An inexpensive gimbal setup is creating cool cinematic looks. If you're a football fan, you might have started noticing some silky shallow depth of field shots during Fox NFL games. As first reported by SVG, the Week 15 tilt between Seattle and Washington had the crew using what they dubbed as "The Megalodon," according to a tweet by reporter Mike Garafolo, where a Sony a7R IV was paired with FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM lens and mounted to a DJI Ronin-S gimbal. Camera operator Mike Smole called it the “poor man’s Steadicam," and it was used to capture endzone celebrations to mix in with the broadcast. No Film School spoke with Mike Davies, SVP, technical and field operations at Fox Sports. He told us the feedback has been tremendous. "You know you're doing something right when the viewers who normally don't notice the things you do technically start to notice them," he says. "We were amazed by people acknowledging the look." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 8 January, 2021