How To Get The BEST Skintone Exposure Sony Fx3 Using Monitor Plus App
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- Ps. Sorry for the slurring of my words. My braces don’t allow me to speak properly haha.
Also a note when using false color:
Sometimes the colors are different per camera but just remember to stay between 50-70 IRE and gauge using the colors where you should be!
The best workflow is not having to fix it all in post but instead get the right exposure during production. A lot of people ask me how I get good exposure or how do I color grade dark skin tones and I talk about the color grading aspect a lot but I haven't talked much about what I do to get great exposure on set.
This tool is by far IN MY OPINION is the most accurate tool to me especially if you're a solo filmmaker and don't have a gaffer or anything like that or if you don't have a light meter and need to get your exposure quickly. Yes you can fix it in post but again why not get it right so it's less fixing later? I know this concept is more technical but honestly this is the easiest way to explain how to use false color so if I don't use the fancy word and big words it's because this is how I UNDERSTAND IT.
I love using False Color and this is basically my secret for all those that ask. It's the best way to focus on getting accurate skin tone in your image. So if you ever wanted to perfect skin tones here's a great tool to use!
Also, check out the app I'm using. It's a pretty cool app for the fx3. It allows you to remotely control your Sony camera and it gives you monitoring tools like adding LUTS, False Color, Guides, etc.
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What’s your favorite tool to use to expose skin tone?
You're blessed
My super old but trusty Sekonic light meter!
@@CertainExposures I love my sekonic as well!
Thanks for sharing. i shoot with a Canon C200 and attach a Ninja V or Shinobi for false colors.
for the most part I use the meter but take in the whole frame and figure out what's best . I always use the zerbra and often the wave form. I am very excited to start using false color. At first I was like what is this madness. Now I realize it's going to be my new best friend. It makes sense.
So nice to see a black WOMAN talking about cameras! Subscribed!!
Thank you!
WE NEED MORE OF THIS FOR OUR PEOPLE. LOVE IT
Haha I will def try to make more!
Yea I needed this for sure 😊
Since you use the FX3 I thought I’d mention this in case you wanted an accurate IN CAMERA way to measure the exposure for skin tones (or really anything in your scene that falls within a certain IRE range). You can use Zebras to achieve this. For anyone else reading this that’s a Sony user (but this also applies to any camera that lets you set custom zebra ranges) you first you want to find the middle grey point (the middle point on the light to dark scale) for the gamma/picture profile you are using; skin tones should fall within this middle range. You would then set one of your custom zebra settings to ‘Standard Range’ and use the middle grey point for the gamma you’re using. And you’d use the +/- setting as a sort of feather to gauge roll off from that point. Slog3 for example, has a middle grey point of 41%. Slog benefits from overexposure so you can set your ‘Standard Range’ zebra somewhere between 50-55%. Let’s say you went with 52% and a +/- range of 2. That means your zebras will be metering from 50-54%. Now you can use a grey card and put it in the scene you’ll be filming in OR use the person you’ll be filming and adjust your exposure until you see zebras show up on the card or on your subject. When you see the zebras you have accurate exposure because that is the middle grey range you’ve specified.
Now, this still isn’t as good as false color. It doesn’t show the transitions between the light and dark points of the ENTIRE scene the way false color does. However, this setting combined with your second custom Zebra slot which can be configured to ‘Lower Limit’, can be used to see if anything in the shot is overexposed. Between these two things you can expose your shot very well and very quickly. And of course you can use gamma assist, the histogram and the camera meter as well. But you are correct, the histogram and the meter are assessing the entire shot not a specific part of it. You can use spot metering but that still isn’t accurate like you using zebras or false color is.
So just some additional info for anyone who doesn’t have a camera or monitor with false color.
Yes! My friend showed me how zebras work but I’m still not a fan lol. False color is just too easy and more plain to understand. But he did show me. I’m just not a fan of it lol. But thank you for mentioning. That is another way to get exposure, just not the best in my opinion lol
@@BrittneyJanae lol oh I totally agree! False color is just way more intuitive and robust. The zebra method is accurate and not too difficult to use so at least you're not "dead in the water" if you want to expose skin tones properly.
Thank you both for sharing your info. Had a question about using the zebras with slog3. Should we expose over the recommended 41 for middle grey? Also what standard range you think is best for darker skin tones for slog3?
