool to see that on UA-cam
@@JaimeAndresMedia that’s interesting. Auto iso in certain circumstances can be a good tool, especially like situations you are mentioning. That’s good to hear it’s working well for you
Thank you for all of this real world knowledge and advise. Absolute best content. This channel is going to be huge! As the DP, do you typically have any say in how the audio is captured on a shoot like this or do you typically work with a sound director that makes all of those decisions?
I ran audio myself on this one. On set with more complicated audio I hire a sound guy, but I’m pretty competent running audio myself. I come from a music background
Really enjoying these videos and insights!
Thanks so much Sean!
Lovin these videos Griffin, always take away a load of new ideas. Just wondering, how did you rig that teradek to the C70? On a separate stand? I ended up using a load of cable ties to strap a vlok to the teradek, and the magic-armed that to the tripod so I was still vaguely mobile. Not ideal, crude, but it worked. Anyway, looking forward to a future episode where you talk about nailing exposure in c-log2 :)
Hey Hugh! So I used a magic arm with a clamp on one end to clamp to the pan/tilt arm on the tripod. I have a cage coming for the c70 soon and that will help solve rigging issues. Also, I am still planning a video on proper clog 2 exposure soon!
Love your vids man. I got a couple Core SWX Nanos for my C70 and it was very helpful over the stock battery. One other thing I did was purchase the CAMVATE Male DTap to 4port female hub so I can power my follow focus, atomos ninja and wireless video from the battery. It works like a charm, I did cut and shorten the cable so it is out of the way, and added velcro to the hub and on the left side of the batteries where it protrudes out of the C70. Great little setup!
That's awesome Ryan! Would love to see a picture of how you have that rigged. Nothing like good on camera cable management! I love a nice clean rig.
@@GriffinConway Here is a link to some cell phone photos of the battery and Dtap hub. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_Yi1vIzV3hmX7sZablzSBSKvTXzUgst3?usp=sharing
@@ryanchai Looks great! might have to borrow that idea from you!
@@GriffinConway Yes sir! It makes the rig a lot tighter and more capable.
Loving these content!
Awesome thanks for watching!
Thanks for mentioning the country (and just when I was about to cringe). A lot of times folks take for granted that Africa is a very big place.
Hey Griffin, another excellent video - I must say this was the most entertaining so far. I was wondering, do you route your cameras to the Sumo via HDMI or wireless, and if you do both do you have any latency issues? Thanks again
Thanks Alvin! Glad you liked this one! We used the Teradek bolt xt wireless on two cameras and it is almost 0 latency. For the, other cameras, we used sdi cables in to the sumo.
Great BTS! I really interested about your journey and how you stared! It would very valuble for us i think. :)
Hey Tamas! Thanks…I will be doing a canon live stream next week and will talk a bit about my story. But I plan on making a video about that in the future for sufe
your videos are great man! Love seeing the C70 setups. Question if you don't mind me asking... do you own all of that equipment or do you rent it for bigger shoots like this?
Thanks for watching! I own about 1/3 of it, the company I work with owns about 1/3, and the other 1/3 is rented for the job.
Love the video Griffin, but what kind of camera did you use for the Z Cam?
brilliant Conway! Also, your LUTS are amazing mate, thanks alot. Heaps better than Canons C-Log2 luts :P
Haha I agree. Thank you for the support!
Thanks for the video! I have they Syrp Pro too. How are you attaching it the those stands? Always looking for something other than tripods.
Amazing BTS man, love your work. I always learn a ton. How do you get all those previews into one monitor from the cameras? Just a bunch of Teradeks? I hear of people using a Decimator for doing that too.
Decimators work great, however for this one we used the sumo 19 which can natively take four signals.
Another great video, Griffin! Do you know which software you were using to control the IKAN teleprompter? I have the Autocue for the iPad Pro, and that works really well, but in the iAutocue app, you can't control the speed once you start it... so I'm looking for an app that will allow micro-adjustments? Don't know if you know of one? Loved the setup! Thanks for sharing! Excited for LUT over HDMI too!!!
Thanks Craig! I think it’s called “teleprompter” in the App Store. It worked great for us. We have the iPad one too but used this Ikan one which has a bigger screen and the ability to control the scroll speed from your computer which was a step up from the iPad which doesn’t show you real times viewing of what your talent is seeing (hope that makes sense haha)
@@GriffinConway thanks! Yes, that’s precisely my issue too! I’ll take a look at it! Thank you! 🙌 Keep up the great work!
Awesome video, as always! What V-mount attachment & V-mount battery are you using? I tried figuring it out so I wouldn't have to ask but no luck haha
All good! Happy to answer any questions. This one was the wooden camera setup. I like the form factor but I don’t like that it attaches the top handle, monitor, top plate, and v mount all to a single 1/4” screw in the top of the camera. I pre ordered 3 of the bright tangerine kits for the c70’s in my production and have a review coming on the channel as well.
Been looking at the bright tangerine setup as well. Can’t wait for that video! Thanks for the tips
Awesome video! Love teh supremes :)
Oh ya! Love the Supremes for sure. They are my favorite for a nice clean look.
Love your videos and energy. What are the current Covid Safety protocols out there these days?
Thank you! Things are getting much better here. We still test our crew before shooting.
I've been enjoying your content! Keep it up! What is the stand that you guys are using for the overhead camera?
