I shot a film on the new Lumix GH5M2

Watch my short film, “Texture” • Shot on GH5M2 | Textur...
Filmed in C4K 60p 10-bit 4:2:0 on a Lumix GH5M2.
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For more GH5M2 tech specs, watch PhotoJoseph’s excellent video: • Panasonic LUMIX GH5 II...
#Documentary #Lumix #GH5M2
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🎓 My 5-hour documentary filmmaking class:
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[@RobertWedderburn]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the GH5II. It was very cool to see your photos on all the marketing material. Congrats!!

[@mrheng562]

That ending with your kid!!! My heart just exploded with JOY!!!

[@sbrown6434]

Great! Thanks for the update.

[@thatszeno5089]

I wondered who shot this!! - Absolutely amazing story and footage.. Glad to see who's behind the shot!

[@EBTL263]

Very nicely done, Griffin. Your short doc "texture" looks great--as per usual for your short films.

[@GriffinHammond]

Thank you so much Eddie!

[@JaredNaude]

Thanks Griffin, I bought my GH4 because of you and can't wait for the GH6 to be released so that I can upgrade.

[@SourceAwareness]

Thanks Griffin, you're Awesome, brother!!

[@heyjustj]

That red record frame needs to be on ALL cameras! The blinking red dot on screen like most cameras have is the worst when I’m doing run and gun shooting. Always have to wait a bit to make sure it’s actually stopped or started recording. I’ve missed key moments or accidentally double pressed and had to reshoot entire shots because of that and having to move FAST on some shoots. Solid red dot is better but that red frame makes it super obvious and I wouldn’t even have to pause to think about it.

[@GriffinHammond]

I once had a second shooter mistake the red camera icon in the top left (which simply signifies movie mode) for a recording icon. He assumed he was rolling for an entire 10-minute interview. He was not. This is why the new recording frame makes me so happy.

[@Crlarl]

@@GriffinHammond Ouch.

[@superzero4250]

@@GriffinHammond Why could they not just use all the real estate of the LCD screen and significantly reduce the borders on the GH5II…? …

[@JoelAnth0ny]

Haven’t watched your videos in years. This scratched an itch I didn’t know existed. Will be watching more now, I’m sorry i stopped. ❤️

[@GriffinHammond]

Ha ha, no need to apologize! Thanks for watching!

[@chrisw443]

Im excited for the next podcast about all of this.

[@TheNashvilleJason]

Great job as usual sir. Great to see your kid. Teach em young!

[@GriffinHammond]

Thank you! Amazing to see how much he's able to learn and retain at 2 years old. Yesterday, I taught him about quick release plates!

[@TheNashvilleJason]

@@GriffinHammond did you teach him to always keep a quarter in your pocket?...you know for when your forget your leatherman...

[@tomtafola4518]

wow minde blowing this video is so inspiring

[@superzero4250]

Checked out the short before coming to watch this video, and the look and feel of the images were impressive. The results are a credit to the format.Thus happy to say, I will stay with Micro Four Thirds as long as they keep producing cameras and lenses, and ultimately when my equipment eventually gives up the ghost… …

[@GriffinHammond]

I'm glad you enjoyed the film. Thanks!

[@asafblasbergvideographer]

Excellent film Griffin! Question, is there a way to dial-up the sharpness in the camera if I want sharper images and also any overheating issues shooting C4K 60p 10-bit 4:2:0? I'm using a Panasonic DVX200 and would think the GH5 II would be a good b-cam - possible to color match those cameras? In the Panny DVX200 there is a menu setting called detail, which boosts sharpness. Oh and what lens did you use? The kit lens? Thanks so much! :)

[@Alexrocks1253]

How well do you think that the GH5ii compares to say the S5 which is at a very similar price point as well as cheaper with its kit lens? I am thinking between these two cameras for run and gun filmmaking and am not sure which to choose. I am a low budget filmmaker. Thanks!

[@AdekunleJohnsonEseyin]

Good video, please which one will you encourage to get between Panasonic gh5s and gh5ii

[@saulhernandezministry9271]

Hello and Thank you for this tutorial on the GH5 M2. I have a question that not even Panasonic has been able to answer. I bought a GH5 M2 and when I turn it off it doesn't show the Lumix Logo on the screen before it goes away. Is this normal for this model, or is my camera defective? I will appreciate your reply. Thank you!!

[@iSpike]

Just purchased this cool camera 👍🏻

[@GriffinHammond]

Enjoy it!

[@ExploringWorldYouTube]

Hi, thank you for sharing your very interesting video, You have a lot of experience and I would like to ask you a question x please: I only do documentaries in 4K, and as soon as I can I will go to Africa to film people with dark skin and strong sun, but not in the city , but in their villages. Would you be kind enough to tell me you would configure the GH5 MII? I mean which color profile, 25p 4: 2: 2 or 50p 4: 2: 0, etc. etc. However I use a good variable ND filter. I do the video editing myself. 1000 thanks for your advice.

