thank you! one of the only creators left still doing it for the art and proving value everyone else seems to have moved to selling courses and have gotten away from the art and content
When you upload a video I compare it to having a really bad headache then taking a pill to remove the pain that relief your is what your videos are like pain relief seriously man love your work ethos attitude and whole vibe keep rolling the tape brother ❤
2025…everything is boring anamorphic. Why I shoot 16k 360 video for RUclips. 2028 why virtual reality is cold and unauthentic and why I shoot 8mm film.
I love that you shoot film. But anamorphic is the best way to tell stories. To bring a human element in the the project, keep the imperfections. But 8mm is not the way forward. 16mm minimum.
@@jamie.dop_ I rarely shoot film for photos. When I do I enjoy it. I'm too poor to shoot film for video, nor would I want to. I was just highlight the trend treadmill.
@@whatnow5598 that's what cinematography is 😅 context. Visually information based on the story being told. Don't let the word “content” get you confused with social media fam lol
Pretty sure your comment is hard to misinterpret film bruh, and not incorrect at all. You were definitely giving "gear doesn't matter" vibes. My point was just challenging your 'high-level' philosophical stance, being choice of lighting, lenses and filters is obviously very important. Might want to show a little more of the good side of your personality when trolling for subs in other creator's comment's sections. Try educating, instead of insulting. : ) @@CineDailies
I gotta admit the lighting in this video is excellent. You are on a different track than I am. I shoot Multicam live theatre, concerts, and dance shows, but I did learn something and I did enjoy it.
Great to see fella. Been using the 35/50/85 Great Joys x1.8 and it’s just make you fall in love with video again. Chuffed to see you using them so beautifully. See ya :)
Good to see this face! You’re right chief, things are blurring into one. I’ve just bought a dirty Helios 44-2 to try switch things up. Looking forward to more videos with that anamorphic bro 😮❤
Dive is just a complete masterpiece. I've watched it probably ten times at least. The smooth contrast along with the anamorphic wide landscape view is what really sold it to me. One question remains though - and I actually watched the bts just for an answer to that question and was left without an answer: Who actually filmed you? Who was operating the camera and how closely did you instruct this person?
Thank you mate 👊🏻 His name is Oli Loughran, good friend of mine and we work regularly on corporate, other work. (Guy from my Jordan Petra Vlog) He’s a great camera operator
In terms of how closely I instructed him, almost every shot was completely storyboarded. So I was very clear on how I wanted it shot almost shot by shot. However Oli is a great operator and can take full initiative and I trust his instinct if he wants to play with it. Class bloke too
Cool video, I’d say the first and primary characteristic of anamorphic lenses is composition. It’s why cropping will never truly give an anamorphic composition…. If you back a camera up to give the same fov of an anamorphic lens, the perspective will be different… it’s the only thing you can’t fake about the anamorphic look, everything else can be added in post.
Good to see you back, man! Could you please also create a video to differentiate between the 'fake anamorphic' and 'lens anamorphic' vibes? Some people try to emulate the anamorphic look in videos artificially and claim that using an anamorphic lens is overkill.
Hey dude! Sure, I know a lot of people that have anamorphic emulation, and I think it actually works somewhat well. I just like to shoot like it. Glad to be back myself 😁
What I understood from your video is that anamorphic lenses have sharp centers and soft edges, vignetting occurs in the corners, and there is distortion as well. Essentially, the characteristics that we typically avoid with normal lenses are becoming defining features with these lenses.
These features are something that in recent times camera companies have tried to remove, making the image look a bit too perfect in my opinion. The main characteristics that people usually want is the squeeze to create the oval/stretched bokeh and Flares
You nailed it with the bottleneck comment. Everything has become so affordable (all things considered; still not cheap) and thus people are a lot harder to impress. You feel now the only way to stand out is to aim for more of the "imperfect". Some of the footage that I have shot recently that people have complimented me on was shot on old vintage lenses.
I've loved anarmorphic lenses since i got into cameras, its so good that now average people can afford them ! I've currently got the Sirui apsc ones as when i got them there was no full frame ones, defo going to change them up for the full frame ones soon
The digital agencies will insist that it is all about a massive square / vertical framed image (to fill a lazy viewer's mobile screen) to get any traction (hot tip: false metrics and they lie by emphasizing a doom scroll 1 second appearance over an actual engaged audience that watches and absorbs the craft) I am constantly pushing back on vertical/square framing but, right now, it is like trying to hold back the tide. "if the shot doesn't fill the frame the audience wont watch it " they say (bs) There is a place for square and vertical - pieces to camera actually arent too bad - and food shot close and crunchy in 6k open gate for reframing actually works ok - but when the agency insists on cropping epic drone and gimbal landscape shots to vertical (killing all 3d and epicness of the shot just to obey the metrics) and don't even register the compromiiuse - then you can only throw your hands up in despair. So the timing on this video was great VERTICAL VIDEO MUST DIE!!!
