How We Shot a Short Film in UNDER 24 HOURS | SIRUI Nightwalker

[@AlexPerri]

WATCH THE FULL SHORT FILM NOW! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@jenna587]

Looks incredible! I hope people have as much fun watching it as we did filming it!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks Jenna, you KILLED it as always! Can’t wait for everyone to see it!

[@ISRAADVISUALS]

awesome and the shots look absolutely amazing..cant wait to see the short film :)

[@AlexPerri]

Thank you so much, I appreciate that! Looking forward to releasing the full project.

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@MichalOlender]

Cool video Alex, congrats on overcoming the adversities and figuring out solutions!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much Michal, appreciate it man! That's exactly what filmmaking is all about. Things will never be perfect or easy, and a lot of the time things will go wrong, but it's how you adapt and keep moving forward that matters.

[@haulfilms]

I enjoy watching how things are BTS, and great footage man!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks man! I always loved watching behind the scenes of movies when I was a kid. My mom always thought I was nuts for sitting for hours after a movie was done watching all the special features on the DVD but I was always so amazed by it all.

[@joshuaaruiz]

man ill be looking forward to that color grade! this was amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks Joshua! I'm hoping to do a couple of breakdowns for the color grade soon. I'm really happy with the main color grade so will definitely be talking about that but I might do a separate video on my day for night process. All the night shots were shot while it was still basically day time, or at least light enough outside.

[@marcusreid8945]

Great video! Very helpful. When you put the cowboy hat on you looked like Klay Thompson from the warriors 🤣🤣

[@AlexPerri]

LOLLLLL man that's a first!

[@ihassan1001]

Wow..amazing part is you used natural light and made it look great. Subscribed for sure!

[@AlexPerri]

So glad you appreciate the use of natural light!

[@carlosguzmanav]

A really a good review! And just perfect for filmmakers that need a real reference of what those lenses are capable of

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much Carlos, that's exactly what I set out to do with this!

[@TrenchfootSalvador]

Yoo that filter you use throughout the video is AMAZING & BEAUTIFUL! Is that on Amazon??

[@jasonlight8813]

Wow, this looks fantastic

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much man!

[@DethronerX]

Killer job! Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes and it really gives us confidence to try something on a low budget as long as we have some friends who are good actors

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks man! That's exactly why I share videos like this. I want to show how you can accomplish something if you set your mind to it. Sure, having an amazingly talented actress for a friend helps, but you can still find talented people to collaborate on passion projects with you!

[@Jaimesebe]

Damn good!!!Buddy looking forward to seeing the short movie out!!!!Great job from y'all!!!Salutes from London!!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much man, I’m so glad to hear that! I can’t wait to share it with everyone.

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@Jaimesebe]

I already watched it!!!Good stuff buddy, planning to rent SURUI lenses for my FX30 to test them out you inspired me!!hehehe@@AlexPerri

[@DanielFoo]

Awesome sharing and a glimpse into film making... Now does the video gone through any filtering or post editing software..Cos the "feel" and colors on the vid looks amazing.

[@AlexPerri]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes it definitely all comes together in the color grade. I used Phantom LUTs to go from SLOG3 to REC709, then did some basic color corrections and exposure correction, then finished it off by adding a film look with the Dehancer plugin. I absolutely love the way the Dehancer plugin makes my projects look.

[@ankera7460]

Super nice review!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much, glad you liked it!

[@paulbeckmann]

Awesome stuff! Looks to be a great short:) All the best with the film! Hope the festival circuit goes well!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much Paul, appreciate it man!

[@kristenp8397]

So much fun working together! Can’t wait for the film to release!

[@AlexPerri]

That's because we're the dream team!!! 😘

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@Shiznaft1]

Looks like a great crew of friends/colleagues. Very well done. Great teams can produce amazing work.

[@BIZFILMZ]

this was awesome keep up the amazing work!!!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks a million! Really appreciate it!

[@iamjezstevens]

Thank you for the amazing content and inspiration.

[@AlexPerri]

No problem man, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@handmadefilmfactory1297]

this is awesome bro, looking forward some more..

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much, will definitely be sharing more!

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@MaggieF-e5c]

Another amazing creation! Your talent is incredible!!🎉❤

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much!!

[@TacksWurld]

Behind the scenes / how to are the best !!!!

[@AlexPerri]

They are! As a kid I spent hours watching the behind the scenes features on DVDs for any movie I could so I wanted to share my own little version of that.

[@manusevillaphoto9349]

So when can we see the short, would love to 🎥🎬 keep shooting my friend.

[@AlexPerri]

I will be releasing it on the channel here within the next month or so. I've submitted the film to a couple of festivals so just waiting to hear back but if nothing comes of them it will be releasing online sometime later in October. Stay tuned!!

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@pastilance1]

Dude, that was awesome!

