Although the two videos are made with different styles, they are connected.
In the documentary about yoga
I analyze how the physical aspect of the asanas
is actually a way to seek an inner balance
which then results in a balance with the outside world.
Humanity has always wondered why everything exists.
We do not have an answer but we can
at least try to better enjoy what surrounds us
by understanding its beauty and uniqueness.
That's why these videos are one thing for me
like two chapters of the same story.
In both i tried to insert a sensory
aspect using the sounds of the various scenes
with the purpose to increase the feel of something
that not only does involve our sight but that involves us as a whole.
I tried to prefer still images as if they were paintings
and I used the zoom technique to simulate how
our concentration works when we focus on a single part of what we see
excluding the rest.
I was able to use this narrative technique
thanks to the 8k technology that allowed me to create the zooms
in post-production choosing during the editing phase on
which part of the scenes to focus.
If I had done that during the shooting sessions with a zoom lens
I would have had to choose at that moment instead, I wanted to be free to do it
while editing because it's in that phase that I often
have new ideas that I want to have the opportunity to develop.
I use 8k especially when i want to leave some room in post-production
or when I can't predict what will happen.
For example when you are in a location where you know
that you can suddenly find yourself in front of a beautiful moment
without having enough time to change lens
and this thing really happened to me when I heard a subtle noise behind me
and I turned my head and three wild horses
came out of the woods.
They were not so close
and i wanted to switch my lens but I knew that I could have lost
that moment if I changed the lens.
In that case with 8k I was
able to shoot the scene from the distance and then reframe it.
The EOS R5 has also a great AF system.
I found it very useful
while i was shooting the yoga video because I could track
any part of the body and the camera did the focusing by
itself.
So you can understand how this can improve your work.
Also for the interview, the AF was super useful because I was able
to not think about it and the camera did the rest.