A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II at DVinfo.net

Gary Huff · January 30th, 2017, 09:32 AM

Shot this short documentary with the C300 Mark II in UHD. Clog2. Edited and graded in Premiere Pro CC.

Mark Dobson · January 31st, 2017, 11:25 AM

Solid bit of work Gary with pin sharp images. So much so that you can see tiny minute bits of dust on the equipment in the room.

He has a lot of objects in his man cave!

I'm a big fan of actuality sound and it would have been nice to have heard some of that rather than the continuous music bed. Was that his music?

How did you manage the moving shots in his studio? On some kind of stabilising rig?

Again - good short film.

Gary Huff · January 31st, 2017, 11:27 AM

Thanks, Mark! Yes, the music bed he composed himself. I tried to give him enough space to get some of the music in outside of the dialogue. I felt it would work better as a piece that showed a typical use of his music (underneath other audio) than give too much time to just music.

The moving shots are a Tokina 11-20 at around 12-14mm handheld and then judicious use of Warp Stabilizer. Now I have a Ronin-M, so this is the last piece where I do my "poor man's" gimbal shot.

Phil Goetz · January 31st, 2017, 07:22 PM

"Keep where you are, where you've been and where you are going in focus and you will be successful"

Svein Rune Skilnand · February 9th, 2017, 01:59 PM

Hi Gary.
That was a really nice piece. I enjoyed it.

May I ask what other glass you were using besides the Tokina lens?

Also as someone new to the C300MK2, shooting C- LOG2, where do you place your highlights and exposure in general? Are you using zebras?

Gary Huff · February 9th, 2017, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Svein Rune Skilnand

That was a really nice piece. I enjoyed it.

Thank you, Svein, glad you did!

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May I ask what other glass you were using besides the Tokina lens?

Canon 17-55, Canon 100mm Macro, Sigma 18-35 too I believe.

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Where do you place your highlights and exposure in general? Are you using zebras?

Depends on the scene. I try to never lose my highlights (which top off around 92IRE in Clog2). I never use zebras, I learned how to "see" a scene via the waveform monitor. I can't remember the exact values from this shoot (I'm currently deep into a lengthy shoot where I am exposing the Rec.709 Preset (WideDR) for final straight out of camera), but with this shoot I was trying to keep the scene as nicely balanced in the middle as possible, while protecting the highlights.

Some of this was shot after the release of the Clog3 firmware which tweaked Clog2 for less noise. Could tell a definite, if not groundbreaking, difference.

Andrew Smith · February 10th, 2017, 03:30 AM

Great stuff. Really enjoyed it.

Andrew

Gary Huff · February 10th, 2017, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Smith

Great stuff. Really enjoyed it.

Thanks, Andrew!

Svein Rune Skilnand · February 10th, 2017, 09:02 AM

Thanks for your replies Gary. I will try shooting CLOG2 tomorrow and see what results I come up with.

Dan Brockett · February 11th, 2017, 10:36 AM

Nice work as usual Gary. Was there a client or was this just a creative piece you decided to produce?

Gary Huff · February 12th, 2017, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Brockett

Nice work as usual Gary.

Thank you, Dan!

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Was there a client or was this just a creative piece you decided to produce?

I do these creative pieces to showcase my doc directing/shooting work and to keep my channel updated with fresh content.

Dan Brockett · February 13th, 2017, 09:43 PM

Nice Gary. If I get any work in the Austin area, I'll be sure to look you up, you are a talented guy.

Gary Huff · February 13th, 2017, 09:44 PM

Thanks, Dan! That means a lot!

January 30th, 2017, 09:32 AM	#1
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Shot this short documentary with the C300 Mark II in UHD. Clog2. Edited and graded in Premiere Pro CC. Days in the Life of a Film Composer on Vimeo

January 31st, 2017, 11:25 AM	#2
Mark Dobson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Horsham / United Kingdom Posts: 328	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Solid bit of work Gary with pin sharp images. So much so that you can see tiny minute bits of dust on the equipment in the room. He has a lot of objects in his man cave! I'm a big fan of actuality sound and it would have been nice to have heard some of that rather than the continuous music bed. Was that his music? How did you manage the moving shots in his studio? On some kind of stabilising rig? Again - good short film.

January 31st, 2017, 11:27 AM	#3
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Thanks, Mark! Yes, the music bed he composed himself. I tried to give him enough space to get some of the music in outside of the dialogue. I felt it would work better as a piece that showed a typical use of his music (underneath other audio) than give too much time to just music. The moving shots are a Tokina 11-20 at around 12-14mm handheld and then judicious use of Warp Stabilizer. Now I have a Ronin-M, so this is the last piece where I do my "poor man's" gimbal shot.

January 31st, 2017, 07:22 PM	#4
Phil Goetz Austinite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Posts: 550	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II "Keep where you are, where you've been and where you are going in focus and you will be successful"

February 9th, 2017, 01:59 PM	#5
Svein Rune Skilnand Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fidjeland, Norway Posts: 289	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Hi Gary. That was a really nice piece. I enjoyed it. May I ask what other glass you were using besides the Tokina lens? Also as someone new to the C300MK2, shooting C- LOG2, where do you place your highlights and exposure in general? Are you using zebras? __________________ SRS Media http://srsmedia.blogspot.no

February 10th, 2017, 03:30 AM	#7
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,066	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Great stuff. Really enjoyed it. Andrew

February 10th, 2017, 09:02 AM	#9
Svein Rune Skilnand Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fidjeland, Norway Posts: 289	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Thanks for your replies Gary. I will try shooting CLOG2 tomorrow and see what results I come up with. __________________ SRS Media http://srsmedia.blogspot.no

February 11th, 2017, 10:36 AM	#10
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Nice work as usual Gary. Was there a client or was this just a creative piece you decided to produce?

February 13th, 2017, 09:43 PM	#12
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Nice Gary. If I get any work in the Austin area, I'll be sure to look you up, you are a talented guy.

February 13th, 2017, 09:44 PM	#13
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: A Day in the Life of a Film Composer UHD C300 Mark II Thanks, Dan! That means a lot!