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Appreciate it brother! Did the best I could with the hand I was dealt. Excited to use this knowledge and experience for future shoots.

Thanks Ron! Glad you found it entertaining, lot of stuff I learned on the job as well in addition to doing it fast.

Thank you! Very different from what I normally do so it's nice to get out of my comfort zone and push myself

I love the feel of a more rugged production ready camera, I love the FX3 because of it's versatility to build up and also be very minimal but the FX6 style body is def something on my radar for when I get another camera

Thanks bro! New reel gonna go crazy, so many awesome projects I've been apart of this year

@@lensofjared the peri peri chicken + tortilla was such a hack too. You were a great help on this on making this run smoothly because another pair of eyes is always helpful on set

@@davidmorefield Thanks David! Haha yeah this made me never want to do an outside shoot with audio ever again. So many factors out of our control on this one. Definitely a learning experience but the content came out really good and the client loved it so we killed it on a small budget.

You're right, I wouldn't say it's a key piece of my kit but I think it's better than asking the client for a piece of paper just gives off that impression that you aren't prepared. In a pinch or when locations change I'll white balance off a white wall., white clothing or a 5 in one reflector but I still like the fact that I have a dedicated white balance card.

@@Cinovamedia Printer paper is often tinted blue to make it appear brighter and whiter. Using a high quality matte white card does matter.

Job paid well..for one person a little lower than my typical day rate but I was free and nothing wrong with filling some dates on the calendar, but yeah it would have eaten into my cost a little bit for an assistant.

Hopefully RUclips doesn't take this down cause it's an outside link but this is the cable I used in the video, it's super slim, lightweight and is perfect for gimbal use! www.amazon.com/dp/B00LEELPTG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

It all depends on the type of content you are doing. I personally believe a 200-300W light is the minimum amount of firepower you should have in a light you may not use all of the power but with the extra power you can diffuse your light more or even double diffuse it for a softer look. I think at some point I'll have to invest in a 500-600W light myself because with corporate work you cant really control the space you are given for interviews or B-roll and in a situation where you have to expose for the inside as well as not blowing out your highlights if there's windows showing the outside of the space it's really hard to expose for both with a 300W light, the sun is just too powerful to fight it. But if you arent shooting in places with windows, or you can control the space you are given or have the budget to hire a gaffer who can bring their own gear then you might not need such a powerful light. I think a 200-300W light is a good middle ground wattage, it's not too big and bulky like a 600D but you have more output than a aputure 120D.

@@Cinovamedia I appreciate the response. I do have the 200xs and a 300c, but I haven't gotten a chance to use them for any interview gigs. It's mostly been in a tight office for podcasts. But I do find I need a larger light source to light the entire set. With the lights hanging in a low drop ceiling, the area above a tall shelf is darker, which makes the mood a little dark for what a client wants.

@@b2dgmedia yeah depending on big the space is if you can bounce a 200X off a white ceiling or wall it can do a pretty decent job of adding some fill to the entire scene I did that for a medspa shoot I was on. I used my aputure 300X as a key for the subject and a amaran 200X bouncing off the ceiling so it didnt look like the subject was alone in a dark room

Thanks for watching! I didn’t mean to take a break for this long. Trust me I have been BUSY with work. So plenty of vlogs to edit and upload soon.

Haha I’m surprised by how smooth it went as well. Just goes to show how easy it can go when there is proper planning and scheduling while also setting realistic expectations.

Appreciate the watch! Yeah in ideal conditions there would be a set dresser and plenty of space but thats the challenge that I like in these one man band type shoots, you have to think on the fly come up with solutions and constantly problem solve. Since we were shooting for multiple deliverables it was stressful but fun trying to get multiple looks out of single room.

Appreciate it Jared! shooting for 9X16 especially was tough in this small room but we made it work and I'm proud of how we managed to transform the room for 3 different setups for multiple deliverables.

