This is the punch word's I have really been searching for month's, thank God I dive into your tutorial, didn't west time to subscribe😀 With your teaching I am definitely a perfect DOP, God bless you for giving me what I really wanted!....
Right on! Glad it's helping out. The end of the Cinema Camera 6K lesson describes the final window of the BMPCC4K in more detail too. Thanks for watching!
In list form: 1. Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. 2. Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting. 3. Use framing guides to save time in post-production. 4. Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production. 5. Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs. 6. It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production. 7. Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur. 8. Use presets to save custom settings for different projects. 9. LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production. 10. You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction. 11. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow. 12. Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic. 13. The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom. 14. The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions. 15. For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
Really appreciate that. If you watch the end of the cinema camera 6K tutorial, it will explain the final screen on the pocket cinema camera in more detail. They’re identical.
Right on, happy to help. If you watch the end of the Cinema Camera 6K one there's more info about the final screen that applies to the Pocket 4K as well.
First off…, THANK YOU! Im a show runner / producer who also shoots independent projects. I have a big one coming up which will require me to be a one man band. I’m “not” a DP. I’m used to hiring DP’s which is unrealistic for my upcoming project which will require lots of shots of myself on camera, probably shot at odd hours in a lit room at a table with a deck of playing cards. I own the pocket 4K and have been frustrated trying to learn it on my first few attempts. I find myself giving up and just shooting on my iPhone instead. After seeing this video I’m confident I can get the quality I’m going for without bringing in a DP or exchanging the camera for something I’m more familiar with. The big kicker that I really appreciate about your tutorial was how beautiful the image was and how great the quality was. You may have shot it on a different camera other than the BM, but you took the time to make a simple tutorial look beautiful and satisfying to watch and listen to. Bottom line… I’ve subscribed! I’ll be watching more of your tutorials and am feeling excited and more confident about my upcoming project thanks to your tutorial. BTW… I love the “Take away” recap you do in this tutorial. Makes me look forward to learning more from you in the near future. Thanks again for producing this content! And wish me luck on my upcoming project. I’ll be watching your tutorials to get me through it!
Wow, I really appreciate your comments! And I totally get the one man band thing. It’s tough to pull focus and everything when you’re the subject. But it’s doable. All the lessons are shot on BM cameras. I don’t own anything else! Just recently got the cinema camera 6K, but most of my stuff was shot on the pocket 4K. Just had more than one. I do wish you the best! Make sure and watch my lesson about exposure. That’s gonna be the other big piece that helps you dial that camera in. Hope it goes well!
@@writedirect I definitely will! I’ll be doing a “deep dive” on your channel soon! Would also love to see some of the work you’ve done. I have a Netflix docu-series around the corner. Was planning on renting a red or something else. Who knows, maybe I’ll get a couple of the new BM6k’s for that too! Would be nice to keep some extra dough in the pocket if I thought I could get the quality needed for network.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp awesome. I totally get the temptation of higher end cameras. But man...the BMD cameras really deliver. I think the Pocket 4K really performs well. Really well. Just wrapped a 30-minute 19th century film using them. But now the CC6K...it's freaking gorgeous image. I haven't shot a film on it yet. Just some pickups for the current project which is called RECKONING btw. I'll post the film on the channel when it's done. In post right now.
You’re very kind. Hey I f you’re just starting out, I’m about to launch an online self-paced film school. Teaches you pretty much everything. Currently looking for some filmmakers to jump in and spread the word. As a thank you I’ll give you free access. Email me: kyler@writedirect.co.
I have been thinking of getting the BMPCC 4k and your video popped up on my feed, and LET ME TELL YOU this was no mistake. I had so many questions and you answered all of them. Very informative and easy-going. You truly deserved a sub and a like. Keep it up!
Thank you man I learn so much from this single vidoe than I knew just having the camera for 2 years. Your voice is so calming and teachable. Thank you immensely.
He thanks man! If you watch the end of the same video I did for the cinema camera 6K it will explain a couple items that I didn’t explain for the pocket 4K.
This would have been great to know before shooting my first scene. This was by far the best video I've seen yet. You were very clear and spoken well, also easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Thank you Lonnie! I know the feeling-wishing I knew things before shooting stuff! If you check out the end of the CC6K walkthrough I describe the last page of the menu better. They are the same on each camera.
Many, many thanks. I’ve done a couple of test shoots (interviews) using two BMPC4Ks and couldn’t work out why I couldn’t get the ideal results. You cleared it up for me!!! Again, thank you!
Great passion for Blackmagicdesign and commitment to tools that get the job done, that is making a real world film. Love the Channel production values. These are some of the best getting-started Pocket 4k videos around, especially since the Pocket 4k/6k are mostly misunderstood by TH-cam space. Keep going here.
John, thanks man! Really kind of you. Can't imagine filmmaking without Black Magic Design. Back in 2006 when I graduated from film school, we had nothing like this for this cheap. Even a DVX100 prob cost more back then.
Including the LUT file doesn't "bake it in" in the sense that it's forever and always applied though, correct? It just becomes a part of the data that you can turn off and on inside of Davinci or even change in post. No?
WOW IT IS THE BEST VIDEO i, WATCHING BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. I buy a black magic 6k from eBay I put all together and I power the camera and I see in the screen a pink color I am Tring everything but I can take the colors a way, can you explain to me what is the problem? thank you.
Hey thank you! Take the lens cap off and see if that fixes. False colors might be turned on, and if the lens cap is on it could look weird. If that's not the issue, see if the HDMI out shows the same thing (if you have a monitor). The camera might be messed up and I'd return to sender before your time window expires.
@@tstyles Sweet. There are few things more rewarding. You will love the Pocket Cinema Camera. And if you’d like to learn more on filmmaking, we let a person in for free each month to celebrate school launch. March is still open: writedirect.co/film-school-application/
Yes, great question. You do have to adjust shutter UNLESS you set it to angle. Then the Pocket Cinema cameras do all the adjusting for you. I personally never have a reason to not use the 180 degree angle setting vs specifying the shutter speed itself. You set it and you're done.
Thanks so much for making this video. It's by far the most comprehensive, and well explained walk through I've found so far for the Black Magic camera. Just subscribed!
@@writedirect I ended up going for the Bmpcc4k in the end as it was the cheaper option, and I wasn't dissapointed. The fog was thick indeed...but it is slowly clearing now! Keep up the great videos, I'm going through them all one by one (including the Da Vinci Resolve ones too) 👍
@@Westles76 you made a good choice! When I purchased my first Pocket, I was on the fence between the 4K and 6K. Def glad I went 4K. The new 6K Cinema is pretty sweet...but hits the bank account more.
The HDMI out can only do HD. It won’t kick out 4K. And it should send out whatever you’re shooting at. So if you’re shooting at 30 frames, then that’s what it’s going to kick out for you.
Oh, you use focus assist with the Ronin? So once you connect the Ronin it shows up in the menu? I have the Ronin 3 pro. I just haven’t set it up yet. I had it for a year and haven’t taken it out the box yet. I’m about to. I just did my firmware update on my BMPCC4k
We just got the 6k and was struggling a bit with the settings...thank you for your clarity. while we needed to adjust because we are live streaming we are better equip to do so
Not baking in a LUT makes the footage unusable in Premiere. If you know a way to prevent that or make that work, let me know. I tried many many LUTs in Premiere with Lumetri and in other ways but none of them changed the image at all. Trying to adjust the footage with lumetri by hand, never yielded the LUT quality. I can't go use Resolve so any help would be great.
Sorry I'm late back here. So I do not use Premiere and can't speak to it precisely. However, are you working color managed in Premiere? And are you shooting RAW? Because if you bring in RAW footage without working in an Aces or DWG color managed project, the footage will look horrible. It's only the raw camera capture. Color managed takes it to your monitoring output which is typically Rec.709. If you're baking in a LUT on RAW footage, you're simply baking in a form of Rec.709. But doing that causes you to lose A LOT of flexibility for grading later.
