How I Filmed This Short Film on the BMPCC 6k With Vintage Canon FD Lenses

[@BrittneyJanae]

What's the most important process of filmmaking for you and why?

[@SAAGEWAY]

PRe production for me. I’m realizing the importance of good planning so that every one on set is on the same page. Pre production is also usually the most collaborative which can be a challenge when you are used to running and gunning on your own. When you start getting bigger clients or clients who’s vision you are helping make real, it’s imperative that pre production is done thoroughly

[@DarkwingproductionsNet]

Pre-production because once that's on point, you have a solid foundation to build on and a safety net when things go left.

[@lawrenceofbrooklyn]

Pre-Production. Always. The better you prepare, the easier it gets.

[@BrittneyJanae]

@@lawrenceofbrooklyn facts!

[@shawnmiller8169]

Pre-production, for sure. Having those agreements (up-front) about what you're trying to produce, who's responsible for what, when and how you're delivering the project et al., makes a tremendous difference (for me). It allows me to focus on the art part of the process and takes a lot of the stress and guesswork out of post-production.

[@quadirmayfield]

My first time seeing on KZbin black black female filmmaker and I’m so happy!

[@MchangaS]

Always a joy watching your creative process. They are so informative and insightful. Keep the videos coming Brittney!

[@BrittneyJanae]

For sure! Thank you!

[@user-km8xz5kq6l]

I love the transparency of this video! I love hearing all about the process from pre-production to post. I definitely learned some new things and can’t wait to check out your other work!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!!!

[@sinaibasua]

love your work I love your channel, truly amazing. not only inspiring but also so informative. I feel grateful to have discovered your channel! lucky to have such an incredible online mentor, Much love for hooking us up.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!

[@gusnwanya]

Inspiring and powerful film. Thanks for sharing your working process.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you for watching!

[@LJPhoto_]

This is absolutely amazing and inspiring. Very happy to have discovered you some years ago. Love seeing your process. ✊🏽🎥

[@MBJJJ_]

I LOVE the color grading on this project, and the project overall! Great work!!!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!!

[@theloveproductions]

This looks amazing. You did a great job capturing everyone's skin tones and the scenery.

[@joshuamartinstudios]

Beautiful work Brittney!! love it. Great tips as well

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thanks friend!!!

[@archivalnotess]

Amazing film! Thanks for sharing your process

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!

[@SamOaCreative]

You did it ma'am! this is so flawless. i love the muted tone. it fits the theme style . great job.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!

[@jordyncreates]

Absolutely loved this!! 🖤 thanks for sharing your process. It makes such a difference when the project resonates with you!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Such a difference!! Thank you!!

[@ddannh12]

This was super fire as always!!!

[@edancohen3461]

Beautiful work on the film. Glad I found your channel.

[@tomdchi12]

Most important: The resulting short film was stunning and impactful! Exceptionally well done! (The look from the FDs didn't hit me over the head while watching the way some stuff goes over the top with vintage lenses - only once you said you were shooting with them I realized "ohhhh - that was the look!")

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!! Yea I’m loving them so far. They still are sharp but also gives you that soft feel if you want that.

[@FinnGerkens]

i love everything about this. all of you have done a fantastic job :) really loved the feeling it & storytelling of your important message. much love brittney

[@mapsandedits3697]

Finally, I black woman talking about filmmaking. I'd love to find more of us.

[@rattlersunited]

This is body of work was amazing 🤩 thanks for sharing!

[@aliwatsonmediallc]

Beautiful film and awesome breakdown. Love how you keep elevating and challenging yourself

[@timb.4825]

You did very well on the short film. Great descriptive video also. Keep making films. Your good at it.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!

[@nickthelen6508]

What a lovely piece! Shots were A1, obviously, and I loved how authentic the voice-over was. But my favorite part was before the film started: I could tell how proud you were of the film! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! Yes it was definitely a film I was honored to be apart of!! It all just worked!