Thanks for watching! Yeah Prograde seems like a good balance of semi affordable but also functional, one of my progrades broke a bit of plastic off but B&H was able to accept my return super easily. I now have a kit of 6 Prograde 256gb cards which when dual recording for most situations I can shoot atleast 3 different projects on these set of cards before I need to format which is great in my case cause you never know when a production company may reach back out in case they lose the footage somehow.

Thanks for watching! It's a great kit for most one man brand productions, it's kinda of crazy how quick this gear adds up as in a perfect world I would have added combo stands, floppys, bounces and more accessories. Although we can easily scale up with the projects we end up doing later in the year and determine what else we might need!

Thank you!

Haha, I didn’t realize how controversial my packing would be. I appreciate the feedback though, I am by no means an expert. I just do what has worked for me in the past. In an ideal situation I wouldn’t travel with the FX3 handle attached, but unfortunately it’s a weird shape and I can’t really find a better way to make it fit into a small carry on pelican. 1) I might have been unclear but the Vmount batteries are actually in our 1535 air cases so these are our carry ons, I would never put a Vmount in a checked bag. 2) I have my own media badge so I can check in 2 overweight bags, the rest of my team does not however so I do need to create some for them, for now I have them check the lighter underweight bags while I check the overweight bags. 3) I use pelican simply because it’s a brand I trust, they haven’t let me down and no point in experimenting with a new brand. I have gotten feedback about the way I pack the light, it does make sense to order some foam or trekpak to maybe have some more space in the case but I do it because checked bags especially don’t get treated well…better to protect the light very well so it still turns on by the time I reach my destination. I might get some additional foam. I didn’t show the “final” pack since I was still organizing some things until we actually left so I did throw in some foam to protect the more delicate objects such as boom poles and stuff. Yeah the grip head with the gimbal probably wasn’t the best idea, still works though! Although in the final pack we did pack a few More things such as a Vmount battery charge so it was a lot more of a tighter fit so I think it helped things from banging around. I really appreciate the feedback, I am very fluid on how and what I pack, once we get a few more shoots under our belt we can change the way we pack and even determine what gear doesn’t need to come with us next time. And yes the FX3 is pretty sweet, affordable, great image, travels well. I’ve packed like this for various shoots for big clients and it’s worked for me so far but you do have a good point in making sure the gear is protected. I might address this in a future video that goes more in-depth. I appreciate the feedback!

yes! thats very true, I am actually still using my media badge from 2 years ago when I worked at my last agency, I just need to create some media badges for the other people who will travel with me. (Producer, editor, etc.)

Yeah I understand there is a tiny bit of risk when travelling, I've been traveling with the lenses attached to the camera for years, if the Sony FX3 top handle wasn't such a weird shape I would travel without the top handle being attached as well. I didn't fully show how I packed the gimbal but I stripped it down completely for travel. If I was travelling with expensive camera packages such as an ARRI or RED I would obviously pack with more care but the sonys have been perfect for travel so far with top handle and lens attached.

Definitely a nice starter kit, the kit will probably change depending on the frequency and different types of shoots we end up doing. But for now we have all of the basics for standard corporate interview work!

I may do that eventually, I travel with the bags just cause it seems to really protect the light, someone else commented about it as well. I'll have to look into it as we do more of these travel shoots

I actually already have a media badge from my last agency job that I'm still using lol. If I lose it or need to update it I agree, it's so easy to make one. Most people at check in for airlines dont know what they are really looking for, used to know a freelancer I would work with occasionally who had a QR code on his media badge link to a google image search result of an Orange, so yeah it's a totally underrated thing to have once travelling with gear becomes more frequent.

Do you mean the Sony batteries or the Vmount batteries? The Vmount batteries are rated at 98wh so they are airline safe. Anything above that I think they limit you on the number of batteries you can bring. And yeah I agree the top handle for the FX3 is really flimsy, the problem is finding a good way to pack it since it’s such an awkward shape, been traveling with the FX3 top handle attached and had no problems yet!

