Alexa 35

My collection of cinematography tutorial videos: lewispotts.thi...
Camera: Alexa 35
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Thanks: Dan Stone @cameramandan_ for the BTS pics

[@GawxArt]

a feature film and an Alexa, so sick man!

[@tazistarfire]

I wish more cinemontographers had youtube channels and talked about their experience with working on actual feature films

[@RobWatt]

shane hurlbut and lawrence sher and team deakins. All great

[@ninerlives]

YES! I’m tired of these “iPhone/Sony mirrorless cinematographers”

[@xx1simon1xx]

Look for a channel called "cinematographers on cinematography" Its amazing

[@dictionaryofwords1108]

Flew the 35 for the first time on Steadicam a few weeks ago, and I gotta say they really knocked it out of the park. Just from an operators perspective, the ergonomics are excellent. Like you mentioned, the top handle is well designed and also the BUD1 plate is really nice too. Basically makes the SOS plate obsolete with the 35, kinda neat. Stoked to use it more in the future...

[@aleckgardner6845]

17 stops of DR is insane.. just shot my grand film on a Mini and was already blown away by that..

[@sam.oates_]

I love your videos so much. Direct and entertaining! A breath of fresh air in a world of people ramming sponsors and lut packs down your throat. Thank you!

[@DaaliFilm]

Regular sooner updates is my dream! Thanks for the reunion, looking forward to more :D

[@BlaineWestropp1]

Welcome to the fam bro

[@SeanBuffini]

By far my favorite channel on KZbin! So happy you're back!

[@retlwiz]

Good to see you back and have camera-envy...

[@SMEE]

Great to see one other person on gold mount! Everybody in Pittsburgh seems to be v-mount

[@SirMayyson]

Nice one, Lewis. Great to see you put it to full use already and chip away at getting back that house deposit, haha!

[@gerardneedham]

Good to see you back,

[@lizziebutdiff698]

Bought the Alexa 35 yesterday, cant wait to try it out.

[@petero1068]

Cooke and ARRI… perfect combo.

[@Maaadddeee24]

Hey Lewis, would love the see a comparison between the Alexa and your Komodo. Also Congrats on this beautiful new camera my man.

[@omenka]

I "just" bought the alexa 35

[@riverwalktalesofterror8045]

Planning to buy soon. What basic package would you recommend?

[@treyhall4344]

Happy to have you back. Saludos from NYC.

[@jaihunter3229]

Mate such a pleasant surprise seeing you in my feed !!

[@stevenkralovec]

Congrats Lewis! This is incredible!

[@lewispotts]

Thanks!

[@rainbow28453]

I've edited and done some VFX for some TV spots shot on the 35 and I was absolutely blown away. The dynamic range is like nothing i've ever worked with before. Good call on shooting Pro Res 4444, we shot ARRI RAW and the format wasn't supported by Adobe Premiere and Media Encoder yet, we used the beta software at the time and luckily had no stability issues. But yeah, I think if you have someone who knows how to expose their shots right then there isn't much of a need to shoot ARRI RAW. We shot our next spot afterwards in Pro Res instead of RAW and got amazing results still. Also definitely not applying any grain in camera hahahaha. Us editors and colorists way prefer to have the final say on that :p

[@PaulPaul0]

I feel spoiled! More Lewis 🫶🏾

[@TylerChandlerdp]

Duuudue congrats! glad to see you're back Lewis!

[@richardwilliamson1533]

Super excited for you. Excited to see more videos on the feature and also excited to see some videos on the 35 as there’s not a ton of quality real world videos on the camera yet.

[@matty_mash]

Did he just casually say he bought a alexa 35 🤯 but still an awesome investment 🙌

[@vagabondcaleb8915]

Is it though? The price of bulky cameras is going to plummet in the next 10-25 years and hit rock bottom in 50 years because cinema quality cameras will become exponentially smaller and lighter weight in the relatively near future.

[@matty_mash]

@@vagabondcaleb8915 sure I mean everything does one day, but for now it’s top of the line cinema camera and at the moment everyone is gonna want to use it for their films or commercial work, also ARRI cameras even from 50 years ago are still top choice cameras for indie films 👍

[@contentviewerjun]

@@vagabondcaleb8915 that's a 100K camera😅. 18 stops DR. Took Arri 10 years in R&D. 20 years later it'll cost 10K, which is a Red Komodo nowadays

[@felixsimardt]

@@vagabondcaleb8915 If you rent it + bill it for you projects it can be a really good investement. In 5 years ish i'm sure it can be reimbursed! I think this camera will be the industry workhorse for the next 5-7 years if not even more.