@@writedirect Thanks alot that was the missing piece for me, the whole video is purely Gems. Shukran 🙏🏽
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This is a video that can be used before first use and as a reference. Thanks. How many percentage points should I speed up in Adobe Premiere to reduce the video I shoot at 60 frames per second to 24 frames?
You’ll have to just do the math on it. In Resolve if you just set the 24 frame timeline and drop the 60 frame footage in, Resolve adjusts it for you. And then you can tweak interpolation settings in the project to see which plays back the best. But I don’t cut in Premier so you’re gonna have to see what they offer. And by the way, what I said is only true if it wasn’t off speed recording. If it’s 60 frames because you shot slow motion in the camera than what I said won’t work. It will just playback slow motion.
Hey! You will love the camera. Here’s an example of file size: I shot footage of a large waterfall for 11 seconds. The Pocket 4K was 1.4GB full res BRAW. The new cinema camera 6K was 2.95GB for the same shot. If you look at my Cinema Camera, 6K round one video on the channel, you can see the details on that. Definitely use CFast. For the Pocket 4K I used Angelbird. I don’t use them for the Cinema Camera 6K however. For size, a 512GB internal card was always fine for me. Don’t mess with external USB. Unless you’re always on sticks.
@@writedirectthanks so much for your reply. Also, can footage be dumped directly off the camera or is a Cfast reader required/better for data transfer?
@@thesebarehandsmusic I haven’t personally used them. But if they’re on the blackmagic design approved media list, you should be OK. I would go to BH photo and Amazon and read reviews. For example, when I got the cinema camera, 6K, I didn’t go with Angelbird anymore based on reviews. It’s CFExpress, so different type of card.
@@thesebarehandsmusic you need to get a reader. I mean, I’ve never tried to use the camera to dump it off. I’m not sure it will do that. But if you’re on set and handing cards off to a DIT, you don’t want the camera down for a copy. It can take a little bit.
OMG ... your intro! "It is time to get more familiar with you Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera...." Have you been living in my brain?! Camera over there in storage box, for 1 year .... me over here, hesitant!!! Thank you for posting this tutorial!!!!
Unbox that thing! Hahaha. Watch the end of the CC6K lesson for better explanation of final menu options. Also, def check out my “exposure layers” class to wrap your head around that too. Thanks for the kind words! You’ll love the camera.
If I wanna act in front my own camera, could it work with either the P4K or with the OG to act and film myself without the need of a camera with continuous auto focus? what lens and what distance should I keep if I choose to film with the OG and act out monologues in front of it? please suggest! am new to this camera... have Gh3 but I like to test making short one person plays either with P4K or the OG on my own, if even possible without anyone pulling focus for me?! I want to create cinema and not digital video... what do you think? tanks for getting back
Good questions. So...I act in front of my BMPCC4K all the time (while running the camera). If you look at the short scene example "THE GOLD" on this channel, you can see such. Regarding your questions, you need to learn more about exposure and lighting. So let me say it this way: It's not about the lens or any of that. It's about exposure, focus, aperture and shutter speed (for cinematic motion blur). What I'll do is get my light to a point where I'm able to be at an F-STOP that gives some depth of field, which will allow me to stay in focus, etc. Then I'll have an extra tripod to put where I'm going to be, and then set my focus. Also make sure I'm at a 1/48 shutter (or 180 degree shutter). Once that's done, you're golden. If you don't have enough light and you're wide open on your lens, then yeah...it's not gonna work. Watch this lesson for starters: th-cam.com/video/4hMc2nNz054/w-d-xo.html. And here's an example of my rig to pull focus and dial in exposure with a middle gray card: twitter.com/writedirectfilm/status/1648327377221500930/photo/1
You were describing the virtues of shooting in RAW and then adjusting the image in Resolve grading and I thought I heard mention of a grading tutorial within your channel. I am familiar with the process but was curious about your particular insights. TH-cam tutorials are often pretty inept but yours are worth watching. I'm surprised at the generally low view numbers for yours which seem to deserve better. @@writedirect
Hey man, thanks. You're very kind. So these lessons are from my online school which teaches development through post. So I get into grading, sound design and all of that in the school training, but only certain videos are on my channel. I will be doing more videos, but the school has everything. @@hansh5717
You adjust aperture on your lens. If it’s manual focus only. Otherwise you can adjust on the top of the LCD menu. As far as choosing the right F-stop, that depends on a lot of things. I have a video on the channel about the exposure layers. That lesson dives into exposure. Or check out the light meter lesson.
This video is a complete walkthrough of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. Here are the key takeaways: Camera Settings: • Record: Shoot in Blackmagic Raw, constant quality Q0, 4 DCI resolution, and film dynamic range. Make sure "Apply LUT in File" is off. (7:30-14:24) • Monitor: Customize what's displayed on your LCD and external monitor. (14:24-14:36) • Audio: Adjust audio settings for your mics (15:12-15:40) • Setup: Set shutter measurement to shutter angle for cinematic blur. (16:02-16:26) • Function Buttons: Map function buttonsto useful settings like false colors or focus assist. (16:48-17:34) • Bluetooth: Connect your camera to your phone using the Blackmagic app for remote control. (17:42-18:01) • Factory Reset: Reset your camera to factory settings if needed. (1 8:03-1 8:24) • Calibrate: Calibrate your camera's motion sensor, image sensor, and screen (18:25-19:02) Presets: Create and save presets for different projects. (19:03-20:43) LUTs: Use LUTs to preview how your footage will look with different color grading styles (20:44-23:05) Camera Buttons:Camera Buttons: • Function Buttons: Control settings like false colors and focus assist. (23:07-23:14) • Aperture Button: Control aperture on compatible lenses. (23:14-23:21) • Autofocus Button: Enable autofocus on compatible lenses. (23:23-23:24) • HFR Button: Enable slow motion recording (23:27-23:29) Magnifying Glass Button: Zoom in on your image for precise focusing. (23:29-24:20) • Menu Button: Access the camera's menu. (24:20-24:23) Play Button: Playback footage and adjust settings like false colors and focus assist. (24:23-25:06) • Record Button: Start and stop recording• Record Button: Start and stop recording (25:09-25:11) Photo Button: Take photos with your camera (25:11-25:15) • ISO, White Balance, and Shutter Speed Buttons: Control these settings on compatible lenses. (25:15-25:22) ‣ Dial: Control aperture on compatible lenses or adjust settings in the menu. (25:25-25:38) Overall: The video emphasizes the importance of shooting in Blackmagic Raw and using DaVinci Resolve for post-production. It also encourages viewers to become technically proficient in filmmaking, as it will empower them to realize their dreams faster (26:26-28:32)
@writedirect my pleasure, thank YOU for sharing this information with this video! I've just gotten my first BMPCC 4K and this was a super helpful reference video. Your video is now saved in my playlist, and when I need to refer to something on it real quick, I left that comment above so I can come back and jump directly to any spot I want 😅
@@aaronbazil right on! Do you shoot narrative film? I'm launching a full online film school and as a thank you, I'll get you in for free if that would interest you. Shoot me an email: kyler@writedirect.co
Thank you! Glad it’s helpful. If you watch the end of the cinema camera 6K one I explain the final set up menu options better. They’re the same for each camera.
Thanks for that! Yeah...you dump a bunch of cash into film school thinking it's going to be some silver bullet into the industry, and it isn't. A bit sobering to say the least.
That's it! You're my favorite TH-camr already. I've seen all your videos at once. I am also a RS3 Pro, a Blackmagic 6k Pro, a Davinci Resolve user, so...a lot to learn from you. Keep up the good work! Subscribed!