[@shareefs]

Absolutely beautiful!!! That shot of the sister holding the mirror showing the others reflection was "Epic"

[@BrittneyJanae]

That was our favorite haha! Thank you!

[@neilfullframe]

It’s so awesome to see a female creator killing it! Just subbed to your channel. Looking forward to the content

[@AbrazoProductions]

Very informative video! I like the film very much. I like the way of filming, the color, the movement, the story. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!

[@omegadred]

I love your work ..well done …this camera never disappoints ..

[@aerofliteimagesnproduction1804]

WOW OUT THE PARK!!! Always stop by to see whats going on.. have never been disappointed... Well done by all involved on a much needed subject. Blessings to all...

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!!

[@AStorybyMo]

Beautiful film! Also, loved the behind the scenes on how the project came together.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! Hopefully it helped!!

[@conroids1]

This was beautiful Brittney. So well done!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!

[@elizabethjae4008]

First of all!!! The commercial is beautiful and gave me chills. I am a female videographer in Louisiana and I absolutely love your page!

[@DylanGolden]

Yoo this is beautiful Fam!! Love what you are creating.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!! I’m hoping to do so much more! So this is a great start!

[@DylanGolden]

Yes! Felling more inspired to start my Chanel! We need more BIPOC KZbin creators!

[@joelmuhozi3119]

AMazing WORK! need more voices from black women in the film industry!

[@literallykevin]

This was fantastic! Thank you!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you for supporting and watching

[@niccibates]

I want everyone to see this short!!!!

[@Mr_Kenneth]

Magnificent and sensual work of art

[@bc_views]

Beautiful video!!! Thanks for sharing your experience and how you dealt with the situation.

[@TimTrussJr]

Why am I just now finding your channel?! I'm in love with all of this! ❤️

[@ChadtheFilipino]

Really loved the mood board and color/aesthetic of the film! Been looking at ways to soften my creative footage for a less digital feel. Great inspo!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!

[@moranast]

That was a Dope film..... everything so well shot and edited

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! The team was amazing!

[@ericwheelwright3025]

I loved the movie! Truly amazing and very powerful! Great work my sisters!

[@CharlieHunt]

ooooo damnn!! this is fire!! damn what a good find!! instant subscribe big hello from the UK nuff love

[@divinelyblessedkb]

Okay, I purchased a Sony A7iii and have not used it because I don't know how to use it! LoL What is your intake on the camera? Be a beginner I would love love to hear your advice and input on what I can do to get my feet wet with my camera. Thanks again for taking your time out and sharing your talent and gift with us, the world! 😀

[@dereklamarstudios]

Beautiful work. I just obtained the BMPCC 6k just for short films and business promo. Thank you for the motivation

[@vishalvyas2006]

Amazing video and info...must say the final output is amazing....

[@yanimadeit]

So appreciate this beloved.

[@yanimadeit]

You dropped hella gems. Plus im going to try my hand in Davinci Resolve.

[@delachipresents]

I really enjoyed the concept and motivation of the film. Looking back, what are some things you feel could’ve done better, composition and edit wise?

[@BrittneyJanae]

Love the question! I think shooting wise I would have used pro mist filters even on the canon FDs. I also would have played more with the light. The client was so particular but I could have played more with it during production. Editing I didn’t have a lot of leadway since she didn’t like anytime I added contrast because she had a very particular look she was going for so there wasn’t much I could do more in post.

[@colinthecameraguy]

Brave that you used BRaw and davinci for the first time but then this was probably the perfect time/project for you to ‘Step Up’! 💪

[@SkinnyWasHere]

love to see it. amazing project

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much!

[@wrightway11]

Fantastic work!

[@dna8269]

Ahh dope I didn't know you had a KZbin channel! I've seen you around the BMPCC group on FB, lol. Great work! I think you had said something about wanting a C70 -- are you still planning on that or keeping the 6k?

[@BrittneyJanae]

Hey thank you! So at the moment it’s between the c70 and Sony fx6. I’m going to be getting into more docu work so I want to go back to a camera that has less rigging and more to offer in camera.

