Shooting with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K PRO | Making of COSMOS Short Film 'Over The Moon'

[@timothystrait549]

I just want to say I'm proud of you guys, you didn't just stop with Cosmos. I have watched the movie a couple of times. Very well done, I wished people here in the City, and State in which I reside Grand Rapids, Michigan in the USA would catch on to all the sacrifices and hard work you guys put into making Cosmos and put it into practice to make their own films. I know I'm just starting my venture as a filmmaker to making my first feature film. Throughout my part time college and full time work I managed to Persevere putting off vacations etc. over 7 years to be able to get half decent equipment on a budget to be ready to shoot once my script is complete which is in its early stages of developement.

[@Elliander]

Hi Timothy! Wow, it's great to hear from you, it's Elliot & Zander here. Apologies for our slow reply so thank you for your patience. Thank you so much for your kind words and it means all the more coming from a fellow filmmaker who understands the passion and patience it takes. How is your first feature coming along? Stick with it, persevere, don't give up, and before long it'll be us watching your movie and being inspired. If you're on instagram please join us over there at instagram.com/ellandzand as we're more easily contactable. It'd be great to stay in touch and follow your progress. Thanks once again for giving Cosmos your time and being a friend. Cheers and all the best, Elliot & Zander

[@ohkfilms]

Did his movie ever come to fruition, it's post covid at least. Cosmos was amazing second viewing

[@JustPerusing]

Love it. Learning so much

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting x

[@christopherwoodcock8535]

Again, brilliant work guys. I really like the Astrophotography efforts. Great Moon imaging

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

thank you so much Christopher! We're always bowled over by your support and generosity of time and kind words for the work that we create. Thank you truly, Ell & Zand

[@MrVasanth]

felt so peaceful watching this short film.. the shots how its lit was really great ...

[@Elliander]

Thank you so so much Vasanth x

[@GeorgeSazo]

Supertalented folks! The film is fantastic and it's amazing to see how they overcome all the challenges associated with these shots. Well done guys.

[@wrightway11]

Fantastic work! Truly!

[@Elliander]

Thank you again my friend. E & Z

[@ogflaya1005]

Absolutely love this. When I saw the small ships around the ship at the end of the short, I was reminded of the “whiskers” from Seaquest. Really amazing work fellas. Simply amazing.

[@Elliander]

Thank you so much! Oh man! We haven't see Seaquest but have been meaning to for years! That's a real compliment, thank you -- we appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Best, E & Z

[@Filmitvfxstudios]

Brilliant as always x

[@Elliander]

Thank you my friend

[@jerseypaul7323]

Amazing, and great to see the simple setup. Give me hope 🧐

[@Elliander]

Thank you so much my friend, sometimes the simplest solution is the best!

[@goodguyszoom]

Great 'making of..' guys and a beautiful short film in the true 'short film' approach. Have you seen another wonderful space short 'Kosmonauta' ?

[@LittlePooky]

Like watching the extras on a Criterion Collection blu ray. 😁

[@Elliander]

Haha, that's so cool to hear! We love those extras too :D x

[@searchmedude]

Excellent guys. I really enjoyed Cosmos, the storyine, colour grading..everything. I perceived near the end that it was a really well made Indie film on a budget, so I stuck around to see the end credits and was gob smacked when Blackmagic pocket came up instead of ARRI. I thought you missed out BMPCC 4k, so I did some digging and here you are. Truly good honest filmaking..now I shall explore your channel. ..And subbed.

[@Elliander]

Wow! Thank you so much Michael! Apologies for our slow reply so thank you for your patience, but we really appreciate you giving Cosmos your time and then reaching out to us. It's so cool to hear from a fellow filmmaker and your compliments mean all the more because you understand the effort that goes into creating. And yeah, that OG bmpcc is a complete powerhouse of a camera and it's fun to see it's growing cult following. Thanks so much for your support, we appreciate you. Cheers, Ell & Zand

[@Sasha.GreenVFX]

Absolutely beautiful guys! Massive fan of your work loved the movie Cosmos! I was curious to know what the highest ISO you guys choose to use for when things got really dark outside when shooting with the bmpcc6K for this?

[@RockStarND]

Dear Elliot & Zander: I was wondering which model telescope and which adaptor you used for the camera. I live in a part of the US with a lot of "dark sky" areas, which are excellent for filming and photographing the night sky, and I'm looking to upgrade my stargazing hobby into a more creative venture. I am such a fan of COSMOS: when I first saw it, I had no idea it was shot on a shoe-string budget. I honestly thought it was a major production until I watched the "making of." It is such a moving movie; Carl Sagan would be proud. Anyway, I love this short film as well and I'm excited for what you guys do next. Sincerely, Astro-nut #058, John

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

Hi there John! Wonderful to hear from you, thank you so much for reaching out and sorry it's taken so so long to get a reply to your message. We have so many platforms to reply on that sometimes we have to come round in orbits like a comet to each platform. So thank you for your patience. So, the telescope is a Celestron NexStar 4se and the dslr adapter is a Celestron T-Adapter-MAK. I hope that helps and that it's not too late for you. Thank you as always for your support and for being part of our Cosmos family - it truly means a lot to my brother and I and all of Team Cosmos who made the movie. Our best wishes, Elliot and Zander (AstroNuts)

[@VilkanVisions]

Nice work, thanks for sharing :)

[@Elliander]

Thank you so much for checking out and commenting. E & Z

[@Nielo_Gan]

Fitting you guys release this the day James Webb arrives at L2. Definitely not spooky at all 😅 Awesome work as always 💗

[@Elliander]

Nielo! Sorry for the delayed reply! But man, we never thought of that! That was pure coincidence but it does seem fitting. Thanks for your support, E & Z

[@stevegreen9474]

Great job, I picked up a 6K Pro last year, and I've been impressed with it (previously using a C100 and 7D before that) Cosmos looked great, you really squeezed the most out of the OG BMPCC

[@Elliander]

Thank you so much Steve, we really appreciate that and your support, especially coming from a fellow filmmaker. How have you been finding the 6kPro since?