[@RiceCubeTech]

@@vagabondcaleb8915if he’s making full feature length films, then this is an investment. If he rents it out, even more so. People will hire him solely for the fact that he shoots on an Alexa 35 lol. People go crazy for someone with a Sony FX9 (actually know a guy who books a ton of work solely due to that reason). A FAR more prestigious camera will net the same result but on a larger scale.

[@_GhostGarden_]

Loved this, thank you!

[@nelsonpun]

talked to a arri head engineer at SMPTE and he said their main problem is that they dont have the budget to make their own ASIC processors. So they're always relying on third party processors bought off the shelf. And those always end up being much more power hungry and hot. He said if they could design their own job specific chips the sky would be the limit.

[@Spectrumpicture]

Now that you have a larger following (congrats! Well deserved) - you must preach the good word of 16mm! The more demand the more film stocks will become available!

[@MattAitia]

Would love to hear more about your experience shooting the feature!

[@bobh1782]

Congrats Lewis, seems like career going smooth! keep the video coming!

[@lewispotts]

Thanks! But it’s always ups and downs in the film industry

[@bobh1782]

@@lewispotts would love to see you talk about/ Fan boy more about Steve Yedlin on the channel😂, perhaps his theory on misconception of large format look? the reason you chose 35 over LF? about the same price range? cheers mate!

[@DarshanGajjarFilms]

Welcome back and congrats on all this!

[@stalman]

I really appreciate this candid little video

[@nickhansbauer]

Getting mine today and could not be more excited / nervous. It’s been a director’s dream to own an ARRI but also a big responsibility to make even on the investment (production bundle).

[@dronyfilm]

I worked on a film a while ago, that was shot on the Alexa 35. Mostly shot at night on an open field with nothing more than car headlights. There obviously was some noise, but I found it quite fascinating that even though the exposure was pretty high you could still see every little detail in the headlights. When they shot tests before we compared the internal noise reduction modes to doing it in post and the latter was clearly the better option. Noise reduction should be handled quite carefully, so it's better to do it with sofisticated software like Neat Video in post, rather than baking in the smearing artefacts right at the start. We did also notice that often times the footage actually holds more information in the highlights than you might see when you first apply the LUT. The LUT does actually clamp (or heavily compress) the specular highlights quite strong, and we would have to bring them down before hand quite a bit. I don't know if that is by design, but I personally would prefer a slightly softer roll-off to begin with and to see more or the glorious data that is there, than to have to bring it down on every shot.

[@jamesdisnow]

Love to see more detail about those car rigging shots!

[@earnieboy54]

Wow! Proud of you and so inspired!

[@sk8mcbang]

Yay! He’s back!

[@Cinematographer_brenton]

super cool dude! i freaking love these images

[@ClarkeLSmith]

EN-VY!!!! :) CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I can't wait to see what you do with it!!!

[@michaelwhitlock6301]

I’m so glad you’re backkk! And.. with such a nice new addition to the package 🎉

[@JaredFranklynBrown]

Congrats on the camera Lewis, I’m sure it will be a very wise investment! Also would love to see and hear more from the feature at some point here on the channel. Very curious about whatever ball head / locking system you have rigged on that car at 3:56? Looks like a really great solution for hood mounting and quick and easy framing adjustments!

[@JBMPro12345]

hi Lewis the calmness when you talk you give mi confidence to do what I love doing telling the stories more and more thumbs up Mr Potts 👍I wish could have one on one lessons Muhammed from Uganda East africa

[@EveryStepAnAdventure]

Wow, congrats on the purchase. I'm Excited for new content. Always very interesting and with great humour.

[@flochfitness]

He’s back!!!! My favorite cinematography!!!

[@franciscoperi]

yesterday i was rewatching all your videos!! thank you for uploading again

[@Mionwang]

This is so sick! Congrats on the Arri purchase. Can't wait for the future content with it!

[@SamMcGhee]

This is great. Really rad look at the camera. I wish the Mini LF had the little display on the side for those simple setting adjustments.