[@donevinjohnson8424]

I know this is a year later but would this be a good camera for making a feature film Series ? 🤔

[@DmitryDodzin]

My GH2 is slowly starting to die, the overmolding already went and be became sticky. Almost bought the BGH-1 because if the Ethernet port, now if the GH5 II or GH6 can stream video via the Type C it's gonna be a no brainer

[@bernieraffe]

Thanks for the info. I'm a little confused about the new 'Live Streaming' funcionality on the GH5 MkII that you mentioned, as I can already live stream on my GH5 (in conjunction with LUMIX Tether and OBS softwares). So what am I missing?

[@GriffinHammond]

It's that the camera, using WiFi, can connect wirelessly to livestreaming services without the need for a wired connection to a computer. I'm not much of a livestreamer, so I nearly left that detail out of this video-but I know it's one of the key marketing bullet points of the camera.

[@bernieraffe]

@@GriffinHammond ahh ok, thanks for the clarification.

[@GarethCroft]

Hey Griffin! Love the film. Could you do a video or maybe provide a cheat sheet of the type of questions you asked to get the responses for that film? I'd like to have a go at a short film but get really stuck in this area. Need to improve my journalistic skills i think. Thanks!

[@GriffinHammond]

Great idea, Gareth. I'll be sure to talk about this in my next podcast recording! That'll come out June 9.

[@BillRusu]

Hey Griffin! Just watched the short film, great work as always. Unrelated to the GH5M2, I was struck by how clean the audio was. Could you share how you got such clean audio in a space that looked to be very echoey?

[@GriffinHammond]

It was indeed a noisy space. I recorded the interviews on the Audio Technica AT4053b mic, which is better at rejecting background noise than some of the shotgun mics I've historically used. But I still had to deal with closing doors, and an alarm system beep that happened every time doors closed. Some of the door sounds remained in the film, as they were too hard to remove, but I believe I managed to eliminate all the beeps using Adobe Audition. Using Spectral Frequency Display, you can isolate specific sounds-even when they overlap with dialogue-and delete them or "heal" them.

[@MarcusWolschon]

If only Atomos would finally give us a new 7" recorder. That Ninja V is too small compared to my Shogun

[@GriffinHammond]

Yeah, Atomos gave me the 7" Shogun and the 5" Ninja a few years ago, and it's always surprising to see these firmware upgrades going to the smaller one. I realize I have no idea what processing power is inside each.

[@superzero4250]

5” Ninja V is almost too cumbersome for the GH5, I could not imagine the 7” Shogun being less so. If Panasonic had a 4”, or a more apropo 4.3” LCD screen, I almost would not need to use the Ninja V, but then too, The GH series would also need to give me Pro Res to SSD recording too… …

[@hackerockmedia]

I'm trying to figure out how to "touch focus" on my GH5M2 while shooting video... I could do it on my old G85, and I think it was possible on the GH5 too... but is it possible on the GH5M2? Do you think it's a forgotten feature in the actual firmware? 😅 Thanks

[@GriffinHammond]

I'm pretty sure it still works on the GH5M2! I have Continuous AF off, but am in "1-area" focus mode-meaning I need to push the shutter halfway to focus. When I touch the LCD, it moves my 1-Area to where I touch and instantly focuses. Is that what you're talking about? I wonder which focus mode you're in.

[@boubnadproduction2902]

Hi. I Discover your channel wich is interesting. I have gh5ii since 1 week. I don't know if you have noticed it but gh5 ii is not compatible with ronin RS 2 or RS 3. Which stabilizer would be compatible with gh5 ii since I really need it for my future projects. Thanks

[@GriffinHammond]

I've been using it on a Zhiyun-Tech Weebill Lab gimbal. That model is several years old, but I'm sure Zhiyun must have a current model of the same size.

[@jake_runs_the_world]

Such beautiful eyes

[@joshdiditt]

Hey Griffin. Do you ever get "gear insecure" when you are making documentaries/doing client work when using a DSLR when you have access to the EVA1 or other cinema cameras?

[@GriffinHammond]

I don't. My clients don't know or care about the difference. I feel like 10 years ago, mirrorless (DSLM) cameras were new, and sometimes people would say they were surprised to see them used for video work. But by now, it's normal. And I just learn over and over that audiences only care about the finished product, and have NO IDEA what camera, what mic, what lighting was used during production.

[@joshdiditt]

@@GriffinHammond Beautiful. Thank you.

[@SpinningyarnsIe10]

I really like the red recording frame - the icon on the GH5 is small and can be missed. I think you said it's coming to the GH5s with an update - any chance the GH5 will be included?

[@GriffinHammond]

I don't know the answer to that, but I'll ask Panasonic!

[@SpinningyarnsIe10]

@@GriffinHammond Thank you

[@wrmaldonado]

Can this camera charge while recording, thus giving you an unlimited recording time?