[@shawnmiller8169]

I just came across your channel - thank you for sharing; you've done some great work. I hope you get to explore Resolve more and share that journey with us too!

[@KhadirFreeney]

This was amazing and I loved the film ✊🏽🖤

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!

[@ILIANARELATES]

loved this!

[@angelcastro_WRR]

Great work!!

[@mayteavina1358]

So glad I found your channel 🥺

[@ExotiqBeautii]

*YESSSS! Paris Milan, IAmEloho, Cynthia G, and many more have entered the chat! haha*

[@urbanmediapicturesurbanmed5173]

Nice thanks excellent production

[@SouthPhilly28th]

Excellent work 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@Aaron_Smith_OM]

This was awesome! Please make more content! I miss your opinions and work over here!

[@ianthompson8248]

Great job. I do like the muted look for this. How did you get that overhead "drone-like" footage? What strength filter did you use on the 18-35 to match the FD's? Thanks in advance.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! I actually used a drone for that shot. The original mavic pro. Forgot to talk about that. And I used a 1/4 on the Tiffen, or I used the polar pro mist edition nd filter which is 1/8 strength I think.

[@tythebelieveguy4228]

No words 🔥🔥🔥

[@Brookssmedia]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Mav540i]

I love the theme. Great work, well put together

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!! It was a lot of fun!

[@jofasho2kool]

Great work as usual! I noticed that when shooting in direct sunlight with these cameras, a matte box helps tremendously to retain the details and contrast. I used my 6k and shot in direct sunlight and learned that the excess light hitting the sensor caused a few clips to become a bit mushy or ashy.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Yea I had one and didn’t even use. Thank you! I def need to start using it!

[@jofasho2kool]

@@BrittneyJanae Your welcome! Best wishes to you on your future endeavors!

[@dareallyst]

Great vid! I lit up when I saw we used pretty much the same gear lol oh and that you have locs as well 😀 I switched from Premiere to Resolve when I got my 6k last year and haven’t looked back since! I love how much you can push and pull colors in DR. Thanks for the app recommendation, about to grab that asap.

[@AeonGotBeats]

i've been following deun on instagram for a while, so its really dope to see you and her working together on this. also just great to see black women content creators in the filmmaking space on youtube! great work!

[@TiaMorrison]

Furiously writes all the gear down. ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾

[@nickbranchphotograph]

LOVE IT FAM!!!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thanks friend!!

[@JoannaBronson]

When shooting on the 6K pro do you have any preferences from 4K to 6K for short films? Also working with different bit rates? I'm doing my first cinematic short film (It will go to festival and be a proof of concept for a feature) on the same camera and wondering what the best settings would be.... I'm leaning towards 6K at a constant bitrate of 5:1. Beautiful film! Thank you for your work.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! I think 6k is windowed but not sure. I think the question is why 6k? Also do you have the right tools and workflow editing wise for 6k?

[@BrittneyJanae]

I’m a fan of 3:1 and 5:1

[@JoannaBronson]

@@BrittneyJanae yes on tools :) and 6K just to try something different and needed the extra information because I will be implementing live action animation into the narrative.

[@BrittneyJanae]

@@JoannaBronson Oh yes that makes sense then! Let me know how it goes!!

[@JoannaBronson]

@@BrittneyJanae Thank you! Will do!

[@DineshBhadwal]

Hi, really enjoyed this BTS and beautiful work. May I know which adapter you used for your Canon FDs? My purchase of the 6KPro depends on this as I have a lot of these vintage lenses. The ones which are there in the market have a glass in them. Are there any options without this glass element? And, if not then how does this glass element effect the image?

[@BrittneyJanae]

Hey they are ef mounted so no adapter

[@DineshBhadwal]

@@BrittneyJanae Got it. Thanks for the reply. If you are still hunting for your next camera and since you are a hybrid shooter, I would like to suggest Panasonic S5. For only video, BM 6KPro is unbeatable in the image quality and the workflow in DaVinci Resolve is smooth. 6KPro may be a better choice when compared to C200 since it has built in ND filters now. And, if you want to do both in one camera, stills and video, nothing can beat the Panasonic S5. It has a 6k sensor and also outputs ProRes Raw on a Ninja. For the money saved you can buy good glass, like those cheap Sirui Anamorphics or can go Roger Deakin's route i.e. buy spherical cine lenses shoot on them and resize anamorphic in the post. Best of luck with your purchase! Subscribed.

