James Morano

Persona – Indie Cowboy (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 08 Jun 2018| 0 comments

The Persona boys are at it again with another epic song “Indie Cowboy”. This video was very spur of the moment, especially the locations we used. The video was shot mostly in various industrial areas around Long Island during the freezing cold. Most of the location we not lit well at all. I feel the GH5 did pretty well as I was hovering around 1600-6400 iso. “Indie Cowboy” was recorded and mixed by Long Island’s best, Zin Records. It was mastered by Rogue Planet Mastering

You can check out Persona’s music below and also see the tools I used on this project.

Bandcamp[Persona]: https://personaofficial.bandcamp.com/
Youtube[Persona]: https://www.youtube.com/Personalongisland
Instagram[Persona]: https://www.instagram.com/personaofficial/
FaceBook[Persona]: https://www.facebook.com/personaofficial/

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(VLOG-L)
Viltrox EF-M2 Speedbooster
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM EF Mount
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel within Adobe Premiere

Saffron: Test of Helios 44-2 (Instagram Film)

jamesmorano| 22 May 2018| 0 comments

A quick cut of some 120 fps footage of my dog Saffron for Instagram. I was testing out Helios 44-2 58mm adapted straight to MFT. Definitely love the way the lens flares up. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to screw on an ND filter.

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(VLOG-L)
Helios 44-2 58mm f2.0
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel

Walk to PAX East 2018

jamesmorano| 13 Apr 2018| 0 comments

A quick Instagram cut of some 120 fps footage I filmed while walking to the PAX East 2018 video game convention. I used my friend Bob Wulff of the The Wulff Den as my subject.

Make sure to check out Bob Wulff’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/WulffDen

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(VLOG-L)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
Lumetri Color Panel
FilmConvert Pro

Music:
Nymano – I wish I could Sleep

Mission Nutrition – Huntington Store Promo

jamesmorano| 03 Apr 2018| 0 comments

Mission Nutrition is a grocery store that specializes in Organic, Non-GMO, Vegan, Whole30, Paleo, Primal Low Carb, Keto, Bulletproof, and tons more products. I had the honor of shooting the promo video for their Huntington, NY store.

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(Cine-D)
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens
Viltrox EF‑M2 Speedbooster
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Color grading done in FilmConvert

A Girl & Her Dog – Short Film

jamesmorano| 20 Mar 2018| 0 comments

I came up with a film idea while I was on vacation with my girlfriend and dog. I really liked the environment so I shot a little bit of preliminary footage and pieced it together.

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(Cine-D)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
Tiffen 58mm Variable ND Filter
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Phantom 4 Advanced(Cine-D)
PolarPro Cinema Series – Vivid ND Filters
Color grading done in FilmConvert

Music
Songs of Water – She’s Only Sleeping

Fox Hollow – June (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 28 Dec 2017| 0 comments

Had a great opportunity to shoot a video for the band Fox Hollow. The video was directed by Mike Themistocleous(The bands front man and guitarist). The video features smooth indie rock with “Twin Peak” inspired visuals.

You can check out Fox Hollow’s music below and also see the tools I used on this project.

Bandcamp[Fox Hollow]: https://foxhollowofficial.bandcamp.com/
Spotify[Fox Hollow]: https://open.spotify.com/track/2FVpADqQiE0KT1wQav20Kv
Instagram[Fox Hollow]: https://www.instagram.com/foxhollowofficial/
FaceBook[Fox Hollow]: https://www.facebook.com/foxhollowofficial/
Twitter[Fox Hollow]: https://www.instagram.com/personaofficial/

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(VLOG-L)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
SLR Magic 25mm T0.95 HyperPrime Cine III
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Phantom 4 Advanced(Cine-D)
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel within Adobe Premiere

Persona – Chase the Sun (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 14 Nov 2017| 0 comments

Persona’s back with another epic song “Chase the Sun”, and they came to me to shoot/Edit the video. For this video we decided to take a break from Long Island and take a trip to Durham, NY to utilize the mountainous woods. We spent a weekend in a shit hole motel but, had a ton of laughs doing so. I apologize to the band for being up late all night and also for my bad farts. “Chase the Sun” was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Long Island’s best, Zin Records.

This was the first project I used the “VLOG” picture profile and the 10 bit capability of my Panasonic GH5. I loved it and I loved working the color on those 10 bit files. The YouTube video above that shows the before/after color grade of some of my favorite shots.

You can check out Persona’s music below and also see the tools I used on this project.

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(VLOG-L)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
25mm F/1.7 Lumix G Vario Lens
Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Phantom 4 Advanced(Cine-D)
Polar Pro Cinema Series-Vivid Collection ND/PL Filter
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel within Adobe Premiere

DES. – “Someone” (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 03 Nov 2017| 0 comments

With Halloween right around the corner I filmed an experimental music video for an amazing artist Des and Obi Wan Natoli(Anthony Natoli). We started filming in Bayville, NY at 6am. It rained, we got the cops called on us, but overall I think we came out with something really Nostalgic and special.

You can check out DES’s music below and also see the tools I used on this project.

Youtube[DesDoesMusic]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/DesDoesMusic
Instagram[DesDoesMusic]: desdoesmusic
FaceBook[DESOfficialNY]: https://www.facebook.com/DESOfficialNY/
Spotify[DES.]: http://spoti.fi/2yb33Pi
iTunes[DES.]: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/eighty-six-ep/id1277235162

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(Cine-D)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens
Tiffen 82mm Variable ND Filter
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel using Adobe Premiere.

Commūnion – Americana Summer (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 18 Sep 2017| 0 comments

Had an amazing opportunity to shoot a music video for the band Commūnion. Their song/video “Americana Summer” is filled with summer vibes and a little story about youth. “Americana Summer” was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Reclaim Music Studios.

You can check out Commūnion’s music below and also see the tools I used on this project.

Youtube[Commūnion]: https://www.youtube.com/Commūnionus
Instagram[Commūnion]: https://www.instagram.com/CommunionUS/
FaceBook[Commūnion]: https://www.facebook.com/CommunionUS/

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(Cine-D)
Panasonic G85(Cine-D)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
SLR Magic 25mm T0.95 HyperPrime Cine III
Tiffen 58mm Variable ND Filter
SMALLRIG 1950 GH5 Cage
Phantom 4 Advanced(Cine-D)
Polar Pro Cinema Series-Vivid Collection ND/PL Filter
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel using Adobe Premiere.

SlowMo PoolTime – Panasonic GH5 180fps

jamesmorano| 28 Aug 2017| 0 comments

I screwed around with the Panasonic GH5’s 1080/180fps . I must say it does loose a bit of detail. I would probably go for the 120fps to prevent the loose of quality.

Gear Used on Shoot:
Panasonic GH5(Cinelike-D)
12-35mm F/2.8 Lumix G X Vario Lens
Tiffen 58mm Variable ND Filter
Phantom 4(Cinelike-D)
Lumetri Color Panel

Com Truise – Cyanide Sisters

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