Thanks so much Charles, glad you are enjoying them! The stand was the matthews mini max. Usually we use it for a light, but it also worked well for the camera.
love these BTS videos Griffen! What stands are you using for the dana dolly?
Thanks Nick! They are the Matthews slider stands
Hey Griffin great BTS! I missed the Virtual Canon Burbank event today, so I’ll post my question here… How often do you shoot your interviews in RAW on the C500? And when you do, do you still use the C70 for b-roll? Also is that a Atomos Sumo? If so, how do you like it?
Hey Scott! No worries at all! I rarely shoot interviews in raw because of the file size. I like the XFAVC because it’s still 10 bit 422 and works great. When I do shoot raw, I still don’t mind pairing the r c70 with the c500 mark ii. I did it on a recent fitness commercial that I posted about. The sumo 19 is great. I have the sumo 19 monitor version but wish I had the one with the recording capability built in. Really nice option for a client multi viewer. Not the greatest overall panel for sharpness but definitely good enough for a director / client monitor.
Love the videos Griffin. I’m super interested in the C70 as my first cinema camera. Thoughts?
Thanks for watching Tate! I think if you already have Canon glass then the c70 would be a great choice! I have really been loving mine.
Can you add a nato rail to the middle of that shape top plate ? Also can you add wooden camera gold mount plate version for c70 to the shape top plate ?
Thanks very helpful
Awesome glad you liked it!
Great video. what are the names of those C Stands that you are using
what are you saying about the r5c? in terms of dynamic range?
Me owning this camera and not even knowing I could use a wifi adapter with it lol. Thank you foe this
Haha you are welcome! That’s why I wanted to include it in the video because I knew it’s a lesser known tip
Outstanding BTS. Where can I watch the final video?
Thank you! There are a few videos on this account but here’s one of them: ua-cam.com/video/WsDx6kIKNbU/v-deo.html
Man, these videos are fantastic!! How long did it take you all to setup?
Thanks Michael! I budgeted 3 hours setup on this one because we had a smaller crew (5 on the camera/lighting team).
@@GriffinConway holy guacamole! Wouldn’t have thought 5 was the smaller side! Thank you so much for all you do!
@@michaelwhitlock6301 haha for how large this shoot was and how many cameras there were I felt it was a smaller crew. We made it work though! I work in small crews as well (solo or 2 people) on a regular basis as well
@@GriffinConway well when you put it that way it makes sense!
Just bought a C70 and seeing it as an E cam brought tears to my eye 🥲 joke x
Haha! It was actually my c70 as the E cam so I feel you! It’s a beast though
Next time he works near Uganda again,Kindly source for rigs in Kenya, DM us,we can supply towns of rigs,c stands included just as Hollywood style.
I'm in Uganda however you can hire some equipment from the rental houses next time there lots of them around.
Heard like you worked in Uganda??? What project was that wooooow.cause am in uganda
Ogamba ki! Dave here, I work in Uganda a lot with Watoto Church in Kampala. Say hi to them from me!
Am surprised!!! U also Kno the language.Great work indeed!!!!
What are the steps to get that wifi adapter you listed/mentioned to work with the c70? Thanks!
what top plate did you used for the C70 ?
Very interesting and entertaining! Love the thought of saying yes to things that are uncomfortable. And don‘t worry, outro‘s are overrated 😉
Haha agreed I think most people just click out soon as I start the outro. Thanks for watching as always Nathan!
Any tips for exposing for clog 2/3 when you’re out shooting? Like on a run and gun shoot
For the C70? Are you talking about outdoors or indoors?
What do you use for your vlogging setup, cam and audio?
This one was either a c70 or 1DX iii, and the sennheiser avx lav with the MKE2 mic. I’ve been using my R3 more lately though.
What kind of V-mount adapter is that?? It's not sitting on rods! I can't find anything like that anywhere! Please do tell!
Wooden camera c70
How do you handle kelvin shift throughout the day?
I balance cameras to the key light which was 5600k. The key light accounts for about 95% of the light in the scene and the daylight was close enough to it
@@GriffinConway thanks Griffin
which slider are you using on this shoot? Also, whats your go to slider for a job like this?
Check out 7:26 in the video I show both sliders. Both are good, and I like using both of them
@@GriffinConway Thank you so much! Also, I’m sorry I should’ve watched the whole thing then asked.. that won’t happen again! Thanks as always sir!!
Haha all good! I think I might do a full review / comparison of them in the future
Slate on a 5 camera shoot? Why no Tentacle Sync?
Slate works great and reliably for us. Also, I don’t have 5 tentacle syncs
Hey, what adapter do u use on the Canon´s for the PL-Mount?
Metabones rf to pl
@@GriffinConway ok, thx. Do u know if there is any ef to pl?
@@MrGamer-ec8uv I don’t think so
One of the final videos: ua-cam.com/video/WsDx6kIKNbU/v-deo.html
I:m not sure suggesting you take on jobs you're not sure you're qualified for is very good advice. Blowing a job can have adverse consequences.
That’s totally fair. I also mentioned that prior to the job learn everything you can about it. I’m just sharing my own personal journey, and while I agree it can occasionally not work out, my experience has been that the real thing holding me back was saying no too much and not pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I respect your opinion though and appreciate you watching the video 🙏