if you want great cinematic looking footage you need to get the Blackmagic no not the camera the
filter I'm Raphael and welcome to the channel before I start make sure you like and subscribe
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with thanks so much this little piece of glass is Hollywood's magic sauce black magic filter
no really that's what it's called it's called The Hollywood black magic filter by Schneider
this one is meant for standard photo lenses but Hollywood uses essentially the exact same piece
of glass they use a four by four or six by six piece of glass this does the exact same
thing it's a diffusion filter but it's a little different than the standard black promise it does
one thing very very well it removes blemishes and wrinkles there's no post-processing there's
no need for any of that it softens the details in the face especially with the high resolution
sensors the four cases six case it really helps to bring down that digital video signal look it
essentially makes it look more like film soft diffusion filters really help those
harsh digital details there's a reason they call it black magic because it is so subtle
but in my opinion works so well it has these nice little blooms to the highlights to the the whites
the reason that I like this filter over the promess or the soft diffusion filter is that
the highlights and the blooms are not as obvious it doesn't come across as oh I'm using a filter
it doesn't scream that but it's subtle enough and it's very pleasant for the eyes it gives
that cinematic soft Pleasant look that we're all very familiar with and this is even before grading
I'm gonna do a little test right now with it off with it on and with the pearlescent 1/2 filter
which is a much stronger diffusion so let's take a look at the three of them side-by-side
so these filters actually have imperfections in the glass to create that softness this is the
pearlescent so it's very obvious what's in front of the lens and how it can distort and bend the
light and soften the image this is the 1/2 and it can be very very strong especially if there's
a light in the frame in blooms very powerfully this is the Blackmagic it's very subtle but it's
still there and does that effect look at these highlights and I'll bring in the bloom with and
without softens the highlighted mid-tone contrast and reduces the glare the glowing effect around
highlights has created which further enhances the subjects appearance it creates a subtle glowing
effect around highlights but the thing I love about this filter versus the other filters it
visually maintains the sharpness of the shadows and the lowlights the other filters tend to bloom
too much and it bleeds into the other parts of the image it feels like there's too much haze
in the room or this just adds a little bit of atmosphere that makes the footage feel really
Pleasant so I just liked a little bit of haloing around the lights and as you can see when you put
a large strong light source in the frame it exaggerates that bloom and if the filter is
too strong it makes it very noticeable and very distracting this filter can come in 1/8 1/4 1/2
1 & 2 overall the higher you go the more the effect happens generally for medium shots like
this a 1/4 is used a 1/8 if there's a lot of light in the shot most people tend not to use
the 1/2 or higher unless they're going for a very very specific look so that's it that's Hollywood
secret that's my secret to getting really good looking footage this is just one step to make
your footage look fantastic it is the camera it is the sensor it is the lens it is the filter
it is the lighting it is the camera move it is the grading and the editing is all those things
combined to make that cinematic look one of these alone is not enough for cinematic footage you need
to understand all of them to get great footage as always thanks for watching give me a big thumbs
up subscribe leave a comment with your thoughts I'm Raphael I'll talk to you soon bye for now