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Anderson West
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2013
I am a Director / DP based in Stoke on Trent, England. I share my thoughts on filmmaking, technology, and life.
This channel is for fellow filmmakers, enthusiasts, professionals, and tech nerds. It is a place for those who want to follow my filmmaking journey and hopefully laugh, cheer, cry, and be excited by the films I share.
Enjoy
Insta: films_by_aw
Web: www.andersonwest.co.uk
ZHIYUN MOLUS B500 REVIEW | A POWERFUL LIGHT FOR A BUDGET PRICE
Get the Molus B500 with a Black Friday discount from November 18th to December 31st, 2024, for $599.
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Here’s my review of the powerful and compact Zhiyun Molus B500 after using it for the last few months on several projects. Spoiler alert, it’s a good light with some quirks, but it’s great value for filmmakers.
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You can buy it from the link below: store.zhiyun-tech.com/products/molus-b-series?ref=kygnhwoq
Here’s my review of the powerful and compact Zhiyun Molus B500 after using it for the last few months on several projects. Spoiler alert, it’s a good light with some quirks, but it’s great value for filmmakers.
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For enquires: hello@andersonwest.co.uk
#zhiyun #Molus #B500 #Cinematography #budgetlight #filmmaking
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What would you do if you found £100k outside your door? | Me First | Comedy Short Film | Sony FX6
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6 Housemates have a dilemma after finding a bag of Cash on their doorstep. Starring: Georgia Pierce Rama Olombi Nathan Daly Ashleigh Evans Kristen Bate Rosie Landon Charlotte Bowen Written, Directed and Produced by me Director of Photography: Mark Kuczewski @thatcameranerd Location Sound and Sound Design: Kyle Martyn Clark Makeup Artist: Maria McClennan Gaffer and Camera Assistant: Stuart Swind...
The short film I was scared to make! | 7 times 7 times 7 - Behind the Scenes
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Three people on a bus stranded in the countryside, all connected by a previous tragic incident! After After 12 years of gathering dust in my scripts folder, my latest short film, 7 times 7 times 7, is finished. But without the fantastic crew and cast, this film would still be an idea in the back of my mind. Here’s a film showing the hard work and dedication that took to make this film. Behind T...
The Short Film That Almost Didn't Get Made ("7 times 7 times 7": Q&A with That Camera Nerd)
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In this video, me and Mark talk about my latest short film 7 times 7 times 7 (7x7x7) This week me and www.youtube.com/@UC-Y5EeIvjfMS5oS3yOhl8NA talk about my latest film 7x7x7. Join us for this part 2 of our conversation about our latest short films. You can watch Part 1 as we discuss Mark’s latest short film Exorcising Barry. th-cam.com/video/2QFz9g5hcxM/w-d-xo.html Watch the 7 times 7 Times 7...
A trip to the woods gets deadly! | You're Next | Short Horror Film | Red Komodo + Sirui Anamorphic
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A group of friends meeting up for their annual get-together is about to have a deadly, unexpected intruder. Starring: Kornelia Zygmunt Joe Pryor Mia Hulme Arvi Luna Javion Singh Isobel Fry Rama Olombi Written, Directed and Produced by me Director of Photography: Mark Kuczewski @thatcameranerd Location Sound and Sound Design: Kyle Martyn Clark Makeup Artist: Maria McClennan Gaffer and Camera Ass...
A Modern Adaptation of the Lord's Prayer | 7 times 7 times 7 | Drama Short Film Trailer
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7 times 7 times 7 | Short Film Trailer Check out how we made the film: th-cam.com/video/mpohFpYr8gI/w-d-xo.html And watch the Q&A between myself and That Camera Nerd, where we talk more about it: th-cam.com/video/GsXllVtCofo/w-d-xo.html On a desolate bus stranded in the darkness of a remote country road, three passengers - a grieving mother, a troubled young man, and a runaway girl - find their...
Zhiyun Cinepeer CF100 Review | A Powerful and Versatile Stick Light
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This is my review after using the CF100 for the last two months, with some examples of how I’ve used it. This 100W stick light has internal batteries and a max mode that allows for extra light output. If you want to buy the CF100, you can get 10% off by using this link. uk.zhiyun-tech.com/?ref=kygnhwoq 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - How Bright it is and comparison to another tube light 02:30 - What the ...
How we shot this Christmas film in 36 hours! | Behind the Scenes.
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In this video, I look at the process of making a short film in 36 Hours. Watch to find insights into how we made it, what the project was about, and how we made a location look great without any art department. And how shooting on Red Komodo with anamorphic lenses made a difference. For more info about Previs Pro: www.previspro.com/ You can watch "A Christmas Letter" here: th-cam.com/video/dTff...
