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New York Fashion Week @ 150fps

Kevin Burg

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Shot this past week at NYFW - a handful of runways shows on the Epic-X, 4K WS at around 150fps using the Canon 70-200 USM II.

The series was originally conceived last fall for Instagram which had just launched video capabilities (search on instagram for the hashtag "fw15s" for all the videos from this season and last) but I fell in love with the wide aspect ratio and cinematic quality. Runway shows are typically captured representationally in their entirety at 30fps but we set out to show the nuanced aspects of the collections, how material moves, and the moments you see and feel in person but which aren't usually replay-able. Watch Karlie Kloss at 150fps and you know why she closes for half of the top designers, it's remarkable.


Carolina Herrera
http://vimeo.com/86361850


Oscar de la Renta
http://vimeo.com/86560250



Ralph Lauren
http://vimeo.com/86742670



Jason Wu
http://vimeo.com/86210468


Michael Kors
https://vimeo.com/86653687



Delpozo
http://vimeo.com/86340104




Peter Som
http://vimeo.com/86161462



Ralph Lauren Polo
http://vimeo.com/86657971
 
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Nice work! The high frame rate really gives a nice feel unique from the standard runway shots. Do you have a standard way of shooting each of the models that come down the runway for these particular videos or do you vary it up? I shot a couple of shows a Lincoln Center as part of a promo and had difficulty deciding where to frame each model at certain times, so I did a variety of shots but nothing consistent from model to model.
 
Arthur Woo said:
Nice work! The high frame rate really gives a nice feel unique from the standard runway shots. Do you have a standard way of shooting each of the models that come down the runway for these particular videos or do you vary it up? I shot a couple of shows a Lincoln Center as part of a promo and had difficulty deciding where to frame each model at certain times, so I did a variety of shots but nothing consistent from model to model.
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I try to get a full body look, then a detail, then a beauty shot. It depends on the length of the runway. But mostly I react to what I see in the moment so it's a fun frantic challenge to get great moments and not miss anything. I want to capture the collection in a way that's authentic to the designer's vision so that also dictates how I shoot.
 
Really great stuff... Just made a commitment to keep my Scarlet and Dragonize it, seeing stuff like this is sure making that commitment hard to keep :crying: man I want 4Kws @ 150fps!!!
 
Kevin Burg said:
Shot this past week at NYFW - a handful of runways shows on the Epic-X, 4K WS at around 150fps using the Canon 70-200 USM II.

The series was originally conceived last fall for Instagram which had just launched video capabilities (search on instagram for the hashtag "fw15s" for all the videos from this season and last) but I fell in love with the wide aspect ratio and cinematic quality. Runway shows are typically captured representationally in their entirety at 30fps but we set out to show the nuanced aspects of the collections, how material moves, and the moments you see and feel in person but which aren't usually replay-able. Watch Karlie Kloss at 150fps and you know why she closes for half of the top designers, it's remarkable.
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The stuff looks really clean, what ISO did you shot? There was enough light in there for your shutter to be @ 1/300 or did you shoot at a different shutter?
 
Nice work Kevin.
I think I spoke with you briefly about your Epic in the press pit at one of the shows.
Unfortunately, I was shooting on a Sony EX1 for the company that hired me.
You did a nice job pulling focus too which is not the easiest thing to do
with a 70-200 and models marching toward you.

Brian Timmons
BRITIM/MEDIA
 
Kevin

This is really beautiful, out of interest what was your post workflow ?

Also ISO ? As this looks super clean.

Thanks for sharing
 
Jamon Lewis said:
The stuff looks really clean, what ISO did you shot? There was enough light in there for your shutter to be @ 1/300 or did you shoot at a different shutter?
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I only went up to 1000 ISO and I cleaned up with Neat Video for a couple of them. My shutter ranged from 1/150th to 1/300 (for one show when there was enough light). I wanted to stay at f/5.6 because focusing the Canon lens gets challenging in that situation at anything wider open. Shooting at 150fps with a 360° shutter wasn't problem since the model's motion didn't seem to blur much.
 
Adrian Weinbrecht said:
Kevin

This is really beautiful, out of interest what was your post workflow ?

Also ISO ? As this looks super clean.

Thanks for sharing
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ISO ranged from 640-1000. My workflow was an initial grade in RCX, bring R3D's in to Premiere, mark moments we liked, then cut them down into small bits. I used some Premiere Lumetri looks plus some additional color correcting, noise reduction with Neat Video when it needed it. Then I'd export an HD version for Vimeo and a 960x720 version that would go to Instagram.
 
Brian Timmons said:
You did a nice job pulling focus too which is not the easiest thing to do
with a 70-200 and models marching toward you.
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Thanks - it's easy to screw up manual focus with that lens - fortunately shooting for slow motion and quick editing cuts means I can usually find a 1 second part that's in focus.
 
Kevin Burg said:
I only went up to 1000 ISO and I cleaned up with Neat Video for a couple of them. My shutter ranged from 1/150th to 1/300 (for one show when there was enough light). I wanted to stay at f/5.6 because focusing the Canon lens gets challenging in that situation at anything wider open. Shooting at 150fps with a 360° shutter wasn't problem since the model's motion didn't seem to blur much.
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cool... Yeah I can imagine pulling at anything less than 5.6 would be a work out for sure especially on a shoot of a live situation. Thanks for the info, great stuff man..
 
How did you find targeting for Instagram?

Did you have to frame it a certain way in an NLE to get the sizing and framing right?

Or did you just use the above clips and let it go from center?

Great job of course ;)
 
Eric Santiago said:
How did you find targeting for Instagram?

Did you have to frame it a certain way in an NLE to get the sizing and framing right?
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I'd edit the whole thing at 4K (in Premiere) then drop in a layer above that would add black bars to the left and right, leaving the visible image square, for Instagram. I could then slide the widescreen clips left and right depending on where the subject was.
 
Kevin Burg said:
I'd edit the whole thing at 4K (in Premiere) then drop in a layer above that would add black bars to the left and right, leaving the visible image square, for Instagram. I could then slide the widescreen clips left and right depending on where the subject was.
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Cool pretty much the same using After Effects and other NLEs :)

Great job :)
 
Epic at Fashion week

Epic at Fashion week

Not quite the same designers as the one's you shot, but I agree, how awesome is the Epic at this stuff!!!!


BTW a new edit from this years show coming out soon!!!

Kind Regards
Colin
 
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