I’ve been making my own videos for years and sometimes when I get in a pinch, I may need to borrow a camera or a lens. That’s because I don’t own a lot of gear. But one thing for sure I’ve always used Canon products throughout my entire carrier. They make some of the best lenses you can ever shoot with and they make a great camera too.
Finally, after all the years I got hooked up with Canon. It’s just the beginning stage, but at least I got my foot in the door. So Just recently they let me try out the C200 camera, and of course, I loved it! It’s very similar to the C300, but with better features like filming in 4K RAW with a super-35mm CMOS sensor, and a dual DIGIC DV6 image processor making a great looking image. With all that being said, and getting the opportunity to run wild and shoot anything I want. I decided to shoot a video with my good friends, Gerry Nestler. Who happens to be a talented songwriter/ musician, and he’s played in many great bands.
We ended up shooting this video at G&L guitars in Fullerton CA. in their lounge area at the main headquarters. I asked Gerry to bring his 1972 Fender Rhodes Stage piano. But Gerry was saying how they had a piano down there we can use, and I said no. Please, bring yours. Because I’ve heard him play it before, and I really love how it sounds. It has a really cool vintage vibe. Kind of like the one Ray Charles played in the Blues Brothers movie.
So we were setting everything up getting ready to shoot, and one of the guys who works at G&L said my brother really needs to see this piano. He’ll trip out on it. I guess this man has worked with the company for many years, back when they use to manufacture Rhodes electric piano.
When this older gentleman walked into the room he was taken back for a second, with his jaw opened totally surprised. He sat down, opened the piano up and was completely blown away by the condition of this used piano was in, and knew every little detail about it. It was truly a special moment and this man was a kid in a toy-store filed with excitement. Right then I had this funny feeling as to why I was so insistent that Gerry brings his piano instead of using theirs. It just wasn’t for us to shoot with, but for this man to see it, and bless it. He takes the time and gives it a tune-up and then sat back enjoyed the sound of this vintage electric piano has offer when we shot the video. It really makes me happy just thinking about this, and writing about it.
The rest of the day went really good and I didn’t have any problems with the camera, that's because I’m familiar with the Canon format. We shot mountable takes until Gerry was burned out, and couldn’t play the song anymore, because this was a live performance. The name of this song is Rain On the Window and it's from his Mama’s Child album. Also, I think this song sounds so good when played solo, it has a haunting vibe.
I’m happy how this video turned out and love the flexibility of filming in 4K, it allows you to punch into any frame making the editing process a lot easier. Canon also turned me onto the luts Version 201902 you can download off their website, It works perfectly with Premiere editing software. Giving your video a stylistic edge during the color correction process.
Now, the next question. When can I get my hands on the new C500 Mark II camera?
Side Note: I need to give a big shout out to Steve Araujo who really helped out with the recording process, and pretty much-facilitated everything, as well as G&L Guitars. Thank you!
