Documentary Style Film with the Fujifilm XH2S | Full Walkthrough + BTS

[@johnstamw]

Incredible work Blase. You're helping so many people here on this platform and out in the world with your skills. Praising Jesus with you brother 🙏

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you bro. Thanks for encouraging me to even start. And yessss praise Jesus for his grace and kindness in our lives 🙏

[@BTMovieSecondChannel]

This was an amazing short doc. I was captivated from the very start. The transition from the tragedy to the solution was very strong: just fading in from black and the police officer coming made me feel like a hero was coming to silence the storm.

[@blasepivovar]

Ah thanks for the feedback and so glad that it resonated with you!

[@TheAugusts]

Man, the quality of work you're putting out is incredible. Thanks for this

[@blasepivovar]

Ah wow thanks so much. Appreciate you giving it a watch and letting me know! Your guys stuff looks so good :)

[@TheAugusts]

@@blasepivovar you’re welcome! And thanks so much!

[@fatherhooding]

dang bro that was beautiful, great work. love the variety of shots and the different interviews. The only thing that I wouldve changed was the wide shot warp at 4:56 but thats just being super knit picky. Again, great work brother!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Appreciate the feedback :)

[@urbansoban2669]

First reaction: incredibly well made. Hats off!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much!

[@davidmorefield]

Love the lighting and color palette choices in the interview scenes. Matching cams is such a nice feature. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the work.

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you! Appreciate that feedback :)

[@kashifswaynerobinson]

Very powerful and emotional film

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Kashif for the feedback! Appreciate you letting me know how it hit you

[@boahandarrowsproductions4326]

Wow. The message came through so clearly. That textured background looked very nice.

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much. Glad to hear it resonated with you!

[@fher68fv]

This world needs more people like you Blase!

[@blasepivovar]

Ahhh dang thank you Fernando! for your kind words! Happy to have you here.

[@BryanKeithPhoto]

Great job, Blase! I'm from KCK but live in ATL, it's nice to see some light shed on the troubles of the city and how the city is helping!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much Bryan! So cool you are from the area. Yeah it was very sweet to get to help tell a bit of their story. Appreciate you letting me know :)

[@alienwisconsin]

In regards to your movie, it was very touching and created a compelling case and story for community organizations like the PAL. I hope someday to get to your level, and I appreciate learning from you so that I can help others as well.

[@blasepivovar]

Wow thank you so much Ian. I really value that feedback. Keep going!

[@EvanSchneider]

Really enjoyed watching this man! The film was incredible from the cinematography to the edit and sound and color. You’ve definitely demonstrated and pushed the X-H2s to shine!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Evan! Honestly need to have you fly out for the next :)

[@recycle.tattoo]

Very admirable! Thanks for using your skills and talents to highlight worthwhile projects in the community.

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you! Hoping to get to do more projects like it in the future! Appreciate you letting me know :)

[@tomnordmusic]

Wow! Amazing job!!! Almost started crying. So well set in scene…and for a good thing. Respect!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much :)

[@jayforcinema]

Thank you! Beautiful story, beautifully captured :)

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you! Appreciate the kind words

[@ChristopheAnagnostopoulos]

Great work Blase! Very emotional, I loved it!

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you so much!

[@NathanielRolland]

Great stuff Blase. Loved the breakdown.

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Nathaniel! Appreciate you letting me know :)

[@ThierryGibralta]

Great work! Incredible story telling, colors music! Good to see how you use the X-H2S

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@encocreative9498]

Shot dude, this is absolutely beautiful. Well done.

[@blasepivovar]

thank you!

[@encocreative9498]

I’m curious about the light leaks and effects that you use in your videos, would you care to elaborate?

[@blasepivovar]

most are free from neal chopra@@encocreative9498

[@maurice-vincent-komischke]

You have a good eye for aesthetic colors 🎥

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much.

[@RAMtrails]

REALLY appreciate these videos!

[@blasepivovar]

glad they are helpful for you! thanks for letting me know :)

[@gregoryedwards8918]

Just found this walk through on the doc you made…very thorough and “very” helpful! Will be following you into the future.

[@blasepivovar]

thanks so much! glad to hear that 🤘🏽

[@ajenaepdf]

The work you did on this was amazing - it drew me in right away. Your shots were beautiful and the natural scenes were honestly my favorite

[@blasepivovar]

hey thanks so much! appreciate the encouragement. glad that it resonated with you in some way :)

[@brunocannavina]

god bro! you transmitted so many emotions to me! The composition, image and color are just perfect!

[@blasepivovar]

ah love to hear that. thank you!

[@tonnib]

Beautifully crafted.

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you so much!

[@lonewolf8786]

Man this is really a great work 🥺❤️

[@blasepivovar]

Ah! Thank you so much!

[@derayl]

Heart warming film 🙏🏼 and great BTS. Looking forward to your next one. Thank you.