Welcome to Films By AW
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Website: andersonwest.co.uk/ Email: hello@andersonwest.co.uk My social media films_by_aw
DJI SDR Transmission | Real world range and latency test
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In this video, we test out the DJI SDR Transmission’s range and latency and try to answer the question everyone is asking: Is the latency quick enough to pull focus? Watch and find out if it is. 00:00 Intro 01:17 - Info about the SDR 02:22 - Basic Latency test 03:14 - Real world Range test 07:15 - Is the Latency quick enough to pull focus? Link to buy the SDR in the UK: proav.co.uk/dji-sdr-tran...
From Cinematographer to Director | My Career Journey So Far!
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10% off all IFootage products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-iFootage 10% off all SWIT products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-SWIT Today is more of a personal video, as I wanted to talk about my career journey mainly why I chose to become a director and why I left trying to be a full-time Director of Photography behind. I hope you all enjoy it and join me on this TH-cam journ...
Cinematic Short Film | 7x7x7 Concept Trailer | Shot on Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro
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Three people are connected by a tragic accident that will change their lives forever. This is a concept trailer for my upcoming short film, 7x7x7. It was a Finalist in the 2023 Pitch Film Fund. You can learn more about The Pitch Film Fund here. www.enterthepitch.com/ I will be talking more about 7x7x7 in the coming months, so subscribe to see how the the development of the project from concept ...
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Full Frame vs Sony FX6 | Full Frame Shootout
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10% off all IFootage products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-iFootage 10% off all SWIT products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-SWIT In this camera comparison I shoot the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K and put that up against the Sony FX6. In this unscientific test, I shoot in both indoors and outdoor conditions. Let me know in the comments which image you prefer. Check out my Cin...
The perfect B Camera to an Alexa 35? | Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Review & Image comparison
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10% off all IFootage products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-iFootage 10% off all SWIT products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-SWIT In this video, I review the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, after using it for several months and buying one. I hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts about this powerful camera and how we used it alongside an Arri Alexa 35 on my most recent short film. ...
Blackmagic 6K Full Frame + DZOFilm Pavo 2 x Anamorphic (40mm & 75mm) - Test Footage
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10% off all IFootage products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-iFootage 10% off all SWIT products at proav.co.uk Discount Code: FILMSBYAW-SWIT Some test footage of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K combined with DZO's Pavo 2 x Anamorphics. Captured in 4096 x 3072 and desqueezed to a 8192 x 3072, so it's a wide one. A killer combo. Check out my full review of these lenses th-cam.com/video/7...
The Classic Hollywood Anamorphic Look in an Affordable Lens | DZOFilm Pavo 2 x Anamorphic Review
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How we made a Romantic Comedy | Behind the Scenes
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How we made a Romantic Comedy | Behind the Scenes
A young woman gets an unexpected gift at Christmas | A Christmas Letter | Short Film | Red Komodo
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A young woman gets an unexpected gift at Christmas | A Christmas Letter | Short Film | Red Komodo
Doing this will help your films get made!
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Vintage style Glass in a Modern Lens / DZOFilm Vespid Retro Review
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The Ideal Camera for Indie Filmmakers | Kinefinity Mavo LF Mk 2 Review
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The Ideal Camera for Indie Filmmakers | Kinefinity Mavo LF Mk 2 Review
Kinefinity Mavo LF 2 vs Red Komodo | Affordable Cinema Camera Shootout
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Kinefinity Mavo LF 2 vs Red Komodo | Affordable Cinema Camera Shootout
What’s a movie without music? | Episode 014 | The Help I’m a Camera Nerd Podcast
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What’s a movie without music? | Episode 014 | The Help I’m a Camera Nerd Podcast
The Book of Love Trailer | Award Winning Romantic Comedy Short Film |
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Why do we make short films? | Episode 012 | The Help I’m a Camera Nerd Podcast
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Why do we make short films? | Episode 012 | The Help I’m a Camera Nerd Podcast
Making a Short Film | Diembe | Short film behind the Scenes
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Making a Short Film | Diembe | Short film behind the Scenes
Help! I'm a Camera Nerd Visit ProAV - Part 1
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Help! I'm a Camera Nerd Visit ProAV - Part 1
Taking a visit to ProAV | Episode 10 | Help I’m a Camera Nerd Podcast
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Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro vs Sony Fx6 | Image Comparison
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Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro vs Sony Fx6 | Image Comparison
Film vs Digital | Episode 8 | Help I'm a Camera Nerd Podcast
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Film vs Digital | Episode 8 | Help I'm a Camera Nerd Podcast
The Sony was better for me...but in the blind test I got confused...Both are good!
Both are good indeed!
Great review man
Great video. I notice you have the fresnel on that one shot, but I don’t think you discussed if it works well with this light. I have a nanlite fs-300 and tha COB is so big that it works poorly with the fresnel. Does the Fresnel really increase the intensity of the light and focus it well with the molus ? Thank you.
