1:08 those moments when ur taking a walk in the park, c that, and go “oh shit! I wonder what movie they’re filming here!”

Hey Lewis, like your vids very much!! I have a question. We are about to make a narrativ Low Budget movie. We don't have the money for an arri. What camera should you recommend us and what lens? FX9, FX6, C400? Vintage lens. What would you prefer when shooting on a budget. Thanks!!

I guess if you're starting out and only have 100 bucks, something this basic will get you off the ground. The image quality wasn't quite as bad as I thought it might be - and you could tell a story with it.

Where are some good places/marketplaces to start looking for the Bolex's? Are they mainly private owners or are there companies that work in selling restorations? I've found a guy for a K-3 but am struggling to find reliable distributors for the Bolex's.

I learned to shoot on 16mm. I hated it. Lol. So many issues.

Funny! You could 'probably' mask the low quality of the $100 camera by displaying it on an old standard-def tube TV.

Man your stuff is worldly!

That white balance hack was beautiful because if you look at his face you can see a profound blue/orange look - this could have been exaggerated in the color grade but it feels like it accidentally did something special but really pleasing

You’re always amazing, and this time is no exception.

Nice video dude, I bought my Bolex with my first pay cheque after I graduated. That was 15 years ago and I have never run film through it. It's about time I fixed that!

the garbage bags are genius

Was this a TVC ? Gutsy move doing it all in camera . I can imagine the director sh*ting bricks in the edit suite waiting (and dreading) the client to say “why does it look like that “

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I used to own this lens with my Aaton XTR. Shot many miles of film with this great lens.

Wow! It's really amazing how it still looks... ... ... so digital. Great cinematography tho

hella danger

Fantastic tips, I appreciate the practicality here. "Why don't you just do it in post?" Because the curse of the digital world is "good enough" taking the place of "excellent'. "Do it in post" tends to look like ass by comparison.

Why the 180 shutter and not double the FPS at 50?

Breat BTS video. Always appreciate your revealing your technical details. If you had an unlimited budget to do a project exposing on film, what film and camera would you use?

Love this, something I'm really keen tp try in 2025 but the cost certainly seems prohibitive...

so much value mate!

Loved every bit of this vide! Well put together and I appreciate your insight on cinematography! Cheers!

Well thank god you didnt shoot on film especially 16mm its just so grainy.

Fiilex P3

Who’s the beautiful girl you often use as a stand-in? 😍

Another great informative tutorial Lewis!

cant lie there is almost 0 reason for the big lamps

Did you use an app for drawing the lines on the tablet or just normal picture edit mode?

On your site are the courses fees in US dollars or Aussie dollars? Thanks?

Very well done to make it look like there was actually no lighting. I wonder what it looked like if there was no lighting.. or just a black floppy and a diff if the sun was poking in?

Great video! I'd say film can be easier than digital in the removal of various digital factors. Playback doesn't exist, so the director and DP can be much more confident in keeping the ball rolling during a shoot day and make it more time efficient. You also can remove the gunk and costs of DIT, video villages, or creating a LUT in advance. What I love shooting physical film is that all you decide on is the lens and the stock.

brilliant

was this shot in usa or uk?

Dragon Village?

So useful and informational

goat

I really liked something about the couch shot, not sure if it was the actor and set, but it felt so "real" that I really dug it! Thanks for the insight, as always.

How did you get into cinematography originally?

“Babe, wake up! Lewis posted a video!”

not sure about the canon zoom, i find it doesn’t have a significant look, id rather choose the standard S16 highspeeds

Great work! What was a white balance on the camera?

How this old Canon lens are typically attached to the newer mounts like EF?

Interesting Project, thanks for sharing the insights.

„The best cut is the one you donˋt see.“ Your lighting is rediciolous. The final image always looks so real and natural. Damn! Thanks for sharing and talking on eye level with us. I think your videos are dope.

Danke für den deutschen Ton

Dragon Village Chinese Restaurant! I drive past that place all the time! I had no idea that's how it looked inside... NICE!

Did the lens come as PL or did you have to get funky with the adapters to get things working?

Excellent as always but still not sure why you would want to use that particular lens and sacrifice the sensor size. Looks great on my phone but seems a little odd. Not sure how this couldn’t be “changed” later. Thx as always.

I always love your videos! Thanks for putting in the hard work

The hurt locker lens, hell yeah! Used this and the 11-165mm on a recent project, dope glass but only ever used them on 16, interesting idea to use them on digital for a similar but cheaper look!