Those false color values actually have ranges like 50% range is 47 to 54 add them both together you get 101 divide it by 2 equals 50.5 round it to 51. 54 minus 51 equals 3 so the standard range is 51 +/-3 this value should match your false color value to the T Test it out and you can have a variation of false color in your camera
@@jasonubrownuse the 70% preset the stock preset in your camera mirrors the ire values in post production on your scopes. That stock Sony zebra preset 70% has a range of 58 to 77 hint hint standard range “67+/-10” this again mirrors false color reading but the preset fast tracks you without the guess work. Once you’re in post bring this down 3 stops and your image should be clean and normal with no noise get zebra’s on middle grey on card and in that same scene see where there zebra’s are on you / your subject and you can use that as a rule of thumb when running and gunning hint it should fall on highlights.
I cant believe I'm watching a video on how to exposure dark skin, where have you been all these years!!! Thank you :D
I just got my FX3 and i had no idea what i was looking or what people were talking about wwith these colors so im glad u have explained it well. thanks
after searching and watching hours upon hours of video for dark / mocha latino skin tones this is by far the BEST video I've come across. for us visual folks having the ability to see the different color gamma and knowing what each of those colors represent it a whole playing field. Gracias Señorita Janae :)
Thank you!!
just learning about false color and it has been a game changer. just the difference from my videos a month ago is massive! this video is really informative thank you!!
No problem! I’m glad it helped! I love false color!
The BEST video explaining false color!!! 🔥🔥
Thank you for your channel 🙏🏾 I am a black beginner filmmaker and it’s just so refreshing to see someone who look like me to look up to on TH-cam ! This video was super helpful again thank you so much from France 😊
So glad you’re covering this!
Brittney, thank you so much for making this video. I've been struggling a lot to get skin tones right - especially darker skin tones. You are a star!
Your videos are always well articulated and just so easy to follow! Thank you as always for the knowledge!! Can’t wait to see what you drop next :)
Thank you! Majority of the time I’m over here like I sound stupid haha.
Such a big help. Step-by-step explanation 👏I didn’t know anything about false colors and now I can actually start testing and making my work better. Thank you
This video is amazing and I love your down to earth delivery. Always excited to support fellow female filmmakers. Just subbed!
Your timing (and exposure) is perfect on this. Thank you! Here comes bracketing the mixed skin tones in friends' band this weekend.
Haha np!! Let me know how it goes!
Best False Color video I've seen yet! Thank you for the great info!
Thank you!!
Instant subscribe. Its very hard to find black content creators talking about this specific subject. Thank you so much!
This was great! It's good to see educational film tutorials for our demographic. Specific exposure advice for our skin tone. I like how the content was presented. No fluff. Meat & potatoes, yet visual and engaging.
When I see a Brittney post I don't just hit the like button...I _smash_ it! Gotta watch this video at lunch but I have to say that this subject has been on my mind lately. Glad you're covering it.
I did a test shoot with a local actress a couple weeks ago - a young black woman. False color was helpful but I still need to learn few things about working with it. I'm using an Atomos Shinobi and I wish the colors on it were tunable because it's not always obvious to me what is what. Waveforms don't help me much either because it doesn't say what is what. I find the easiest method of all to be using my light meter but maybe that's because I'm so used to shooting film stills.
Light meters are great! I have one and love using it! But for those really quick last minute have to get exposure false color takes the cake! Also the colors are different on different monitors and etc. so it sometimes makes it hard. But I’ve found usually green and light grey is always the same IRE on them all!
OMG, this was awesome. I have been trying to learn false color and this was a big help. I'll watch it another 100 times lol. Your channel is dope.
Thank you!!
This was really helpful! I've always seen this feature being used on set and on my own camera, but didn't really understand how to use it. Thank you for breaking it down!
Np!! It’s so easy to use and you will love it!
Yes, thank you for doing this! Can't wait for your channel to explode!
Thank you!!
We need more of this content for our skin color! Good work! Thanks.
Thank you!!
Thank you Brittney! Really valuable information that everyone should know and you broke it down perfectly!
You are an actual blessing!! I have been looking and looking for this exact video. I film primarily darker skin tones and have been struggling in getting the perfect exposure. Followed you on all socials!
Thank you so much!!
Maaaaaan ..... you don't know HOW MUCH this helped me. I have the FX3 and BOY, it was stressing me out getting the exposure down with this camera. Then you have the low megapixels which if not exposed properly can create more noise than you want. Thank you SOOOO much for this one.