@@writedirect I'm actually a musician with my wife. I set up a music studio at home, and after producing the music I decided to learn as much as I can from the filmography side as well, I would like to produce my future videos with the camera, drone and the video accessories I bought. Thanks a lot once again!
You’re welcome. If you check out the cinema camera 6K lesson, the end explains the final screen of the pocket 4K in more detail. Same for both cameras.
@@writedirect I bought my bmpcc last year and used it one time. I love the video quality, but that’s coming from someone that doesn’t have an eye for quality yet. I record a lot of events like road biking get togethers, family bbqs, stem events and much more with my iPhone 15. In your opinion, what’s a good reason to stop using my phone and jump into using my bmpcc?
@@Viclex1 it’s hard to control a consistent look on a phone. You can dial it in more with the blackmagic design iPhone app. But even though the iPhone 15 Pro is shooting 4K and can shoot raw, it’s gonna be hard to beat what you can get with your BMPCC shooting BRAW. You also have way more control with specific focal lengths vs the wide angle on the phone. Recently, I tried to use my iPhone for an instructional video. The framing was just horrible. I was used to a real camera with prime lenses. The phone didn’t come close. If you need auto focus, you can get things from Tilta or DJI that can do that for you. With manual prime lenses.
Hey man! I would always capture as high as you can and then use proxy files (assuming Premiere does that). If you can't do proxy files, then go with one of the lower Q settings. For an interview you could do a constant bitrate. But for the dance I'd do a Q option.
Sir help me to understand what are the camera settings I should keep if I shoot a movie in Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k. So that I can show my film on any company or OTT
There are a lot of variables-Even region based stuff. But let us say you were shooting a film in the United States. Shoot 24 frame/180 degree shutter. Shoot in BRAW and in FILM mode. Also, use your full sensor. This is just scratching the surface. Do you have more specific questions about it?
Green screen is about lighting, things like that. There’s nothing you’ll do differently in camera. You’ll be shooting and exposing like normal. Shoot the highest resolution you can in BRAW.
Hey! I've never personally done it. I mean, you can mix anything and with expert grading make it work, assuming proper exposure, etc. Blackmagic RAW is going to be way different than the files from the Canon. Different color science, etc. But if you have proper exposure on both, raw files, etc I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Hey, thanks man! Hope they’re helping. These videos are part of my online film school for directors. The school is not for cinematographers or any specific crew position. You can see more at: writedirect.co
Thanks Josh. I'm a Davinci Resolve guy, and color grading is def something covered in the Write & Direct film school. You should check out Resolve. I've been an Avid and FCP editor in the past (features and shorts) and Resolve is SO much better.
You're gonna love it. Remember, you can expose to the right a bit. And there's a lot of control with BRAW footage within Resolve that you don't have if you shoot ProRes, etc.
No, this is a cinema camera designed for all manual, focus, etc. You can do tracking and auto focus with the ronin RS3 Pro & focus motor. It’s pretty sophisticated and works when you need that.
I have not done that -- Need to! Just did that for my latest film with the BMPCC4K. Looked great. The biggest thing is letting more light in...you need more light for proper exposure.
The Pocket Cinema Camera is designed for shooting footage. It doesn’t have a function to my knowledge to view stills even though it can take them. And for that matter, the stills aren’t going to be as good as a camera designed for stills.
Thank you. we just got it at work and are using it to shoot some still video. the client wanted stills as well, but I couldn't figure out how to preview them. Ill just use my Nikon for photos. thanx again@@writedirect
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:03 📷 Aprenda os aspectos importantes para usar a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. 01:04 🎯 Configurações como zebras e assistência de foco são úteis para a filmagem. 02:25 📏 Use guias de enquadramento para economizar tempo na pós-produção. 03:36 💡 Não se preocupe com o balanço de branco ao gravar em RAW, pois ele pode ser ajustado na pós-produção. 04:18 📽️ Configure a taxa de quadros, ISO e balanço de branco de acordo com suas necessidades. 08:13 🎬 Recomenda-se gravar em Blackmagic RAW com qualidade constante (constant quality) para maior flexibilidade na pós-produção. 12:58 🕒 Configure o obturador com base na regra dos 180 graus para um desfoque cinemático. 16:14 📱 Use presets para salvar configurações personalizadas para diferentes projetos. 20:53 🌈 LUTs (Lookup Tables) são úteis para gerenciar cores durante a pós-produção. 21:06 🎥 Você pode visualizar como suas filmagens ficarão com um Lut aplicado, o que pode ser útil durante as gravações para avaliar o visual desejado após a correção de cor. 22:01 🌈 A Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera possui Luts padrão, mas você também pode adquirir Luts de alta qualidade de designers ou em sites como o Etsy para personalizar seu fluxo de trabalho. 22:44 🚫 Lembre-se sempre de manter a opção "Apply Lut and File" desligada para evitar que um Lut seja gravado permanentemente em suas filmagens, o que pode ser problemático. 23:52 🔍 O botão que permite dar zoom nas imagens ajuda a focar com precisão e pode ser útil, mas não se esqueça de desativá-lo para evitar gravar com zoom acidentalmente. 24:34 📽️ O botão de reprodução permite verificar suas filmagens e aplicar recursos como false colors e Focus assist para avaliar exposição e foco, o que é útil, especialmente em produções individuais. 25:54 📹 Para melhores resultados, lembre-se de configurar sua câmera para gravar em raw, ajustar a faixa dinâmica, a velocidade do obturador e a resolução 4K adequada, além de salvar suas configurações como predefinição para facilitar seu uso futuro. Made with HARPA AI
In English: @00:03 📷 Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. @01:04 🎯 Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting. @02:25 📏 Use framing guides to save time in post-production. @03:36 💡 Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production. @04:18 📽 Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs. @08:13 🎬 It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production. @12:58 🕒 Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur. @16:14 📱 Use presets to save custom settings for different projects. @20:53 🌈 LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production. @21:06 🎥 You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction. @22:01 🌈 The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow. @22:44 🚫 Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic. @23:52 🔍 The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom. @24:34 📽 The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions. @25:54 📹 For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
In list form: 1. Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. 2. Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting. 3. Use framing guides to save time in post-production. 4. Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production. 5. Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs. 6. It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production. 7. Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur. 8. Use presets to save custom settings for different projects. 9. LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production. 10. You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction. 11. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow. 12. Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic. 13. The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom. 14. The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions. 15. For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
Hope it helps. Are you a new owner of the camera? You will love it. Also, if you check out the walk-through for the cinema camera, 6K, at the very end, I explain the final screens in more detail. And they are the same as they are for the pocket 4K.
@Drfranco91 how is it possible for dp not to touch white balance. Maybe they are shooting in daylight not night or maybe interior through out and there is no night. Dp will surely touch the white balance
Are you asking about using a color space? The best way to film is BRAW and FILM mode. This is essentially a "log" format. Then you can take that footage into Resolve and define the color space you'll be grading in.
I need your help to use my camera in the best possible way to shoot a good 3 minute short film. My client is asking for high quality content. And I'm thinking of shooting it with a SETTING like this : 1 ) RECORD BLACKMAGIC RAW / CONSTANT BIRATE / 5:1 WITH RESOLUTION 6K 6144Xx3456 / setup F2 2) BLACKMAGIC RAW / CONSTANT QUALITY / Q0 / 4 DCI 4096X2160 SETUP F1 What king of advice you can give me? please
Hey, somehow missed your question. I'm sorry! Obviously you're probably done at this point, but I'm a perfectionist and always shoot full sensor, constant quality, Q0. Constant quality can spike to higher bit rates when needed (higher than the CB ceiling). I shoot on 4Ks, but from what I've read the 6K crops down when shooting in 4K. It doesn't utilize the entire 6K sensor. So I'd do 6K / Constant Quality / Q0 and make the client pay for the storage if they want the best.
