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This is a kinf of best-of, showreel...done with last projects...
2 minutes only.

Hope you will like it !
Sorry if you dont like it... You will have waste only 2 minutes of your life...

Done with 100% Magic Lantern RAW 1080p on Canon 5D Mark3, my best "storytool"...
The thumbail....It's my ugly face.. I am not afraid of anything !

https://vimeo.com/378757788

Here is a short movie in my series =>  Sequences without consequence...
Title :  I come home empty...

https://vimeo.com/364067783

Camera : Canon 5D MarkIII

3 Canon lenses

• Canon 35mm f:2 USM
  Canon 50mm f:1.4
  Canon 85mm f:1.8

    4 Compact Flash Komputer Bay 128Go 1066x


Light : 3 Led Panels :

Two Yongnuo YN-600L II 5500k just in front véhicule throught a diffusion châssis de diffusion at 50cm from the light sources at 4 mètres from the car.
One YONGNUO YN600 RGB on the side of the car to create a color light border on the back side of actors

Workflow / Steps / softwares :

• Batch_MLV => MLV Development in .DNG
  Resolve15 => Audio Synchro sound engineer with  (bad) camera Mic
  Resolve15 => DNxHD 10 bits Proxies
  Vegas Pro17 => Editing (with Proxies)
  Vegas Pro17 => AAF Protools export to create the final audio Mix
  Vegas Pro17 => Export final editing in XML to Resolve15
  Protools => final mix export wave 48Hz -24bits stereo to Resolve
  Resolve15 => Final color grading (DNG)+ add the final mix Wave file
  Resolve15 => Export the master in DNxHD 444+ ProRes 444 (for archive) and H264 ( for Vimeo / youtube)
  Resolve15 => Export 2K Master in DCI 24p ratio 2:39
  DCP o Matic => DCP DCI 24p stereo

Conclusion :

• 95% of the "image Look" is made in set with light, 5% only in Resolve
  No LUT used, just custom classic tools from Resolve15 (nodes / curves / color mask / noise reduction / tracking mask/ color weels...
  To be precise, one input LUT to convert BM DNG colorspace in Rec-709.

Here is my last showreel 100% ML RAW (Canon 5D Mark3).

https://vimeo.com/318738026

I use Magic Lantern until 2009 !

Canon 5D MarkIII + Magic Lantern.

Lenses :
    Canon 35mm f!2
    Canon 50mm f!1.4
    Canon 85mm f!1.8
    Canon 16-35mm f!2.8

Add Film grain in post.

Hope you will like this video.

Just a very short "extract" of a clip I'm actually shooting & editing...

Camera => Canon 5D Mark3
1080 Raw 14bits.
Lens => Canon 28mm f:1.8
Editing / VFX => Vegas Pro 14

https://vimeo.com/319012160

My DOP "demo reel" shoot at 90% with ML Raw with my 5D MarkIII.
10% with my RED scarlet Epic.

Canon Lens and DSO lens anamorfake.

https://vimeo.com/191539461

Francis

Official Music Video Clip - 2018
springtide - Distant Thunder, Sunday Morning (Again)
JAPAN


https://vimeo.com/253043236

Directed by : Francis Frenkel
Make-up and hairdresser : Frédéric Laloggia
Production : LUCIDE-Prod (FRANCE)

With :
Camille Migny
Fleur Monharoul

Shoot with a Canon 5D MarkIII MLVRaw : 50fps, slow to 24p.
Sony Vegas Pro
Resolve

Here is the trailer of the clip I'm shooting right now (not finished yet) !

Thanks so much the ML community to help me !
Thank's ML developers for this fantastic tool !

https://vimeo.com/241698029

Canon 5D mark3
Lens : Canon 50 f:1.4

MLV RAW
Extract with MLV Mystic
Editing : Vegas Pro 14
Color : DaVinci Resolve 14

 Just a very short exercice, done with with shots I did not choose for my last short film.

Like a short music video.

Shot in 4:3 in RAW.
Add 16mm grain film (Film grain)

Hope you'lle like it !

https://vimeo.com/207806211

[Canon Lenses :]

8 minutes short film, part of the "Cinematographics Exercices"
Shot on Canon 5D Mark3 with Magic Lantern RAW.

Canon Lenses :
Canon 50mm f:1.4
Canon 85mm f:1.8
Canon 16 - 35mm F:2.8

https://vimeo.com/204901506

Casting :
Laura Bonanni
Damien Reynal

Original Soundtrack :
Jerald Drai
phonarium.com

Story, Dialogues, DOP, Sound, Editing, Soundmix, subtitles
Francis Frenkel

Production
lucide-prod.com

Watch all the "cinematographics Exercices" here :
vimeopro.com/lucideprod/les-exercices-cinematographiques

One year of shorts films shot in 20016 in 2'30 !
Only in RAW ! Only with Magic Lantern !

