There is a huge difference between stealing a style and stealing a livelihood. I like the Michael Bay/no country for old men style look you achieve. Me figuring out how you do that and trying to achieve that look myself is healthy for my growth as an artist.
EXACTLY. Like copying someone’s style and then pursuing their same clients.. that’s a no no. At least make it unique. And thank you man! I actually like Michael bays cinematography but never publicly admitted that haha so good eye. Mind explaining to me how it reminds you of that combo of Michael Bay and No Country? I’m def still chasing it but not sure how close I am. So just interested in hear what aspects I’m getting close to it
@@cammackeyI’m sorry RU-vid never alerted me you responded… Michael Bay gets a ton of flak (justifiably) for his over long trope riddled scripts but I think it’s a shame that he doesn’t get more credit for his visual style. I remember studying his Aaron Burr got milk? commercial in a college film history course, it’s so well done with its use of perspective, lighting and diffusion to create a dream like atmosphere that catapulted the got milk slogan into cultural relevance. In his feature films he pioneered the misty orange/teal lens flare aesthetic that has defined blockbuster movies for the better part of 25 years. That look is very visually appealing and is very successful at creating an immersive visual experience. The reason I said Bay/no country is I see a lot of wide and fast lens work, the misty dream like dark tone orange/teal asthetic mixed with Deakins like framing & lighting. I.e singular subject off center in a big space and or close 1/3 offset intimate shots with large overhead light sources and specular lighting to further isolate the subject. If that’s the look you’re after you are doing an amazing job with it 🤯. As an aside, I’m just getting back into videography after not touching it since college and your videos have been great inspiration in rekindling that flame.
Cam, these videos are extremely helpful and equally as important, seriously motivational. Right now I am trying to sharpen my lighting skills as well as becoming more familiar with the anamorphic zooms. I hope to have the chance to meet you one day as your work is every bit as inspirational as some of the best out there!
Thanks for yet another great video. A tip about haze, and you probably know this already, is using a bee puffer and incense grains. I learnt this years ago from a guy called Martin Gant and he handled smoke on 'Blade Runner'
I did not know that!!! I do know about the handheld smoker things from home improvement stores, but a bee puffer and incense is a new one for me! I wonder if that’s more for interiors. Also curious if these handheld hazers existed back then if he would used them haha
@@cammackey Yes, it works great for interiors, even big volumes like studios, and if you run the smoke through a fan, like a table fan, it spreads quickly. Different types of incense create slightly different types of haze, it's worth experimenting.
Ah, next purchase will be that hazer! My big bulky one only get used twice a year. My favourite light now is the amaran f22c. So easy to use in tight spaces. Merry Christmas and looking forward to watching more of your content in the new year🎉
Been taking my MC20 and X100 everywhere, they're so incredibly versatile and tiny. Been wondering about the G200 but I would probably like a bit more power. Hope Zhiyun is cooking another innovative light in the 300-500w range.
There is nothing wrong with taking immense inspiration from the works of those you enjoy & motivate what you would love to create! Especially if you put your spin on it not let it completely make it your identity of what you can and can't do. And so many shows and movies haze or smoke their sets to add more dimension to their shots for a story! Crafting scenes from the writing, lighting, compositioning really always matter more than the gear that you use, it's a matter of how the gear you have is used! Great video as always! Appreciate it if you read this far.
@@cammackey nothing wrong with that, creatives like us can get bogged down with gear gear gear as the focal point sometimes, it's nice to think and talk about other aspects that go into filmmaking! Passions & inspirations are what drive the gear to be created and used!
@@elarrioguajardo208a lot of people think I’m like a big gear nerd, but I’m really not. In a room full of gear talk I get bored easily and tune out pretty quick. It’s all just tools to me. I’m mroe interested in how people are using the gear and accomplishing their shots and gaining new ideas for creative shots.
@@cammackey nice! I'm sporadic in my moods in regard to gear talk, sometimes I love to just & talk about the ins & outside of whatever piece of equipment is brought up, favorite features and not so desired aspects of them, then other times I would talk about the people or projects who have used the gear and how they utilized it to achieve the final product of creativity, apply it to my own. So long story short, I get you!
Love the portable haze machine. Great little vid. What’s your thoughts on composition vs shooting the dark side? For example, in real work scenarios with little control over natural light?
love your channel. been subbed for a long time. question... with your fx3, are you shooting in 10 bit on this vid? noticed more banding than usual and was just wondering if you had changed something or if it was an fx3 color space "know issue" type of thing?
Cheers so much for your professional industry tips 😊❤ Just wondering if your 360 ace pro has a colour shift issue like I've seen in two other videos? I'm kinda on the fence in buying it because of this 😢