Right on. I cut three feature films in Avid. And a ton of shorts. Never thought I’d leave that NLE. But it’s all Resolve for me now. The integrated DAW, color and VFX. On the NLE side, once the keyboard is mapped, it’s very close to Avid.
@@writedirect mainly music videos and interviews. I’ve had my BMPCC6KPRO (w/ XEEN 24mm cine lens) for a year now and have rarely used it.. just been using my Sony a7iii. I just didn’t feel comfortable with it for run and gun type situations. But I promised myself I was going to start putting in more time with it and get over the little hurtles I had had with it in the past
@@NovaVision716 If you’re doing run and gun music videos, primes might not be ideal. I only use zoom lenses when I can’t control my distance. For narrative I’m all about Sirui anamorphic primes. Love them. But they are MFT. For the 6K I’d have to use Vazen which cost more.
@@NovaVision716 I def use zoom in situations where I can’t control distance. Another solution for run and gun is the Ronin RS3 Pro and Raven Eye. Gives you auto focus with manual primes. Gonna do a video on that soon.
24 frames. 23.98 is essentially 24 frames with a pulldown applied. I haven’t worked on a project like this in over a decade. Initially, the first digital cameras to shoot 24 were shooting this way. Not a clean 24. TV broadcast required it, etc. History tied to this. But now everything can shoot a clean 24 frames which is what you want.
@@writedirect Thank you very much. I never understood the difference between 24fps, 23.98fps and 23.976fps and why cameras shoot at these frame rates. I'm told it's all the same frame rate. I have a Canon R6 and have selected 4k 23.98 but when I bring the video into Premiere, it says the frame rate is 23.976.
@@greenvgx96 23.98 and 23.976 are the same frame rate. 100%. But 24 is different. If your camera can shoot 24 do that. If you’re shooting a project where there’s a sound guy, he needs to know if you’re shooting drop frame or non-drop frame rates. But he’ll ask you that if he knows what he’s doing.
anyone to help me i used to delete ( black magic SSD card ) before copying data and i shooted another clips. anyone who can help me to recover the SSD Card. please
Hey man, I’m so sorry! I have not personally dealt with this. But there are a couple Facebook groups dedicated to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema cameras. I would try those groups and see if anyone has run into this. Hope that helps.
24 frames. 23.98 is a pull down standard originating from broadcast TV, how America implemented color, etc. Originally, affordable digital cameras only did 23.98 (DVX100) and that was the closest filmmakers could get to 24. Until the DVX everything was 29.97. So that little camera was huge for indie back in like 2004. But now everything can do true 24, so unless a production has a specific reason, it’s always 24. And don’t forget shutter. 1/48 shutter for 24 frames.
This is the punch word's I have really been searching for month's, thank God I dive into your tutorial, didn't west time to subscribe😀
With your teaching I am definitely a perfect DOP, God bless you for giving me what I really wanted!....
Right on! Glad it's helping out. The end of the Cinema Camera 6K lesson describes the final window of the BMPCC4K in more detail too. Thanks for watching!
In list form:
1. Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
2. Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting.
3. Use framing guides to save time in post-production.
4. Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production.
5. Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs.
6. It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production.
7. Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur.
8. Use presets to save custom settings for different projects.
9. LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production.
10. You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction.
11. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow.
12. Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic.
13. The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom.
14. The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions.
15. For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
Thanks!
This has to be one of the BEST tutorial videos I've ever watched. Thank you so much!
Really appreciate that. If you watch the end of the cinema camera 6K tutorial, it will explain the final screen on the pocket cinema camera in more detail. They’re identical.
Thank you so much for sharing all this! Comprehensive yet very accessible - the perfect balance
Right on, happy to help. If you watch the end of the Cinema Camera 6K one there's more info about the final screen that applies to the Pocket 4K as well.
This channel is the best tutorial source for this camera
Whoa! Thank you. Very kind. I do love Blackmagic Design!
Very helpful video. I'm shooting with this camera for the first time and your tutorial is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much!
Cool man! You're welcome. Happy it helped.
First off…, THANK YOU! Im a show runner / producer who also shoots independent projects. I have a big one coming up which will require me to be a one man band. I’m “not” a DP. I’m used to hiring DP’s which is unrealistic for my upcoming project which will require lots of shots of myself on camera, probably shot at odd hours in a lit room at a table with a deck of playing cards.
I own the pocket 4K and have been frustrated trying to learn it on my first few attempts. I find myself giving up and just shooting on my iPhone instead. After seeing this video I’m confident I can get the quality I’m going for without bringing in a DP or exchanging the camera for something I’m more familiar with.
The big kicker that I really appreciate about your tutorial was how beautiful the image was and how great the quality was. You may have shot it on a different camera other than the BM, but you took the time to make a simple tutorial look beautiful and satisfying to watch and listen to.
Bottom line… I’ve subscribed! I’ll be watching more of your tutorials and am feeling excited and more confident about my upcoming project thanks to your tutorial. BTW… I love the “Take away” recap you do in this tutorial. Makes me look forward to learning more from you in the near future.
Thanks again for producing this content! And wish me luck on my upcoming project. I’ll be watching your tutorials to get me through it!
Wow, I really appreciate your comments! And I totally get the one man band thing. It’s tough to pull focus and everything when you’re the subject. But it’s doable. All the lessons are shot on BM cameras. I don’t own anything else! Just recently got the cinema camera 6K, but most of my stuff was shot on the pocket 4K. Just had more than one. I do wish you the best! Make sure and watch my lesson about exposure. That’s gonna be the other big piece that helps you dial that camera in. Hope it goes well!
@@writedirect I definitely will! I’ll be doing a “deep dive” on your channel soon! Would also love to see some of the work you’ve done. I have a Netflix docu-series around the corner. Was planning on renting a red or something else. Who knows, maybe I’ll get a couple of the new BM6k’s for that too! Would be nice to keep some extra dough in the pocket if I thought I could get the quality needed for network.
@@HoustonCurtisKardsharp awesome. I totally get the temptation of higher end cameras. But man...the BMD cameras really deliver. I think the Pocket 4K really performs well. Really well. Just wrapped a 30-minute 19th century film using them. But now the CC6K...it's freaking gorgeous image. I haven't shot a film on it yet. Just some pickups for the current project which is called RECKONING btw. I'll post the film on the channel when it's done. In post right now.
@@writedirect awesome! looking forward to seeing it!
Finally found the greatest film tutor. Thank you so much
You’re very kind. Hey I f you’re just starting out, I’m about to launch an online self-paced film school. Teaches you pretty much everything. Currently looking for some filmmakers to jump in and spread the word. As a thank you I’ll give you free access. Email me: kyler@writedirect.co.
I have been thinking of getting the BMPCC 4k and your video popped up on my feed, and LET ME TELL YOU this was no mistake. I had so many questions and you answered all of them. Very informative and easy-going. You truly deserved a sub and a like. Keep it up!
Thanks so much. Glad the video helped!
Thank you man I learn so much from this single vidoe than I knew just having the camera for 2 years. Your voice is so calming and teachable. Thank you immensely.
Thanks so much! Happy this helped. I love BMD cameras.
Everyone who picks up a bmpcc for the first time, should watch this video. Thank you!
Hey thanks man! Btw-the ending to my CC6K video explains the final screen better. They’re identical between the cameras.
GREAT TUT!
Right on! Thanks.
All my questions answered with a single video. It's amazing being new here.
Awesome! Thanks for joining us. :)
Wow , best video I've watched . Period, thank you!
He thanks man! If you watch the end of the same video I did for the cinema camera 6K it will explain a couple items that I didn’t explain for the pocket 4K.
I wish this video had chapter markers! For example:
01:27 focus assist
Yes, need to do that!
This would have been great to know before shooting my first scene. This was by far the best video I've seen yet. You were very clear and spoken well, also easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Thank you Lonnie! I know the feeling-wishing I knew things before shooting stuff! If you check out the end of the CC6K walkthrough I describe the last page of the menu better. They are the same on each camera.
