LAOS: Panasonic GH5 (4K/HDR) - The Last Mahout
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- ‘The Last Mahout' is a cinematic short film produced and shot by Panasonic ambassador and wildlife filmmaker Tania Esteban about Vee & Mae - two that share an unbreakable bond built on love and trust. Vee, an 80-year-old Mahout, has been with Mae Mahn since she was born over 27 years ago - and ONLY uses his VOICE to guide her. A non-riding, no chains, non-stick wielding way forward into the 21st century. Mahn is a matriarch Asian elephant in her prime, and so the MandaLao and WWF Laos team are looking at the incredible Nam Phouy national park as a potential release site to allow individuals like her to breed in the wild as well as rescue elephants. Mae is one of the lucky ones... join them for a day in the life of a modern Mahout.
Tania: “I cannot thank the amazing people who helped me out on location at the Mandalo Conservation Sanctuary enough, they do such remarkable and revolutionary work to help mistreated and dwindling populations of wild elephants - a first of their kind in the country. I especially want to thank Michael Vogler (founder of Mandalao), Prasop Tipprasert (director of MandaLao), Khamkhoun Khounboline (from WWF Laos), Gregorio Rojas & Keum Houngduangchanh (guide/translator), and of course the superstars themselves - the effervescent Vee and Mae Mahn. And a huge thanks to Richard Collins who made the characters and essence of the forest come to life with his magical music and original score, as well as Panasonic for giving me the opportunity to create the film.
"Really hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did filming and piecing this story together!"
For more information on the incredible work by MandaLao Elephant Conservation please visit: mandalaotours.com/
About the film and producer: treproductions.co.uk
About the amazing kit you can use to make your own films: www.panasonic....
And the beautiful music by the very talented Richard Collins: richardcollinsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-mahout-original-soundtrack
Credits:
Tania Rose Esteban - Producer/Director/Camera/Editor
Panasonic - Sponsors
Richard Collins - Original Score
Michael Vogler - Founder of MandaLao
Chanthip Santi - Fixer
Gregorio Rojas, Keum Houngduangchanh (guide/translators/Field Guide)
Blackmagic Design (Davinci Resolve) - Colour Grading software
#HappyWorldElephantDay
Kit:
- Panasonic GH5
- 15mm f1.7
- 12-60mm
- 100-400mm
Zhiyune crane V2 + remote + handle bars
- Phantom 4 Pro + filters, Mavic Air
- Atomos Ninja Inferno (HDR/UHD/4K) external
recording monitor
- H5 Zoom recorder (stereo)
- Sennheiser radio microphones
- Manfrotto tripod
- 3 axis motion slider kit
- GoPro Hero 5 + accessories
- Davinci Resolve Micro Panel (colour grading -
Blackmagic)
I just bought the GH5 and after watch this, my spirit is burning!
Hi Denny, thank you so much for your kind message - hope you enjoy your GH5 and share your magical stories with us all!
true story....i have my gh5 now 2 weeks
This is a work of art.
Thank you very kindly for watching! 😊🙏
Tania, the old man and the elephant are tight and trusting with each other, weren't you concerned
about your safety when you were so close to this huge animal? Did the animal act aggressive to
you at any time? You weren't scared at anytime? And yes, this footage is stunning.
I was so hook in the video that I forget I came here to see the performance of the gh5. This is a masterpiece video.
Ahh thank you very kindly Zaffir! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment, hope you enjoy telling your own stories with your camera! :) Stay safe
THIS IS SUCH A DELIGHT TO WATCH......... I ONLY SAY THAT I LOVED IT.. TO THE CORE MAN... THAT TITLE CARD LITTERLY SICK..... LOTS OF LOVE ....
I’d do anything to live this guys life. Living in the Jungle, no bills, no worries, fresh water, organic food, every an adventure. I’m drooling 🤤
Haha yes Vee does have quite the idyllic life with his soul mate Mae Mahn! Would highly recommend a visit to the beautiful Laos
No worries? How about mosquitos 🤣?
This is awesome. Congrats for such an outstanding work (from another GH5 user ;)
It's nice to see that all Panasonic native lenses were used and they look great. Every time I turn around it's Sigma
this and that. This gives me the confidence to purchase native lenses.