No camera for the moment can offer me what offers my good old Canon 5D Mark3 with Magic Lantern.
My buddy Canon in MLVRAW is my pen, easy to move. No need to have a large team to managed it !
I can shot quickly, easily, and I can be very close to the actors.

Why not Panasonic GH5 or Sony A7S II ? Just because I love the 14bits color depth and the "organic noise", more than 4k, or slow motion...
I can give my own signature to the image, instead of using Pansonic or Sony one !

Why not Red o Alexa ? Just because there are to expensive, to heavy, to big, 5K or 6k are too heavy to manage in post, my EF lenses are croped...
My old Canon 5D III is not less "professionnel", it just fit in my hands, it's enought for me.

My short films are shown in cinemas in DCP 2K upscaled from FullHD, and they have won several "best cinematography" awards in international festivals, thanks to the flexibility of the MLVRAW.

Magic Lantern is a simply fantastic tool that has changed the face of the world of video creation.

Thanks so much guys, I owe you so much.

https://vimeo.com/191539461

Francis.
DOP

[I would like to sincerely thank the entire team of ML !!! Without you it would never have been possible like that !]

My short movie " Dont come back from Paradise " has been selected in a new International Short Film Festival in Canada and win an "Award of Excellence" after an Award for cinematography in a Festival in London.

I would like to sincerely thank the entire team of ML !!! Without you it would never have been possible like that !

Shooting FullHD in RAW with a "simple" Canon 5D Mark3 open some fantastic possibilties => the camera is light then easy to move, the firmware is very stable and very powerful, the image quality is equivalent to a Pro camera, and the 1080p is sufficent for 2k DCPs !

Thank you !

http://vimeo.com/139633215

[Workflow :]

Here is my Last "short film" : Save Me !
English subtitles

https://vimeo.com/192113452

Workflow :

Camera = Canon 5D mark3 MLV Raw 1080p
Lens = Canon 50mm f:1.4 (only one lens)
RodeVideomic Pro (direct in the Canon)

Post :
DNG extraction = MLVMystic v0.5
DaVinci Resolve 12 = Proxys (DNxHD)
Sony Vegas Pro 14 = Editing
DaVinci Resolve 12 = Color grading (Cinelut DCP luts) =>  Master DNxHD

[Lights :]

"a vibration in the air"
5' short film

Shoot with a Canon 5D Mark3 MLV RAW
Lenses : Canon 50mm f:1.4 USM + Canon 85mm f:1.8 USM + Canon 100mm f:2.8 Macro USM
DNG extract : MLVRAW Mystic
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro 13
Color Grading : Resolve 12

Lights :
500w tungsten on a boompole
60w in the background
Gold reflector on the side and one on the floor.

Workflow :

• dng Extraction with MLV Mystic
  
• Resolve to color grade export DNxHD 444
  
• Editing in Sony Vegas Pro 13 export Master
  

No crew.

they fail to say that they love each other...

A French short movie about passion...

5D Mark3 MLVRAW
Canon lenses :
50mm f:1.4 USM
35mm f:2 USM

Sony Vegas Pro
Resolve 12

Making off of 2 clips shoot for French Cine & TV about Europeens funds in France (Brittany).
Shoot with Canon 5D in ML RAW, with Richard Gale Optiks DSO anamorphic x2
I'm DOP.

Something new and strange append wtih MLVMystic 0.5....

When I convert MLV file in DNG on one of my internal disk drive (SSD), it create empty file.

I noticed that if I set the destination  in a sub directory, It does not work. It create  all the files with source name of orginal MLV file... but totaly empty !

But if i set the destination directly on the disk (without sub directory = it works !!

Why ?
How could i correct that bug ?

It was working properly before, and nothing has change on my computer...

[With English Subtitles !]

Here my last very short film shoot with my Canon 5D Mark3 in MLV Raw.

With English Subtitles !

Lenses :
3 Anamorphic lenses x2 (38mm/ 58mm / 88mm f:3.5 Richerd Gale Optics (Flare factory Kit)

Slow Motion : 48Is
Dng extract : MLV Mystic
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro
Grading ; Resolve 12

Hope you will like it.

Here is my New short film: "Quelque chose à te dire" - "something to tell you"

Shoot with my Canon 5D Mark3 in Raw avec Magic Lantern.

Lenses : "Richard Gale Optics" :
38mm / 58mm / 88mm anamorphic x2 - f:3.5

MLVMystic
Sony vegas Pro 13
Resolve 12

[Translation :]

Just very a short teaser, shoot in slowmo (48i/s) with my 5D Mark3.