Man i wish this video was out years ago back when the p4k launched, it would have been suuuuuper helpful
Lol. Yeah, I remember the fog I was in after getting my Pocket 4K.
Lol just got mine yesterday. So this is perfect. 😂
@@DieselDoktor NICE! You'll love it. Watch the exposure lesson too...that will really clear the fog on all of that.
Many, many thanks. I’ve done a couple of test shoots (interviews) using two BMPC4Ks and couldn’t work out why I couldn’t get the ideal results. You cleared it up for me!!! Again, thank you!
Awesome! Glad this helped.
Great passion for Blackmagicdesign and commitment to tools that get the job done, that is making a real world film. Love the Channel production values. These are some of the best getting-started Pocket 4k videos around, especially since the Pocket 4k/6k are mostly misunderstood by TH-cam space. Keep going here.
John, thanks man! Really kind of you. Can't imagine filmmaking without Black Magic Design. Back in 2006 when I graduated from film school, we had nothing like this for this cheap. Even a DVX100 prob cost more back then.
Including the LUT file doesn't "bake it in" in the sense that it's forever and always applied though, correct? It just becomes a part of the data that you can turn off and on inside of Davinci or even change in post. No?
That’s correct. You can turn that off in Resolve later. I don’t know if you can turn it on or off in another NLE however.
WOW IT IS THE BEST VIDEO i, WATCHING BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. I buy a black magic 6k from eBay I put all together and I power the camera and I see in the screen a pink color I am Tring everything but I can take the colors a way, can you explain to me what is the problem? thank you.
Hey thank you! Take the lens cap off and see if that fixes. False colors might be turned on, and if the lens cap is on it could look weird. If that's not the issue, see if the HDMI out shows the same thing (if you have a monitor). The camera might be messed up and I'd return to sender before your time window expires.
You are AMAZING!!! May everything you touch prosper and bring you joy!! Thanks for this lesson!
Hey, thank you!!!! That was awesome. I hope the same for you. Do you do narrative film?
@@writedirect yes. I’ve gone from point and shoot to understanding “why” and “how” I point, shoot and light. And this video for my new camera is 🥰🙌🏽
@@tstyles Sweet. There are few things more rewarding. You will love the Pocket Cinema Camera. And if you’d like to learn more on filmmaking, we let a person in for free each month to celebrate school launch. March is still open: writedirect.co/film-school-application/
When you press hfr, you still have to switch your shutter to 120 to match the 60fps correct?
Yes, great question. You do have to adjust shutter UNLESS you set it to angle. Then the Pocket Cinema cameras do all the adjusting for you. I personally never have a reason to not use the 180 degree angle setting vs specifying the shutter speed itself. You set it and you're done.
Thanks so much for making this video. It's by far the most comprehensive, and well explained walk through I've found so far for the Black Magic camera. Just subscribed!
Thank you! Glad it helped. I know how I felt when I get my first pocket camera. Needed someone to clear the fog. Which model did you get?
@@writedirect I ended up going for the Bmpcc4k in the end as it was the cheaper option, and I wasn't dissapointed. The fog was thick indeed...but it is slowly clearing now! Keep up the great videos, I'm going through them all one by one (including the Da Vinci Resolve ones too) 👍
@@Westles76 you made a good choice! When I purchased my first Pocket, I was on the fence between the 4K and 6K. Def glad I went 4K. The new 6K Cinema is pretty sweet...but hits the bank account more.
Awesome video!!! When will you be doing a color grading with the footage in Resolve?
Color grading will be a detailed topic in my online film school @ writedirect.co but I might put some color grading stuff here eventually.
How do you set the HDMI output to 1080P 30fps to use with a livestreaming device?
The HDMI out can only do HD. It won’t kick out 4K. And it should send out whatever you’re shooting at. So if you’re shooting at 30 frames, then that’s what it’s going to kick out for you.
Great stuff. The only thing I was curious about is the iris or aperture settings when filming.
Thx! This lesson will help: th-cam.com/video/4hMc2nNz054/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W1aNjKwv1iXZnCSz
My focus assist do not have the sliding bar at the bottom. Is there something I’m missing? Thank you.
Mine came with my Ronan RS3 Pro setup. Where did you get your focus assist from?
Oh, you use focus assist with the Ronin? So once you connect the Ronin it shows up in the menu? I have the Ronin 3 pro. I just haven’t set it up yet. I had it for a year and haven’t taken it out the box yet. I’m about to. I just did my firmware update on my BMPCC4k
yes, you focus assist with the ronin. you can use the app, or map the focus motor to a dial, etc. It's cool. @@TyMapp
We just got the 6k and was struggling a bit with the settings...thank you for your clarity. while we needed to adjust because we are live streaming we are better equip to do so
Nice! Glad it helped. Thank you.
Not baking in a LUT makes the footage unusable in Premiere. If you know a way to prevent that or make that work, let me know. I tried many many LUTs in Premiere with Lumetri and in other ways but none of them changed the image at all. Trying to adjust the footage with lumetri by hand, never yielded the LUT quality. I can't go use Resolve so any help would be great.
Sorry I'm late back here. So I do not use Premiere and can't speak to it precisely. However, are you working color managed in Premiere? And are you shooting RAW? Because if you bring in RAW footage without working in an Aces or DWG color managed project, the footage will look horrible. It's only the raw camera capture. Color managed takes it to your monitoring output which is typically Rec.709. If you're baking in a LUT on RAW footage, you're simply baking in a form of Rec.709. But doing that causes you to lose A LOT of flexibility for grading later.
How do we get the picture profiles : Log, Rec709 and RAW
Blackmagic calls log “Film” mode. Video is rec 709. And the other is a mix between the two.
@@writedirect Thanks alot that was the missing piece for me, the whole video is purely Gems. Shukran 🙏🏽
This is a video that can be used before first use and as a reference. Thanks. How many percentage points should I speed up in Adobe Premiere to reduce the video I shoot at 60 frames per second to 24 frames?
You’ll have to just do the math on it. In Resolve if you just set the 24 frame timeline and drop the 60 frame footage in, Resolve adjusts it for you. And then you can tweak interpolation settings in the project to see which plays back the best. But I don’t cut in Premier so you’re gonna have to see what they offer. And by the way, what I said is only true if it wasn’t off speed recording. If it’s 60 frames because you shot slow motion in the camera than what I said won’t work. It will just playback slow motion.
@@writedirect Thanks
Looking to get this camera and this is so useful. Question: how large are these Raw files generally and what size SD/CFast cards do you suggest?
Hey! You will love the camera. Here’s an example of file size: I shot footage of a large waterfall for 11 seconds. The Pocket 4K was 1.4GB full res BRAW. The new cinema camera 6K was 2.95GB for the same shot. If you look at my Cinema Camera, 6K round one video on the channel, you can see the details on that. Definitely use CFast. For the Pocket 4K I used Angelbird. I don’t use them for the Cinema Camera 6K however. For size, a 512GB internal card was always fine for me. Don’t mess with external USB. Unless you’re always on sticks.
@@writedirectthanks so much for your reply. Also, can footage be dumped directly off the camera or is a Cfast reader required/better for data transfer?
@@writedirect how do you feel about Sandisk Extreme Cfast? Cheaper than Angelbird by a good amount.
@@thesebarehandsmusic I haven’t personally used them. But if they’re on the blackmagic design approved media list, you should be OK. I would go to BH photo and Amazon and read reviews. For example, when I got the cinema camera, 6K, I didn’t go with Angelbird anymore based on reviews. It’s CFExpress, so different type of card.
@@thesebarehandsmusic you need to get a reader. I mean, I’ve never tried to use the camera to dump it off. I’m not sure it will do that. But if you’re on set and handing cards off to a DIT, you don’t want the camera down for a copy. It can take a little bit.
