Oliver Daniel

Off topic - did you ever get the other music video edited shot with the FS7 you talked about a slower music band version  would love to see it.

Canon will announce 56,312 cameras at NAB. 
3 of them will shoot 4k. 
2 will have higher frame rates. 
1 of them will be affordable. 
On the other stand, Blackmagic will steal all the thunder again. They release the "URSA Pocket" that can actually transform into a full-size URSA if you stick it at the front of one with a HDMi connection. It also has mini wheels as a pointless gimmick.

Canon will announce 56,312 cameras at NAB. 
3 of them will shoot 4k. 
2 will have higher frame rates. 
1 of them will be affordable. 
On the other stand, Blackmagic will steal all the thunder again. They release the "URSA Pocket" that can actually transform into a full-size URSA if you stick it at the front of one with a HDMi connection. It also has mini wheels as a pointless gimmick.

The first music video I shot on FS7 and edited on FCPX is now available to see. 
The features of the camera were to use 4k 50fps to punch in and slow down the footage at certain moments, and use the 150fps in 1080p for dramatic effect. I don't think this video shows off the resolution/colour as such - but the creative options available with higher frame rates (lacking so badly in all things Canon). 
The brief was to go with a unique, dark, grungy, imperfect and grainy look to suit the intensity of the track - this is very much an "editors" video and it might give you a headache - it's flashing all over the place!
The GH3 was used on the projection scenes. We ran out of budget. 
I have a 2nd video being edited now which is a pop track with a Maltese singer - this one is looking beautiful. It shows all the best features of the FS7. Out in 2 weeks. 
My opinion on the camera.... best camera release since I can remember. Still, the menus and buttons are crap. Can't have it all!
Watch now and protect your ears!!!
 
 

Yeh nice work One of the more creative heavy metal music videos Ive seen. What lenses did you use?
Also can you tell me anything about how you create the transitions?

Can you punch in on the footage to 100% HD size with out any loss.. I ask this as i just watched a vidio on this camera and the guy from Sony was saying you should never zoom in the 4k footage as it destroys it.. This is one of the main features i like about 4K that i am doing everyday now. So was wondering if that is a problem with their code for compression that it can not be zoomed in with out problems?
Thinking about this camera myself need to save up some first but i want to zoom in to HD size when exporting in HD.
I watched some of your other videos to i like what you are doing.

This was very good. Good music also. Thumbs up! 
Doesn't play in Germany, due to unsolved copyright something. Had to install Firefox and an addon to see it. Was worth the trouble.

That slo-mo looks niiiice.

Nice work mate. Fixed the embed.

The first music video I shot on FS7 and edited on FCPX is now available to see. 
The features of the camera were to use 4k 50fps to punch in and slow down the footage at certain moments, and use the 150fps in 1080p for dramatic effect. I don't think this video shows off the resolution/colour as such - but the creative options available with higher frame rates (lacking so badly in all things Canon). 
The brief was to go with a unique, dark, grungy, imperfect and grainy look to suit the intensity of the track - this is very much an "editors" video and it might give you a headache - it's flashing all over the place!
The GH3 was used on the projection scenes. We ran out of budget. 
I have a 2nd video being edited now which is a pop track with a Maltese singer - this one is looking beautiful. It shows all the best features of the FS7. Out in 2 weeks. 
My opinion on the camera.... best camera release since I can remember. Still, the menus and buttons are crap. Can't have it all!
Watch now and protect your ears!!!
 
 

The first music video I shot on FS7 and edited on FCPX is now available to see. 
The features of the camera were to use 4k 50fps to punch in and slow down the footage at certain moments, and use the 150fps in 1080p for dramatic effect. I don't think this video shows off the resolution/colour as such - but the creative options available with higher frame rates (lacking so badly in all things Canon). 
The brief was to go with a unique, dark, grungy, imperfect and grainy look to suit the intensity of the track - this is very much an "editors" video and it might give you a headache - it's flashing all over the place!
The GH3 was used on the projection scenes. We ran out of budget. 
I have a 2nd video being edited now which is a pop track with a Maltese singer - this one is looking beautiful. It shows all the best features of the FS7. Out in 2 weeks. 
My opinion on the camera.... best camera release since I can remember. Still, the menus and buttons are crap. Can't have it all!
Watch now and protect your ears!!!
 
