{"id":36220,"date":"2016-06-16T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/?p=36220"},"modified":"2017-01-20T15:37:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T15:37:10","slug":"midnight-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/midnight-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: &#8220;Shooting the midnight sun&#8221; a beautiful short filmed on the Canon C300 mark II and DJI Phantom 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"www.zylight.com\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36235 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-670x83.gif\" alt=\"Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC\" width=\"670\" height=\"83\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-670x83.gif 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-310x38.gif 310w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/83;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36235\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-670x83.gif\" alt=\"Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC\" width=\"670\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-670x83.gif 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Zylight_728x90_GIF_GENERIC-310x38.gif 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rhinocameragear.com\/?rfsn=141502.d79a9\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35586 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-670x287.jpg\" alt=\"Rhino slider banner new\" width=\"670\" height=\"287\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-670x287.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-310x133.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/287;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35586\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-670x287.jpg\" alt=\"Rhino slider banner new\" width=\"670\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-670x287.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-310x133.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rhino-slider-banner-new.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have known Mike Fletcher for years, initially through the internet and his work and then when I got to work with him in Australia a few years ago. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever met and incredibly talented. He shared with me his short he filmed in Northern Norway this week and it was so lovely I asked him if he would do a guest post for me&#8230;so here it is!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user655337\" target=\"_blank\">Check out more of Mike&#8217;s work on Vimeo here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ShC7hU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35886 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-670x67.jpg\" alt=\"PB_Banner_V2-1\" width=\"670\" height=\"67\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-670x67.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-310x31.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-768x77.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/67;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35886\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-670x67.jpg\" alt=\"PB_Banner_V2-1\" width=\"670\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-670x67.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-310x31.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1-768x77.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PB_Banner_V2-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GUEST POST By Michael Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36228\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36228 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-310x225.png\" alt=\"Mike Fletcher\" width=\"310\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-310x225.png 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-670x486.png 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05.png 840w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 310px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 310\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36228 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-310x225.png\" alt=\"Mike Fletcher\" width=\"310\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-310x225.png 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05-670x486.png 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot-2016-06-16-18.20.05.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Fletcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Shooting the Midnight Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been shooting video for almost 10 years and after a bit of a slow uptake to shooting 4K, I\u00a0decided to update my ageing Canon C300 to the brand new Canon C300 mk2. Whilst I was in the\u00a0mood of upgrading I also decided to upgrade my not so old DJI Phantom 3 to the brand new DJI\u00a0Phantom 4.<\/p>\n<p>So here I was with two brand new bits of kit both capable of shooting stunning 4K imagery. What I\u00a0needed now was somewhere to go to showcase my new equipment. The choice was easy.\u00a0Lofoten, Norway. A place so dramatically stunning that you would think it was made on a\u00a0Hollywood set. A place that is a postcard winter paradise with it\u2019s towering mountains and\u00a0sweeping fjords, but also a place where at the same time each year has an event known as the\u00a0Midnight Sun or Midnattsol in Norwegian.\u00a024 hours of daylight \u2026 wow! That gives you plenty of options if you&#8217;re a prolific shooter like I am.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36225 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-670x503.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 12\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12.jpg 1413w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/503;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36225\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-670x503.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 12\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-12.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>What it also gives you is tremendous sleep deprivation and blood-shot eye\u2019s bordering on a\u00a0condition more akin to a weeping Virgin Mary. Most of my latest feature edit was shot between 10pm and 4.30am in the morning. That&#8217;s\u00a0crazy times but time becomes irrelevant when it comes to\u00a0the midnight sun. It only becomes an issue when you get hungry and haven\u2019t planned any food as\u00a0every body is tucked up in bed and the small villages become eerily quiet like some crazy Zombie\u00a0Apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p>As a bit of background information, I first saw a file from the first generation Canon C300 whilst on\u00a0a trip through the Kimberly with Philip Bloom. I was shooting on a brand new 5D mk3 and wanted\u00a0to sell it immediately after I saw what Philip was getting from his camera. I guess he is responsible\u00a0for me now owning the latest generation C300. Philip loved his old C300, as I did, and continue to\u00a0do so. The Mark 2 however is something else again and I have fallen in love with shooting all over\u00a0again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36223 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-670x411.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 6\" width=\"670\" height=\"411\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-670x411.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-310x190.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6.jpg 1244w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/411;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36223\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-670x411.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 6\" width=\"670\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-670x411.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-310x190.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-6.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36224 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-670x446.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 9\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9.jpg 1552w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/446;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36224\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-670x446.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 9\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-9.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36222 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-670x444.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 5\" width=\"670\" height=\"444\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-670x444.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-310x206.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5.jpg 1440w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/444;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36222\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-670x444.