Bhautik's DIY photo lunacy

25/09/2018

Early-morning Mountain Biking in Garigal National Park, Sydney - you don't have to go far to get a taste of adventure :] Mastered 5.7k with spatial audio - definitely best viewed in a headset. There's a link to the video file to sideload to a headset if you want the peak experience below.

Riders: Miguel Rosado Boulet, Stefan Heim
Director, Camera, Producer: Bhautik Joshi
Gear: ZCam K1 Pro, H2N zoom mic
Produced using: Premiere Pro, Reaper, Facebook Spatial Audio Workstation
Thanks to: Adobe, the VR video team at Facebook :]

There's a version on youtube here: https://youtu.be/xA6dGTl-ges and you can get a super-hq version to sideload on to headsets here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nmYPS5nghxiux6nkJ8LN8QRL6t8AyPHp

25/09/2018

A methodical study of awkwardness in VR - directed by Natalie Tran.

Mastered 5.7k with spatial audio - definitely best viewed in a headset. There's a link to the video file to sideload to a headset if you want the peak experience below.

Director: Natalie Tran
Camera, postproduction: Bhautik Joshi
Gear: ZCam K1 Pro, H2N zoom mic
Produced using: Premiere Pro, Reaper, Facebook Spatial Audio Workstation
Thanks to: Adobe, the VR video team at Facebook :]

You can get a super-hq version to sideload on to headsets here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nmYPS5nghxiux6nkJ8LN8QRL6t8AyPHp

23/08/2018

In this post I go over the detail in early experiments with using VR180 for run & gun shooting; it's the setup I used for covering SIGGRAPH last week (see: https://www.facebook.com/professionaldork/videos/1763736320391277/).

Early observations about shooting with run and gun VR180 rigs

22/08/2018

I wanted to see how quickly I could turn around a VR/3D-180 shoot - was one day possible? - so I filmed a bunch at . Here are the highlights; I was exicted to have a chance to chat with Jeff Gipson, director of Disney's first VR short film "Cycles"; I also have a look at other immersive media tech and topics.

It's best viewed in a headset but I'd love to hear what you think of the mobile version; workflow & gear details to follow soon :]

The quality isn't amazing, and there's a lot more I could do with the audio but I think it shows that run & gun, handheld shooting with VR/3D180 rigs is possible. Hand-holding the camera for shots isn't ideal but as long as there isn't too much translation it isn't a showstopper either.

If you want the original MKV to sideload to your device (e.g. the Oculus Go) you can get it from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Afs887ZCNloqCbhL167OYsblFJXZMaNx/view?usp=sharing
Also on youtube: https://youtu.be/PDj2mBWKDLA

05/08/2018

The MultiDork: directed by the awesome Natalie Tran and featuring... well, me. A few times.

Testing out some new VR180 workflows; this one should have a pretty reasonable ambisonic audio mix.

27/10/2011

This DIY project from Cameron Texter is made after a Lensbaby, but is built completely different. And when we say completely, we mean with tape. It’s made of only parts of an extension tube and macro filters. If you pushed me the wall, I would say that it is similar to the Lensbaby Muse, but even mo...

02/12/2010

Whilst this is not strictly Leica the following may give some of you an idea as to how to make a budget priced super long focus lens of a focal length

19/09/2010

Formula Drift made its yearly stop in Sonoma, California last weekend. I’ve been looking forward to this event, simply because I live less than an hour away and I had a guaranteed bed to sleep in. However, the weekend was not without snags. Upon my arrival,...

03/09/2010

Awesome bendycam build from Navin - see his results here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_navin/sets/72157624743465597/with/4953424192/

Benycam 28

01/09/2010

[Devon Croy] built a case to join a we**am sensor with a camera lens. The box is a PVC conduit box you’d find at a home center. He used JB Weld to attach four bolts to the back of the box. These are used to fine-tune the mounting plate for the we**am sensor to ensure it’s at the focal point of the l...

29/08/2010

Luigi Di Crasto's 'time leap' photomontages