 

The first music video I shot on FS7 and edited on FCPX is now available to see. 
The features of the camera were to use 4k 50fps to punch in and slow down the footage at certain moments, and use the 150fps in 1080p for dramatic effect. I don't think this video shows off the resolution/colour as such - but the creative options available with higher frame rates (lacking so badly in all things Canon). 
The brief was to go with a unique, dark, grungy, imperfect and grainy look to suit the intensity of the track - this is very much an "editors" video and it might give you a headache - it's flashing all over the place!
The GH3 was used on the projection scenes. We ran out of budget. 
I have a 2nd video being edited now which is a pop track with a Maltese singer - this one is looking beautiful. It shows all the best features of the FS7. Out in 2 weeks. 
My opinion on the camera.... best camera release since I can remember. Still, the menus and buttons are crap. Can't have it all!
Watch now and protect your ears!!!
 
 

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It's incredible how many people ignore the importance of lighting when making "filmic" images, or any images for that matter. Lighting is more important than the camera, it can make the image of a "sub-standard" camera look much better than "the best camera ever" that was used without additional lighting.  Obviously. 
Sony A7S is the best choice IMO (for your needs). Regardless of its's high sensitivity, don't ignore a set of lights either  

I told you FCPX is a beast! 
I know you mentioned in the article that it's way different than FCP7 and other edit programs, which put you off, but the way it's different is the best thing about it. It's actually modernised where other programs haven't dared to change with the times.
FCPX was an idea ahead of its time on release, and now it's matured into the edit program of the future. In comparison, FCP7 is a rotting old dinosaur... It feels really, really old now. 
You can also work a lot faster on FCPX than other edit programs. The design is so simple and intuitive, making changes is an absolute breeze and you can focus on being creative. On top of that the features are very well done - syncing, multi-cam, media management, transcoding.... And if you don't like the magnetic timeline you can just do it the old boring way. 
Plugin support is also immense. Pixel Film Studios, MotionVFX, Crumplepop, Red Giant... Just to name a few. 
Those who dismiss FCPX need there head feeling. I learnt it in an hour. So can you Andrew. There is no going back.  

That's exactly correct. You definitely have to have a different mind set from the traditional track based editing to wrap your head around FCPX. Aside from the GUI looking like imovie, which hopefully we've all gotten over, there is a ton going on under the hood. The implementation of meta-data is unprecedented. Third party Apps, such as Lumber Jack, incredible. The speed at which you can edit is pretty amazing. Built-in Plural Eyes for synching double system sound, the use of roles for exporting stems, the timeline index, which is simply brilliant. Sorry, got carried away there, it's not that I don't like Premiere, it's a great editor, but FCPX is built around a completely different concept in video editing. Not to mention, you're not leasing the software month to month, which has nothing to do with it's editing capability, but Adobe's way is something I want no part of personally.

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It's incredible how many people ignore the importance of lighting when making "filmic" images, or any images for that matter. Lighting is more important than the camera, it can make the image of a "sub-standard" camera look much better than "the best camera ever" that was used without additional lighting.  Obviously. 
Sony A7S is the best choice IMO (for your needs). Regardless of its's high sensitivity, don't ignore a set of lights either  

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It's incredible how many people ignore the importance of lighting when making "filmic" images, or any images for that matter. Lighting is more important than the camera, it can make the image of a "sub-standard" camera look much better than "the best camera ever" that was used without additional lighting.  Obviously. 
Sony A7S is the best choice IMO (for your needs). Regardless of its's high sensitivity, don't ignore a set of lights either  

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It's incredible how many people ignore the importance of lighting when making "filmic" images, or any images for that matter. Lighting is more important than the camera, it can make the image of a "sub-standard" camera look much better than "the best camera ever" that was used without additional lighting.  Obviously. 
Sony A7S is the best choice IMO (for your needs). Regardless of its's high sensitivity, don't ignore a set of lights either  

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It's incredible how many people ignore the importance of lighting when making "filmic" images, or any images for that matter. Lighting is more important than the camera, it can make the image of a "sub-standard" camera look much better than "the best camera ever" that was used without additional lighting.  Obviously. 
Sony A7S is the best choice IMO (for your needs). Regardless of its's high sensitivity, don't ignore a set of lights either  