You might be really interested in rear anamorphic lenses. you'll get the character, without the flares. Laowa also has a rear PL anamorphic adapter that you can use on spherical lenses. You have to use PL lenses, and they can't have protruding rear elements (so you can't use the nisi athenas for example.
sadly with tic toc /reels & now You tube shorts revolution I think we as film makers really do have to think more about our look of our films , there is a total overload of video content now & doing something simple 5 years ago was cool & worked but now nobody gets excited about what we do . So yeah I think the anamorphic look does make our footage look different & stand out..
James, bother of UK flavor: I subscribe to the vibe, _the personality,_ that is why you are irreplaceable here on platform!! In 1970’s Star Trek TV series, the special effects were corny as heck, but no one cared because it was the characters they loved. Same with your flame! Cheers always from the States, good mate! P.S., my favorite vintage TV show from the UK was _Absolutely Fabulous._ Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley were lovely. Priceless Dah-ling!
James I’m surprised you say this because it’s never about the look it’s about the story and you are a very good storyteller the look really doesn’t matter the heart of the message and how you betray it is key it can be done on anything and that’s the acid test of a great filmmaker I love your channel just create mate you’re good you’re an inspiration, i’m not sure if this is a sponsored video but I use adaptive glass which is Russian and a Sony camera and it creates a beautiful look but only a look that I’m interested in betraying because of the story, Sony with Russian glass is amazing or any antique glass but story is King you know that more than me
it's the color grade too. Everyone is using the same film color powergrade in davinci. Easiest tell is the insane amounts of halation from the film simulation. Great video though, you hit the nail on the head.
Might help lighting eyes of you took your cap off and got rid of the shade on your face. Put on backwards to get the Mckinnon vibe. Love anamorhic on my gopro. Great post.
I'm personally not really concerned with that. My clients arent tapped into the videography things as I personally am. ''Gee, I really wish you would have went with anamorphic because everybody be shooting that same clinical full-frame look nowadays'' is really not what I would ever get from a client. But then again, sometimes I feel like this has become to much simply as a job for me, not that much a passion anymore. Lost my excitement on it. I dont know, I just confused myself writing this. Be well everybody.
Very informative video. Thanks for explaining your process and how these lenses work. I don't like the lighting in this video and you look like you are reading from a teleprompter and not making eye contact with the camera lens.
lol kus alot of creators arent actual cinematographers, or actually have real technical abilities when it comes to lighting and they are just hype beast going after what's hot! thats why 90% of all youtube filmmakers stuff all LOOK THE SAME
I dont care about anamorphic but i shoot everything in open gate. This makes my stuff looking different because all influencers use crappy sony cameras and sony cant do open gate🤣🤣🤣🤣 by the way anamorphic without open gate looks like shit.
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Damn it feels good to have regular videos back 😏
Missed you bruv.
thank you! one of the only creators left still doing it for the art and proving value everyone else seems to have moved to selling courses and have gotten away from the art and content
MATE! I haven’t seen a video from you in ages!!! I’m so glad you popped up in my feed!
When you upload a video I compare it to having a really bad headache then taking a pill to remove the pain that relief your is what your videos are like pain relief seriously man love your work ethos attitude and whole vibe keep rolling the tape brother ❤
Hahaha glad to prescribe you with some pain relief bossman 👌🏻
2025…everything is boring anamorphic. Why I shoot 16k 360 video for RUclips. 2028 why virtual reality is cold and unauthentic and why I shoot 8mm film.
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I love that you shoot film. But anamorphic is the best way to tell stories. To bring a human element in the the project, keep the imperfections. But 8mm is not the way forward. 16mm minimum.
@@jamie.dop_ I rarely shoot film for photos. When I do I enjoy it. I'm too poor to shoot film for video, nor would I want to. I was just highlight the trend treadmill.
Why I shoot Daguerreotype in 2030 😱🤯
your image will stand out once the substance of the content stands out.
uhhh pretty sure cinematography is pretty important too m8 :P
@@whatnow5598 that's what cinematography is 😅 context. Visually information based on the story being told. Don't let the word “content” get you confused with social media fam lol
Pretty sure your comment is hard to misinterpret film bruh, and not incorrect at all. You were definitely giving "gear doesn't matter" vibes. My point was just challenging your 'high-level' philosophical stance, being choice of lighting, lenses and filters is obviously very important. Might want to show a little more of the good side of your personality when trolling for subs in other creator's comment's sections. Try educating, instead of insulting. : ) @@CineDailies
Agreed. 1:58
bro we need more videos from you
Regulars are back my dude. Hope youre well!