[@aLgProduction]

Wish I had a B mount, it looks really safe.

[@UnkoveredPF]

A beauty!! 😍

[@danpalooza]

Excited to hear more about the feature you shot. Keep us posted. Also, what kind of block battery is that you're using? Looks custom.

[@thwvisuals]

Babe wake up! New Lewis Potts just dropped

[@jannisnewiadomsky]

The grain is not a gimmick. The arri cameras always had one of these embedded and now we have the control over it. So I think its maybe not a huge deal but still a very important feature to have. Congrats, by the way !

[@laurencewhite4809]

It is a gimmick. I cant believe we have arrived at the point where we are actually baking artifacts from 35mm film into new technology that have moved on and dont possess the same flaws. Grain is a flaw. If it never existed and was introduced today, we would all agree it is totally distracting.

[@IJohnSmith]

@@laurencewhite4809 grain is distracting??

[@danielhuang2488]

@@laurencewhite4809 there is no logic in it, but i think some people really just like the image to have a little texture? it really is somehow pleasing in a way. i agree with you though. if it never existed, probably no one would like it. same goes for the stuttering of 24 fps

[@laurencewhite4809]

@@IJohnSmith Yes, why should images have small black/coloured dots that run like ants all over an image? People romanticise this aspect of film because they have this emotional attachment to it simply because it was an essential part of the first medium that could capture an image. That is it. It makes ZERO sense to continue to reproduce an artifact from an old technology. It has nothing to do with the capture of an image. Grain is not something our eyes see, or has anything to do with what we see in real life. It is simply an artefact from celluloid.

[@laurencewhite4809]

​@@danielhuang2488 I mean, people can think whatever they want is beautiful. But there is NO doubt in my mind that in the future, 10-20 years down the line, the further we get from the celluloid period, we are all going to look back at this early period of digital filmmaking period and shake our heads thinking about how people were unable to detach from the old medium and literally romanticised it to the point of actually baking its artifacts (like grain) into their films. And I dont agree with the comparison to 24 fps. 24 fps is still simply the most effective way of creating the illusion of movement. There is nothing effective or practical or rational about adding grain to your image.

[@whostammam]

the grain actually looks so sick omg

[@beauyoung9516]

Congrats on the feature and the Alexa. Arri really is something else, I've only used the Amira so far. Hopefully, I will get to work with an Alexa 35 in the future. I am excited to hear more about your feature.

[@Tolete00]

Why Arri don´t make a cinema camera like RED Komodo 6K, BMPCC 6K Pro, powerful, versatil and more handles? They have to have a cinema camera for freelancers, enthusiasts no only for cine crew.

[@jahkeeli]

1) Congrats 2) Congrats 3) More Lewis videos, please.

[@phill.19]

This dynamic range is crazy 🔥

[@reubengoingbelow]

Nice one lewis. Looking forward to seeing the feature.

[@BrennanMartin]

Congrats on your new camera! Do you find the dynamic range a game changer compared to your Komodo?

[@lewispotts]

It’s better, but not a game changer

[@Thedudemannn]

Congrats man! I’m super jealous !! That camera is a beast

[@sarawmb5378]

Thank you for the valuable infoo

[@callmejordanrose]

We missed you

[@tommypickles1338]

Used the Alexa 35 about 5 or 6 times now this year and it's a wonderful upgrade. I'd look into the poor battery life of your batts. Was it extremely hot/cold when shooting with it? I've used the Core Helix Max 150w batteries and they lasted about an hour, even with a Teradek, 703, 2x Cforce Mini motors, and Focusbug.

[@heinhtettunoo]

Holy shit! My man just casually bought an Alexa 35. Can't wait for your future videos!

[@MrAlifarrukh]

Love the look and love the camera .

[@brandonwong5662]

so happy you posted lewis

[@SamMcGhee]

I saw the Birkenstocks and circle glasses and new this was gonna be good.

[@TheOriginalNexo]

Good to see you again ! Question: is it rare for technicians to own their own cameras ? i know its pretty common for sound crews etc but as a dp, owning an alexa must be pretty unsual, right ?

[@benpossehl]

Not so patiently waiting for my Alexa 35 to become available... congrats on the camera!

[@alexbadeau5027]

Congrats on your success man !