It's unfortunate not to see any mention of Final Cut Pro X in this article. 
The release of the new design troubled many Final Cut Pro 7 users, but the majority who were annoyed at the drastic changes seem not to have experienced what it is like today. 
You should definitely try FCPX as it's grown into an incredible program that is very intuitive, easy and fast to use, has top notch pulgin support and most of all - makes editing fun and leaves more time to be more creative.
I've also heard several editors mention that the quality of the exported files from FCPX are much better than those from Premiere. I know that Noam Kroll did a blog post about it. 
I recommend that you get into FCPX Andrew, as it sounds like you are not satisfied with Premiere. The bad press it got on release is irrelevant now. It is absolutely fantastic now. More editors need to wake up!!  

It's unfortunate not to see any mention of Final Cut Pro X in this article. 
The release of the new design troubled many Final Cut Pro 7 users, but the majority who were annoyed at the drastic changes seem not to have experienced what it is like today. 
You should definitely try FCPX as it's grown into an incredible program that is very intuitive, easy and fast to use, has top notch pulgin support and most of all - makes editing fun and leaves more time to be more creative.
I've also heard several editors mention that the quality of the exported files from FCPX are much better than those from Premiere. I know that Noam Kroll did a blog post about it. 
I recommend that you get into FCPX Andrew, as it sounds like you are not satisfied with Premiere. The bad press it got on release is irrelevant now. It is absolutely fantastic now. More editors need to wake up!!  

It's unfortunate not to see any mention of Final Cut Pro X in this article. 
The release of the new design troubled many Final Cut Pro 7 users, but the majority who were annoyed at the drastic changes seem not to have experienced what it is like today. 
You should definitely try FCPX as it's grown into an incredible program that is very intuitive, easy and fast to use, has top notch pulgin support and most of all - makes editing fun and leaves more time to be more creative.
I've also heard several editors mention that the quality of the exported files from FCPX are much better than those from Premiere. I know that Noam Kroll did a blog post about it. 
I recommend that you get into FCPX Andrew, as it sounds like you are not satisfied with Premiere. The bad press it got on release is irrelevant now. It is absolutely fantastic now. More editors need to wake up!!  

It's unfortunate not to see any mention of Final Cut Pro X in this article. 
The release of the new design troubled many Final Cut Pro 7 users, but the majority who were annoyed at the drastic changes seem not to have experienced what it is like today. 
You should definitely try FCPX as it's grown into an incredible program that is very intuitive, easy and fast to use, has top notch pulgin support and most of all - makes editing fun and leaves more time to be more creative.
I've also heard several editors mention that the quality of the exported files from FCPX are much better than those from Premiere. I know that Noam Kroll did a blog post about it. 
I recommend that you get into FCPX Andrew, as it sounds like you are not satisfied with Premiere. The bad press it got on release is irrelevant now. It is absolutely fantastic now. More editors need to wake up!!  

Hi Jimmy, I've only ever used the FS700 with the internal codec. I've used it countless times, but haven't experienced the full potential with the Odyssey. 
The dynamic range is superb though on the FS7, you can pull it around quite a lot in post, if exposed correctly. I didn't maximise the dynamic range as I slightly underexposed the image to retain the highlights in a location with bright light and dark shadows. It isn't raw though. 
It's much better than the FS700, however, don't think that this camera is a quick setup, small kind of thing. A lot of work needs to be done on set with profiles such as Slog3 and it also gets a bit heavy on the right arm after a while. My back & arm was destroyed after the shoot, had to get the girlfriend to rub it better! The FS700 is a lot lighter although a pain in the ass ergonomically.
Also, if using the Extension Module - you really need another person to help out. Once you add that thing on, this ain't no one man band!
 
 

It's heartbreaking seeing no one suggesting to avoid the picture profiles altogether.
PP - OFF!
go neutral creative style, dial down contrast to -3 and sharpening to -3 and set wb correctly.  then notch the 4 way wb adjustment away from green and towards magenta slightly.
shooting using the camera exposure meters and all will be good.  your editor will love the images.  s-log aint worth the time and effort in its current implementation on the a7s IMO