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It's Jordy here for cinecom.net and it is Friday.
And that means Copy Cat!
A series where we break down a technique from a music video or film...
...and then find a creative way to recreate that with simple tools.
And BTS or the Bangtan Boys...
...is something that didn't just passed by.
The south Korean boy band is not only super popular in the asian countries,
but have taken over the entire world.
Now, love or hate their music, one thing we can't deny as a filmmaker
is the amazing camera choreography in their clip DNA.
A lot of that was shot on a programmable robot called The Bolt,
making very complex movements a breeze.
It's the same robot arm that was used in Kendrick Lamar's clip Humble,
which we also did a video about.
There's a link to it in the description below.
In this video we're going to tackle four other camera movements...
...that are really dope and can be recreated with simple tools.
Anyways, guys, I wanna thank Rocketstock...
...so much for sponsoring today's episode.
They actually have a great transition pack called Prism...
...that has over 200 transition effects that you can use in Premiere Pro, Final cut,
After effects or any other editing program.
So, make sure to follow the first link in the description below, guys,
to find out more about this awesome pack...
...and you'll also see a great example where we'll implement certain of these...
...transitions by the end of the video.
But first up is the setup! And BTS is all about colors,
so we had a great reason to paint our movable walls in vivid shapes.
Yannick the paint master was finally able to show his hidden skills.
-So, guys, I've finished the wall.
Now let's create a lighting setup.
For the light setup I'm gonna install the 2x2 with some lights above,
and then we gonna create real soft lighting.
Let's start!
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-So, that's our 2x2. Now the light!
So, Jordy did some cleaning,
and I cannot find the power thingies for the light panel.
Ok, I found them.
They were somewhere hidden here in this super organized workspace.
Look! He even got stickers.
So, guys, this is where all the magic happens.
The sorting magic.
Now let's get back to work.
Yannick did a great job again,
he's not only a great painter but also a great light setupper.
Anyways, what we have behind us is a big 2x2 frame,
and on top of that we're shining LED light on top of it,
and that way we have a very soft overall lighting on the bottom.
As you can see, in the BTS video DNA...
...we also don't see much shadows...
...and the shadows that are there are very soft and they are close to the ground.
So this is kind of how to recreate that very soft lighting coming from the top.
We're all setup and Yannick has found his costume.
-This feels wrong.
Now it's time to pull off some amazing camera tricks.
The first one I call the slant.
And this is pretty cool to combine with a certain dance move...
...or any other moving object that flows in the same direction.
The camera turns around an axis that lays a little further away.
So what I'll do is first clamp a second camera head on top of my tripod.
On top of there I then lock my camera in place.
With the camera pointing forward I can now tilt sideways.
When doing this movement, make sure to move fast...
...and when you come at your ending position, keep it as still as possible.
And that way you can kinda mimic that robot arm.
The next one is the pull in or out.
These are actually just names that I've made up,
I have no idea how to call these movements.
Anyways, what actually happens here is the camera moving up or down...
...and at the same time also going closer or further away from the subject.
This is more complex and, yes, you can do this with a gimbal,
but it is hard to get that fast robot movement in it.
So here's what we're going to do.
Take out a slider,
lock it onto a tripod or some light stands if you prefer that,
But make sure that it is slanted.
The head on the slider should sit straight so that the camera can move up and down.
Take your shot at a good speed and then bring it into your favorite video editor,
we're using Premiere Pro.
What I'll do now here is animate the scale during the movement.
So you can make it zoom in or out.
Definitely not the same, but it's a pretty cool camera movement...
...that only requires a simple slider.
The slanted travel,
that's the best name I came up with for the next camera movement.
And there're a couple of ways to make it work.
First of all, you could try it with a gimbal.
And this here is a simple hand gimbal from Nebula...
...which allows me to push on the roll axis.
So as I walk forward I tilt sideways.
But it's hard to keep it super steady because of the long travel.
So you can try to find any tools to help you with that...
...like a skateboard or anything else with wheels.
Now if you don't have a gimbal, you can also just travel without rolling sideways.
You just have to find a way to make that travel smooth.
You can try an office chair, a shopping cart, again a skateboard, etc.
It's important though that you have a really wide shot,
because in post production we'll actually rotate the shot.
And because the edges become visible you need to scale the clip up as well.
I actually shot this example in 6K anamorphic mode on the GH5.
And that gives me a 4:3 aspect ratio and a much bigger resolution.
This way I don't have to zoom in that much,
plus I'm retaining much more quality because of the resolution.
So, just simply animate the rotation and your result should look like this.
This brings me to the last camera movement, which is the fast forward bump.
And I really need to trademark these names, they're genius!
You again wanna make a long travel, either to or away from your subject.
When moving away, in post production...
...I set my scale to something around 120.
At a certain point, I animate the scale from that value back to 100.
And that will create a small zoom out.
And because we're traveling backwards, already zooming out,
this post production zoom flows nicely with the movement...
...adding a little fast forward bump into the shot.
Now, bringing all of these shots together you can make an awesome music video.
I also applied several transitions from the Prism pack...
...from Rocketstock.
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Watch out Bangtan Boys! the Bang Bro's are coming.
Wait... That sounds familiar.
Anyways, thank you guys so much for watching,
thank you Rocketstock for sponsoring this episode,
and make sure to hit that subscribe button down below to see us twice a week.
And like always...
...Stay Creative!
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