Same haha. I’m not a fan of histogram so I was like if I’m going to be working with this camera I gotta figure something out!!
Thank you for dropping this knowledge!
I've been using these tips a lot! Great video!
girrl i just discovered your channel and already loving it! gold info
Thank you!!
Nice!! Thank you. Getting into false color never looked so promising. And I’ve been doing videos professionally for years.
You nailed it, easy explanation , great work.
Thank you!
This was dope..as i just copped the sigma fp and can't wait to get to work
Thanks for explaining this, esp for Black skin tones. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for this. Its exactly what I was looking for.
I am pretty blown away. You did a great job going over this and really covered it well! You def have a new sub here! Great job!!
Thank you! I’m not a technical person and wanted to make sure I was explaining it in a way us non-technical folks understood lol
OMG finally!! Literally no one talks about this! THANK YOU!!
Thank you! It’s such an important feature that gets overlooked
Valid point.watched this multiple times since released. Subscribed. 😂 keep on keeping on.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! It was very clear and easy to understand, and showing it all in real time was extremely helpful. Thank you!
Np!! Glad it helped!!
I’ve watched this video like 5 times in the past few months, thanks
Thank you!!
You explained this so well. Thank you for sharing the knowledge! I've been using the zebras and grey card and feeling as though there must be a better solution. This looks way more intuitive. I'm. trying it out immediately! Brava!
Thank you! Let me know how it goes!
Wow! This is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for breaking it all down.
I’m glad it helped!!
This is the video that I needed! Love your videos.
Monitor+ has been a must since finding out about it and pairing it with my FX3. Sometimes in the field it's not the easiest to use in fast paced environments, but for talking heads its definitely worth the price of entry.
This was extremely helpful. Thank you for this. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this. I love the way you talk about.
Thank you!
EXCELLENT information. Very informative.
SO helpful! Thank you!
Great video, I had to sub as soon as i saw another female DoP! False colour is definitely my favourite exposure tool. I normally shoot on BM cameras but picked up a R6 recently for some simple shots, love Clog3 but it’s not a cinema camera so relying on the histogram is frustrating. Looking forward to your next vid.
Thank you! Same I have the R6 as well. And I’m not a fan of histograms!
Thank you so much for this video. I felt that all the tricks to improve colour grading were aimed at filming white skin and most of my subjects are actually pretty dark skin coloured. I mean, you would look like an overexposed spec next to some of them, and then sometimes filming in lowlight conditions gets a bit tricky. I'm sure this will solve my problem, although I will be testing my cheap camera's settings on OBS before streaming. OBS has the same features (plugins). Thank you so much.
I hate I am just find your channel. Love it.
You are fantastic, clear explanation and I subscribed :)
This video is so great!
Lifesaver!!! Needed this - thank you 🙏🏿
this was super helpful, great stuff
Great video and very technical, I’m finally gonna start using false colours on my atomos, thanks for this video!
Np! Thank you!!
Time to revisit false color on the Ninja V. Appreciate you!
This will help many. Great non-technical video.
Big THANK YOU, from Spain!
You're welcome!
This was really helpful !!
GOLD VIDEO! thanks so much
Amazing video and easy to follow through, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well explained ❤
Appreciate for this Brittney
This apps layout is very alike Blackmagic camera, love it
I was looking for this, thanks a lot! Would be awesome if you could take this even deeper and explain how to use waveforms too. 🌹
You’re a wealth of knowledge yo, ‘preciate’cha! And you look real comfortable talking to the camera, that’s dope, 😎
Thank you!! Yea I love false color so I was just hella happy to share lol
Masterclass thank you so much
This is amazing. Thank you so much
Phenomenal!! I’m gonna go over this video several times. You did a wonderful job breaking everything down. Appreciate this.
On a side note, how do you like the Fx3 compared to the BM?
Thank you!!! My next video is actually comparing the bmpcc to the fx3 and my thoughts! Lol.
@@BrittneyJanae (and it deserves your 13-ish minutes, Edward !)
I have usually just used eyeballs and vector scopes when exposing darker skin tones, but thanks for sharing this information about false colour!
I’m good at eyeballing as well. This is like that final confirmation that my eyeballs are right haha
excellent vid. thanks
Thank you Sis. Great explanation. I've been stuck using a waveform monitor for years and reluctant to move to false color until now. I guess it's because different manufacturers have different color schemes, so it's been a little confusing.
