Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Analog vs. Digital Cameras”.
( music playing ) Marques Today, I’m going to talk with Rik Cordero, a filmmaker who’s directed music videos with retro aesthetics for artists like Nas Q-Tip and The Roots. Rik is here to help me. Compare the analog look of digital cameras versus the look of the original JVC camcorder., So this is it.. What I was using when I was making these music videos was the Panasonic HVX –, something that bridged the gap between consumer and professional equipment, and it had this lived-in look. Great. Let’S see if we can put it together., ( music, playing ). This is now adapted..
It is.. What I have here today is that first JVC camera., Oh my God., I’m really excited to see what it looks like next to this thing. Who’s gon na carry the lighter camera. That’S the question.! I got this one. Thanks. (, muttering ).
The only bummer was not having a screen to see anything. Yeah.. Now that we’ve shot with this, we should switch over and see what the Panasonic system’s like. Yeah. Yeah.. How was that Pretty good.? It was framed pretty well and I could see it. When you have the viewfinder. You feel more confident in your shots.
Marques Yeah. All right. Well, let’s look at them side by side. All right! So, let’s check out the JVC.
( whirring ). I love that motorized sound, that it makes. That’s a long sound.
It is., I’m not even gon na lie., You ever see –, You ever see “ RoboCop” No. Cordero. They recorded the sounds of like VCRs and VHS camcorders as the sounds of when RoboCop walked.
( whirring ). Thank you for your cooperation. Good night., ( whirring ). That actually makes a lot of sense.. Almost everything that’s in highlight is blown out., Yeah. Uh, not as wide as I thought.
There. You go. There, you go.
We’re seeing the disadvantage of not having a viewfinder. Yeah.. It looks like found footage.
Yeah.. We were going for that look.. So this is really taking me back.. I was filming VHS movies. When I was 13 years old.. Nothing was perfect and that’s what made it feel real..
You can add all the after effects plug-ins you want and you’re not gon na achieve what’s happening, here. Marques, Not something that could easily be replicated. Rik No.
Next step, is to check out what the Panasonic system kicked. Up. Pause, this. Rik, So we’ll play the first clip.
All right., The framing’s instantly way better much more dynamic range and yeah colors look way better.. The thing I like is that you still have this filmic look to it.. It’S a look that I think really advanced. The look of VHS., If I were to pick between these two rigs, I would still pick this one, even though it’s a little more taxing to set up and carry., But at the end of the day, this is the grandaddy of it all. Rik Yeah.
That’S the one that kicked off everything .