ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT UNDERWATER FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In this Episode Vanessa answers your questions about underwater videography. There will be a part 2 and maybe even part 3 because you all had sooooo many questions! So don't worry if your questions havn't been aswered yet! They might end up in Part 2 or 3.
Maybe your question has already been answered in one of the previous Episodes, so go and check out the whole Underwater Filming and videography Tips Series/Playlist.
If you want us to color grade your underwater footage, please leave a comment below with the Hashtag #BTMcolorgrademyfootage. If there is enough interest, we will figure a way out how to get this done!
Also join us on the BOOT show in January 2020 in Germany/ Düsseldorf, the whole BTM Team will be there for you.
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Do you want us to do Underwater Video Workshops? Leave a comment below! #BTMVideoWorkshop!
See you in the next episode! NJOY!
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Camera, Edit & Animation / Illustration: Vanessa Cara-Kerr
Float with us: behind-the-mask...
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*Whatever gear allows YOU to tell YOUR story, is the best gear for you* 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 _I wish more people understood this!_
To the person who asked for an alternative to the GoPro, I believe they just want "compact camera" options & I'd say *Olympus TG-6* &/or the Sony Rx100 series.
Canon g7 is also an option... really depends on budget :)
I hope you realize how gooooood and useful are your videos. Is like you just laid down a full UW filming workshop for free on UA-cam ^_^. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!!
That was the plan!
Thanks for answering the questions for everyone and I'm going to the dive show next year in Germany only to meet all of you guys flights booked already 😊
THATs SO COOL!!!
supercool!
Loved the Q&A! Thank you so much!
I am just loving all this contents , I ve been following you guys for a while and the way you guys working towards is just amazing, learning a lot with you all , keep it up awesome work
THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you
your welcome!
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage of course :-).
Thanks for your answers and for taking the time to share your knowledge.
welcome :)
#BTW color grading...folds nicely into filter video..Video was great
thx :)
THX for replying :) the Revillagigedo trip needs his time
I have a question regarding the actual handling the rig over the full time cycle of the dive i.e. what is the best way to carry the rig when you are commuting between filming sites, what is the best way to store the rig during the ascent when you need both hands, what you think is the best way to enter and exit the water with a slippy shore entry over rocks etc.?
I live in Scotland where dark waters, strong current, rough topside conditions, carrying a decompression stage etc. are the norm.
So far I have been shooting with a reasonably compact GoPro rig w/tripod, and have managed ok but now I am moving onto a much more substantial SLR rig and I wonder how I will deal with it underwater when I am not actually using it, mainly during the ascent and surface swimming in rough conditions.
Love the videos and keep up the great work! Your editing is 2nd to none and I find your advice super useful, with your tutorial on camera buoyancy being the best one available on the web by far!
Thank you for taking the time to reply, very much Appreciated!
you are very welcome! :)
Would you recommend the olympus tg6 for beginners in post treatment video/photography? Because it can shoot raw but without a full manual mode. Or is it a better camera in the same budget?
Thanks a lot for the videos i just discovered the channel and subscribed!
I would go for a camera that has full manual controls, to really learn the basics... once you leaned them they are the same on all other cameras :) helps a lot! Having RAW photo files is very important, but nearly all the cameras have a RAW photo mode these days.
@@ReefPatrol Thanks for taking the time to do this and this answer - I had exactly the same question, especially since the missus just bought a TG5 for UW stills... Played around with it for video but mostly disappointed. Looking into the TG6, while the new ability to shoot 4K in the camera's famous UW macro modes is very tempting, the lack of manual controls seems too limiting to take the plunge.
If I may rebound on this question (maybe a new question would be in better?) do you think you could, in the near future, give out some recommendations for, herm, relatively budget options cameras that offer good video and manual control - most of the stuff found online focuses on stills, stills, stills with very little actual info on using cameras primarily for UW video - compacts such as the Sony-a6400, Canon G7X and Sony RX100 are often mentioned as having good video performance but that's about it... And most basic kits are these are still quite price jump from say TG6+ housing set...
I work in diving and use Gopros for small (storyless ;) ) logbook clips such as these ( ua-cam.com/video/H3-LJUT4_UI/v-deo.html ) but would really like to try to push things a little further in the future, both in terms of editing and equipment, while staying in the portable, sturdy and financially relatively accessible zone if possible (unfortunately not options to dive for myself only at the moment)
Thanks again for taking the time to do this!
Cheers!
Ben
What do you think of Nolan Omura's underwater art?