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate your support and glad you liked it :)

[@ko5660]

Great storytelling Blase! Really engaging doc! And of course, the X-H2S looks great.

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Appreciate that :)

[@Palbvial]

Great work man, beautiful video, thanks for sharing all your process! 💪🏼😃🤗

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@StefanoFederici73]

I think you will soon have many followers, because you are very talented. Beautiful and emotional video and I also think that the X-H2S is a splendid camera if used by those who know how to do it well, like you.

[@blasepivovar]

Ah thanks so much Stefano. Appreciate your kind words :)

[@jeremyds]

Some epic work man! Well done 👌

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Jeremy! Appreciate it!

[@ngonzale3]

Impressive how much one can do with an SL 60. So many people show off their Aputure 300D's and 1200 watt lights. I'm grateful that you show what you can do with less that some of us may think is sufficient power. Sure, more power in a light is better, but this video showed a great look with minimal gear. Thank you for this!

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Yes totally agree

[@mindmfilms]

im happy you have shared this i was really on the fence with purchasing the fujifilm Xh2s thanks for sharing your workflow as well bro !!! chist be with you

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Glad that you enjoyed it :)

[@Adrunkydutch]

Amazing job Blase. It looks great!

[@blasepivovar]

Hey thanks so much. Appreciate it :)

[@germancreatives88]

Beautiful Images and story

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you :)

[@rainbowyangon5339]

Thank you so much for sharing yours.

[@blasepivovar]

You are so welcome!

[@DawoodMurad]

Absolutely stunning. much love from Pakistan.

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much!

[@KirkwoodMedia]

Great work! Love your story telling.

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you :)

[@jtchalatsis]

Love the flow of content in your channel! The film was very very well made and you managed to answer every question that popped up in my head while watching it. Thank you for sharing and I can't wait to watch more!

[@blasepivovar]

Wow! So fun. Glad I covered all your questions :) Thanks for letting me know as that is very helpful feedback!

[@jtchalatsis]

@Blase Pivovar Thank you for sharing! I have to say it's refreshing to see a channel focused on creating and not on gear only. I kept looking at the XH2S as well but seeing the footage you produce with the X-T3, I think I will stick with it to grow a bit more. Please keep this up!

[@blasepivovar]

@@jtchalatsis Dude I love that. The XT3 is such a good cam and honestly think a lot of this video could have been filmed on it with very negligible differences in the final product. Love that you are going to stick with it. Appreciate you being here and glad the videos are helping!

[@capturedbymili]

Really heartwarming. 💜 Love your work. Thanks so much for the BTS and sharing your process. Much appreciated. 🙏🏼

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! Glad that the BTS was helpful to see :)

[@a1film-dk]

Great work man..Good story and grade..Thanks for sharing :)

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much for letting me know! I appreciate the kind feedback :)

[@ToysFoodChronicles]

Wow... That piece was extremely beautiful.... I live in Florida, but was born and raised in kc, MO. I was excited that your film started out with Hope!! I went to high-school with her and her brother. So glad I found your channel. Subscribing today. Reminds me of home.

[@blasepivovar]

Wow that is actually amazing. Thanks so much for the kind words! Such a small world :)

[@gsoares2004]

Really like the content! Thanks for sharing with us. I about to buy the xh2s to work too. It was good to see the final result. Thanks

[@blasepivovar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Cooperct]

Looks beautiful 👏🏻🔥

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Cooper! Really appreciate the kind words!

[@norenvisuals624]

10 months later... I love it!

[@blasepivovar]

ah thank you!

[@f0t0b0y]

Wow. Teared up. 👏🏼🙌🏼😊

[@blasepivovar]

Ah wow that is amazing. Thanks for letting me know that :)

[@f0t0b0y]

@@blasepivovar Super inspirational. 🙌🏼 I’ve been a photographer for 25 years. The last seven I’ve been pushed into a hybrid role so like most artist, I love the idea of possibly working on passion projects of more of a documentary style/feel. I respect everything you got out of this assignment and really appreciate you shareing it with us. when I started shooting video with my canon 5D Mark III it was never about gear for me. I was just amazed that we can make what we have look like wath the pros shoot. Now I’m rocking the canon R5C which I absolutely love because it’s a relatively affordable photo camera with all the little cinema upgrades that I continue to learn and grow on. New sub here for real keep posting all the knowledge man. 🙌🏼🤘🏼

[@blasepivovar]

That is so cool. Yeah it is crazy what more affordable cameras are capable of these days. So fun that there are less barriers to creating quality work. Thanks for being here and following along!

[@UNSCRIPTEDSHAWNRAY]

THAT IS A DOPE WORK BRO

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you!

[@raizelamie7738]

Incredible job

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks! Appreciate it :)

[@aLgProduction]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@blasepivovar]

Happy to :)

[@christophkuenster]

Fantastic work!

