Zen & The Art of Mastering LOG & RAW Exposure

LOG got you down? Struggling under the weight of your image's noise floor? Fear no more! We have an action packed and in-depth guide to getting the very best out of your log or raw recorded image. This applies to any log profile, but we also included six of the most commonly used cameras to walk you through the process.

For those who just want to skip ahead (you shouldn't, but we get it), below is a quick-jump guide. All links referenced in this video and others your should visit are found below.

CHAPTER GUIDE:

00:00
00:17 INTRO TO LOG EXPOSURE
02:29 ADAPTING FILM TO DIGITAL
04:14 PUSHING FILM STOCK
05:05 CINEON, THE OG LOG
05:38 CORE EXPOSURE CONCEPT
06:04 MY APPROACH TO EXPOSURE
13:21 ON SET MONITORING LUTs
17:23 CAMERA SAMPLES INTRO
18:56 EVA-1 / V-LOG
19:57 C300mkII / C-LOG2
21:25 EFFECTS OF ISO/EI
22:11 TRIAGING EXPOSURE
22:42 FX9 / S-LOG3
23:24 ALEXA LF / LOG-C3
24:42 KOMODO / R3D & LOG10G-3
27:55 BMPCC / BRAW & BM FILM
28:59 LUT vs COLOR SPACE TRANSFORM
29:15 CAVEATS & CONDITIONS
33:08 RECAP / TL;DW

VALUABLE LINKS FOR FURTHER READING

PUSHING FILM
Should you over-expose your film?    • Should you overexpose your film photos?  

UNDERSTANDING LOG
Linear vs. Logarithmic dimming (a good article on the difference between the two ways of encoding light data):
https://www.pathwaylighting.com/produ...
Log vs RAW: https://artgrid.io/insights/log-vs-raw/
Lots of academic based documents on gamma & color science: https://poynton.ca/

WAVEFORMS
Guide to using waveforms: https://download.tek.com/document/Col...

MIDDLE GREY
Where in the world is middle grey? https://xtremestuff.net/where-in-the-...
More on middle grey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

RAW EXPOSURE
RED Exposure guide (RAW): https://www.red.com/red-101/exposure-...
BRAW vs ProRes RAW: https://www.cined.com/blackmagic-raw-...

LUTS & COLOR SPACE TRANSFORMS
LUTs vs Color Space Transforms: https://blog.frame.io/2020/04/27/luts...
Working with Color Space Transforms: https://www.4kshooters.net/2022/03/31...
ARRI LUT generator (another way to make offset LUTs) https://www.arri.com/en/learn-help/le...
Primer on LUTs (if you know next to nothing) https://academy.wedio.com/lut/

LIGHTING QUALITY
Complete LED lighting database: https://indiecinemaacademy.com/comple...

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