So yeah good spot, at the time of filming the first part of the review I had used it with the frensel but always below 50 percent brightness. It worked well with the Molus, and it did a good job, But if you use the light100 percent brightness actually starts to melt the Aputure frensel. My friend and Gaffer Stu suggested I use the F10 from Aputure instead of the small Frensel I currently have. But that's not down to the light that is a 3rd party accessory so I thought better to not mention it, as it's not Zhiyun's fault. It shows how powerful the light is
I love your videos and your voice! Such a smooth warm delivery. Best Wishes to you.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Great short!
Thanks for watching
Dope trailer!!! Kudos to you and the team. #CantWait.
Thank you!
Outdoors is less difference in my opinion. Indoors, I find the BRaw more pleasing.
They both look great. The differences are very subtle.
Cam A - Blackmagic & Cam B - SONY, the reds on SONY is distinguishable...Sony seems to have more warmer tones, probably because of the LUT's you used...But blackmagic seems to be more natural to my eyes... Which color is the model wearing?.. Pink or Red?... If its pink, then its a win for blackmagic color science, otherwise its SONY.. But I"m confused too, because, in several shots its evident that its RED....anyways, sony seems to have obviously an upper hand in allowing more light into sensor making the image and background more brighter than Blackmagic, which can't be ignored the fact, SONY"s the firsts choice for the night video shoots..
I'm working on my Pitch Trailer right now. 5 years in the making. But it's a great way to sell your idea. It's something "real" to show your potential actors, crew, financiers etc. A script is nothing more than a well thought out idea. It's just text on a paper. But if you can show people you actually shot something. It's so much more valuable. Love your content Anderson! I'm watching the BTS of 7x7x7 right now. Keep up the great work!
Thank you matey. Yes I 100 percent agree. It sets the tone for the film and alongside a treatment and script, it's the best way of convincing people you can make the project!
Great crew and actors
Thank you, they are the real heroes!
Nice one bro ..even your behind the scenes was shot with a somewhat cinema camera 😅
Haha, I have generous friends, that's all I can say.
Thx! Enjoyed that, shows how much it apparently takes to do even smaller projects. When don, where can we see it?
Thanks for watching. It's going to be on at film festivals across the UK for the next few months. But ill post where it plays!
Congratulations to all involved. Where can people watch this film.
Thanks for watching matey. So it will be on the festival circuit for a little while, but As soon as it's available to watch I will link it to the channel.
@films_by_aw Absolutely brilliant. Are you guys based in the London area.
@@ruff1draft I work there a bit but based in the Midlands (Stoke on Trent)
Amazing bro. Thank you for sharing your bts and thought process
Thanks for watching matey
This looks epic! Can’t wait to watch it! Hopefully it’ll be available/widely distributed
It will be a little while before it's publicly available but I plan on having a few more screenings!
Great Insight into making a film! Awesome to be a part of and learn from some of the best people !
Thanks for being a part of it Stu!
Why are you comparing BMCC with rec 709 to the Sony with a sony2alexa lut? You're ruining the comparison by not just making them both 709.
The Colour managed REC709 looked worse than the Sony2Alexa LUT
Awesome will be there tonight 4 sure
Para los que no sabemos ingles, traduzca este comentario y dígame porfavor,¿quien ganó?
El ganador es el espectador. Ambas cámaras producen una imagen excelente.
👀 📞👻 WAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Who's that's famous Stu everyone is talking about ? 🤣🤣🤣 Man I'm so glad the film was made it really deserved it ! What a film!
How does the Kinefinity Mavo v2 6K LF compare to the BlackMagic 6K? Since there's the new Pyxis in a box shape.
Well I haven't compared them side by side, but overall the Kinefinity Mavo LF 2 has a better sensor ( more framecrate options etc) for sure and is better in low light. The S16K crop on the Mavo is far better imo. I do miss Pro Res in my Blackmagic 6K FF, but 6K Pro Res (in any flavour other than Proxy) is one of the most inefficient codecs out there imo. But BRAW if your clients are okay with it is better than Pro Res in almost every way. You can get 8 yes EIGHT decent CEFxpress B card for the price of 1 Kinemag. But having an E mount on the Mavo was a masterstroke as that's the most open mount for 3rd parties. UI and the OS on the Blackmagic is better (but then again it's the best) and I haven't used the Mavo since the new OS for Kinefinity came out. But at their best both sensors are both trying to emulate Arri LOG 3 (which is the best way to go imo). The Mavo LF 2 is a better camera for sure than the 6K FF, but again it's almost 3 times the cost of the 6KFF, and sadly with something like the Canon c400 coming out now at that price, I think it's a harder sell at the price. I think especially with the media costing so much Kinefinity should be selling this at the £4-4.5K price in this market imo. I had a hands on with a Pyxis briefly at an event, and I think it's the better option than the 6K FF now that the flashsale is no longer on. And if you want to compare that to the Mavo LF, I think the body if the Pyxis is better, the media is cheaper and the monitor is cheaper and has the 2nd best raw codec. But the Mavo's sensor is superior, it has pro res, more framerate options, and has a more open mount option. But it is almost 3 times the cost of the pyxis and even more than that to get it up and running (again Kinemag vs CEFxpress). So it really depends on your use case. But for the cost of a Mavo I can get a Pyxis with Laowa Ranger 28-75, Pyxis monitor, cage, loads of CEFxpress cards, and batteries. So make of that what you will.