OMG ... your intro! "It is time to get more familiar with you Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera...." Have you been living in my brain?! Camera over there in storage box, for 1 year .... me over here, hesitant!!! Thank you for posting this tutorial!!!!
Unbox that thing! Hahaha. Watch the end of the CC6K lesson for better explanation of final menu options. Also, def check out my “exposure layers” class to wrap your head around that too. Thanks for the kind words! You’ll love the camera.
If I wanna act in front my own camera, could it work with either the P4K or with the OG to act and film myself without the need of a camera with continuous auto focus? what lens and what distance should I keep if I choose to film with the OG and act out monologues in front of it?
please suggest!
am new to this camera...
have Gh3 but I like to test making short one person plays either with P4K or the OG on my own,
if even possible without anyone pulling focus for me?!
I want to create cinema and not digital video...
what do you think? tanks for getting back
Good questions. So...I act in front of my BMPCC4K all the time (while running the camera). If you look at the short scene example "THE GOLD" on this channel, you can see such. Regarding your questions, you need to learn more about exposure and lighting. So let me say it this way: It's not about the lens or any of that. It's about exposure, focus, aperture and shutter speed (for cinematic motion blur). What I'll do is get my light to a point where I'm able to be at an F-STOP that gives some depth of field, which will allow me to stay in focus, etc. Then I'll have an extra tripod to put where I'm going to be, and then set my focus. Also make sure I'm at a 1/48 shutter (or 180 degree shutter). Once that's done, you're golden. If you don't have enough light and you're wide open on your lens, then yeah...it's not gonna work. Watch this lesson for starters: th-cam.com/video/4hMc2nNz054/w-d-xo.html. And here's an example of my rig to pull focus and dial in exposure with a middle gray card: twitter.com/writedirectfilm/status/1648327377221500930/photo/1
In this video you mention a tutorial about rendering BM RAW but I cannot find it.
It’s been a while since I did that video. Was I talking about render cache? Or even better, what info are you after? Thx!
You were describing the virtues of shooting in RAW and then adjusting the image in Resolve grading and I thought I heard mention of a grading tutorial within your channel. I am familiar with the process but was curious about your particular insights. TH-cam tutorials are often pretty inept but yours are worth watching. I'm surprised at the generally low view numbers for yours which seem to deserve better. @@writedirect
Hey man, thanks. You're very kind. So these lessons are from my online school which teaches development through post. So I get into grading, sound design and all of that in the school training, but only certain videos are on my channel. I will be doing more videos, but the school has everything. @@hansh5717
How do you change the Iris ? and choose the right fstop? all the videos seem to miss this out.
You adjust aperture on your lens. If it’s manual focus only. Otherwise you can adjust on the top of the LCD menu. As far as choosing the right F-stop, that depends on a lot of things. I have a video on the channel about the exposure layers. That lesson dives into exposure. Or check out the light meter lesson.
@@writedirect Hi I don't have aperture on the lens, it's a canon focus and zoom lens only. How would you can the f stop?
@@leighbloomfield9458 it is an icon on the top of the LCD to the right of FPS.
This video is a complete walkthrough of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
Here are the key takeaways:
Camera Settings:
• Record: Shoot in Blackmagic Raw, constant quality Q0, 4 DCI resolution, and film dynamic range. Make sure "Apply LUT in File"
is off. (7:30-14:24)
• Monitor: Customize what's displayed on your LCD and external monitor. (14:24-14:36) • Audio: Adjust audio settings for your mics
(15:12-15:40)
• Setup: Set shutter measurement to shutter angle for cinematic blur. (16:02-16:26) • Function Buttons: Map function buttonsto useful settings like false colors or focus
assist. (16:48-17:34)
• Bluetooth: Connect your camera to your phone using the Blackmagic app for remote
control. (17:42-18:01)
• Factory Reset: Reset your camera to factory settings if needed. (1 8:03-1 8:24) • Calibrate: Calibrate your camera's motion sensor, image sensor, and screen
(18:25-19:02)
Presets: Create and save presets for different
projects. (19:03-20:43)
LUTs: Use LUTs to preview how your footage will look with different color grading styles
(20:44-23:05)
Camera Buttons:Camera Buttons:
• Function Buttons: Control settings like false colors and focus assist. (23:07-23:14) • Aperture Button: Control aperture on compatible lenses. (23:14-23:21) • Autofocus Button: Enable autofocus on compatible lenses. (23:23-23:24) • HFR Button: Enable slow motion recording
(23:27-23:29)
Magnifying Glass Button: Zoom in on your image for precise focusing. (23:29-24:20) • Menu Button: Access the camera's menu.
(24:20-24:23)
Play Button: Playback footage and adjust settings like false colors and focus assist.
(24:23-25:06)
• Record Button: Start and stop recording• Record Button: Start and stop recording
(25:09-25:11)
Photo Button: Take photos with your camera
(25:11-25:15)
• ISO, White Balance, and Shutter Speed Buttons: Control these settings on compatible lenses. (25:15-25:22) ‣ Dial: Control aperture on compatible lenses or adjust settings in the menu. (25:25-25:38)
Overall:
The video emphasizes the importance of shooting in Blackmagic Raw and using DaVinci Resolve for post-production. It also encourages viewers to become technically proficient in filmmaking, as it will empower them to realize their dreams faster
(26:26-28:32)
Hey man! THANK YOU.
@writedirect my pleasure, thank YOU for sharing this information with this video! I've just gotten my first BMPCC 4K and this was a super helpful reference video.
Your video is now saved in my playlist, and when I need to refer to something on it real quick, I left that comment above so I can come back and jump directly to any spot I want 😅
@@aaronbazil right on! Do you shoot narrative film? I'm launching a full online film school and as a thank you, I'll get you in for free if that would interest you. Shoot me an email: kyler@writedirect.co
I love all the videos i have seen today in my learning of the Pocket...but this one is by far the best i have seen ...thank y ...
Thank you! Glad it’s helpful. If you watch the end of the cinema camera 6K one I explain the final set up menu options better. They’re the same for each camera.
can i ask what battery adapter that is? and what battery?
It’s the SmallRig NP-F battery adapter plate and Watson NP-F battery.
This is such a helpful and thorough explanation! Thanks for sharing :)
Awesome! Thanks for the comment. Glad it helped.
Excellent video! Thank you. Just picked this camera up yesterday, and I made sure to text myself a link to this video already. 😂
Cool, hope it helps. This lesson on exposure will help too: th-cam.com/video/4hMc2nNz054/w-d-xo.html
@@writedirect thank you!
27:00 mark is great advice. It's not what you know, it's what you can show!
Thanks for that! Yeah...you dump a bunch of cash into film school thinking it's going to be some silver bullet into the industry, and it isn't. A bit sobering to say the least.
Thank you SO MUCH! This was extremely helpful! I sincerely appreciate you.
Right on! Glad it was helpful. You’ll love the Pocket Cinema Cameras.
That's it! You're my favorite TH-camr already. I've seen all your videos at once. I am also a RS3 Pro, a Blackmagic 6k Pro, a Davinci Resolve user, so...a lot to learn from you. Keep up the good work! Subscribed!
Thanks so much! Very kind of you. Are you doing narrative filmmaking?
@@writedirect I'm actually a musician with my wife. I set up a music studio at home, and after producing the music I decided to learn as much as I can from the filmography side as well, I would like to produce my future videos with the camera, drone and the video accessories I bought. Thanks a lot once again!
this was very very useful, thank you!
Cool! The end of the Cinema Camera 6K version explains the final screen in more detail.
Very nice video! I just got a Pocket 6K G2. Thanks!
Sweet! Enjoy. Hope this helped.
thank you!
You’re welcome. If you check out the cinema camera 6K lesson, the end explains the final screen of the pocket 4K in more detail. Same for both cameras.