[@stoutfilm2364]

I've got mostly 200wh Swit batteries for my 35 and I get like 1.5 or 2hrs out of 'em. I'm powering the camera, AEM-1 with a mic, either MVF2 or CCM-1, teradek 750, and sometimes a cforce mini and OCU-1. Hope that helps determine battery life and power needs for people. The camera has been great.

[@grantkaufman2088]

Lewis Potts: buys the best digital cinema camera ever built First thing lewis potts talks about the camera : the mf top handle lol

[@adeloyearts205]

missed you, babe

[@rickpostdp]

"It's like a camera for idiots" lol

[@elianmusic7452]

Hey lewis, you actually look a crapton like Roger Deakins when he was younger. I just finished watching a whole bunch of older interviews for him while eating a whole bunch of cereal for a good bit of fun in my day, and had to come back here to tell you. Its a sign .... also 1:03 lol love your videos

[@chaznoonan]

Love your videos Lewis

[@TimsWildlife]

Amazing camera! I'll have to stick to my ZCAM for now :-).

[@likelovehahawow]

If you’re shooting ARRIRAW your high ISO settings should still be noisy *but highly amenable* to noise reduction in post. It’s raw camera data, you don’t want the camera baking in algorithmic noise reduction into a raw image. With those settings you want to judge them by how well they clean up later

[@Sodacake]

I think Lewis probably knows this or he wouldn't have bought it.

[@cinebonne]

​@@Sodacake I'm sure he still would've bought it. The high ISO settings isn't what's selling this camera.

[@liamhoole9865]

So so awesome. I'd love a video where you talk about what gear you own vs what you rent. As I start to invest my videography earnings back into gear it's sometimes hard to decide whether I should get some "basic" grip gear like c-stands and whatnot or a gimbal (for example).

[@desmondmacnamara6068]

Glad your back!!🎉

[@joshhiggins7049]

If you compare the ES versions of ei to the normal side by side and punched in, you can really tell a difference between the noise levels

[@fatheadmediapro]

Man congratulations on the Alexa. Hoping to shoot on that camera soon!

[@avdcam]

If I recall, from the Arri tutorials the textures have to be processed before recording because it processing that's done before the raw decoding in the pipeline, or something to that effect. Well done on the investment! Since you were investing so much did you consider the Mini LF for more options lens wise, shooting full frame etc. Or ultimately for your work full frame isn't really needed.

[@mrjohnryan]

Ahhhhhhhhhh shit Lewis is back

[@TimmySheehyVisuals]

Congrats on the new camera man! Excited for the insider scoops of it!

[@buddyfx7026]

Get it!

[@ninerlives]

Sad to think so many people think their iPhone does the same thing 😔

[@josephan6395]

Huge Congrats on the new camera!

[@derekjcooper]

Been crying myself to sleep it's been so long since we last saw you!

[@marrowfilms6187]

I find the dionic 26V 240wh work great with the camera, w all accessoryd we where managing about 2hrs without a block battery

[@Directedbyvinci]

Welcome back

[@tomast9595]

long time sence last video and was that eritrean/etopian music as intro ?

[@thomasliebe1412]

can u show maybe some footage of the alexa 35 with the angenieux lens? using the same setup next week for a job.

[@ThomasFransson]

Nicely done!

[@johnnyweissmuller5838]

I think they said in the presentation that you can also add the textures in post, im not sure how tho

[@PolyRev]

Congratulations ❤️

[@AaronMcCann]

Nice camera -- can't wait to see the feature

[@davidgreco5028]

the goat

[@micahbode]

my fav youtuber for sure

[@EdmundElijah]

What lasts longer? A 155Wh battery on the Alexa 35 or me jogging? 😅

[@lewispotts]

A 98wh would still probably last longer then me jogging

[@bbrreyes]

Saw on IG that an old mutual of mine also picked up an alexa 35 earlier this year as an owner/operator. Cost aside, would you say that the 35 is more of a solo owner/operator friendly system than previous alexas? The form factor is smaller than an SXT or mini LF, but I guess I'm just curious if there's anything else that makes it favorable in a solo use case? Unless it's not at all solo-operator friendly and it's more of a "I can bring it to set for equipment rate boost" type situation lol. Regardless, looking forward to seeing where your career takes you next!

[@IJohnSmith]

The Mini LF is both lighter and smaller (width / height) than the Alexa 35

[@bbrreyes]

@@IJohnSmith lol, me dumb