[@stevegreen9474]

Cheers, I've only shot bits and bobs - but do like it (and am really loving Resolve) UI and screen is brilliant, form factor a bit awkward for gimbal work - I'm not sure how much I really *need* 6K - the file sizes are a bit of a killer - think 5.7 is good as rolling shutter reduced (more like P4K apparently) Takes a bit of experimentation finding the sweet spot regarding ISO - I tended to underexpose indoors to start with, and got more noise than I was expecting. Battery life still poor compared to a C100, but the indicator feels a bit inaccurate - probably get 45 mins safely with the proper batteries (or find alt sources)

[@Elliander]

@@stevegreen9474 This is actually a fantastic review of the camera and pretty much agree with you. We rarely shoot anything in full 6K even though we have that capability now. Certainly worth the experimentation to hone in on the look you like the most

[@stevegreen9474]

@@Elliander thanks! Yeah I can't really see the point for a lot of users - I've seen people using Gyroflow with a BMPCC + GoPro to stabilise footage - I guess having those extra pixels might be useful there, but I did VFX on a low budget feature and that was finished at 2K, and looked great projected

[@Elliander]

@@stevegreen9474 yeah I mean, you're right. When indie's are finishing in 2k, 6k is a lot of reframing room. I think for VFX I guess the benefit is there. One thing's for sure the camera is nicely future proof for a good few years

[@leosylver7]

Lovely work guys, especially impressed with the lighting setup. With the 6k footage, is it edited on a 4k timeline? Or is it 6k downgraded/converted to 4k.

[@Elliander]

Thank you so much Leo - you're the first comment! Really appreciate your time and question - we did edit on a 4k timeline, which allowed us to do a bit of reframing for VFX and some stabilisation for the push-ins too. Cheers, Ell

[@leosylver7]

@@Elliander I'm looking to buy a pc to edit 4k/6k. What specs on a pc can handle it?

[@gmac7718]

@@leosylver7 a m1 MacBook Pro 14 or 16 will handle it no problem at all …

[@leosylver7]

@@gmac7718 I prefer a desktop tower to be honest.

[@DineshBhadwal]

Would you consider Panasonic S1H over the 6K Pro? It has BM Raw if you need it. It's Netflix approved. Terrific in-body stabilisation and Anamorphic modes too. Thank you for your work. It's one of the best examples of what it means when we say that digital filmmaking has provided opportunity for everyone to become a filmmaker.

[@SeanMcVitty]

Incredible work guys! I'm curios about the use of 33fps ... Can I ask why you chose such a specific frame rate over the standard 24fps?

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

Hi Sean, great question - we chose to shoot at 33fps so that when we placed it into our 24fps edit, we'd have a slightly slower feel to our footage, a more dream like quality to the movement :) Hope that helps x

[@christopherreid1086]

Nice film guys. Did you shoot in BRaw or Prores? Watching from the Bahamas 🇧🇸 🥳🥳🥳

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

Hey Christoph, thank you very much - we shot BRAW. Thanks for asking x

[@danilomc9124]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Elliander]

Thank you

[@sefakart1461]

Hello, I like your works very much. I have a question, is the telephoto (canon 55-250) you are using an stm module or is ii module?

[@Elliander]

Hi Sefa, apologies for our slow reply so thank you for your patience. The zoom we used on this short is a Tamron 18-200mm. We do own a 55-250 but I don't know what module it is. It's a pretty old lens now if that helps, probably from around 2011 or 2012. Thank you for your question and your support. E & Z

[@sefakart1461]

@@Elliander It really affects me deeply that you are so kind, thank you very much, I am constantly following you and doing my best for full support.

[@Elliander]

@@sefakart1461 Well thank you so much for your support. We try our best to give a reply to everyone - if you've given us your time to watch then it's the least we can do. Thank you for your thank you.

[@MarcusBriscoe]

It appears that you shot the video in full 6k, but had a marquee that indicated the 2.4:1 that you were planning to crop to after the fact. Is that right? How did you get the marquee?

[@jejdarkngreen]

hello, I find that it is a very beautiful work and motivating for the young creators. thank you for BTS. I would like to know what is the model of the tripod and the sliders. thanks to you two.

[@Elliander]

Hi there, thank you so much for your support andd kind comments. Our tripod is a manfrotto with fluid head (not sure the exact model) and the slider is a Konova K2 and K3

[@toxicgecko2818]

What do you think of the BMPCC 6k compared to the OG?

[@Elliander]

It's pretty amazing how far the tech has come, we still use the OG because its look is unique but the 6KPro is probably the last camera we'll ever buy

[@SketchStormStudios]

What is that mount being used to connect the camera to the telescope?!?

[@Elliander]

A Celestron T-Adapter-MAK

[@MrWindsorPizza]

Hello gentlemen, have you ever contemplated a full-length sequel to Cosmos?

[@Elliander]

Hi Bruce! Apologies for the delayed reply so thanks for your patience - the short answer to your question is yes! Absolutely, we even have a story we're really pleased with. It's just a case of making it happen. We'd love to make it though

[@gilhadanimusic7494]

How did you match the telescope mount to the cam is there a MFT mount as well?

[@Elliander]

The 6K Pro has a EF mount and that is also used for most astrophotography mounts

[@markthomas8018]

do you rate this camera higher than Sony A7SIII?

[@Elliander]

I've never used the Sony A7SIII so couldn't comment. Try not to get hung up on gear, either of these cameras will enable you to tell your story.