Great Work! Thanks for inspiring me! greetings from Switzerland
Thank you very much zeitiOnTour, greetings back to you from Bristol - hope you're staying safe during the corona crisis! Your country is so beautiful, was the first trip I eve made abroad :)
This is such a beautiful video x
Thank you very much for your lovely comment Christina, hope you're keeping safe during these chaotic COVID times! x
love the journey 😍
Thank you very kindly Fajar!! 😊🙏
Stunning - absolutely beautiful.
This is a beautiful story! Also love the picture from gh-5
Thank you very much Pro Speedflying, hope you are staying safe during the pandemic! :)
I can not believe you had 13k views and not 1 like for real people !!,the footage and story was incredible great job the gh5 is the bomb I have a bmpcc 2.5k and have always loved the gh line from 1,2 on up even hacked the gh2 and might get the gh5 in 2020 great video Tania
Hi William, thank you so much for your lovely comment - made my day! Pretty cool you pimped up your GH2! I can highly recommend the GH5 (and GH5s) as a compact mirrorless camera that produces amazing quality images at an equally super price tag. Hope you are doing okay in the current coronavirus climate, but hopefully we'll all be allowed out again soon and be off again filming! Best wishes, T
@@taniaesteban5054 no Thank you for a awesome film and take care where ever u. are in the world dear
Wow Tania, I really loved this story! For me the pace, the colors, the sound design was just incredible!
Hi Raymond, thank you so much for watch and your lovely message! So glad you enjoyed it and picked up on the tone of the film, it's all those little details that are great fun to work with and it's wonderful when the audience sees/hears them too :)
The skill, ability and talent is just bursting out of this film. WOW. I think this is definiely where the GH5 has to keep up with the filmmaker, and what a job it does too! Camera like the GH5 makes so much for remote tight shooting like this. Amazing.
Hi Erich, thank you so much for your lovely comments, it means a lot to hear you enjoyed it and took the time to watch. It was a real honour to film Vee and share his story :) The GH5 is indeed an incredible piece of technology, you can really capture stunning detail with it and it's so incredibly compact that you can take your set of lenses with you, drone, MacBook, Tripod, Drives etc...the whole lot out on your own!
Amazing video, this is why I am getting a GH5 for my productions!
Camera operating, editing and all work 👍👍👍👍
That was an amazing film. Thanks for sharing.
Great work & nice documentary, panasonic gh5 picture is cinematic
Beautiful story.
Thank you for taking the time to watch!
Moving story and captured beautifully. You’re real talented!
Thank you for the kind words Jamie, hope you keep on creating!
I loved it!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
Woow this is real Art.......
Nice job the best Than I see ever
Thank you very kindly Fabio, hope you are staying safe during the pandemic!! 😊🙏
This is amazing. Great story and shot so beautifully. He's living a rich life having such a bond to Mae
Thank you very much for your lovely words legniak1, Vee and Mae Mahn are indeed living a beautifully simple life I think we all envy! Hope you're staying safe and can keep on creating soon when it's safe to go out again.
This is so beautifully put together
Thank you very much for your kind comments Drew! :)
such a beautiful video
Thank you for watching Keltan, hope you're keeping well during these strange COVID times!
Beautiful shot! Came here to decide buying the Panasonic GH5 and finished having a really good documentary artistic experience
Hi Yuri! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment, I'm thrilled that you are going to invest in one and create your own documentaries, please do share them and enjoy it! :)
I just bought the GH 5 to push my vlog 😍🙏 your Video is just awesome 😍
Thank you very kindly Luca!! 😊🙏 That's fantastic to hear, please share your vlog with us! It's an amazing camera, still one of my all time favourites, use it all the time on shoots!
I love this video so much..So wonderful! Love the story and every scene. Please share more of your work on youtube so that we can all enjoy your magnificent work..cheers
Would have loved to see this published in bt.2020 glory, but this 709 footage looks fantastic. Really well shot!
I know...! Thank you so much Dangerale, was such an experience to film! :)
beautiful doc, from the first frame to the last was a breathtaking
Thank you so much for your kind words Navettiere! Hope you visit the beautiful Laos one day :)
Literally cried so beautiful ❤
Very sensitive pictures and an extreme good quality overall. I'm touched... thanks a lot...