It's highly stylized with a lot of post-processing. But it's what makes him standout, it's a "look" very much associated with him, & as a photog/creator, that's always the goal (to have your own distinctive style).
have to look into this
Thank you so much for your films! They are very useful for me. I've even bought long fins)
great! Thanks!
thank you very much for your answer. all the answers are very helpful 🙂
we are doing our best ;)
Thanks, and Waiting for the next episode 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks for the non tip! Thought you were a pro. Just teasing now I have a video to show my dive buddies when they ask why I stop all the time to adjust camera settings. Really enjoying this series. The videos help a lot as I am the only serious video shooter in Guam and not too many divers out here can answer my questions.
I love Guam!!! Thank you!!!
Just make sure you go really in depth on your color correction video. I’ll pay money. I have self taught a bunch about FCPX and watched tons of tutorials but none are underwater specific enough
@@bradleymonell4653 we will! :)
Congratulations guys. This video has just been embedded in Sony's new sensor website. We'll done. I also have a question.... I'm debating to buy Aquatica or Nauticam housing. I was going to go with Aquatica mainly because its smaller and I'm female with small hands. I see you use Nauticam Vanessa, I'm guessing you don't have any issues reaching all the controls when your holding the housing?
Hi Elaine, what do you mean by Sony's new sensor website???
Hi again, no I have absolutely no issues reaching any controls... great housing! Aquatica are great too of course... personal preference... try both... I like the smoothness of the knobs on Nauticam. Also they have a lot more accessories in my opinion.
Hi, btw you can USE Ambient Filters with NO RED filters. RED Filters will just improve the colors, the Ambient light fitler will get rig of the RED Tint, that the white lights get, when you do a manual white balance to the ambient light, check out our video: ua-cam.com/video/Zn4NRQgl2tw/v-deo.html If you have a Sony camera, then a RED Fitler makes a LOT of sense, as their White Balance doesn't work very well underwater because their Kelvin range is not enough. But the good news is, Sony are really good in low light, so adding filters will lower your exposure... but you can increase the ISO a LOT on sony, so you can compensate for the light loss due to filters! :)
Another go pro alternative is the sony rxo 2, a little bit more expensive but has a 1 inch cmos sensor.
acrually had that one in ... but cut it out... :) because I thought perhaps he didn't like the form factor ;) the OSMO Pocket and the FDR3000 ere a little different. and now thinking about it... of course you can also go 360° *lol* but I am guessing a compact cam will be best for him... but it's always so hard to say right? When you don't know the budget, etc...
@@ReefPatrol Yes that's a good point, and I guess for the same price you could get an LX10 or something in that class. I wouldn't say a 360 cam though, I have a passion for hating them but that's just me. I'm just using the Sony fdrx1000v with lume cubes, it's doing the job for a beginner diver.
Imersion E:Black Open Heel Fins or you can make your own like buying Spetton MF30 Open Heel and then a blade You wish( mean length and flexibility) . Yes I diving them in dray suit (Neopren) if the boots are not integrated ( my have a socks). Just you need to be careful and use the ankle straps . Why ? You don't wish to land in situation when you lose a fin and the foot socks change to a air pocket and you lend upside down ;) All this fins are less then 100£ . Just find your channel , thx so match for a contest .
Where can I get this awsome hoodie?
Great! Congratulations!
thx!
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage !!
Thanks for your great job!
thanks!
Damn good info video as usual!!
Nice! Was waiting for the video! Thanks!!!
hehe :)
So what is the advantage of a diopter on a macro lens? In novice terms that is. I've been using a 60mm macro on a Canon 7D for the last 10 years but never tried a diopter before. I shoot mainly photos.
Can you make a video of your camera setup in detail .
sure :) btu what do you want to know?
I want to see how you deal with boyancy issue
@@suwirwong please watch this: ua-cam.com/video/Rs3XXeJF0qY/v-deo.html
Thanks for your work, wery usefull
I have a question about gh5, do you use underwater the vlog profile (I noticed that you loose 1stop with vlog, could be an issue), and if no what profile do you use and why ?
Thanks again
this will be a part of a future Episode. We use Vlog and sometimes we don't, depends on the project. With Log you should gain 1 Stop, not loose one stop ;) Dynamic range is one stop more with Log.
