How I shot a Christmas Commercial on Sony Fx6 + 50 mm F1.2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Merry Christmas filmmakers!
In this video we're going behind the scenes on how I shot a Christmas Commercial on Sony Fx6 + 50 mm F1.2 from G master.
Let me know what you think about this commercial.
To grade this video I used my own luts: alexandru-don....
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You are probably the only channel that goes in detail about everything you do. What I like is that I feel that I can replicate what I see in your videos easily
So happy to hear this, I try my best to explain as simple as possible and not over complicate my workflow to much, simple is better sometimes.
This is the best filmmaking channel I have ever seen with real case scenarios on TH-cam! Great job dude.
Thank you so much Daniel, means a lot!
I like how real and grounded this commercial is. That's exactly how I celebrate Christmas.
love the commercial and the bts 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Your videos have been so helpful and inspiring, thank you! Excellent BTS and content
So happy to hear this James!
What an amazing BTS Alexandru
It's crisp 🔥
Awesome job once again. Thanks for BTS
Thank you
Incredible video the cinematic result of the jewelry ad is perfect
Best commercial for Christmas!
Best behind the scenes from you 🙏
Ești next level pentru România😳
Multumesc frumos 🙏🙏
Preciate the content, Alexandru!
Dude... another masterpiece. Nice work.
Watched this all the way through. Great work. I noted, with interest, that you pointed out that in other projects you’d light your subjects more dramatically, presumably with short lifting, shooting into the shadow side of the face, but I think you’re right, for beauty work, happy, advertising work, soft, smooth, straight on lighting does tend to look better. Overall this is looking terrific. Great job. Btw, I’m from the UK, but my wife is Romanian (from Brașov).
Yes, sometimes you have to make adapt to your clients request. Haha, that's cool, romanian women are very beautiful so we are pretty lucky here :))
Enjoyed every second of this video Alex ! Congrats Bro !
Next really epic behind the scenes
Thank you 🙏
Best video I've ever seen! great Job
Great job Alexandru! It's very impressive how you shot this commercial all hand held with one lens. I imagine how fast it was compared with the set up on tripod, or slider. And thank you for sharing the BTS with us. Super tare!
I'm happy you like it! I am trying to be as efficient as possible but still deliver high quality and this techniques allow me to do that.
wow! those colors....
Your videos or commercials are extremely nice and simple. Love the colors and concept especially coming from a one man band. You are really good
Thank you! I'm really happy you noticed that 🙏
Top work man, congrats on your success.
This is beautiful. You’re a really good content creator. Found myself a new motivator!
Arata bine, tine-o tot asa!
Multumesc frumos!
The first thing I was thinking when seeing the commercial is a fight with the client lol
"I want everything front lit! lots of light! yellow light, yeaaah, why is there a shadow???"
- I want to give some depth, it looks better and more profess...
"It looks bad! It's christmas, put lights on face!!!
- But it looks flat and...
"WHO IS PAYING HERE????"
- sorry, front lighting it is!
we all know the struggle lol but hey client is king.
Great video, Thanks A.Don! Greetings from Spain, coming back to Romania next summer 👌
Thaks man, hit me up when you do! 🤘
We saw it on the TV and the result is wow. Is too good to be present on some markets near other products!
Keep doing what you doing. Its very interesting to watch.
love it bro
always clean and detailed. Happy Holidays my bro!
Thank you, Happy Holidays brother 🙏
Great video Alexandru 👏 this bts was really informative 👍🏻 I have the fx6 now since nearly one year and it is a 🎥 beast 💪🏼 best cinematic greetings from germny
Thank you so much! Yes, Fx6 has changed my workflow quite a lot and I like how fast you can work with it.
the quality is top! Yesterday my 50GM will be delivered. Can't wait
So good man! The lens is so crisp and your footage/grade is so clean. I need that lens!
So helpful! Thank you for making it.
Well done !! Thanks for sharing.
Really great job!
awesome commercial. I noticed the first shots with the model had the xmas tree lights flickering, what did you do to get rid of that for the later shots?
and buying your lut pack now!
Thank you so much! I tried different shutter speeds and found a value that did not have flicker. For the first shots I did not care to much since I was just testing it out.