Translation : "quelque chose à te dire" = "Something tell you..."

http://vimeo.com/172868692

Grading with Resolve 12 with Cinelog DCP Luts (for transormation and color customisation).

Hello,

My next movie "Krystal Blue" will be shoot November, 2016.

Then I propose you a prequel of 5 minutes, build like a trailer, which tells the weeks that preceded the beginning of the story of the final movie.
With english subtitles !

Shoot with a Canon 5D Mark3 with Magic Lantern RAW.
Lenses : Dog Schidt Optiks anamorphic x2 : 38mm / 58mm / 88mm  f:3.5

Edit : Sony Vegas Pro 13
Grading : Davinci Resolve 12

Hope you'll like it.

Fran6

[english subtitles]

Very short french film with english subtitles

Story :
A woman knocks at the door of the apartment of her ex boyfriend.
She tells him a strange bird's story ...
But what she wants is to get back all the precious moments she gave him ...
How ?
Have a look...

Shoot with a Canon 5D Mark3 - MLVraw
Extracted : MLVMysticV0.5
Lenses : Dog schidt Optiks :38mm / 58mm / 88mm
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro 12
Grading : DaVinci Resolve

Very short film 4' shoot...

Story :
A woman knocks at the door of the apartment of her ex boyfriend.
She tells him a strange bird's story ... The guy doesnt understand...
But what she wants is to get back all the precious moments she gave him ...
How ?
Have a look...

Shoot with a Canon 5D in MLV RAW
Lenses : Dog Schidt Optik Anamorphic : 58mm / 88mm
Extracted with : MLMystic
Edited with Sony Vegas Pro
Grading : Resolve

Francis

The XX - Hot Like Fire
Music Video clip

Director / DOP / Editor / Color Grading / FX : Francis Frenkel
Dancer : Audrey Charles
Make-Up : Nadège Cuoc

Production : LUCIDE-Prod.com

Camera : Canon 5D Mark3 - Magic Lantern RAW
Lenses : Dog Schidt Optiks 38mm/ 58mm / 88mm
Editing /compositing / Fx : Sony Vegas Pro 12
Colore grading : Resolve

[Shoot with :]

This my last production.
This Video Clip is a Non Official video (refused by the band).

Shoot with  :
Canon 5D Mark3
Lenses : Dog Schidt Optiks (38mm / 58mm /88mm) "Hand made" by Richard Gale in the UK !

Francis

Last update : Demo Reel D.O.P.
A selection "Magic Lantern" only !

Francis

Finally! My short film shot last year is finally finished!

His "code name" was; "Hate"
he finally called:
"At night, you kill me."

He will now make his life of film Festivals ....

This is the teaser (1:21)

Canon 5D Mark2
Magic Lantern MLV RAW
Edited and FX : Sony Vegas Pro 13
Gradding : Resolve (Cinelog DCP LUTs)

Francis

[In French !]

A short video to propose my workflow, from shooting, working light up to gradding in Resolve

In French !

Topics covered:
- The shoooting / light interior scene
- Film versus Digital
- Gradding
- Finishing

Francis

[Dog Schidt Optiks]

Hello from France,

You could have a look at the short teaser of my new medium-length film, entirely shoot with a Canon 5D Mark3 with in MLV RAW.
The underwater scenes at the benginning have been shoot with a small Kodak camera Playsport Zx3 in 1080p.

Lenses are, most of the time Dog Schidt Optiks (From UK) called FF58 and FF38, with anamorphic look.

Short movie trailer: HATE !

Canon 5D mark2 - RAW
Rawbatcher
MLRawviewer
Sony Vegas Pro 13
Resolve

If you like it, please, "like" it in Vimeo !
If you dont...

Francis

[Extract :]

Hello from France !
Have a look at the trailer of my last short film : HATE !

ML RAW with a Canon 5D Mark2.
Extract : Batch Converter
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro 13
Gradding : Resolve 9

Hope you will like it !

Bonjour,

Voici mon approche du travail de colorimétrie avec quelques exemples :
Je ne fais pas une démo d'outils, ni de technique, mais je parle plutôt de lumière, de couleurs, et du sens de la couleur...

Here is my approach about colorimetry with some examples
I'm not talking about tools, softwares, but about light, color, and about the sense of color...

Fran6

[Reddeercity]

This very short clip of my very first test of MLV RAW with audio on my Canon 5D markII.

I would like to thank you very much Reddeercity for your help !
It's my turn now to help anybody who needs information to install and shoot with MLV RAW with audio sync !
I spend hours looking for links...