[@AlexPerri]

Thank you, appreciate it!!

[@hrishi05]

Amazing Alex! I really loved the colours, I recently bought a fx30 ,could you you please help me with the "LUT" you have used and what mic you used for out door shoots. One last thing where can I watch the shortfilm?

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much man! I'll be doing a proper breakdown of the color grade soon, so look out for that, but I started out with the Neutral LUT from Phantom LUTs and built the look from there. I also used Dehancer to round out the look. For my mic, I use the Rode VideoMicro for my BTS cam and the Sennheiser MKE 600 for my productions. As for when and where to watch the short film, I will be releasing it on the channel here within the next month or so. I've submitted the film to a couple of festivals so just waiting to hear back but if nothing comes of them it will be releasing online sometime later in October. Stay tuned!!

[@mmm57097]

Really great video ! I like it ! You don’t do the same video like everyone else, it's surprisingly good. Keep going with your wife, you will go far. Hope youthe best ! Sorry for the mistake I'm French

[@AlexPerri]

Thank you so much, I’m so happy to hear that! My wife and I always have such a good time and we work very well together, so I’m hoping to continue to do projects with her whenever she has the time. Thanks for watching!

[@gustavo.visuals]

Loved the break down and the shots you've shown. Can't wait for the final result :D also I've been looking for some cinema lenses for my FX3 for a while now, so this could be it. We also will need to know your low light settings, because those shot look crispy. Great job bro

[@AlexPerri]

So glad to hear that Gustavo! Yea these lenses really surprised me. They are technically not full frame coverage but I just used Sony’s clear image zoom to crop out a bit of the vignette in-camera and it worked wonders. I’ll definitely do a breakdown of the settings as well. Thanks for watching!

[@gustavo.visuals]

@@AlexPerri yeah, I’ve been seeing them around, they’re APS-C. I use that same technique sometimes when I want to use my 12MM APS-C. Cool, I’ll be on the lookout for the other videos, have a great weekend bro 👊🏽

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@jayrey7]

Dude this look really good. I love the quality. I get my 16mm & 75mm tomorrow. If you don't mind I ask which size lenses did you use from the Nightwalker for this short film. I saw you used the 24mm.

[@bladimadrigal9221]

would have gone for anamorphic due to the sci-fi nature, but it looks great with the given tools

[@AlexPerri]

Yeaaaa I totally would've wanted to too. I know it's a little late now, but I'm grabbing the anamorphic adapter from SIRUI to check out shortly so it's too bad I didn't have that on time. But I added some extra flares in post in the final edit now!

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

Great lighting. This lenses actually look good.

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks Kacey! These lenses definitely surprised me. Looking forward to using them some more.

[@JirehTorres]

I thought these lenses are for S35? It covers the fx3 sensor?

[@AlexPerri]

They are for S35. I used the clear image zoom feature on my FX3 to crop in a bit when filming. Worked surprisingly well, although I still did get a bit of vignetting. But I kinda like what it added to my footage!

[@mychalsimmons4177]

This was so awesome man wow😂

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!!

[@madedigital]

I like how you did the bts and plate side by side you can see the differences

[@Kinema-Eternaprod]

what camera was used during bts? loved the colors and the mood. The halation is just incredible.

[@AlexPerri]

Sony A6300. I've had that camera for a very long time now and although it definitely has it's limitations, it still produces beautiful videos. But that's not why it looked the way you described. I had a Tiffen Black Pro Mist filter on the lens, which was a Sigma 16mm f/1.6 lens, and I color graded using Phantom LUTs and the Dehancer plugin to give it the film like look.

[@professionalstreamingpr]

Very nice ❤❤❤ congrats

[@parkercreative_au]

What filtration where you using on the lens? Looks great!

[@AlexPerri]

I didn't use any other than my variable ND filter. The rest of the look was achieved with Dehancer. I'll do a color grade breakdown of this project soon, so look out for that.

[@Blunttalkz2.0]

I already have an fx30. I looking to get a second camera. Should I get the fx3 or buy another fx30 because the footage would be easy to match?

[@shivachandra1414]

Where can I see final output .

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@ISRAADVISUALS]

i am currently filming a short film now all by myself..and with some actors and i Know exactly how it feels to be one man army!

[@AlexPerri]

It's definitely not easy, but still lots of fun. Good luck with the short!

[@deborahfournier7640]

I'm confused as to which lens to buy as I can only afford one unfortunately. I shoot videos and closeups of my cats and horses and also do a lot of garden photography. Any advise would be greatly appreciated as I only have another 10 days to get the sale price!

[@AlexPerri]

Not sure what camera you're shooting on, but I always suggest a 35mm if you can only go with one. It can get you a decently wide field of view if you need it, but can still be great for medium and close up shots. Hope that helps!