Wonderful images and lighting. I really like the way you create this content. Your storytelling is also very pleasing. No exaggerated expressions to be popular or to attract attention. You attract attention by the quality of your videos and content and by explaining in such detail how you work. I subscribed, also because the Sony FX6 is my favorite camera. but I'm still using the A7III.
cool, congrats
Great stuff! Thanks for this BTS! Very useful. You have new subscriber ;)
Thank you, can't wait to show you the next behind the scenes!
Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Great Work!
Thank you!
Amazing as usual Alex, I use the 50mm 1.2 with a7siii almost everyday and absolutley love it. You make me want more lights though haha. Merry Xmas and happy new year man :)
Yeah, I just lover that 50 mm 1.2, it has something special to it. Merry Christmas as well brother!
which camera used for behind the scenes ?
Wow! one of the best videos I've seen with the FX6. Did you record internal or external and what format did you shoot ? Now I know what my next les will be. Thank you.
Hi Alex, love your work! Just wondering what Picture Profile you use - S-Cinetone or S-Log 3? And how do you keep the shots so steady with no stabilisation in either the lens or the camera? Thank you!
Both my questions too
Really good behind the scenes. Do you also have someone to organize/direct/communicate with people on the set? Usually if there is more people on set, i have so much difficulty in communicating with people while i also have to focus on my gear and shots.
I’m sure its just an oversight but i think its “Christmas”? I really do appreciate the time and effort that goes into making any bts especially on client work but it would really help if you want to break down your process for others to do so a little more “professionally” (aka Lewis Potts or Robert Machado). A little less “beautiful” and “amazing” and a little more how you feel that you over came the challenges of the shoot would be great. Not just what lights you used but why. Power colour temp metering etc?? For instance Im not sure why you wouldn’t have used bigger light sources and created some flagging but again maybe there were time constraints or issues with blocking and hearing your reasoning would have been very interesting. It’s always hard to be self critical on client pieces especially when you want to protect the positivity for the client relationship that you have on the job so I think being more objectively technical would be a great help and allow you to not have to big up the job with too many “amazings and beautifuls”. Positivity is fantastic but if the idea of Bts is to share learning experience then it could help to focus on the kinds of problem solving that every shoot challenges us with. I totally appreciate that English may not be your first language but it would be great to know for example “what” was so amazing to you about the location. Colour palette, depth and space, natural light of lack of it, access??? More practical detail would be great. For the reason I stated above, I don’t think that it’s right to be too critical of the spot because of that client relationship. Technically I would question whether an fx6 is really the best camera for such a job but if it’s about auto focus then in such a scenario auto focus with object tracking might have made more sense. Of course if you own the camera then that is a consideration. Your choice not to use a gimbal if you wanted some movement is interesting and again it would be interesting to know why you went hand held throughout. Again it would be interesting to know if the job was storyboarded? You mentioned your wireless system but it looked like the client was in the film and you were looking at playback on camera. No big deal but for many watching maybe the step up to client work and client management on set is a learning experience in itself. Did you have a production team beyond hair and make up and who were they? How did you all work as a team?? Also would be great to be more specific about how you approach beauty work as you began to explain when using “beauty lighting” Did you use filtration on the lens. Did you use power windows and vignettes in the grade or face object retouching?? All these things would be great to hear in more detail. There’s always so much to unpack from a job but thank you for all your effort and all the very best for the new year.
Why do u put the shotgun mic when no live audio will be used in the final video?
You are helping me to buy this camera.
By the way new firmware!! We have got the tracking feature now :-)
Buna treaba !
Great content Alexandru! With being handheld are you getting much shake? Interested to know, or are you only doing small movements in that setup? - I'd have perhaps been inclined to shoot with a Gimbal and/or Easyrig
I think my main issue with your setup in general is the shooting of jewellery in such a textured and glamorous space and shooting it at f1.2. Shallow DoF in my mind does both beauty and product image making a disservice, especially in such a textured shooting location. Also, seems like there's a crumb on the product shot surface. But all the beats are there and the warm family feeling comes through, so well done ✅
CooL! , loved it. How did you shot the Diamond ring + Reflection at 00:37?
Dope!
Dope bro
Just wanted ask some doubts here...