Well I will wait this comming episode with big interest, regarding your last one with the use of the rgb mixer, I learnt a lot of thing on it thank. but with vlog, what are the specific add on I need to use, maybe a lut rec709 to extend the signal, then use the rgb mixer ? I Found that it has good result, what do you think about that ? And of course waiting to know why in some case you use vlog and sometime not :)
@@gillescharvet yes a lut before could help :)
Reef Patrol thanks
@@gillescharvet welcome
Hello, I discover your videos recently and are really helpful. I use a Gopro for uw video, and recently I got a polar pro red filter and a 3500 lumen light, I hope to get practice with the new gear before a trip to Maldivas. I went to Red Sea last year only with a cheap Amazon light and some shots are well and others are really poor (but amazing nevertheless). Thanks for your tips.
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage
welcome!
#BTMunderwaterfilmingtips I just bought a Tg6 can you give some tips on how to use for both video and photos and also can the ambiet filter from keldan be used on other lights?. I have a big blue and sola
not sure if you can use the filters on other lights, I would assime not. Also it is designed for Keldan LEDs... so not sure...
Thankyou for the info, so where can I buy used Keldan lights that can ship international (Palau), because I will have too save up to buy 2 new ones, also I just upgraded from a hero5 to a Olympus Tg6 any advice. I will eventually upgrade to more better cameras.
@@kna335 ebay maybe? Not sure to be honest :) There is an underwater equipment buy & seel facebook group, check that out and post that you are searching for Lights :)
@Reef Patrol I am actually already part of the underwater equipment buy & sale facebook group and all are sold and there is a new post but still too much for me. I will still keep lookin. I really like your videos and want to learn everything about underwater filmmaking.
Hi Vanessa, awesome video yet again and thanks for all the help! I want to give you some footage for the #BTMcolorgrademyfootage and compare it to how I did in my video so I can see how poorly I did. Let me know the best way to get you the footage! Keep up with the great content!
we will have a special eMail for this that will be active only for a special time slot. As soon as we start this, we will make a short video with all the details! :)
Could You recommend housing for my Sony fdr ax 700? I cant find it........ Housing with the ability to change settings under water? Are there no such people in the world?
Excellent videos, I think you guys are some of the best in the business. Have you ever considered doing dive meetup trips? it would be cool to watch your filming process or maybe you could even charge a fee and turn it into a few day class or something for a group of people. I would pay for that #btmunderwaterfilmingtips
Love your videos! Quick question.. did you use picture profile? And could you do a video on underwater color correction? There isnt much good tutorial out there... please help
Im using a6400 with 10-18 f4..
Hello
I have 2 Led lights focus and they have Some blue and red Leds. Do you think is good idea use blue leds in the deep and red leds in blue waters ( with white ligh together).??
Another question
do you use cinelike d ó vlog on your Gh5??
Thank you Vanessa for another awesome video-I love you so much! ^_^ Also, I feel like such an idiot, this whole time I thought Diopter meant the amount of magnification you get...not an entirely different type of lens! *face palm* I also looked into the type of tripod you use and cried cause it's way out of my budget....you wouldn't happen to know of any other low-profile tripods to recommend? I'm using a Sony rx100 point and shoot...(if not, maybe you could talk more about the tripod you use, and considerations you take when using it. I was worried about when you *wouldn't* want to use a tripod. Like say if you were muck diving-could a tripod hurt anything in the sand?)
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage --I actually have a really epic Manta ray shot that I could not correct for the life of me! (I ended up making it Black and white) I would love to see if it's salvageable. :D
thank you sooo much :)
@@ReefPatrol Thank you! I will look into that!!
Can you send me a link for tripod what are you using uw? I cant find. Thanks
Xix404 :)
Top Video! Find ich super, dass du dir die Zeit nimmst all die Fragen zu beantworten.
Würde mich ja schon interessieren was du aus meinem Material machen würdest #BTMcolorgrademyfootage
top! Danke :)
#BTM COLORGRADEMYFOOTAGE
#BTMunderwaterfilmingtips Hi there, is sensor size important? Why did you choose GH5?
P.S. Vanessa I love you :-)
Check the video :) we talk about when sensor size is important :)
GH5 = because best camera for me above and uw. small, compact, lot's of options - mein reason IBIS + 4K60p! and the awesome timelapse feature :)
@@ReefPatrol Great, Thanks!!
@@ReefPatrol Ok, got it!! Thanks
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage
yeah!
Whether you're a real teaching master classes live ?
VANESSACARAKERR LIKE!
Execuseme for my italian name and surname, ahhaha
But, honestly, I was waiting for all video the moment when you had to read it.
@@LoscoX hehe... challenge I never thought I'd have with UW Video Tutorials *lol*
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage
yeah!!! coming soon!
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage
#BTMcolorgrademyfootage
nice!