Thank you Studio Bonn, means a lot to hear that you enjoyed it!
this is unreal, waw I love the Panasonic colors. amazing color grade by the way.
Thank you Malo! The colour science of the Panasonic GH5, s and EVA1 are incredible, all grading was done on Davinci!
This is really amazing and inspiring me . if possible please share your focus experience with gh5 while shooting, you done with manual focus or auto focus , hope its manual Focused, by the way words from you will be better . Great Content.
Well done!
My goodness, this was amazing and so touching. It takes a lot for me, but that brought me to tears. What a beautiful story.
Is his wife jealous?
This is awesome stuff
Sabaidee Luang Prabangggg!!!
salut Tania, quels étaient tes réglages sur le GH5 lors de ce tournage (V-LOG, cinélikeD ou Natural)? D'avance, je te remercie pour une réponse)???
This was a very beautiful video and story. I am surprised it does not have more views!
Thank you Brad, I should probably add a few more tags! :)
Wow, amazing stuff.
Thank you!
Absolutely breathtaking! This film is a testament to your creativity and what the GH5 can do. I'm blown away that a micro four thirds camera produced such beautiful imagery. Congratulations! I was going to ask whether this was shot in VLog-L, but I'm guessing it was HLG 10-bit 4k?
Hi Rasi, thank you very much for your kind words - it was a delight to produce and shoot! The GH5 is truly an astounding piece of kit, and one that I have very much enjoyed using to tell and share stories. The GH5s is also very impressive with it's dual native ISO. For 'The Last Mahout' you're right, I shot in VLog-L, not HLG this time (although it's equally superb using the Atomos inferno). I graded/colour corrected using the Blackmagic micro panel to bring out the natural colours, for the interview; 4K 10 bit 400mbs, and for the off speed shots 4K/60fps. Are you a user yourself?
Tania Esteban Yes, recently bought a GH5 mostly for personal projects. My subjects are much faster moving than elephants (my little kids) so nailing focus manually is tough. But I do love how easy the GH5 makes the entire experience. Your work is truly inspiring- I watched it like five times studying each shot and each edit carefully. Congratulations
@@rwickra Ha yes indeed - both children and animals are so unpredictable! That's super to hear you're shooting for your own projects, please do share your links with us here! And that's most kind of you to say - thank you for your kind words, it really does mean a lot. Hope it inspires you to care about these magnificent animals and our beautiful world - the connection we have with the natural world is one of the most fundamental
Besides the great film making, this video might be the best display of colors I've seen on GH5 to date!! BMPCC4K prospects need to watch this video! I was about to sell my GH5 for the new BMPCC4K but this vid is making me reconsider. What is your secret??
Thanks very much for your kind comments! The GH5 is indeed a remarkable camera - the colour science is superb and the V-Log L capabilities gives you the latitude to work with much greater range in the grade. But getting your settings right at the start of filming and you can honestly capture everything you need without the need to do much in post. Knowing what shots you need to build the story sequence and the overarching narrative is the key to any film - but the tools you use and kit is also vitally important in creating your style. But yes the 10 bit 4:2:2 really comes into its own, and paired with the Atomos Inferno external recorder makes it incredibly efficient to work with. Hope you keep your GH5, and enjoy creating!!
Well as a blackmagic fan I totally agree. I'm thinking of ditching and using a gh5. The new Sony sensor and color science on the pock 4k its not like the previous bm cameras I own. This gh5 video is making me head the other direction.
@@dj-7154 apologies for the delay Sellican, I honestly don't know where the year has gone! Hope you're doing well during this COVID crisis, very strange times. I've been using the S1H most recently and can truthfully say it's a remarkable piece of technology, but I still love and use my GH5 which can really match up to it visually. Hope you managed to grab a GH5 and create before all this chaos!
AMAZING! next year im travelling the world filming and this is so inspiring!
Ahh wonderful to hear that, thank you so much for watching and wishing you all the magic on your travels!