You were the director or the client liet you to shoot your own ideas ?
Any story board you made earlier to shoot this sequences ?
Was the commercial fully edited by you or by client's editor ?
ANy other work you have done without mentioning it here ?
Hey man, no problem, I will answer them in order:
I was the director but the client had sent me the script first.
I made a simple storyboard before shooting so we can be organised.
The commercial was fully edited by me and also color graded.
Other than that that's pretty much it.
Thanks a lot , I truly respect how you elaborate with your behind the scenes. I really learnt some new things evry time i watch your videos .Thanks a lot for you to put energy and love to put this video.(Sorry for my bad english,Not my first language)
i'm seeing daylight from your keylight and pannel while all the other light in your room is kind of warm. is there any conflict?
Yes, I do that in order to achieve color contrast.
Did you use an ND ? And do you mind sharing your slog setup? Your footage looks so soft and cinematic
so great film making channel subscribed
Can you please create preproduction shot division as well and how you grade with your luts
Alexander please 🙏 can you show us how you colour grade? I also wanted to know if this luts and technique is for films in general not only commercial. Thanks
Yes, I am getting ready to make a video about my color grading proces in davinci resolve.
Looks awesome, im filming my first commercial on an FX6 here in a week so it was fun to watch you use yours. Im trying to find what light stand you are using for the Pavo tube, which stand is that? I love it!
Thank you, can't wait to see it, send me a link after you finish it. I can't seem to find the stands anymore on the site and I totally forgot their name, sorry!
@@AlexDon All good thanks for trying! Dude thanks for taking an interest in my work ill send it over when we are done!! Love your vids!
Awesome, how did you get perfectly rid of those flikkering lights ?
Wow Alex. This is HUGE! What filter did you used?
Thank you Tibor, you mean the filter I was using in front of the lens at some point? That is a diopter and I use it to get closer to subjects.
A lot of fun and very informative. Later in the hotel when you brought your lights up to the max did the Fx6 have enough ND to still run wide open on your lens?
Thank you! Yeah, Fx6 has plenty of nd to use 1.2 even outdoors.
Very nice dude 👌 great job....just got me a blackmagic 6kpro and am learning...any tips?
Thanks! All you need to do is practice as much as you can.
looks great what bloom filter do you use on the camera recording you
Thank you very much for the video.
The ambient light looks like it's 3200k but your light is all 5500k right? didn't you have any problems with the mixed light?
yep.. selling my blackmagic rig tomorrow and going ahead with this fx6 purchase
Thanks for another great video! How does the Fx6 (and S7 III) stack up against the Zcam F6? I have the F6 and I don't know if it's the best option for my work. I mostly shoot product and interior video's. I don't really care about autofocus.
Was this shot internal slog3 or prores raw?
I’m also curious to know this.
He does just say slog3 a lot. I’m sure if he used prores raw he would of mentioned it.
Wonderful breakdown. Love the BTS. Did you also use a Sony for the BTS?
May I ask what size softbox did you use? And what is the brand?
Hi Alexandru, Do you use stabilisation in post for some shots ? (if yes which ?)
hey, nope I don't use any stabilisation. I usually get stable shots handheld.
@@AlexDon Verry nice job
Is it possible to achieve results like that with the Sony FX30?
Very nice lighting and shot choices in the commercial, but I must say I wasn't too fond of the super shaky handheld footage. That said, the behind the scenes content was very useful and you did a great job explaining your process.
What was your Kelvin set too?
Thanks for Sharing, Alex. Hard to believe FX6 still doesn’t have subject tracking while A7SIII does. Sony firmware is super annoying sometimes.
Yes, let's hope Sony comes with a software update to make us happy.
@@AlexDon here you go. Now we have got the new firmware 😀
Alexandru Don is these normal videos or in logs?
I shot the entire thing in slog 3 and color graded it using my luts.
@@AlexDon beautiful work
subscribed.
Hi din Moldova. Vb ft bine engleza !)
This video made me buy the 50mm 1.2 GM lol
Why is that guy wearing a pearl necklace?
What happened to your hair? You forgot to do it?!?! But still look cute 🥰 🌈
yeah, growin my hair!
@@AlexDon ok what style?
Why is that guy wearing a pearl necklace?