austinmcconnell

I'm curious as to how many on this board actually put together narrative pieces. I don't see much in the screening room. Anyone here do anything other than weddings and event coverage? 

Is it for a commercial project, or non-commercial work? You might try the ol' film student card and see if they'd loan it for cheaper or free if it's for an educational purpose. 

Looks like they're a little coy on what resolution that '18,000' fps is actually recorded at.   For $5500 you might consider the option of renting a more capable high speed camera. I personally haven't purchased a high speed camera because they're just so stinking expensive, but if I needed some REALLY nice original slo-mo, temporarily renting a Phantom or NAC would probably be the road I would go down. 

You don't need to guess. Just count how many different still frames you see.     All you do is place the still image on the timeline and stretch it for however long you want. Frame rate has nothing to do with it.     No worries. Everyone starts somewhere. Open up Windows Movie Maker or something on your computer if you have one. Import a bunch of image files. Place them on a timeline and experiment with making a slideshow. That's basically what's being done here. 

...Through stop motion, bro. It says right in the title. Take still frames and splice them together.

You people crack me up. You finally get an affordable 4K Panasonic GH model that you've been begging years for, finally has ALL the video-specific features for audio, proper codec, MFT lens, portable ergonomics... and your first reaction?   "No ND filter?!  WORTHLESS!"   Ungrateful kids...   *curmudgeon curmudgeon*

  I feel like you and I must be taking crazy pills. :)  We seem to be the only people who believe these cameras are wonderful for 95% of shooters. The G6 and GH2 are both still absolutely superb cameras. I have had ZERO problems pulling a key from either of them. I think the hype that has come with these RAW hacks is really distracting folks from some great cameras on the market.    I wouldn't recommend the Magic Lantern RAW hack for a newbie at all. Total advanced user stuff and frankly overkill. a G6, GH2, or even some of these Sonys can offer a great chroma key-ready camera.    $4,000 gives you plenty of options for stable, quality-assured cameras.

  I second this. The 70D is just sub-par in terms of video quality you'll get out of it due to the codec. If you've got enough money for two of them, plus those lenses, then you've got enough money for better options. 

You've got a lot of options here to choose from. I'll add that I did not recommend any Olympus cameras because their screens only tilt (they don't swivel). A full swivel where you can flip it around to see yourself is essential to video blogs in my opinion. A GoPro also lacks a screen altogether, unless you get an external solution.

GH2 runs for about $600 these days used. Or you could go for the Panasonic G6 which is a step-up codec-wise, and gives you 60fps. For video blogs you'll definitely want a flip-out screen that gives full 180 rotation.

The cam probably hasn't been out in the wild long enough. On average a film will take 2 years to complete. Assuming most folks are just NOW starting to get their hands on it, it might take a while. Also, factor in a steep learning curve, a lack of filmmakers being enthused about some of the BMCC's shortcomings when it comes to workflow, and it might be some time before we see an actual feature shot on it.   And if we do, it will most likely be from a lower-budget indie. Thus, chances of actually viewing it in a cinema are rather small.

If you need a video for vlogging, why not go with the good ol' Panasonic GH2? I've used it for my video blogs for the longest time. Never let me down once. Here's a sample of one shot a few days ago. I'll show it to you because my second audio source failed, so I had to end up using the on-board audio from the camera. I feel it works perfectly well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A12kBayWb2E