[@Chilliwillikers]

The gear lust is strong.

[@tworiversworkshop6111]

Hi Griffin and thank you for this video. I know you also have the GH5S, so if you were making a narrative film for a festival to be shown to an audience on a cinema screen and if you could only work with one camera, would you choose the GH5S or the GH5ii? The footage will be recorded on the Atomos Ninja in ProRes 4:2:2 10Bit. Thanks.

[@Began2011]

I am going to start saving for that 25-50 f1.7 lens.

[@GriffinHammond]

I'm so tempted by it, but I know I would continue to choose my 25mm f/1.4 and 42.5mm f/1.2 over this new f/1.7. But if I didn't have those two, I could see the draw of a single, zoom lens. You could certainly shoot an entire film with it.

[@Began2011]

@@GriffinHammond I am hoping it doesn't cost no more than 2 grand. It would be my first Leica lens.

[@GriffinHammond]

@@Began2011 I have no insider info on pricing, but I'd agree $2000 would be a reasonable price point for that new lens. The 10-25mm f/1.7 is $1800. If you look at another complementary Lumix lens set-the 12-35mm ($800) and 35-100mm ($900)-the longer lens is between 10-12.5% more expensive, depending on the seller. If that % ratio holds for the new 25-50mm, it would fall between $1980-2025.

[@Berkantugsuz]

What camera did you use to record this video?

[@Zimvg]

Did you use auto focus on most of these shots? How is the auto focus now? The GH5II should be a huge upgrade from my GH3.

[@stephanes.]

I'd like the GH5S with IBIS or the GH5II with Prores Raw output lol...

[@cinematicfilmsstudio8675]

Hello, where is „extrenal teleconverter” function ? In GH5 it was possibility to use ex teleconverter in movies…..why GH5m2 dosent have ?

[@Alexrocks1253]

It has just been renamed to "Image area of video."

[@rw3452]

Why did the footage look super digital and camcorder like instead of the nicer look the GH5 had? My money is on the anti glare thing on the sensor making it look flat. Maybe the light bouncing around gave it a look?

[@SewTubular]

Shot at 60fps, which is a frame rate that Griffin loves. Check his older S1 films for the same type of look.

[@GriffinHammond]

I'm guessing it's the framerate. I like to shoot 60fps and slow it down to 30 or 24. But when I shoot films for Panasonic, they really like to present 4K60p footage in 4K60p-as it looks so immersive on trade show television sets. Our brains have been trained to view 24 as "cinematic" and anything higher as "video." But I also find I have different reactions when I watch 60fps content on a computer vs. a TV vs. a projector-as our brains kinda have different expectations for each.

[@Bojac]

Man I feel like I’ve fallen so far behind on what camera gear is ‘in’ and ‘out’. It’s all so intimidating to me now.

[@GriffinHammond]

It's easy to feel that way. I feel that way when so much new gear is released, I can't possibly be knowledgeable on all of it. But at the end of the day, audiences care about stories, and have no idea what camera was used. Even if your 10-year-old camera feels dated, 10-year-old lenses, mics and lights all perform just as well. You can still produce beautiful work with the gear you already have.

[@jrsisson1978]

Kids have to talk directly into the mic I’ve found lol sometimes they want the mic in their mouths!

[@GriffinHammond]

Oh he ALWAYS wants to put the mic on or in his mouth.

[@jonatanjimenez3819]

Comparative between gh5m2 vs gh5s

[@juiceplanet147]

Just wondering since you up 2 or 3? videos per month why are they so short. KZbin TV is TV in this your network. Almost every TV sold in the world has the KZbin App. Lets go Peter Griffin

[@GriffinHammond]

I'd love to do much more, but I work full-time, so KZbin is still a side project for me.

[@gourav0700]

you never talk about autofocus neither good nor bad

[@GriffinHammond]

I've always kept Continuous AF turned off during my filming-I prefer focus to stay constant during a shot. So I only use push-to-focus, single-area autofocus at the start of each shot. Panasonic added several new AF tracking modes on the GH5M2, but I haven't tested them on any real-world productions yet.

[@josealbert4596]

This camera has a terrible flaw: that the only DCI format it records in DCI 4K -> 4096 × 2160 (17:9) , and not in the usual format that movie projectors work in, which is DCI 2K ( 2048 x 1080), which forces you to use memory cards. extremely expensive, and don't even think if it is recorded in Prores or similar, so if you plan to shoot for cinematography, it is better that you buy a "professional" cinematography camera, which does record in DCI 2K format and whose price is in the "normal" one. around 6000 €

[@spritual_enlightenment]

290th thumb up due to a boy at the end of video.

[@TheClearSight]

First of all, thumb down for stupid masks. Second, 'Texture' is not in HDR, at least neither Firefox nor Google Chrome shows HDR Options.