@@taniaesteban5054 Hi Tania! didt watch your answer before! I have seen this documentary like 5 times now... really love it!! Well... my plans change because of coronavirus and my world tour on a campervan will start late... but im learning and studing cinematography during quarintine. Question, did you use vlog fo this video? Im thinking on getting it... also do you recommend me any online documentary film course?? (sory my english)
@@taniaesteban5054 also other question... why dont you post more videos like this? the world need them!! :)
@@TereWild Hi Tere! Thank you for your lovely comments, it so wonderful to hear you are travelling and capturing the beauty of the world around you and sharing it's stories. I hope you are coping well during these difficult times! Sorry you had to cancel your world tour, I hope you can get back to it very soon. I did shoot VLog and then colour grade in post, there are some very good tips from 'WolfCrow' who goes into great detail about shooting in this format - make sure you expose correctly and use your LUTs to see how you want the end shot to be: ua-cam.com/video/rsOLAdVccEk/v-deo.html
@@TereWild hah thank you Tere very sweet of you to say! I have been working on another exciting film for Panasonic just before lockdown happened using the S1H, so editing that now...more will be revealed in the next few months! :) Keep your fantastic videos coming too!
This is wonderful! A making of video would be fantastic!
Hi Tania..this is wonderfull...i have 3 Lumix cameras, but Im about to buy the gh5...do you still use it as your main camera? How did you get the Panasonic to sponser this video?you are amazing
Hi Fernando, thank you very much for taking the time to watch and your kind words, means a lot to me! That's super to hear! Yes I do take the GH5 with me on every trip - the quality of the codec, compactability means it's a no brainer for most of my trips and personal projects. I still use it in conjunction with other cameras though such as the new S series now (the S1H) and the higher spec cameras (Varicams) for long lens work. It just depends on what I'm filming (birds from very far away or close up animals that requires gimbal shots with mirrorless cameras). I am an ambassador for Panasonic Lumix :) ! Good luck with your project and I hope you enjoy the GH5, please let me know if you have any questions regarding settings etc.
@@taniaesteban5054 thank you so much for the reply...i think Panasonic got a jackpot with you...greetings from Portugal
What a moving film! I found you through buying cameras through WEX and I am so glad to have found more than just hardware!! I hope you go from strength to strength.
Hi Laurence, thank you so very much for your kind words - made my day out here in Kenya!! Hope you are doing well amid this COVID chaos and that you are keeping safe and sane, also that you found what you were looking for on WEX too :)
@@taniaesteban5054 Hi, glad to brighten a day so far away! East Africa sounds very appealing on cold March day in middle England! WEX did me some good deals on used Olympus gear having sold my creaky ancient Canons. Looking forward to another production. Is it OK to 'friend on FB?'
Omg this is beautiful..did u shot this in v log? Can you share Ur profile settings?
I just bought the GH5 and I wish I could master the camera like you do. beautiful footage and touching story.
Hi TerraGermania, thank you so much for watching and your kind comments. So thrilled you have gotten your GH5! And I'm certain you will capture beautiful stories with it, look forward to seeing what you film :)
@@taniaesteban5054 thank you for replying :) I used the camera in my past 3 videos but I'm not entirely happy with the colors as yet as I'm not a professional and I don't do color grading. may I ask which picture profile you used for this project? this is my latest video in case you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/cuk7effEuIs/v-deo.html
Congratulations, it's very beautiful and professionnal
Thanks for your lovely comment Martial, so glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing work 🙂
Thank you Marcus!
Great video! I know I'm 2 years too late but you know the correct spelling for sponsored is not "sponsered" by Panasonic. I think you are a great filmmaker and I am sad you don't have more videos on your channel. You really know how to make the GH5 shine. However, the overhead drones shots are done also with the GH5? Or was it a different camera? Thanks again, you are awesome.
Thank you for your comment, and yes you're quite right thanks for spotting! Will upload the corrected version. I've another film in post production now using Panasonic gear which I'm very excited to share with you all soon :) But here is a link to my vimeo page which is where I post more of my videos: vimeo.com/taniaroseesteban. Yes you're right, the drone shots were taken with the Phantom 4 Pro which hopefully complemented the GH5 shots. Hope you stay safe from this virus wherever you might be in the world - we'll all be looking forward to the day we can get back out there and start filming again! Best wishes, Tania
What an amazing film, good job! Which color profile did you use?
