Flamingo dancers (Seville, Spain)

DMKAlex wrote:

Markr041 wrote:

I liked what you did here. As a shooter of live street musicians, I know the challenges of making interesting and high-quality videos from live events that one finds accidently.

In particular, I liked the cuts from full body dancer to close-ups of the feet movements and the slow zooms to focus on the face. You kept up with the unpredictable movements of the dancer well. The musicians are well-exposed, given the backlighting. The one issue is the blown-out background (I hate it when the street musicians perform in the shade on a sunny day).

This is an equipment forum. Tell us what you shot with - the mics, the camera, the lens, the picture profile (did you use a log profile to maximize dynamic range?). Were the zooms done in post, or using the lens? Why is the video HD and not 4K?

Tell us more.

Thank you for the compliments. The video was shot in 4K. I am traveling with my antiquated HP8470p. Exporting in 4K would take too long and too hot. I am afraid to burn the machine when I still have another week here in Europe. I will recompile it in 4K when I get home.

I am not much of an equipment guy. Basic GH5 with P/L 12-60mm on a CPL and gimbel. I lucked out. I was able to sit myself in the first row of a step for the entire session.

Thanks. Did you use Vlog L and convert in post, to maximize dynamic range and possibly eliminate the blown-out background? Or just REC709?