Awesome tutorial!
Thanks! Appreciate your kind words.
@@writedirect I bought my bmpcc last year and used it one time. I love the video quality, but that’s coming from someone that doesn’t have an eye for quality yet. I record a lot of events like road biking get togethers, family bbqs, stem events and much more with my iPhone 15. In your opinion, what’s a good reason to stop using my phone and jump into using my bmpcc?
@@Viclex1 it’s hard to control a consistent look on a phone. You can dial it in more with the blackmagic design iPhone app. But even though the iPhone 15 Pro is shooting 4K and can shoot raw, it’s gonna be hard to beat what you can get with your BMPCC shooting BRAW. You also have way more control with specific focal lengths vs the wide angle on the phone. Recently, I tried to use my iPhone for an instructional video. The framing was just horrible. I was used to a real camera with prime lenses. The phone didn’t come close. If you need auto focus, you can get things from Tilta or DJI that can do that for you. With manual prime lenses.
@@writedirect Thank you! Definitely subscribed and forwarded the video to friends with bmpcc.
@@Viclex1 hey, thank you! Really appreciate that.
which mic are you using
Sennheiser MKH-416 with the Sound Devices MixPre II.
Great video, and a great pleasing voice.
Thanks Ryan! Glad you're benefiting from some of these. Do you do narrative film?
Which are best setting for manage lightest files FHD or UHD with premiere( Need for interview and a slow dance) pro res welcome
Hey man! I would always capture as high as you can and then use proxy files (assuming Premiere does that). If you can't do proxy files, then go with one of the lower Q settings. For an interview you could do a constant bitrate. But for the dance I'd do a Q option.
Sir help me to understand what are the camera settings I should keep if I shoot a movie in Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k.
So that I can show my film on any company or OTT
There are a lot of variables-Even region based stuff. But let us say you were shooting a film in the United States. Shoot 24 frame/180 degree shutter. Shoot in BRAW and in FILM mode. Also, use your full sensor. This is just scratching the surface. Do you have more specific questions about it?
@@writedirect Thanks sir 😊
What are settings for green screen
Green screen is about lighting, things like that. There’s nothing you’ll do differently in camera. You’ll be shooting and exposing like normal. Shoot the highest resolution you can in BRAW.
I have a question... Can you shoot with this camera and mix the footage with a canon r5c
Hey! I've never personally done it. I mean, you can mix anything and with expert grading make it work, assuming proper exposure, etc. Blackmagic RAW is going to be way different than the files from the Canon. Different color science, etc. But if you have proper exposure on both, raw files, etc I don't see why it wouldn't work.
@writedirect Great. Thank you 👊
Man you are such a good teacher, how can I get to see all your videos?
Hey, thanks man! Hope they’re helping. These videos are part of my online film school for directors. The school is not for cinematographers or any specific crew position. You can see more at: writedirect.co
This video was so helpful!! Thank you. If you could do a tutorial on color grading on adobe premiere, that would be amazing.
Thanks Josh. I'm a Davinci Resolve guy, and color grading is def something covered in the Write & Direct film school. You should check out Resolve. I've been an Avid and FCP editor in the past (features and shorts) and Resolve is SO much better.
thank you very much for this very informative and useful tutorial
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
thanks for explained that way 🙌
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.
Great video! Just got this camera and I made so many mistakes! This video could have helped me avoid a lot of them!
Well, hopefully you can sidestep some others! I hear you...when I got mine I was shooting before everything was clear. Hahahah. Live and learn.
Thanks very useful, I'm using the camera for the first time.
You're gonna love it. Remember, you can expose to the right a bit. And there's a lot of control with BRAW footage within Resolve that you don't have if you shoot ProRes, etc.
Just picked up the BMPCC 6K G2... Thank you!!!
Cool man! Bet you're loving it.
best yt channel ever
Whoa! Huge compliment. Thank you! Hope it helps you make movies. What else would you like to see training on? Development through post.
@@writedirect I'll think about it ;-)
Thank you for taking the time to show this ❤
You bet man! Hope it helped.
Thanks for the video, really helpful!
Cool! Happy it helped. Thank you!
Does this camera have tracking autofocus ?
No, this is a cinema camera designed for all manual, focus, etc. You can do tracking and auto focus with the ronin RS3 Pro & focus motor. It’s pretty sophisticated and works when you need that.
Did you end up making a video on how to shoot slomo?
I have not done that -- Need to! Just did that for my latest film with the BMPCC4K. Looked great. The biggest thing is letting more light in...you need more light for proper exposure.
Very good. Simple and Clear
Thank you! Anything else you’d like to see on the channel?
how do I preview my pic?
The Pocket Cinema Camera is designed for shooting footage. It doesn’t have a function to my knowledge to view stills even though it can take them. And for that matter, the stills aren’t going to be as good as a camera designed for stills.
Thank you. we just got it at work and are using it to shoot some still video. the client wanted stills as well, but I couldn't figure out how to preview them. Ill just use my Nikon for photos. thanx again@@writedirect
Merci beaucoup ! Vous êtes un fin pédagogue !
Vous êtes très gentil. Merci d'avoir regardé!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:03 📷 Aprenda os aspectos importantes para usar a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
01:04 🎯 Configurações como zebras e assistência de foco são úteis para a filmagem.
02:25 📏 Use guias de enquadramento para economizar tempo na pós-produção.
03:36 💡 Não se preocupe com o balanço de branco ao gravar em RAW, pois ele pode ser ajustado na pós-produção.
04:18 📽️ Configure a taxa de quadros, ISO e balanço de branco de acordo com suas necessidades.
08:13 🎬 Recomenda-se gravar em Blackmagic RAW com qualidade constante (constant quality) para maior flexibilidade na pós-produção.
12:58 🕒 Configure o obturador com base na regra dos 180 graus para um desfoque cinemático.
16:14 📱 Use presets para salvar configurações personalizadas para diferentes projetos.
20:53 🌈 LUTs (Lookup Tables) são úteis para gerenciar cores durante a pós-produção.
21:06 🎥 Você pode visualizar como suas filmagens ficarão com um Lut aplicado, o que pode ser útil durante as gravações para avaliar o visual desejado após a correção de cor.
22:01 🌈 A Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera possui Luts padrão, mas você também pode adquirir Luts de alta qualidade de designers ou em sites como o Etsy para personalizar seu fluxo de trabalho.
22:44 🚫 Lembre-se sempre de manter a opção "Apply Lut and File" desligada para evitar que um Lut seja gravado permanentemente em suas filmagens, o que pode ser problemático.
23:52 🔍 O botão que permite dar zoom nas imagens ajuda a focar com precisão e pode ser útil, mas não se esqueça de desativá-lo para evitar gravar com zoom acidentalmente.
24:34 📽️ O botão de reprodução permite verificar suas filmagens e aplicar recursos como false colors e Focus assist para avaliar exposição e foco, o que é útil, especialmente em produções individuais.
25:54 📹 Para melhores resultados, lembre-se de configurar sua câmera para gravar em raw, ajustar a faixa dinâmica, a velocidade do obturador e a resolução 4K adequada, além de salvar suas configurações como predefinição para facilitar seu uso futuro.
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In English:
@00:03 📷 Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
@01:04 🎯 Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting.
@02:25 📏 Use framing guides to save time in post-production.
@03:36 💡 Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production.
@04:18 📽 Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs.
@08:13 🎬 It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production.
@12:58 🕒 Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur.
@16:14 📱 Use presets to save custom settings for different projects.
@20:53 🌈 LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production.
@21:06 🎥 You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction.
@22:01 🌈 The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow.
@22:44 🚫 Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic.
@23:52 🔍 The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom.
@24:34 📽 The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions.