Wow! Didn’t expect such quality on UA-cam and from the GH5. May I ask what your background in filmmaking is?
And any tips on how to grade the GH5? With davinci but also premiere perhaps. The colors are absolutely amazing!
Hi SteashEdits, many thanks for your lovely comment! What's your background in? Yes, I trained and studied for a undergraduate degree in Zoology before doing a Masters in Wildlife Filmmaking in Bristol, I then got work at the BBC as a researcher where I learned from professionals, with a majority of my camerawork experience being learned by actually going out in the field and shooting. I also work for Panasonic as a brand ambassador and so am always looking for that next exciting story to share and film! Thanks! GH5 is great to grade, although the colour science in it is superb and little needs doing in terms of colour correction. I use Davinci and their micropanel which makes grading so much easier. I shot in V Log L, and found this video by wolfcrow very helpful, he's great at explaining the technical aspects of it too: ua-cam.com/video/ydgarm_kQeM/v-deo.html . My advice for grading would be set your tone and ALWAYS relate it back to the story and what you're trying to tell your audience. How do you want your audience to react/feel at a certain story beat? Scared? Happy? Disturbed? Warm? Cold? It may sound obvious but so many people forget this element when they grade and focus on getting the latest look from a hollywood movie to try and simply say they've graded it. I went for a simple grade to match the true colours I saw on location, but it's a very subjective thing is colour....that's what makes it fun to play with! Hope you get out and enjoy making your own films, thanks again for watching! :)
Tania this video is a true inspiration to me. in two weeks i will fly to lanzarote to shoot a short film/documentary there. i am really looking forward to it i also use and love the gh5 and your piece inspires me to make a pefect grade like this with those natural colors- amazing job. How do you expose your vlog footage?
truly incredible cinematography and solid story. it really amazes me what this camera can do. do you have any experience with the GH5s by any chance?
Hi John, apologies for my delay I've been away again! Huge thanks for your lovely comments, really do appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. This camera is seriously incredible, and one of the most compact systems you can take with you on your travels. Yes indeed, the GH5s low light performance is very impressive indeed, very useful in Jungle/forest environments. I've done a few tests on my Vimeo page you can have a look at: vimeo.com/279151519. Anything in particular you were keen to know about?
Fantastic was the leica 15mm lens used in this?
Thank you Sellican! Yes indeed the beautiful Leica 15mm f1.7 lens....absolutely LOVE it. Perfect for stylistic shallow DOF shots, super sharp, fast and brilliant for shooting in cities at night or in jungles (low light).
Thank you so much for the reply.. Do you have any nigght footage I can view? Wish to check out low light for gh5.
beautifull
Beautiful work, although I think it possibly overuses slo-mo.
Hi Kipling1957, thank you very much for taking the time to watch and provide feedback, it's greatly appreciated and noted for the next project!
@@taniaesteban5054 Your work is very inspired and it is very easy to be critical from a distance! I can only imagine the time and effort that goes into completing such a project. You are clearly talented and enjoy filmaking-good luck in all your future endeavors!
Stunning.. Was this Primarily Shot in V Log (Even the 4k60?) Also Whats Your V Log Settings and Shadow Highlight values? Cheers
Hi Dame, thank you so much for taking the time to watch! Yes indeed :) here are the specs I shot in which varied when I was shooting on a gimbal Vs tripod, as well as when shooting different frame rates: 25P (3840 X 2160P) >> 60fps, FHD, 10bit, 60fps, (1080 X 2190 ) V-log.mov UHD 30P (4:2:2, 10 bit), V-Log L, 4K 60P, 10 bit, 4:2:2, 400mbs, Prores = best for high speed/slow mo shots, then with Atomos inferno to expose correctly:
.mov UHD/HLG 30P (4:2:2, 10 bit), V-Log L. Mostly in 4K though!
good film :)) thank you so much for this. I hope to one day become a wildlife filmaker, is it still possible with a good portfolio but without zoolgy/filmmaking background? i would love to hear from you about this. thanks again.
Did you use the 12-60mm Leica 2.8-4.0 or the 3.5-5.6 version?
fuck it im getting the gh5