@@Cinovamedia No lithium batts are allowed to be checked in . Yes 98WH you can have as many as the airline will allow, weight wise , 100WH up to 160WH you are allowed 2 , over 160WH cant take on the plane. But these limits are for cabin baggage , you cant put them in the hold ie check in baggage

@@robinprobyn1971 yes of course! Our Vmounts are being stored in the smaller carry on pelicans, our bigger pelicans that are gonna be checked in are only used for our lights/grip gear.

@@Cinovamedia Roger that , sorry , just wanted to advert a problem , alot of folk still don't know these rules and end up on location with no batteries ,cos they have been taken out ! Also potentially a big fine .

These vlogs are a little behind cause I’ve been busy but the shoot was in Vail Colorado!

Yeah, that’s true, whenever I can get the weight to 50lbs the better. I have a media badge but depending on how much we bring per shoot the other people traveling with me don’t have a media badge, or in case I’m running late etc someone can check a bag for me. Gonna have to make some media badges for the people who are gonna travel with me cause we also have a big tube for light stands and a rock-n-roller cart we use to travel with as well.

After using the sigma 24-70 on the FX3 I can def notice it’s less accurate than my Sony Gmaster 24-70mm mk1 good for most scenarios but I notice sometimes it randomly loses focus, doesn’t happen all the time but I feel like I gotta babysit the camera more ready to hit touch focus when it focuses on other things. The 70-200mm seems to do good the autofocus is a lot faster than my personal 70-200mm mk1 on our shoot it did randomly lose focus in an interview setting, wasn’t the end of the world and I had the producer be the cam op so he was able to fix that very quick. I’ve never heard of the falcon eyes lights, are they bright? Big reason for bringing the aputure 300X is that it’s pretty bright and can work with soft boxes etc.

Nice to meet you! Not gonna lie, I paid for AOD...havent even taken a single module yet, I got solely for the purpose of networking with other filmmakers and getting additional work. crazy how it paid for itself so quick!

It's certainly a nice kit not perfect but for standard shoots it's pretty much got everything covered, I've seen a few people save some space by not using the aputure bag it comes with and packing the lights with foam inserts and cutouts, the main reason for now I'm not doing it is strictly because...the people at the airport do not care about your luggage at all, it gets thrown and banged around and the bag seems to protect the light pretty well inside of the pelican, I also like the freedom of being able to pack more things into the case as when you use a foam or trekpak insert you lose a little bit of space, atleast this way if I needed to I can pack this case really tightly with random accessories like stingers, grip heads etc. and not have to worry about rearranging inserts for different shoots, I'm very fluid with this system, especially as we figure out the range of shoots we will be doing the way I pack things could change, I'm always learning myself. Pro tip: get a media badge for travel! It will save you with overage fees or extra bag fees, super easy to make one in photoshop and then laminate it, I'm about to create some for the rest of the team that will travel with me to help with checking bags and other luggage.

@@Cinovamedia That makes a lot of sense! I'm always switching up the way my packs are depending on the job, so I might go the same route... And yes, I'm definitely going to be making a media badge for travel!

In our kit we added a pair of sennheiser MKE 600's, we use those as our main "boom" mics for interviews, if I need natural sound, I usually just use the onboard mics on the FX3 for audio, it's decent in a pinch and since alot of these projects require quick setup from gimbal to handheld to tripod most times I run the FX3 stripped down without any accessories to save on time. If we are using boom mics for like an interview we just plug it right into the XLR top handle so we dont waste time syncing audio.

In video production my mindset is to have a backup of every key item I will need, if a camera were to die on me or a light were to stop working I make sure to keep some sort of backup or other piece of gear to help make up for it. Sometimes I overpack but it’s all a learning process, it’s always better to overpack than underpack in my opinion.

I have two! They just happen to look exactly the same haha

Thanks man! I appreciate you watching!