So happy to see you back!!!!!
Ayeee thanks Emily! Hope you're well
Good seeing ya back brotha
I gotta admit the lighting in this video is excellent. You are on a different track than I am. I shoot Multicam live theatre, concerts, and dance shows, but I did learn something and I did enjoy it.
Thank you mate 👊🏻
WE HAVE MISSED U JIMMMY
Ahhhh Mickkyyyy
Great to see fella. Been using the 35/50/85 Great Joys x1.8 and it’s just make you fall in love with video again. Chuffed to see you using them so beautifully. See ya :)
Hey Dude, yeah its like shooting for the first time all over again almost for me. Definitely going to look into the 1.8x's
@@Jamesmatthews welcome to borrow them anytime! Obviously pro mist on front as well for that soft tasty loooook!
Good to see you bag bro 🤝🏼
Good to see you back James. I hope all is well mate.
All good here my guy! hope life/work is going well mate
@@Jamesmatthews glad to hear it. Life is good man🙏
Good to see this face!
You’re right chief, things are blurring into one. I’ve just bought a dirty Helios 44-2 to try switch things up.
Looking forward to more videos with that anamorphic bro 😮❤
Dive is just a complete masterpiece. I've watched it probably ten times at least. The smooth contrast along with the anamorphic wide landscape view is what really sold it to me. One question remains though - and I actually watched the bts just for an answer to that question and was left without an answer: Who actually filmed you? Who was operating the camera and how closely did you instruct this person?
Thank you mate 👊🏻 His name is Oli Loughran, good friend of mine and we work regularly on corporate, other work. (Guy from my Jordan Petra Vlog) He’s a great camera operator
In terms of how closely I instructed him, almost every shot was completely storyboarded. So I was very clear on how I wanted it shot almost shot by shot. However Oli is a great operator and can take full initiative and I trust his instinct if he wants to play with it. Class bloke too
Great episode- off to order some anamorphic glass now…. I’m one of those that LOVES the anamorphic extreme flare 😅
BIG JAMES!
I want to take one of your short films and turn it into a lego animation my question is do you want to watch it and if there is copyright thanks
Cool video, I’d say the first and primary characteristic of anamorphic lenses is composition. It’s why cropping will never truly give an anamorphic composition…. If you back a camera up to give the same fov of an anamorphic lens, the perspective will be different… it’s the only thing you can’t fake about the anamorphic look, everything else can be added in post.
Welcome back Blue ..... we are lucky people !
Good to see you back, man! Could you please also create a video to differentiate between the 'fake anamorphic' and 'lens anamorphic' vibes? Some people try to emulate the anamorphic look in videos artificially and claim that using an anamorphic lens is overkill.
Hey dude! Sure, I know a lot of people that have anamorphic emulation, and I think it actually works somewhat well. I just like to shoot like it. Glad to be back myself 😁
we need more content from you!
Regular videos are back mate, sit tight 👌🏻
These lens are definitely interesting. Someday.... Good video.
Yeah they're pukka
it´s funny to see this video after watching your old video where you talking about why you using just two old canon lenses 😁
What I understood from your video is that anamorphic lenses have sharp centers and soft edges, vignetting occurs in the corners, and there is distortion as well. Essentially, the characteristics that we typically avoid with normal lenses are becoming defining features with these lenses.
These features are something that in recent times camera companies have tried to remove, making the image look a bit too perfect in my opinion. The main characteristics that people usually want is the squeeze to create the oval/stretched bokeh and Flares
You nailed it with the bottleneck comment. Everything has become so affordable (all things considered; still not cheap) and thus people are a lot harder to impress. You feel now the only way to stand out is to aim for more of the "imperfect". Some of the footage that I have shot recently that people have complimented me on was shot on old vintage lenses.
I've loved anarmorphic lenses since i got into cameras, its so good that now average people can afford them ! I've currently got the Sirui apsc ones as when i got them there was no full frame ones, defo going to change them up for the full frame ones soon
The digital agencies will insist that it is all about a massive square / vertical framed image (to fill a lazy viewer's mobile screen) to get any traction (hot tip: false metrics and they lie by emphasizing a doom scroll 1 second appearance over an actual engaged audience that watches and absorbs the craft)
I am constantly pushing back on vertical/square framing but, right now, it is like trying to hold back the tide. "if the shot doesn't fill the frame the audience wont watch it " they say (bs)
There is a place for square and vertical - pieces to camera actually arent too bad - and food shot close and crunchy in 6k open gate for reframing actually works ok - but when the agency insists on cropping epic drone and gimbal landscape shots to vertical (killing all 3d and epicness of the shot just to obey the metrics) and don't even register the compromiiuse - then you can only throw your hands up in despair.
