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Which tools and gear does Paul Rogers recommend for achieving cinematic video effects?

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From Paul Rogers

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For cinematic effects, Paul keeps it simple and leans on light, lenses, and cheap hacks more than crazy gear.

From the clips you’re seeing:

  1. Camera: Sony FX6
  2. Lens: 35mm G Master (great for a natural, cinematic field of view)
  3. Audio: Sennheiser ME64 boom mic
  4. Lens hack: Cheap clear lens filter + a little Vaseline around the edges (never on the actual lens) to get soft halation and glow
  5. Lighting hack:
    1. Soft key light on your face
    2. Simple background light (even a flashlight on the wall) to create a glowing circle for depth

Want recs for a budget version of this setup (camera, lens, mic, lights)?

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