Workflow :
1 - shooting
MAGIC LANTERN firmware 24 th october 2013
Modules "mlv_rec" et "mlv_ snd".
Résolution : 1854x1004 (1:85:1)

Canon 5D Mark2 + Canon Lens  50mm f:1.4
Rode videomic Mic

2 - POST-PRODUCTION
DNG extract + wave : MLVBrowseSharp.exe
Color gradding + output DNxHD 4.4.4 : Resolve
Editing + Text: Sony Vegas Pro 11

3 -WEB
Output 1280x720 .Mp4 quicktime : Sony Vegas Pro 11

LINKS :
A.D's update with new MLV build with Sound for the 5D2
https://bitbucket.org/a_d_/laboratory/downloads/b71322bb883c.zip

To extract the raw files with Audio use the MLV view sharp Brower
Link to PC   
http://upload.g3gg0.de/pub_files/7e7c8a43ca1279efac86bf570014a263/MLVViewSharp.zip
Link to MAC
http://upload.g3gg0.de/pub_files/49160d67f5ed8c6d09ebb0d2d26dc71d/MLVBrowseSharp_OSX.zip

Francis

Hello,

In the ML RAW version of 24 oct, there is "mlv_rec".
I've tried it and it works fine (I open it with MLV.dump, but no wave file created)

Then I would like to know :

> no mlv_snd.mo in the module file...
Is it because it doesnt work for 5d Mark2 ?

If it works, where could I find the mlv_snd.mo file for 5D Mark2 ?

Please, could somebody answer or help me ?

Francis

Just a small clip to prepare my next short movie.
I was looking for the right shape of bulb, right temperature of bulb, and right place, and also right make-up, for this sequence.
I was looking for the right exposure to have the best result : noise / skin tone / color / Hight lights

Now I'm ready to shoot.

Canon 5D Mark2
3 lens :
Canon 50mm f;1.4
Canon 85mm f:1.8
Canon 100mm f:2.8 (Macro)

Magic Lantern Raw 14bits Dng
Résolution native : 1880x1058

Extraction RAW : RAW2cdng
Color Correction : Resolve 9
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro 11
AUdio Effets : Adobe Soundbooth
Musique : xxyyxx - "About You"

Story - DOP : Francis Frenkel
Cast : Fleur Monharoul

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to batch process this only steps :

1) from the original RAW create a file with same name
2) develop the dng frames of this shoot inside this file.

Because I use Resolve to render the proxys (and Sony Vegas Pro 12)

Francis

Hello from France,

When I record more than 4gb i got 3 files on my CF card :

• one raw file of 4gb approximately
  one winRAR file of 4gb approximately
  one WinRAR file of 576 200 Ko

The 3 files haves the same name.

How can I merge those files to process them in ACR ?
What is the process to have one only file of my scene ?

What tool do I have to use ?

Help !

Francis

Teaser of my next short movie shot with a Canon 5D Mark2 in Raw video.
1880x854
Computerbay 64Gb 1000x
Workflow : Raw2DNG + Photoshop 6 / camera RAW + TIFF + AVID for editing & grading

Lens :
Canon 28mm f:1.8
Canon 50mm f:1.4
Canon 100 macro f:2.8

Light :
2 Softboxs
2 réflectors
1 diffuseur

[I use Magic Lantern for :]

Hello,

I'm an old Magic Lantern user for my Canon 5D Mark2.
I'm professionnal DSLR user, as DOP (but I also work with RED and other type  of cameras for my job).

Here is the teaser of my first short film as director (I'm 48 years lod...)

I use Magic Lantern for :
Bitrate CBR
Cropmarks
Zebras
HDR
Audio

Thank you ML !

Hello from France,

New HDR video with Magic Lantern against the light :

Camera : Canon 5D Mark2
Lens : Canon 28mm f:1.8 USM
Firmware : Magic Lantern 2.3
Dolly : Konova slider
Editing : Sony Vegas Pro 11
Grading : Resolve
Music : LOW - violence

my web site : www.lucide-prod.com

Hello from France !

After HDR short demo / Tutorial last week, here is a Full Bitrate CBR x3 demo !

My son, Viktor as a boxer before a fight...
5D Mark2 at 24P
Canon 50mm f:1.8 USM

> shot at f:2.8 - 1250 ISO - shutter 640 (to have a crisp image)...

Music ; Stabat Mater

Hello from France,

You can have a look at this short experimentation : HDR video with Magic Lantern 2.3
A short tuto to explain the sofware used.

If somebody knows how to do some HDR video with Sony Vegas Pro or AVID = I will be so interested !!!

Francis
www.lucide-prod.com