@25:54 📹 For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
In list form:
1. Learn the important aspects of using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
2. Settings like zebras and focus assist are helpful for shooting.
3. Use framing guides to save time in post-production.
4. Don't worry about white balance when shooting in RAW, as it can be adjusted in post-production.
5. Set the frame rate, ISO, and white balance according to your needs.
6. It is recommended to record in Blackmagic RAW with constant quality for greater flexibility in post-production.
7. Set the shutter speed based on the 180-degree rule for cinematic motion blur.
8. Use presets to save custom settings for different projects.
9. LUTs (Lookup Tables) are useful for managing colors during post-production.
10. You can preview how your footage will look with an applied LUT, which can be helpful during shooting to assess the desired look after color correction.
11. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with standard LUTs, but you can also acquire high-quality LUTs from designers or websites like Etsy to customize your workflow.
12. Always remember to keep the "Apply Lut and File" option turned off to prevent a LUT from being permanently recorded on your footage, which can be problematic.
13. The zoom button helps with precise focusing and can be useful, but don't forget to deactivate it to avoid accidentally recording with zoom.
14. The playback button allows you to review your footage and apply features like false colors and focus assist to evaluate exposure and focus, which is useful, especially in solo productions.
15. For best results, remember to set your camera to record in raw, adjust the dynamic range, shutter speed, and appropriate 4K resolution, and save your settings as a preset for easier future use.
Thank you!!!
@@TivBoiMedia thanks man!
Great walkthrough. I appreciate this.
Hope it helps. Are you a new owner of the camera? You will love it. Also, if you check out the walk-through for the cinema camera, 6K, at the very end, I explain the final screens in more detail. And they are the same as they are for the pocket 4K.
Thank you very very much for explanation!
You are welcome!
Very good video I LOVE TO LEARNING FROM YOU SIR!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you for the kind words! Anything you’d like me to cover specifically?
good video broddy....
Thanks man!
I'll tell ya right now, even real DP's who shoot RAW, barely touch the white balance during production. Prores is obviously a different story
Nice! Good to know. Thank you.
@Drfranco91 how is it possible for dp not to touch white balance. Maybe they are shooting in daylight not night or maybe interior through out and there is no night. Dp will surely touch the white balance
Best tutorial for bmpcc4k
Thank you!
Bt.470bg colorspace ?
Are you asking about using a color space? The best way to film is BRAW and FILM mode. This is essentially a "log" format. Then you can take that footage into Resolve and define the color space you'll be grading in.
Merci !!!!! ❤
Je vous en prie!
I need your help to use my camera in the best possible way to shoot a good 3 minute short film. My client is asking for high quality content. And I'm thinking of shooting it with a SETTING like this :
1 ) RECORD BLACKMAGIC RAW / CONSTANT BIRATE / 5:1 WITH RESOLUTION 6K 6144Xx3456 / setup F2
2) BLACKMAGIC RAW / CONSTANT QUALITY / Q0 / 4 DCI 4096X2160 SETUP F1
What king of advice you can give me? please
Hey, somehow missed your question. I'm sorry! Obviously you're probably done at this point, but I'm a perfectionist and always shoot full sensor, constant quality, Q0. Constant quality can spike to higher bit rates when needed (higher than the CB ceiling). I shoot on 4Ks, but from what I've read the 6K crops down when shooting in 4K. It doesn't utilize the entire 6K sensor. So I'd do 6K / Constant Quality / Q0 and make the client pay for the storage if they want the best.
thank you so much, so useful
Nice! Thanks for watching. Filmmaker?
@@writedirectFor now i just need to shoot a musical gig, but i hope i'll have other projects in the future.
So useful, thank you.
Happy it helped! Thanks for watching.
@@writedirect I‘ve watched a few times, following along on the camera. I’m getting there, with your help!
@LaureninGermany next watch the exposure lesson. That will really clear the fog on using the camera correctly.
@@writedirect do you mean the false colours video? That was super helpful, yes!
@LaureninGermany no, actually the exposure lesson. It will help a lot in understanding proper exposure with this and any camera.
You're doing great, thank you
Thanks so much!
Great video
Thanks man! Hope it helped.
AVID Media Composer. You didn’t mention the best of the best.
Right on. I cut three feature films in Avid. And a ton of shorts. Never thought I’d leave that NLE. But it’s all Resolve for me now. The integrated DAW, color and VFX. On the NLE side, once the keyboard is mapped, it’s very close to Avid.
NEEDED THIS VIDEO‼️
Nice!! Hope it clears the fog. Shooting narrative film or something else?
@@writedirect mainly music videos and interviews. I’ve had my BMPCC6KPRO (w/ XEEN 24mm cine lens) for a year now and have rarely used it.. just been using my Sony a7iii. I just didn’t feel comfortable with it for run and gun type situations. But I promised myself I was going to start putting in more time with it and get over the little hurtles I had had with it in the past
I wonder if it would be easier for me if I replaced my XEEN with a canon 16-35mm or something like that
@@NovaVision716 If you’re doing run and gun music videos, primes might not be ideal. I only use zoom lenses when I can’t control my distance. For narrative I’m all about Sirui anamorphic primes. Love them. But they are MFT. For the 6K I’d have to use Vazen which cost more.
@@NovaVision716 I def use zoom in situations where I can’t control distance. Another solution for run and gun is the Ronin RS3 Pro and Raven Eye. Gives you auto focus with manual primes. Gonna do a video on that soon.
How do I get the footage off?
You need to take the card out of the camera and use a card reader to copy to your computer. Assuming you recorded to internal vs external SSD.
@@writedirectokay and how do you delete footage ?
@@Kizzy603 format the media when back in camera.
Thanks great info, learned a bunch ....
Thanks for commenting. Glad it helped! I love BMPC cameras so much.
Shoot 24fps or 23.98fps? And why?
24 frames. 23.98 is essentially 24 frames with a pulldown applied. I haven’t worked on a project like this in over a decade. Initially, the first digital cameras to shoot 24 were shooting this way. Not a clean 24. TV broadcast required it, etc. History tied to this. But now everything can shoot a clean 24 frames which is what you want.
@@writedirect Thank you very much. I never understood the difference between 24fps, 23.98fps and 23.976fps and why cameras shoot at these frame rates. I'm told it's all the same frame rate. I have a Canon R6 and have selected 4k 23.98 but when I bring the video into Premiere, it says the frame rate is 23.976.
@@greenvgx96 23.98 and 23.976 are the same frame rate. 100%. But 24 is different. If your camera can shoot 24 do that. If you’re shooting a project where there’s a sound guy, he needs to know if you’re shooting drop frame or non-drop frame rates. But he’ll ask you that if he knows what he’s doing.
Thank you
Right on! Thx.
Your the man.
Thanks man! Hope it helped.
thanks
You’re welcome! Have fun with the camera.
anyone to help me i used to delete ( black magic SSD card ) before copying data and i shooted another clips. anyone who can help me to recover the SSD Card. please
Hey man, I’m so sorry! I have not personally dealt with this. But there are a couple Facebook groups dedicated to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema cameras. I would try those groups and see if anyone has run into this. Hope that helps.
This is great thanks for sharing.
Glad it helped!
great!!
Thanks man!
Thank you!!
You bet! You'll love the camera. Making movies?
23.98 or 24? I never understand which to pick
24 frames. 23.98 is a pull down standard originating from broadcast TV, how America implemented color, etc. Originally, affordable digital cameras only did 23.98 (DVX100) and that was the closest filmmakers could get to 24. Until the DVX everything was 29.97. So that little camera was huge for indie back in like 2004. But now everything can do true 24, so unless a production has a specific reason, it’s always 24. And don’t forget shutter. 1/48 shutter for 24 frames.
Much respect
Thanks for watching!
Atleast pls help us to always subtitle it
Good idea!
Apply lut in file. Remember not to do this
I think on current camera firmware you can undo that in Resolve. On the color page in the camera raw area.