I'm new to the video making, having been a still photographer for 50 years-you both are very enjoyable and I get a lot of good info But at times Wow your professional eq. jargon is beyond my pay grade so to speak but I'm learning from you both thanks
I like to think photographers already have all the important skills necessary for video (lighting, exposure, composition)-and it's just a few things (framerates, audio, editing) that you have left to master. I'm glad you've found the podcast useful!
Hey guys. Next episode maybe could you explain all the different terms like Pro-Res and H264,like what are those,when does it matter which one you choose and all? Lets say for someone who shoots videos and all he knows is he records it in a video format like MP4 or MOV.
Hi Griffin, I love the podcast and as a filmmaker, it's both informative and entertaining. I do have a couple of questions related to filming interviews. For focal length, which lens do you find yourself using the most for interviews (i.e., 25mm, 12-35mm, 42.5mm, etc.)? Can you also walk me through how you determine your cameras white balance setting to achieve nice skin tones for interviews? For example, do you use a gray card and set a custom WB, or do you set the WB based on the lights you are using (i.e., set as 5600K if using daylight balanced lights)? Thanks!
Great video #GriffinHammond ! I wonder if the CreativeLive class is too old to buy? It was 2016 and we have new camera and many new stuff... I don't know or can I see some of it in this channel?
Hey Griffin! Big fan of you and your podcast with Nick. Have you ever worked with an original score for your documentaries? If so, I would be very interested to see how that process works. Thanks!
Hey Griffin. Great job and thanks for the helpful info. I discovered your channel after I got all my footage and I am now on editing. Next step is distribution and I have no idea how to go about that. Do you have any thoughts?
Do you still make DVDs for certain clients? And if you do, then what program do you use? I just used Encore today to make a disc image and then a different program to burn that onto a DVD.
Luckily, I haven't needed to in awhile. I have used Encore in the past. Final Cut Pro X also supports DVD burning, so for awhile I used that for wedding videos-it's much simpler than Encore, but also lacks many options.
Hey! Thanks for reading my comment! Hopefully I will have the full video from the Peru trip up soon. A question for Nick, were you monitoring with AirPods during the podcast? I noticed one in your right ear. If so, how well is that working?
John McQuay that’s my FaceTime call with griffin, it’s how we hear each other. Not monitoring my recording (though I could, but the slight delay makes it rough)
Thanks for the reply. I usually listen to the podcast while I am out walking the dogs. I pulled up the UA-cam video to show my wife and I played it through again....while editing video....😆
As far as I can tell, you only need the dock if your using spinning 2.5" drives (which some Atomos recorders support). I only use SSDs and edit off of them with a basic SATA to USB3 cable on the bare drive
Hi, Griffin and Nick! Would you be so kind as help us understand how to calibrate a screen properly and why this is so important when it comes to color correcting and color Grading a final project before publishing? Thank so much guys. Keep up the great work - you have personally aided my wallet in saving so much money from classes that charge for all the info that you give out for free. Merry Christmas!
Major pain with the new Lightroom is that they only include like 100GB of cloud storage... For anyone that takes a few photos over a year, thats not a lot.. and the price for upgrading to 1TB is more expensive than using DropBox etc, that also can be used for other stuff, not just your photos..
Another great podcast. :-) I think that when making documentaries featuring very poor people some choose to pay them. Like homeless people, african tribes etc. Not to get certain answers and such. The documentarian might end up getting paid for the film or getting exposure (and then more work). That could be seen as making money of someone who has nothing. Their story might be told, but that doesnt put food in their mouth. So I know some choose to pay the subjects something. Thanks again for a great podcast. /Tobias (Denmark).
I have no history of making documentary videos.... Could the release be handled satisfactorily on camera, during the warmup discussion? If I made a series of, say, six episodes about social issues, say six of refugees, six of Muslims, six people talking about depression, do you have ideas for funding, other than crowdfunding?
I'm new to the video making, having been a still photographer for 50 years-you both are very enjoyable and I get a lot of good info But at times Wow your professional eq. jargon is beyond my pay grade so to speak but I'm learning from you both thanks
I like to think photographers already have all the important skills necessary for video (lighting, exposure, composition)-and it's just a few things (framerates, audio, editing) that you have left to master. I'm glad you've found the podcast useful!
Do you iso both cameras for these and edit later, or are you using Zoom or Skype? Curious how you get such great looking video.
Great video, so helpful and informative.
Thank you for this.
