James Morano

Persona – Whole Again (Music Video)

jamesmorano| 10 Aug 2018| 0 comments

Summer is here and with that comes a new upbeat sound from Long Island band Persona. With that new sound comes new upbeat visuals filled with summer vibes and humor. The first summer track to drop is “Whole Again”, a fast paced indie rock rock song set on the beach. “Whole Again” 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
42.5mm F/1.7 Lumix G Vario Lens
Tiffen 58mm & 82mm Variable ND Filter
EVO Rage 3 Axis Gimbal
DJI Mavic Air(Cine-D)
Polar Pro Cinema Series-Vivid Collection ND/PL Filter
Color grading done in Lumetri Color Panel within Adobe Premiere

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.

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

Blog

Val Astaire – Fall Apart (Music Video)

Loco | Motion New York – Dan Testimonial