mercer Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 6:01 PM, PannySVHS said: Oh, Glenn, unless you already know this film, I got a monster of a BW film for you to check out. It´s a true beast of cinematic art, a BW monster. Let´s start this as a guess what thing. HInt: futuristic middle ages, overlong, a helluva ride. One thing important as well: I think you are the perfect indie and maybe more cinematographer. You should find a director and writer with appreciation for Arri Like Canon RAW and the master of its art and color- Original CanonRAW Gee Mercer!:) Expand Thanks Marty, but I’m really just a writer who wants to film some of my own material. I definitely don’t have the confidence, or desire really, or time for that matter, to film someone else’s work. My goal is to be a competent enough operator, editor, and colorist that my films don’t look completely like amateur backyard films, while still keeping the spirit and DIY aspect of the run and gun filmmaking I grew up working on. Are you thinking, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure... oh wait that wasn’t in Black & White... lol. Pi? On 1/5/2018 at 6:15 PM, Goose said: Some great examples on this thread; learning a lot. I love B&W and have been playing with the L Monochrome mode on my GX80: Expand Nice samples, the GX80/85 is a great camera for B&W. L.Monochrome really has a film look to it like it was designed. Any video samples? PannySVHS and TrueIndigo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thanks mercer. I also think the L monochrome mode has a great film look to it. I have an old Olympus OM SP SLR which I must load up with some film and see how it compares! No video yet, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 6:20 PM, mercer said: Thanks Marty, but I’m really just a writer who wants to film some of my own material. I definitely don’t have the confidence, or desire really, or time for that matter, to film someone else’s work. My goal is to be a competent enough operator, editor, and colorist that my films don’t look completely like amateur backyard films, while still keeping the spirit and DIY aspect of the run and gun filmmaking I grew up working on. Expand Your work shows some awesome spirit and super fine skill. I was just hoping for some manpower to carry the lights for you and to cater the actors, that´s all Bill n Ted in BW, no, that one deserves to be in color:) No, it´s this monster of a BW masterpiece and milestone of achievement. See the dvdbaver screenshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 7:05 PM, PannySVHS said: Your work shows some awesome spirit and super fine skill. I was just hoping for some manpower to carry the lights for you and to cater the actors, that´s all Bill n Ted in BW, no, that one deserves to be in color:) No, it´s this monster of a BW masterpiece and milestone of achievement. See the dvdbaver screenshot: Expand Hard to be a God... interesting... I’ve never heard of this film, but it looks awesome with a really cool premise. I really appreciate your constant support Marty... you’re the best member of this damn forum. Carry lights... lights? Let’s not get too fancy Marty... if it doesn’t attach to a cold shoe, I probably won’t be using it... only available and practical light for me... LOL. webrunner5 and PannySVHS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spgreen65 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Marty, what movie is that from? Joan of Arc? PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 7:41 PM, Spgreen65 said: Marty, what movie is that from? Joan of Arc? Expand Well, that one is the no.1 milestone right there, thank you for pointing out! The films title is Hard to be a God from 2013, not the rather conventional 1989 version. That film is a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 6:38 PM, Goose said: Thanks mercer. I also think the L monochrome mode has a great film look to it. I have an old Olympus OM SP SLR which I must load up with some film and see how it compares! No video yet, sorry. Expand Thanks for posting, Goose... It would be really maverick of you to post some video when you get a chance. Lol. L.monochrome and IBIS is one of the only things I miss about the GX85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 7:23 PM, mercer said: I really appreciate your constant support Marty... you’re the best member of this damn forum. Expand After you, my friend!:) On 1/5/2018 at 9:27 PM, mercer said: Thanks for posting, Goose... It would be really maverick of you to post some video when you get a chance. Lol. Expand @Goose I second that!:) mercer and Goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 I feel the need... the need for L.Monochrome. Goose, webrunner5 and PannySVHS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spgreen65 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 8:14 PM, PannySVHS said: Well, that one is the no.1 milestone right there, thank you for pointing out! The films title is Hard to be a God from 2013, not the rather conventional 1989 version. That film is a beast! Expand Cool, I will check that one out. Never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted January 6, 2018 Super Members Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 10:53 PM, mercer said: I feel the need... the need for L.Monochrome. Expand Ive had the M9 Monochrome. It was nice. But I couldn't justify it when film is easy to obtain and develop at home. And the Leica M8 without an IR filter produces almost as nice looking B&Ws. mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat33 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I tried out some b&w last year for a short vignette. mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I thought this one you did is really excellent! And on a EM1, I would have never guessed the camera! PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat33 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 3:54 AM, webrunner5 said: I thought this one you did is really excellent! And on a EM1, I would have never guessed the camera! Expand Thanks. The E-M1 has such nice ergonomics and Oly colours, and back then was the only player with IBIS which was great shooting on a rolling boat ? PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yeah @mat33 really nice work. I just watched some of your DB videos and they look great. Was your B&W Video shot on that as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat33 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thanks, @mercer the DB does have a sweet image but the b&w was on a Leica SL that I was trying out. mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingerson Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I just shot my first short in BW, love the way it captures light. So glad my camera LCD could show BW when shooting. Straight from timeline (proxies, so very heavily compressed) and a simple BW LUT. mercer and PannySVHS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Hartman Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 4:13 AM, Ingerson said: I just shot my first short in BW, love the way it captures light. So glad my camera LCD could show BW when shooting. Straight from timeline (proxies, so very heavily compressed) and a simple BW LUT. Expand Actually, metering in black and white shows your luminance and contrast ratios way better than the distraction of color. Sometimes I'll switch to a b&w profile in camera on tricky exposure situations for metering then switch back to color for recording. I never shoot in b&w in camera. I always handle that in post because I feel the tools are sophisticated enough now to replicate a faithful conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 @mercer have you tried using it with filmconvert ? Filmconvert’s b&w conversion with Canon Raw looks crazy PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I shoot B & W a lot. Combining short films, music videos and tests I have about 25 B & W videos on vimeo right now. I'm shooting my next feature in B & W. Here's the most recent short: I even used music from one of my all-time favorite films, Night of the Living Dead. This is the second B & W video of my daughter set to music from that movie. Eraserhead is my favorite example of B & W cinematography, and my favorite lighting in any movie as well. mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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