Each camera has its purpose. I use the Blackmagic for filming and the Canon EOS R for photography. Regardless of which camera you invest in, do your research, find a camera, find a lens, test it, work with it, love it, and create art. Challenge yourself, make mistakes, but learn. Capture the scene, tell the story, and pass it on.
This page showcases tests and focuses on:
1) Photography
2) Videography
3) CB SoundTrax – Music Scoring
You can check out the early Film Gearz workflow videos here: Workflow Tutorials
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Photography Tests
Experimental photography and lens tests on the Film Gearz Flickr Account. All shot on the Canon EOS-R camera with various lenses and lens filters. Check out my photography and albums on Flickr…
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Videography
Canon Blackmagic 4k and 6k video tests for camera features, cinematic lenses, and special effects. Most videos displayed here are older except for Shasta. As of now, I’ve retired the Blackmagic 6k for two 4k’s and…I have my reasons.
Check out more videos on Vimeo…
Canon Blackmagic 4k – Multiple Lenses: Canon 20-35mm EF, Sigma 70-300mm EF, 7artisans 55mm MFS, Zhongyi 17mm MFS. Noise and color corrections in post.
Canon Blackmagic 6k – Descanso Gardens: FD 24mm and 55mm lenses, DaVinci Resolve: with and without LUT
Canon Blackmagic 6k – Freeway: Canon 55-250mm FPS 23, 60, 10
Canon Blackmagic 6k – Timelapse Sunset: 50mm FD lens
Canon Blackmagic 4k- Telephoto Test: Vivitar 800mm on a standard tripod (Special Note: This is an illustration why NEVER use a standard tripod or a cheap telephoto lens especially outdoors and especially when windy)
Canon Blackmagic 4k – Sea Lion: Sigma 70-300 – Highest FPS, slowed down
Canon Blackmagic 6k – Eclipse: Canon 50mm EF f1.4 (Note: a little too wide and punched-in during post, but was serendipitous, handheld, and the lens I chose at the time. Some noise corrections made in post)
Canon Blackmagic – Pinnacles: Various Lenses EF and FD mount types
3D animation. Footage created by messing around with Unreal Engine, Kitbash 3D, and Brushify rendered through an animated cartoon filter.
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CB SoundtraX – Music Scoring
I love soundtracks and there’s a certain beauty and story that comes along with each piece. Even though music scores emerge from final piece of filmmaking (if not some early conceptual renditions from trailers), each piece of music tells its own story. Sometimes, I listen to music scores to help inspire me to think, take me to a time and place, and walk me through a vivid scenario of a story.
During 2020 lockdown, I had some time of creativity and development. Outside screenwriting, exercising, and cooking, I messed around with my keyboard, some beats, loops, digital instruments. Learning and trying something new. CB SoundtraX is the music scoring side of Film Gearz. I made a few hundred scores–here are about twenty of my favorites.
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