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you! Appreciate you letting me know :)

[@fabpicture_com]

So emotion on the documentary, and it impress me more that I am a videographer and you had only 15 min of broll rush !! BUt the ITW are so good that everything is perfect

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much :)

[@edisonlopez8069]

I love it very touching video it got to the hart

[@blasepivovar]

Ah love that :)

[@TomWhitchurch]

What's the app you're using for the sun at 7:38? Looks very useful!

[@blasepivovar]

It's called Sun Tracker AR and yes super useful on location scouts :)

[@sonpois]

This was really great man! Love the visuals and vibe of the doc and your insights. Great to see the Xh2s perform so well. Only neg for me: the background music ,while you're explaining, is too loud and sometimes dramatic for no reason :) Hopefully your sponsors aren't trying to have a say in that! Cheers

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks for the feedback Antoine! Appreciate that. Glad you liked it! Can I ask what speakers/device you are listening on where the music feels too loud?

[@sonpois]

@@blasepivovar Sure thing,I'm listening on Rokit 5's (studio monitors)

[@codyp9312]

I’ve only commented on a few videos but this was AMAZING! So I had to leave a comment lol

[@blasepivovar]

Ah wow thanks Cody!

[@thiagofmkr766]

You are just the Best, thank you so much...

[@blasepivovar]

Appreciate it. Thanks so much

[@TonyLaPron]

Looks amazing! Gotta get a look at those Fuji cams

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you! Gotta love the fuji colors for sure :)

[@TannerGwaltney]

Subscribed. I recently did a project in a very similar way to how you did this, even down to using a Quasar tube as a hair light. Keep up the quality content!

[@blasepivovar]

Ah love that. Thanks for being here! Appreciate you letting me know :)

[@lucasharper3889]

Nice film. I’d love to know how the budgeting went for this

[@blasepivovar]

Great ask. If you wanted to message me on insta, I would be happy to share more :)

[@akarca]

very good video thx

[@blasepivovar]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know :)

[@RobOliveri]

This is so good man!

[@blasepivovar]

Thank you man! Your Cineprint16 videos look beautiful :)

[@RobOliveri]

@@blasepivovar Thanks man! It means a lot coming from you. Again, really enjoyed this video and the colors you're getting from the Fuji are incredible! Thanks for the insight and the BTS!

[@fbonneau03]

Thank you! Incredible. Wow! I would like to have something like that. I will have Fujifilm X-T5 soon. +A or B cam second body XT3. Eventually have H2s, to replace XT3. Thanks to share, beautiful work and inspiring.

[@blasepivovar]

Amazing. I love the XT3! Thanks for giving it a watch and letting me know :)

[@pbds2763]

Thanks Blasé for this wonderful video. I am just starting to do some family interviews with my XH2S. I am wondering what frame rate to you use to make the interview videos? Peter

[@blasepivovar]

23.976 all the way

[@ILIYANOVIKOV]

great work man! so inspirational film! You`re very talented cinematographer:) what was the budget for this film? How much to charge for this kind of projects? How many hours did you spend editing?

[@blasepivovar]

Great questions. Editing was probably a solid 3-5 days spread out over a few weeks. Message me on Instagram and I would be happy to share more on the budget :)

[@tayloredwards8028]

looks amazing mate! where did you get that lovley backdrop ?

[@blasepivovar]

Amazon! Check the link in the description :)

[@isaac_baik]

beautiful work blase - one day my colors will look as juicy as yours

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks Isaac! Keep at it!

[@MrEmosewa101]

Beautiful work for real, and this was a perfect find for me since I have a similar shoot coming up as well. I do have to ask though, why opt for Classic Chrome instead of F-Log2?

[@blasepivovar]

Thanks so much! I really just hadn't have enough time before this shoot to really test out and trust F-Log 2. I have used classic chrome for years and know how I like the image to sit in camera + it's so easy to grade.

[@CPSWEDEN]

You did great job man! No gimbal, just handheld? The image stabilization seems better than on my XT-4. I really like the use of slow motion and normal speed. Thx for sharing!

[@blasepivovar]

Indeed! Thanks so much and appreciate the kind words!

[@joseandresalvear4752]

What's the camera settings?? Looks beautiful

[@joseandresalvear4752]

Oh they're at 12:00

[@blasepivovar]

Yep! Also a full video about the best XH2S settings on my channel

[@joseandresalvear4752]

@@blasepivovar Gracias hermano, tengo una XS20 y estoy aprendiendo a sacarle provecho. Thanks bro!

[@blasepivovar]

Love it! That is an amazing little camera@@joseandresalvear4752

[@uncleanAlibertine1]

insightfull

[@blasepivovar]

glad to hear!

[@gunnarbjarkiii]

Not sure how much you are charging, but definitely not enough! This is quality stuff!!

