December 5, 2024
Media Division
This is a cinematography experiment for fun and education. To explore Macro techniques, we recreate David Fincher‘s iconic MINDHUNTER title sequence and, of course, we give it our very own twist.
We also test & review the new Laowa Sword cine macro lenses. Macro Lenses open a whole world of technical possibilities and perspectives that are impossible to achieve with normal lenses. Macro and extreme close-ups can play an important role in cinematic storytelling, product videography, Stop-Motion work, and practical effects.
Then, we take you behind the scenes and show you how the different scenes were set up and lit. The LAOWA Sword macro cine lenses cover full frame and offer a wide range of focal lengths starting from 15mm all the way up to 180mm. We give you test shots and talk about our experience.
00:00: Intro & Contents
02:23: Extreme close ups in cinema
04:02: What is a Cine Macro Lens
07:52: Laowa Sword introduction
13:20: Laowa Sword Lens Test
18:15: Reimagining the Mindhunter titles
22:10: MACROHUNTER
25:48: Making of & Tutorial
29:10: Staging Marie – Skull shots tutorial
32:12: The Verdict
34:19: Laowa Aurogon introduction
37:19: Thank You
Here is our short with all MACROHUNTER sequences next to behind-the-scenes.
Disclaimer: we collaborated with LAOWA to bring you this episode. As always, we strive to give you our honest opinion based on our experience and our tests. If you are interested in buying the LAOWA Sword, please consider our affiliate link. It doesn’t cost you a dime more, but we get a little for the tip jar. Thanks a lot!
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Links to Collaborators and Partners: Thanks to the Marmalade and their awesome crew! And to Techmoan for the description of the Mindhunter Props.
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