Frame Grabs: FYI Outdoor Shoot

[Nick Morrison]

Hey guys, here's a recent shoot we did, all outdoors, all natural light. Indie budget.

It doesn't get talked about a lot, but I do think RED (esp when paired with vintage glass) can render very beautiful, natural organic looking footage...within a doc environment.

We shot this for a campaign I wrote, directed and produced, and the clients wanted a classic, lived in feel.

Shot on two Epic Dragons, A-Cam was on a 16mm and 24mm Standard Prime, and B-Cam on an iconic Contax 35-70 (comes on every job now).

With a simple auto-white balance, the Standard Primes and the classic Zeiss zoom matched perfectly.

A lot of the very shallow shots are the Contax - that zoom is a beautiful piece of glass.

The wides are the Standards - we love how little distortion they have, and how incredible they are with human faces, even at those wider focal lengths.

Much kudos as always to my Small Giant team - every gig is a blast. And thanks also to Jake Blackstone for these impeccable dailies grades.

Hope you enjoy.

 

[Justus de Jager]

Awesome grabs Nick.

Love the one of him with the fire behind. Great Bokeh

Kind regards

Justus

 

[Chris McKechnie]

Nice stuff dude!

 

[Nick Morrison]

Thanks guys. Appreciate it.

 

[John Brennick]

Really great frames Nick! I completely agree with Justus! The shots with the fire behind him are stunning as well as the very last frame (profile shot). Really gorgeous work. The shots with the fire behind him, were those with the standard spds?

 

[Nick Morrison]

Really great frames Nick! I completely agree with Justus! The shots with the fire behind him are stunning as well as the very last frame (profile shot). Really gorgeous work. The shots with the fire behind him, were those with the standard spds?

Hey John thanks for the kind words!

Nope those shots are all the fabulous Contax 35-70, on a Motion Mount. It's a delicious piece of glass. Pairs wonderfully with the Standards.