[@blasepivovar]

Ah thanks Gunnar! Appreciate it :)

[@edisonlopez8069]

You did a grate job thank you for sharing does things that could help me grow more in filming and when working with grup of people just be open to what they have to say😊

[@blasepivovar]

So glad you found that helpful! Thank you for your feedback and letting me know :)

[@byjohnycli]

wow

[@blasepivovar]

🙏🏽

[@Iamquiroga]

Did you use AF?

[@blasepivovar]

Great question. I used MF on the interviews and AF on the B-Roll :)

[@thanoskaza]

@@blasepivovar when shooting broll did you use AF with sigma 24-70? did you have any issues?

[@blasepivovar]

@@thanoskaza No issues for me :)

[@ghostmalone4132]

What's with the many light stands appearing?

[@blasepivovar]

Good question. It was just the style I was going for. Leaned into the BTS style vibe rather than trying to hide it all :)

[@Eyeofkamau]

@21:02 how do you have your timeline clips colored like this?

[@blasepivovar]

You can either select clips in the media bin, right click, then select ‘clip color’ or you can do it the same way via clips on your timeline. Each interview I made a different color so I could clearly distinguish how the story was flowing. Hope that helps!

[@jefferymeng4007]

Hi Blase Pivovar.I have a question that I would like to know, why youtube cinematographers, the ones that I can see on the front page, their videos are very solid in fundamentals, including technique and narrative rhythm, it seems like many of the videos that I randomly click in, I can see that the basic skills are solid and often have little to do with the number of fans, but the situation in China is more variable. My question is, what kind of market environment does this happen in and what is the state of their film learning path? Thank you so much!

[@blasepivovar]

Hey Jeffery! Thanks for the question. I actually am not sure I have a good answer to that with only ever living in the United States. I can only really speak for myself and my experience as I am not sure what other peoples filmmaking journeys have been like and how that has intersected for them with posting on youtube. Appreciate you asking me!

[@paulsombric2008]

Man everyone seems to love using Tony Anderson’s music 😂

[@blasepivovar]

Clients love Tony Anderson lets just say that ;)

[@iamdaniximenes]

What are this blue background? Paper or fabric?? I want a green one with this water effect

[@blasepivovar]

It’s linked in the description. There are similar ones that are green also on amazon

[@iamdaniximenes]

@@blasepivovar Oh I not see thanks a lot mate!

[@freenando75]

hey man, iam on video ativism, social-eco stuff, since my house burned down in the portuguese forest fires of 2017. like thers a urge to use your weapon of choice (video in my case) to give visibility to just causes. i could talk and ask here for many things ( do check my playlist video ativism here in youtube), but my main question is: i live with very little money, is the xs20 a better option than the xh2s in terms of price-quality- usability for volunteer work? i ask this in the perspective of knowing that when you dont have money you should invest in the best option. is the xh2s stand for the next 5-7 years? ( second question).. many thanks for any input from the community ( from a xt3 user that is thinking on doing nothing in terms of new cameras and just buy the ninja v)

[@blasepivovar]

I think it totally depends on what types of videos you are shooting but in short I used my XT3 for close to three years working full time freelance in video production. I think that camera is amazing and if you are short on cash, just keep using it!

[@charlestcrepps]

Anyone know the artist of the music?

[@blasepivovar]

Hey Charles! The songs used in the film were: Debris by Tony Anderson and Glory by Christopher Coleman. Licensed via Musicbed :)

[@charlestcrepps]

@@blasepivovar Sorry Blake, I should’ve specified which music. What is the artist of the instrumentals during the tutorial?

[@m.i.andersen8167]

Hi. I like your feature film. But I'm not too fond of your backdrop. It is really good that you consider the aesthetics of the interview scenes, but I think the aesthetics of the backdrop are far from the context. It is good if the background of an interview in a subtle way underlines, reinforces and leads the viewer on the right track, and it is important that it does not signal anything other than the subject, as it will often confuse or distract some of the audience, stylistically your backdrop is far from the subject. I occasionally make videos about refugee projects and other projects for children, and am always on the lookout for useful backgrounds, notice boards with information or drawings, posters and the like that have to do with the project. It is also not always bad if you can hear the activities in the background, children who are happy etc. or images with children playing in the background, as long as the sound level is appropriate so that it does not destroy speech understanding, and the background is appropriately blurred. Having written all this, I hasten to add that the backdrop is only a small thing and that I really like your film. It made me put myself in the children and grown-up's place, which must be the success criterion for this type of production. It might have been good with a few more interviews with the children, but I know it can be difficult for many reasons. The pictures and lighting are very good and the editing is smooth and the cuts are perfectly timed. Good luck with your next productions😊. Mike

[@blasepivovar]

noted :)

[@briann264]

Not impressed

[@blasepivovar]

my b