[@TheBlessingDwayne]

Awesome process...👌

[@d.edwardsfreelanceeditorvi4212]

I want the Sony fx6 but the 6kpro is closer to my budget. I think I will be happy with the 6kpro..

[@Alec_keski]

did you switch to davinci resolve fully? or do you still use premiere? Love your channel!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Hey I’m still in premiere. I only work in davinci for certain projects!

[@jamontwilliams897]

Awesome !

[@Jay_Alan]

Great vid! I agree that DaVinci is great for color grading but editing is too slow for me so I do that in Premiere. Love to see Black filmmakers on here!

[@lizdorea9490]

so good!

[@CdeeqFilmmaker]

Great job !!!!!!

[@PascalPayantfilms]

Nice . Good job keep up the good work

[@gerarddelafuente]

Good work!!!

[@kafenadedmusic]

lets go!

[@brucewayne000]

Nice!! Nice!!

[@angeleye8953]

Dope!!

[@Tobirama_isHimju]

Have you tried the Helios 44-m4 lens? It gives a really good vintage look and is cheap on Amazon. This content is 🔥

[@BrittneyJanae]

Yeppers I actually have that lens as well

[@Tobirama_isHimju]

@@BrittneyJanae you’re such a beast! Your transitions and footage is next level. I’m learning from you. Keep creating and teaching please!

[@JohnnyJayVisuals]

Wow beautiful 🥺

[@queezytarantino1456]

This was amazing and gave me black is king vibes

[@BrittneyJanae]

In our mind when talking about the vibes we had a lot of solange in the conversation lol

[@mikemilesmedia]

Great video!!!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!!

[@CetrePegues]

What do you use to adapt the Canon FD lenses to your black magic 6k camera?

[@BrittneyJanae]

I got them cinemodded with EF mounts

[@JustWojtek]

incredible piece and great breakdown! though, feeling a bit bad for avoiding DaVinci now, haha

[@geoffrey411]

Just found you. Your work is fire. I appreciate your content. ZagaDat

[@bralynstokes9193]

Beautiful concept, but I really wanted to color that muted footage. Make those rich skin tones stand out. I think there could be some finishing done to make it stand out a bit better.

[@BrittneyJanae]

That’s the point she didn’t want that. Sometimes when working with clients we have to give them what they want not what we want.

[@kevins.5472]

I thought more color, more light. But you are right. The customer has the last word and I think she should be very happy with the content, it really speaks volumes to an issue that should be heard all around the world. So timely, and so especially important for black men to feel the pain and anguish of our black sisters.

[@elizabethjae4008]

I do have Question: how did you record the videos? What did you use?

[@BrittneyJanae]

Hey record which videos? My KZbin videos?

[@carreteFILMSPro]

Where can I see final product Miss?...

[@tjsn-4vision]

As a professional actor, I would say video treatment, read through, and everyone to be on the same page.

[@freddiecauseyii9419]

Really nice color grade.

[@williamharrison6802]

Absolutely amazing film! I Love your work! What was the name of the app you used in pre-production where you put in the camera and lenses to see your composition? Also any suggested videos that helped with Color grading in Davinci?

[@BrittneyJanae]

thank you! It’s called Cadrage

[@trizzvisuals]

lit

[@DarkwingproductionsNet]

At 10:47 I thought you were about to tear up

[@JayBadman]

New subscriber !!

[@nemisis4804MaddLabsTv]

Nice Goddess! 🎥🎬🎥🎬🔥🔥🙏🏽🌹❤️

[@suite16mediagroup50]

Definitely just got a sub outta me off this one video 🔥🔥 sis