I've also been told (since the mid 90s) that skintone should be exposed at 70 IRE. But that is where caucasian skin sits. Sorry y'all. There's a whole world of people out here with different shades. Better to expose for a middle gray card (45-55 IRE) or a white card (90-95 IRE)--something neutral and independent of the subject's skin tone--then put your subject in front of the lens. You might need to make a minor tweak from there, but I almost never have to.
zebras are working great for me. Nice video btw and keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Wow great job explaining!!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for the info. I’ve gotta say it’s been very different getting used to exposing darker skin tones. Light skin like mine is a freaking mirror, so it reflects so much light lol.
thanks for the info. subscribed and trying that app
Excellent!......last summer when I got my a7sIII I was severely messing up my exposure! I since bought a monitor but only now I realize that I need to be using the false color mode!🥴 👍🏾
Yess it’s the best!
focuse peaking settings in your camera is very important as well i use to set my gh4 peaking to 70 because thats what everyone was saying to do but then i went on some more research had no idea that focuse peaking setting plays a huge part of your skin tone as well so I went from 70 to 50 which made a huge difference for dark skin tones all i use is 50 for focuse peaking setting for dark skin tones when it comes to the GH4 every camera is different though once i start doing that my skin tones pop.
I have that app as well and will try using false colors. I’ve been using the zebra method on my Sony cameras for years but I will definitely give this a try.
Yea I’m not a fan of the zebra. I feel like false color is way easier no matter what cinema camera you switch too. No set ups or anything. Any cinema camera you get, it’s standard across the board. Just turn it on and boom! Such a great and easy workflow
Omg exactly what I needed
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Thank you!!
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Me encantó este video, tambien tengo una Sony fx3 y estoy intentando mejorar mi exposición así que de seguro le sacaré mucho provecho, gracias.
I’m learning Spanish at the moment so let me try to see what you said.
You love the video. You have a Sony fx3 and you have tried to improve your exposure and you take it out a lot to try to take advantage of it?
@@BrittneyJanae Hahaha yes, something like that, thanks for answering and for sharing the knowledge, I hope I can be as good as you are.
Have a friend here if you want them to help you improve your Spanish hehe
very good
Thank you!
This is a great video!
Thank you!!
Few words for you. MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS FOR US👍🏽
Great informative video!
Thank you!!
great video
This is great! Getting great skin tones is a topic that not too many people hit on, especially dark skin tones. I get it. But, Not getting into the weeds on anything, this is great! Thank you for this. Pulling out my monitor to practice right now! #SkinToneGuru
Amazing!!!!!
Thx ya for this. I've been working on getting better and this here is right on time. I'm probably going to watch 1 or 2 more times to get the hang of it. Thank ya for this 🙏🏾
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See you in 96 🌹 ✨ 🤞🏾
Thank you! NP! Let me know once you actually use it what you think!
@@BrittneyJanae I tried it out this morning, on the background and on my subject. I like it. It teaches me when to add light to my subject. I knw that I gotta the hang of it. So these next few projects that I have I'm going to be using it. Once again thx ya and I even tag ya on ig!
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Thank you for this … It will help me in my journey. I just started shooting with a BMPCC6K and I was intimidated to use the False Color because I didn’t understand it. This breakdown was perfect.
What other app would you recommend? I think I’m getting Cadrage because of you.
Np!! Cadrage is a great app! Also look into Artemis, sun seeker and viewfinder
THANK YOU!!!!!!
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good job
this is awesome, thank you so much for the help!! it’s always awesome to hear from a filmmaker that isn’t a white man :)
Thank you!!
Thanks a lot.. ♥️
Np!
I’m always bouncing between different skin tones because my family is all different shades of color and some darker brown and some much brighter than myself and it gets to be challenging when I can nail one exposure and I can’t quite get the other person and I’m spending more time adjusting lol, I have a hard time exposing myself because I come out red a lot in my skin tones so white balancing is just 🤦🏾♂️, but I’ve gotten better. Great video it was just what I needed now time for me to share this video with everyone I know 😉.
Yes! As long as you all are exposed between the correct IRE or colors you can always get the colors in post. Just make sure the lightest person isn’t overexposed and the darkest isn’t underexposed! False color should help!!
@@BrittneyJanae thank you 😊
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