Capturing ambient sound with the Hollyland LARK 150
Have you ever recorded ambient sound with a clip-on microphone? Me neither, until recently. Hollyland, a brand known for making wireless video transmitters launched a lavalier mic kit a few months ago. The LARK 150 consists of two transmitters with internal microphones and one receiver. What’s unique about it? The case the three devices are […]
Great site to get royalty-free music/SFX that covers all commercial use – overview of audiio.com
Finding the right music for a video can be quite nerve wrecking and time consuming. But in this video I will be talking about a new platform that I came across that has a great filtering system to find the fitting music for your project quickly. No need to spend hours searching on the web […]
Free music for YouTube | Best site to get copyright-free music for your video
If you’re looking for copyright-free music for your YouTube videos, you probably don’t want to get your videos monetized by someone else or even end up with a copyright strike. There are plenty of royalty-free music websites but one caught my eyes a few weeks ago called Tunetank. They offer their own music and don’t […]
Video resolution doesn’t matter
With an increase in 6K and 8K cameras it can be hard to decide whether to shoot and edit a project in the highest possible resolution or to simply stick to a lower resolution like HD. The main argument for the latest and highest resolution has always been “it’s future proof”. At first it sounds […]
Tips to become a better video shooter
Sometimes to improve your filmmaking skills you must go back to basics. Here are some tips to become a better video shooter. Shoot a project with only one prime lens: Having to shoot a whole film project with just one prime lens may sound like a foolish idea. But it’s doable and challenges the way […]
Frankfurt Skyline Views – Timelapse & Hyperlapse Film
Our latest time lapse production is a combination of fast motion shots and static beauty shots. The hyperlapse technique is something that is not often done: Hand-held with a tele-photo lens (70-300mm). The sequences in which the camera constantly moves, is a topic I recently covered in a tutorial. Most of the other scenes were […]
A Glimpse of Paris – Travel Short Film shot on the Fujifilm X-H1
A short video captured in Paris in August 2018, using the Fujifilm X-H1. The footage was captured in 4K (3840×2160). Picture profile is F-Log and graded in Premiere Pro using the FJ FILMMAKING PRESETS. The video was mostly shot hand-held. The main lens is the 35mm F/1.4. Other lenses used: Samyang 12mm F/2 + Fujinon […]
From Sunrise to Sunset – Frankfurt Timelapse Film
From a technical point of view, it’s rather boring. Our latest timelapse film “From Sunrise to Sunset” is a selection of fast motion videos that we shot mostly during dusk and dawn. The film shows the city of Frankfurt through the course of a day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlY11rUKe94Except for two hyperlapse shots at the beginning, which were photographed […]
Frankfurt at Night 2020 – 8K Timelapse Film
It’s been a while since we made a proper time lapse film. In summer 2019 we did a flow motion film for a local five-star hotel which featured interior shots as well as general shots of the city of Frankfurt. The project didn’t take a long time to shoot but took quite a while to […]
Sony A6600: Color Graded 4K Footage
We got our hands on a Sony Alpha 6600 and of curse had to test the video mode. I just had the camera for two hours and two lenses: The good old Rokinon (Samyang) 12mm F/2 wide-angle lens and the very sharp Sony FE 70-200mm F/4 G OSS. All footage was captured on a tripod […]