Great content! Keep it up
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
By test maximum Transmission range in meters
Not sure what you mean, but if you mean why test it in meters, well for feet you just need to times the meter length by 3 and you will have your length in feet.
FX6 give wrong colors, BMCC6KFF give color similar to Arri Alexa mini LF. If you need camera i think firstly you need true colors. Mean FX6 is a bad camera against the BMCC6KFF of course if you have bad eyes maybe color science change nothing here
What a time to be alive! ❤❤❤ I’m not complaining at all!
Never has there been such access at all budget levels to cameras that can make beautiful images, it is really all about the talent in front and behind the camera that makes a film great
Absolutely Astounding.
Here before it’s viral!!
😅 we'll see haha but thanks for watching
This is honestly so good
Thanks for watching
In-car footage on a live stream. In other words, the GoPro is in a race car on a track, and the production computer is on the stand's roof.
so cinematic
Thanks for watching
Incredible work!
Thank you Omar
Great trailer. Beautiful. Congratulations Anderson West.
Thank you
Fantastic Trailer well done Anderson West
Thank you
The Arria clip of the matching photos appears to have some light diffusion applied to it, like a 1/8 pro mist filter blooming affect.
That's just the difference in the highlight rolloff, no filters applied.
poor piano
Haha and thanks why it's muted on those shots.
I was referring at placing stuff on it ( camera, pelican case). It's not a table, mate. It's a piano.
Dunno if you just graded it more to my liking, but the mavo was looking filmy as hell. Seems like it's more neutral? Only real big issue is the nasty nasty rolling shutter.
To be honest it was just a basic Alexa LUT, not even Da Vinci Colour managed (which I would do now). Personally I think rolling shutter performance and how it impacts the image is fine for 95 percent of filming scenarios. I don't think most people who watch broadcast news across the world care that they are watching a camera with technically a slower readout speed (the FX9). But it's all about preference.
The FX6 makes skin look bad.
Yikes, maybe it is the LUT, but I do prefer the skin tones of the BM6K
totally the question is can you match the color skin of 6kFF to Fx and compare? I think 6KFF win and isn't far from Arri without Iso needed.
Great work man well done 🙌👏
Thank you so much 😀
so cinematic
This looks beautiful, cant wait to see the full film.
Thanks Don!
Man what a light, great price and great power! Looks like im gonna have to stop buying ramen and buy one of those instead! Pretty useful light tbh
It packs a punch for sure!
Black magic takes it for your grade
Great review man
Moronic no white balance card. Amateur and absolutely pointless. Why???
This is great man we should link up
Thanks for posting this video! I love the interior location, as I think it is a good challenge for the dynamic range of both cameras. I don't need "see-in-the-dark" ISO, but I wish Blackmagic cameras didn't loose so much dynamic range at higher ISOs. Obviously, each camera has advantages and disadvantages, so for me it comes down to my work flow preference vs preferred image quality. While I appreciate Sony's auto focus and low light capability, the skin colors still haven't improved much on these prosumer cameras. I owned a Sony FS5 for a couple years, and was never happy with the skin tones. The PCC6K has (IMHO) far better skin tones and an overall a more interesting look. For how I shoot, AF is not important, but I do rely on IBIS for hand held shots. Built-in ND filters are significant convenience over screw-on filters. Audio XLR inputs and a SDI output are also important to me. The Blackmagic Pyxis addresses some of the features I need, but omits too many of them to work for me. If they were to include ProRes codec it would be easier to work with, as many clients don't want BRAW footage. It's a frustrating design and feature set, but I'm sure it will be a great option for other shooters. I am tempted by the Canon C400 and C80 as an A+B camera combo, but they too have limitations. Everyone has their own idea of the "perfect camera", but I'll be happy to just add some features and capabilities beyond what I work with now. As a Panasonic shooter ("vintage" S1H and EVA1 cameras), I am holding out to see what the next generation of S1H will bring.
Fire bro
Thanks for watching!
we want to buy 3 of these, I'm wondering if multiple would cause interference especially by also having wifi tally lights..
Yeah that's a good question, I didn't test that. After using it I definitely want to have more than 1 on set.
What a fun one to be part off crazy to see that we did actually shoot it that fast
Teamwork makes the dream, work!