Lauren D'Aria - Sunny Side Up from Jeff Greer on Vimeo.
One very hot afternoon recently, Lauren D'Aria and I got together for still photos and to film footage for a music video of her song, "Sunny Side Up."
I used the following equipment for the video:
- Panasonic GH1
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens mounted on a Voigtlander Micro Four Thirds F (Nikon) adapter
- Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens
- Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 lens (which I used very little and could have gone without)
- Manfrotto/Bogen 3021 Pro tripod
- Monopod with a small ballhead
- Compact Glidetrack SD
- Sunpack Medium Ballhead
- Assorted ND filters (B+H, Hoya, Tiffen)
The footage of Lauren singing and playing the guitar was filmed in a couple of locations. The camera was mounted on the Manfrotto tripod for these clips. I used the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 on the Voigtlander adapter. The camera remained static with the exception of the first time you see Lauren. For this clip's beginning, I moved the camera (mounted on the Sunpak Ballhead) along the Glidetrack, which was mounted on the Manfrotto tripod.
In order for Lauren to lip sync, I played her song using an iPod connected to a small battery-powered boom box.
The bridge scenes were with the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 or the Panasonic 14-140mm. All of these are handheld with the camera set on AFC (continuous) autofocus. I preferred the 20mm footage and will likely use this lens in the future for these types of scenes due to its close working distance and shallow depth of field look, relative to the 14-140mm.
The scene in the car was somewhat handheld. I sat in the passenger seat holding a monopod on which the camera was mounted. I do not remember what lens I used for this clip.
In total, we probably worked on video footage for about 3 hours. I would have liked to worked a bit longer and had more B-roll footage but the day was very hot (97 degrees, I believe) and typically humid for Maryland in the summer. By the end of the afternoon, we were both spent and had no energy left for more footage.
All editing and color grading was done using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 on a 24 fps timeline. The slow motion clips are at a speed ranging from 30% to 50% with most being at 40%.
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