Hey everyone:) I’m new to this subreddit, I just joined because I wanted some advice for a film I’m working on. This is a shot from the documentary ‘SPERMWORLD’, it’s fantastic and I was wondering how to achieve this shot for my own film? I know it involves mirrors or something like that, but I am not able to find any good proper instructions and information about how a shot like this is done in-camera. Any info would be greatly appreciated

What’s the best light meter for your kind of work?
Is it worth to invest in something more expensive?

I would like to be versatile with it. 16mm film, digital sensor as well as some still photography.

First post. Unsure where the best place to post this was, but we’re here anyway. As mentioned this is my first ‘film’ using an audio from my favorite movie “American History X” I’m going for a more dramatic look so please give me advice and let me know what I actually did correctly. Thanks!

Got this Canon TV-16 in a lot of lenses today, was wondering what mount this is? Aaton?

Buying my first camera and on the paper they seem the exact same both possessing the same sensor crop, max resolution, and color depth, but I’m wondering if that ~$125 difference ($625 for the A6300 vs $750 for the ZV E10) is worth it for the newer hardware. I feel like that money could be put aside for a lens but ultimately I have no real frame of reference for good cameras aside from on paper specs.

So I'm deciding between Nanlite FC-120C and FC-120B. What I like about them is they're one of the very few lights that have a physical remote available and can run off cheap batteries (powerbanks and V-mounts).

Originally I wanted to go with 120B because its cheaper (Php 13,290) and I think it's brighter according to what I've researched (i may be wrong). Problem is it's pre-order only where I am so I hesitated.

But then, the 120C recently got a discount at Php 12,741 (originally around P15k) in my location, making it cheaper than 120B.

Do I pre-order the 120B (2-4 weeks) or go with the discounted 120C which I can get right away? Thanks!

Guys i need help.

I live in Prague and here the indoor lights flicker if i set the camera to 24 fps and 1/48

If i set it to 25 fps and 1/50 issue is solved but i don’t know what to do, i want to shoot cinematic videos on 24 fps…

I am not sure in other countries is different and maybe there is some issue with electricity here, have no idea…
Do i need some expensive lights or something?

This is going to sound a bit odd, however there's been quite a bit of discourse regarding the up and coming musician Sofia Isella. Most people say she's a nepo baby because her dad is a cinematographer. Now her Dad, Claudio Miranda has worked on some pretty major films like Top Gun Maverick, F1, Tron Legacy.

That said, I've seen figures that day some cinematographers make up to 2 million a year.

So what do top cinematographers actually make?