DP. Dino Franco Berguglia
Camera Setup:
🔎 VENUS Laowa 10mm PL GL Optics / VENUS Laowa 10mm PL ‘Original’
📹 SONY FX3
Recording format & frame rate: XAVC-I
Filters: Hollywood Blackmagic 1/8
Grip: Helmet by Fullmotion Paris (@fullmotionlocation)
Lighting: Almost everything was shot with natural light. We used Astera bulbs and tubes placed directly in the set, and occasionally Nanlux 2.4s with Fresnels from outside.
Let’s talk POV Throughout many project, we see very different camera setups, from RED Komodo, to Sony Venice with Rialto Mini, all the way to the Sony FX3. Did you test multiple camera setups during prep?
I originally contacted Cyclops in the UK as their kit was perfect, but it wasn't available for our dates. Consequently, I went to Full Motion in Paris, and they provided perfect solutions for both the rig and the glass.
Unfortunately, I couldn't operate the camera myself because the hand movements were tied to very specific, professional technical gestures. My main constraint was weight: the professionals in each trade wore the...
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In some shots, you used the Laowa 10mm GL optics, while in others you went with the standard Laowa 10mm. Can you explain why?
We used the E-mount version for off-helmet setups that needed to be more compact and lightweight. We had a second FX3 with...