NEX Tips and Tricks for Filmmakers



Here is Adam Roberts' tips and tricks on using the NEX-5 for film making. He discusses setting up the soft keys to help in creating videos. He then goes through the custom white balance setting. He used a very flat setting for the videos, reduced contrast, reduced saturation, and reduced sharpness, which was changed through the NEX's Creative Style menu.

After the NEX-5 settings, he discusses the hardware he used. He quickly talks about lens adapters, third party lenses, Lensbaby Tilt Transformer, and follow focus.

sony nex-5 follow focus shoot35

NEX-5 with Shoot35 Follow Focus



The last part of the video is on video workflow. Adam R. used AVCHD (.MTS) to film with the NEX-5. The files (.MTS) were then converted to quicktime files (.MOV) by using ClipWrap before using Final Cut Pro to do the final edit.

Here is "Another Yesterday" by Adam Roberts using the tips and tricks in the video above.




Thanks Adam R and for the tip Anon on 6/21!

Comments

  1. AdamJuly 14, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Thanks for posting this. I hope it's helpful to those using the NEX-5 for film work.

    I hope to have more Tips and Tricks videos to share in the near future.

    Adam
    www.adamroberts.net

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  2. ArqueiroJuly 14, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    amazing results! very impressive and professional!

    i have a nex-5 too :)

    www.arquiteturadigital.com

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  3. Bosse WanngårdAugust 3, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    Highly inspiring. Excellent demo. And "Another Yesterday" - so crispy... I'm a senior film- and tv journalist in Sweden. Just set up a 2cam-mount with NEX 5's and Zoom Hn4 and a couple of LILLIPUT monitors.

    I'm planning to skip the 18-55 Sony lenses. Have some difficulties to control focus and have come to the conclusion that lenses with scale and index may ad the control you miss with the originals.

    Thank's for you tips.
    Bo Wanngård - Stockholm Sweden lokaljournalisten.se

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  4. Ruinas RumanasJune 3, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    Hi Adam! Very useful tutorial
    Its possible to have follow focus without the tilt transformer? Are the standard follow focus suitable for the sony nex 18-55 mount lens?
    Thanks in advance

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