[@deborahfournier7640]

@@AlexPerri Thanks! The Nikon that I want this lens for is an F-mou t so sadly it won't work with these. I also have a Canon with a fixed lens (unfortunately) or I'd get some of these lenses for it. And it won't work on my old Ricoh either....all the rest of my cameras are fixed lenses. ☹

[@EVRYBDYCOUSIN]

When’s the film finished and being released!

[@AlexPerri]

It's basically finished but I'm just seeing about submitting to some festivals before I release it on KZbin. Stay tuned!

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@sloppysteaks]

Did you use clear image zoom on the FX3 to kill the vignette? These are S35 lenses so the image circle is too small for full frame.

[@AlexPerri]

Yep you got it. Now was I consistent with how I used clear image zoom? Definitely not, I just completely winged it. A lot of my shots still have vignetting but a useable amount I’d say.

[@BABLUCHACHATRIPLETS]

4:58 what's the white balance???

[@omenka]

I love this video. And it is great to have filmmakers out there who make real shortfilms. But I would personally remove the halations, because they made the image on yt a bit compressed :).

[@AlexPerri]

So glad to hear it! And thanks for the constructive feedback, I'll definitely keep that in mind!

[@dieisgood]

Awesome

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much!!

[@lensabudi]

When u use these s35 lens in FF such as FX3, do u use s35 mode in camera or crop it in post?

[@AlexPerri]

I actually used clear image zoom to zoom in a bit in camera. I haven't looked into it enough but apparently Sony's algorithms are doing something to the footage to make it look better when zooming in this way versus just cropping in post, but I have no idea if this is true or not.

[@francissosing]

Love it

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks so much!

[@abrahamvaldez9889]

Did you need an adapter for that lens? Or is it compatible with the FX3?

[@888berg]

Amazing work! Just watched the end movie :) Was the nightwalker lens anamorphic or did you use black bands in post? Keep up the excellent work :)))

[@kapu2878]

Did you shoot 1080p in s35 mode or you used clear image zoom in 4k to manage the s35 lenses?

[@AlexPerri]

4K with clear image zoom 👌🏻

[@DanielSchifferli_DP]

I'm just curious as I had mixed experiences with these lenses so far. I am using the sony A7SIII & the A1 - so very similar sensors as the fx3. For me the best handheld results have been with Steadyshot set to active and a clear image zoome of 1.5 across all three lenses. However I still do get a little bit of these digital wobbles on my footage. What are your experiences here? What set up in terms of steadyshot and clear image zoom did you use on this shoot?

[@laronnmarzett9409]

The colors in the short film are beautiful and look extremely well graded. How did you go about achieving the look? Did you have a certain on camera lut for monitoring during production to help you establish the final look? Can’t wait to see the final product!!

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks man, glad you like it! I started with converting from SLOG3 to REC709 using a LUT from the Phantom LUTs collection. I typically have this LUT installed on my FX3 like you said for monitoring during production. It's definitely a great starting point but I usually determine the final look entirely in post. Then after some color correction and exposure correction, I use the Dehancer plugin to emulate the film look. I add some film grain, halation and blooming, as well as choose a film stock and add a few other effects to achieve the overall look I ended up with. I'm gonna do a breakdown video on that soon so check back for that. Looking forward to sharing the full short with you!

[@MrSousoun972]

Thanks for that man!

[@SilvaGoof]

​@AlexPerri hey I got the same lut pack, which lut do you prefer to use when monitoring?

[@AlexPerri]

I use the Neutral LUT in-camera. Gives a pretty good indication of what things can look like@@SilvaGoof

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@Blunttalkz2.0]

Also great video👍🏾

[@professionalstreamingpr]

Where can I see the final short

[@AlexPerri]

I will be releasing it on the channel here within the next month or so. I've submitted the film to a couple of festivals so just waiting to hear back but if nothing comes of them it will be releasing online sometime later in October. Stay tuned!!

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@CheapRacingChannel]

estoy entre estos o los night walker, amo que se vea como cinema pero me da miedo el desenfoque

[@chrisjohnsonfilms]

Which monitor? It's not listed on your rig link

[@AlexPerri]

It’s the Godox GM55 kit.co/alexsperri/my-sony-fx3-rig/4638790-godox-gm55-55-inch-i

[@dbuckfanplays7991]

Where will i be able to watch the final short film?

[@AlexPerri]

You can check out the full short film now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU

[@professionalstreamingpr]

❤❤❤ Perfect 👍 God bless you Angel from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@CinemaPastor]

What generator did you use?

[@AlexPerri]

I'm not entirely sure since it was already at the location, but it was a Honda, something like the Honda EU300iS.

[@ocwayvz3269]

Is the lens anamorphic?

[@loudmotion5639]

Where did you find the script? did you write it ? thx

[@AlexPerri]

Yep I wrote it myself!