So the timing on this video was great
VERTICAL VIDEO MUST DIE!!!
You might be really interested in rear anamorphic lenses. you'll get the character, without the flares. Laowa also has a rear PL anamorphic adapter that you can use on spherical lenses. You have to use PL lenses, and they can't have protruding rear elements (so you can't use the nisi athenas for example.
sadly with tic toc /reels & now You tube shorts revolution I think we as film makers really do have to think more about our look of our films , there is a total overload of video content now & doing something simple 5 years ago was cool & worked but now nobody gets excited about what we do . So yeah I think the anamorphic look does make our footage look different & stand out..
James, bother of UK flavor: I subscribe to the vibe, _the personality,_ that is why you are irreplaceable here on platform!! In 1970’s Star Trek TV series, the special effects were corny as heck, but no one cared because it was the characters they loved. Same with your flame! Cheers always from the States, good mate!
P.S., my favorite vintage TV show from the UK was _Absolutely Fabulous._ Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley were lovely. Priceless Dah-ling!
Haha sending you some love over stateside mate 🦅👊🏻
I didn't see anyone going anamorphic yet
Check out Michal Palikot, Jakob Nordin, Of Two Lands. Their work is great
James I’m surprised you say this because it’s never about the look it’s about the story and you are a very good storyteller the look really doesn’t matter the heart of the message and how you betray it is key it can be done on anything and that’s the acid test of a great filmmaker I love your channel just create mate you’re good you’re an inspiration, i’m not sure if this is a sponsored video but I use adaptive glass which is Russian and a Sony camera and it creates a beautiful look but only a look that I’m interested in betraying because of the story, Sony with Russian glass is amazing or any antique glass but story is King you know that more than me
it's the color grade too. Everyone is using the same film color powergrade in davinci. Easiest tell is the insane amounts of halation from the film simulation. Great video though, you hit the nail on the head.
Listen a very smart guy. Thanks for video. Rebel Moon Scifi was film with blazing number of anamorphic flares.
Great video - I love your accent. Being "unda' wo'ah" sounds great :)
Nice, thanks. (I ‘think’ the pin cushion can be changed - to straight or barrel - in DaVinci).
Yeah correcting it is totally possible, but you lose some frame real estate :)
@@Jamesmatthews good point. I didn't know that part. Tx.
Welcome back dad
I hope it spurs people away from vertical video ... I miss that cinematic aspect ratio and worry we are becoming short term content addicts
Couldnt agree more
what adapter did you use to mount the lens on your black magic 6 k pro and did you use the full frame black magic or the apsc model
fuck yeah !!
you are back!!
Brotheerr! I'm here for ALL your work and one day I'll get an opportunity to work with you. Keeping on the grind and looking forward to it 😁
Thanks my dude! 👊🏻
I was just thinking this with video editing. I want my own style
I miss you James!
Might help lighting eyes of you took your cap off and got rid of the shade on your face. Put on backwards to get the Mckinnon vibe. Love anamorhic on my gopro. Great post.
Thanks dude, yeah cap makes a big difference
this is really helpfull video mate you are really sope i like your videos mate
Thanks Mate 👌🏻
I'm personally not really concerned with that. My clients arent tapped into the videography things as I personally am. ''Gee, I really wish you would have went with anamorphic because everybody be shooting that same clinical full-frame look nowadays'' is really not what I would ever get from a client. But then again, sometimes I feel like this has become to much simply as a job for me, not that much a passion anymore. Lost my excitement on it. I dont know, I just confused myself writing this. Be well everybody.
Very informative video. Thanks for explaining your process and how these lenses work. I don't like the lighting in this video and you look like you are reading from a teleprompter and not making eye contact with the camera lens.
I miss your videos.
antique lenses too yo!
lol kus alot of creators arent actual cinematographers, or actually have real technical abilities when it comes to lighting and they are just hype beast going after what's hot! thats why 90% of all youtube filmmakers stuff all LOOK THE SAME
missed u g
You too bruva 👊🏻
Anamorphic, i am out again. The frameing don't match with my vision. It was a stressful expirience for my brain.
just because
Ahh old Peter the Geezer eh…
Everyone bought Sony's. Kinda' inevitable that soon, everyones work would start to look the same.
where the f*ck you been man? lol
Cooking bro ;)
I dont care about anamorphic but i shoot everything in open gate. This makes my stuff looking different because all influencers use crappy sony cameras and sony cant do open gate🤣🤣🤣🤣 by the way anamorphic without open gate looks like shit.