Cheers, Pete
Another informative and entertaining episode, guys!
Thanks, Griffin! Y'all rock! (And I'll take a look at the 7 hour class!)
Thanks for the great info and for your insights. Starting on a short company documentary soon.
Hey guys. Next episode maybe could you explain all the different terms like Pro-Res and H264,like what are those,when does it matter which one you choose and all? Lets say for someone who shoots videos and all he knows is he records it in a video format like MP4 or MOV.
Thanks for sharing this very inspirational video
Hi Griffin, I love the podcast and as a filmmaker, it's both informative and entertaining. I do have a couple of questions related to filming interviews. For focal length, which lens do you find yourself using the most for interviews (i.e., 25mm, 12-35mm, 42.5mm, etc.)? Can you also walk me through how you determine your cameras white balance setting to achieve nice skin tones for interviews? For example, do you use a gray card and set a custom WB, or do you set the WB based on the lights you are using (i.e., set as 5600K if using daylight balanced lights)? Thanks!
fish eye lens with full auto works a treat
Great video #GriffinHammond ! I wonder if the CreativeLive class is too old to buy? It was 2016 and we have new camera and many new stuff... I don't know or can I see some of it in this channel?
Was literally listening to this while doing some CGI modeling, so it works, yeah.
Hey Griffin! Big fan of you and your podcast with Nick. Have you ever worked with an original score for your documentaries? If so, I would be very interested to see how that process works. Thanks!
Hey Griffin. Great job and thanks for the helpful info. I discovered your channel after I got all my footage and I am now on editing. Next step is distribution and I have no idea how to go about that. Do you have any thoughts?
Do you still make DVDs for certain clients? And if you do, then what program do you use? I just used Encore today to make a disc image and then a different program to burn that onto a DVD.
Luckily, I haven't needed to in awhile. I have used Encore in the past. Final Cut Pro X also supports DVD burning, so for awhile I used that for wedding videos-it's much simpler than Encore, but also lacks many options.
Hey! Thanks for reading my comment! Hopefully I will have the full video from the Peru trip up soon. A question for Nick, were you monitoring with AirPods during the podcast? I noticed one in your right ear. If so, how well is that working?
John McQuay that’s my FaceTime call with griffin, it’s how we hear each other. Not monitoring my recording (though I could, but the slight delay makes it rough)
Thanks for the reply. I usually listen to the podcast while I am out walking the dogs. I pulled up the UA-cam video to show my wife and I played it through again....while editing video....😆
Nick you can also just edit right off of the SSD from the shugun
As far as I can tell, you only need the dock if your using spinning 2.5" drives (which some Atomos recorders support). I only use SSDs and edit off of them with a basic SATA to USB3 cable on the bare drive
Lol i have encoder cc 2017 on my computer. Good luck on the infared issue griffin!
is it recorded with the gh5s ?? ;)
Can't sleep without listening to you'z guys. Blessings
Hi, Griffin and Nick!
Would you be so kind as help us understand how to calibrate a screen properly and why this is so important when it comes to color correcting and color Grading a final project before publishing?
Thank so much guys. Keep up the great work - you have personally aided my wallet in saving so much money from classes that charge for all the info that you give out for free.
Merry Christmas!
Major pain with the new Lightroom is that they only include like 100GB of cloud storage... For anyone that takes a few photos over a year, thats not a lot.. and the price for upgrading to 1TB is more expensive than using DropBox etc, that also can be used for other stuff, not just your photos..
Another great podcast. :-)
I think that when making documentaries featuring very poor people some choose to pay them. Like homeless people, african tribes etc. Not to get certain answers and such. The documentarian might end up getting paid for the film or getting exposure (and then more work). That could be seen as making money of someone who has nothing. Their story might be told, but that doesnt put food in their mouth. So I know some choose to pay the subjects something.
Thanks again for a great podcast. /Tobias (Denmark).
I have no history of making documentary videos....
Could the release be handled satisfactorily on camera, during the warmup discussion?
If I made a series of, say, six episodes about social issues, say six of refugees, six of Muslims, six people talking about depression, do you have ideas for funding, other than crowdfunding?
"The thanks of a grateful..." I know a West Wing fan when I hear one!
Jimber Jam good answer sir.
*multiple points of view
I avoid trailers like the plague mate, for all the big movies
Love your work, but the only thing worse than one talking head is two talking heads. Show your work with narration, not talking heads. Show, not tell.
Nay