[@MrEMann]

Was there an audio rumble during this? It was a bit distracting with headphones on. Great looking video though.

[@AlexPerri]

I'm not too sure, I don't hear a rumble. Curious if you listened without headphones as well and still heard it? Glad you liked the video though!

[@gcalvinisti]

awesome... hope to collaborate one day.

[@nicasiophotographer8322]

awesome

[@AlexPerri]

Thanks!

[@_20nine_]

I was happy until my whole house thought the fire alarm was going off, lol I was screaming at the TV "SHUT IT OFFF!!!" I once did a music video in a house and had to remove all the smoke detectors (15 of them) because of the smoke machines. It was a pain

[@AlexPerri]

LOLLL so sorry man! Yea those smoke detectors can be a pain in situations like that haha. I swear the atmosphere in a can isn't supposed to set off smoke detectors which is why I didn't remove them but oh well!

[@rosspfeffer5185]

I was watching this on my iPhone outside and my wife asked, ‘What’s that noise?’ when the smoke alarm went off. ‘It’s ok. Just on my iPhone’, I answered.😅 Interesting and inspiring vid. Thanks!

[@starfox2013]

Duuuude outer range is defiantly not talked about as much as it should be!

[@AlexPerri]

Yessssss! I can't believe more people aren't talking about that show. Hope seasons 2 still comes out!

[@martinmestrevlog]

great BTS...

[@darkdroide]

'No budget'........... Pull out 30k of equipment lol

[@AlexPerri]

LOL well I mean this is gear I've built up to over the years doing paid work but I didn't really pay for much else other than the location and some props. I didn't hire any other crew, which is typically costly, and the actress is a friend so she joined the production as a passion project for her. Something like this could've easily added up to tens of thousands of dollars after the gear I already had, so it really is a no budget short film. You obviously need a camera, a lens and some lights to make a film of any kind, but you didn't need the FX3 to pull this off. I really could've gotten away with using one lens for the whole thing, and I used natural light for most of the shots. SOOOOO in the grand scheme of things, I still think this is what people in the industry would consider a no budget short film.

[@nikogindler7422]

If you rent the equipment he had you would probably pay 500-1000$ max. So it’s still super cheap if you want to shoot a project. And also by far not 30k equipment.

[@CodakChris]

that filter erkss me

[@AlexPerri]

What filter are you talking about?

[@joseo9141]

I came from watching the video who pretends that is shooting and a voice over HAHAHAHA

[@AlexPerri]

What exactly are you talking about??

[@joseo9141]

@ the shortfilm of how cool is be a content creator you talked about at the beginning😂

[@joseo9141]

I was watching that video when your’s popped me up, nice review btw!!! Just bought the 35mm to test

[@icymediacollective2908]

❤❤❤

[@AlexPerri]

Thank you!!

[@aerozg]

See-roo-ee. Not "soo-rei".

[@AlexPerri]

Wellllll, kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJfFm3SKjNqal80si=iq1zqrUg4WMcVUVA&t=14

[@AlexPerri]

In case you don't check out that link, the representative from SIRUI says "It is soo-rei. I know it's si-roo-ee when you spell it, but in reality it's soo-rei. And it actually means sage or wise person, so, when you buy a soo-rei, you are a wise person."

[@Csnumber1]

Wow just wow!!! Sorry man, not really… This started out as a different kind of “lens review”, but you never mentioned much about any of the lenses characteristics like flaring, distortion, bokeh, ease of use, color matching… in concept your idea is awesome, but….you simply forgot to tell us more about the lenses!!! While we saw some shots, it would have been nice to see a 60 second clip or two. So yeah, no….thumbs down on this one as far as any kind of Lens review.

[@rommynine]

Don’t forget to wipe you BTS lens next time. Face palm…

[@dbombd]

Video toooo long,.... 5-10mins is enough

[@AlexPerri]

Hey, It's obviously not for everyone, so I'm sorry you didn't see the value in it. But thanks for stopping by!

[@SantaAnaCreations]

Short films are a waste of time, they go nowhere and just shows that u cant or dont have the creativity or capacity to make a full length film with a real plot. Also noone buys or pays for short films so where is the profit in all that work ???

[@AlexPerri]

That has to be one of the worst takes I’ve heard in a while. There’s just so much wrong with all of it.

[@Csnumber1]

Your comment is so ignorant it’s laughable. Short films are the crux in which filmmakers, Editors and actors can most definitely get noticed. There is an entire short film category at the Oscars…you did know that didn’t you!? And as far as short film makers not capable of making a feature film…we’ll, again….I’m laughing!!!

[@AlexPerri]

LOL completely agree with you on that. Really not sure how someone can have that kind of opinion on short films. But anyway, if you're interested in watching the short film, you can check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqzdJ-do6ZnsNU@@Csnumber1