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 5\" width=\"670\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-670x444.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-310x206.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>So Philip asked me if I could write about creating this edit using two completely different image\u00a0creating machines. One can fly, the other cant. One is black and one is white. One uses incredibly\u00a0expensive CFast cards and the other a teeny weeny micro SD card. One cost a heap of money\u00a0and the other is relatively cheap.<\/p>\n<p>So how can these two cameras be anyway compatible with each other? Well the answer is simple.\u00a0DJI is a company that has revolutionised UAV technology and aerial filming for ever. How does a\u00a0company get such a stunning image from such a small camera when the C300 mk2 at 20 times its\u00a0size can look similar in quality to the Phantom 4. Would I use a Phantom 4 however to shoot\u00a0anything other than aerial footage? No. That&#8217;s\u00a0where the C300 sings with super crisp detail and a\u00a0lovely bokeh in such shallow depths of field. Not to mention better dynamic range and low light\u00a0performance.<\/p>\n<p>When planning out a shoot (which to be honest I don\u2019t do a lot of) I think about all the techniques\u00a0available to me and try to not over use one particular style. So what I mean is I don\u2019t go stupid with\u00a0timelapses or massive dolly moves or crazy amounts of drone footage. There is an old saying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36221 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-670x503.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 3\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3.jpg 1445w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/503;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36221\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-670x503.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 3\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-310x233.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-3.jpg 1445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess is more\u201d we have all heard it but its pretty hard to resist when something new comes out.\u00a0When DSLR\u2019s revolutionised filming forever we were all guilty of shooting everything at f1.2. When\u00a0guys like Tom Lowe started shooting tracking timelapse movies we all started doing that (I didn\u2019t I\u00a0was too tight-fisted to pay for the gear). Now that drones are for the masses, it can be overused\u00a0and I can understand why\u2026\u2026it just looks so bloody good.<\/p>\n<p>When travelling to Norway I wanted to be shooting 4K because that&#8217;s what everybody is asking for,\u00a0even though hardly anyone is watching it. I also wanted to get that aerial perspective because lets\u00a0face it flying around mountains is cool shit. So I went off and filmed from the air when the\u00a0conditions were right, being careful not to break any rules and when the wind was up or too close\u00a0to civilisation, I\u2019d break out the C300 and shoot from the ground.\u00a0I shot both cameras in a log preset, D-Cinelike for the Phantom and C-Log 2 for the C300. I was\u00a0shooting D-Log with the Phantom until I read one of Philips reply\u2019s to a question saying NO to DLog\u00a0and I\u2019m glad I did because the footage looks better for it.<\/p>\n<p>By the time I had both forms of\u00a0footage in Premiere Pro it wasn\u2019t a massive jump between the two file looks. Both files grade pretty\u00a0well with the C300 footage capable of being pushed way further than I was ever able to do with any\u00a0DSLR. Combining the footage into the edit became almost as easy as if it was all shot on the same\u00a0camera.<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days of horrible GoPro footage warped more than the Starship Enterprise\u00a0with it\u2019s terrible low light performance and digital noise.\u00a0I was able to combine the footage in the edit without too much fuss and a few of my drone shots\u00a0could pass off for a tilting shot with the C300. I guess why it ties together so well is the way I have\u00a0used both cameras.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36227 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-670x387.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 19\" width=\"670\" height=\"387\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-670x387.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19.jpg 1522w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/387;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36227\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-670x387.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 19\" width=\"670\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-670x387.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-310x179.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-19.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36226 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-670x365.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 14\" width=\"670\" height=\"365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-670x365.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-310x169.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14.jpg 1533w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/365;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36226\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-670x365.jpg\" alt=\"Norway 14\" width=\"670\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-670x365.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-310x169.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Norway-14.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I like slow cinematic moves with the drone. I almost never post a clip which\u00a0shows the drone correcting or changing its position in flight. To me that makes it look like drone\u00a0footage. You don&#8217;t see David Attenborough accepting a beautifully crafted Cineflex shot being\u00a0interrupted as the camera operator is changing his framing slightly. I see the way to use these tools\u00a0is to put doubt in the viewers mind that it was shot on a much more expensive system using a full\u00a0size chopper. If it looks like that then I\u2019m happy. Of course everyone knows it shot with a drone these days but we can always pretend we are Tom Lowe HaHa!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/b-h-photo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34058 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02-670x160.jpg\" alt=\"PB_BH_Banner_02\" width=\"670\" height=\"160\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02-310x74.jpg 310w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/160;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34058 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02-670x160.jpg\" alt=\"PB_BH_Banner_02\" width=\"670\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PB_BH_Banner_02-310x74.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly with the C300 most of my landscape shots are static in nature with a slow zoom created\u00a0in post to give the faintest hint of movement. If you watch Baraka or Samsara it\u2019s done with\u00a0perfection and if the clip is right you can hang on it for a long time just as was done in those\u00a0features. So once again slow movement of both types of footage help them blend together.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know what else to say about using different cameras to shoot a production other than know\u00a0your gear and have a bit of an idea what style the edit is going to take and film for that. It\u2019s all\u00a0common sense really. If I was going to shoot for Red Bull then I\u2019d be flying the drone and shooting\u00a0with the C300 quite differently to what I have done in this production.<\/p>\n<p>Happy shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/170291490\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/170291490\">Midnattsol &#8211; The Midnight Sun &#8211; Nordland, Norway<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user655337\">Michael Fletcher<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36200 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazongearstore.jpg\" alt=\"amazongearstore\" width=\"238\" height=\"169\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 238px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 238\/169;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36200\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazongearstore.jpg\" alt=\"amazongearstore\" width=\"238\" height=\"169\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/midnight-sun\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[7517,7511,7515,5346,6675,7516,910,804,7513,4734,466,4733,5348,7510,7512,4829,7374,406,7514,5484],"class_list":["post-36220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guest-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36220"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=36220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}