Fremont, CA – August 16, 2021 – Blackmagic Design today announced that its URSA Mini Pro 12K and Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro digital film cameras captured the music video for the single “Frosty” by band Kunzite. DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor were also used during post production for organizing footage and color grading.
Kunzite is an exciting musical collaboration from producers and multi instrumentalists Mike Stroud (RATATAT) and Agustin White (White Flight). Directed and co produced by Priest Fontaine Batten, the “Frosty” music video also featured co producers Mea Woodruff and White, cinematography by Batten and legendary roller blading camera operator Joey “Blades” Graziano, and post by Batten, White and filmmaker Tristan Seniuk. Shot in legendary Venice Beach, CA, the video features female surfers and skaters, including athletes from GRLSWIRL, a women founded inclusive skate collective.
“We wanted the video to showcase the authentic personalities and skills of the athletes,” explained Batten. “I was interested in the unique movements each athlete was capable of and matching that kinetic energy with the different parts of the song.”
Batten and Graziano used two URSA Mini Pro 12Ks as primary cameras and a Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro to capture footage inside Venice Beach Skatepark. They kept the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro as stripped down as possible to stay flexible and noted that its built in ND filters made it very easy to make quick adjustments while shooting.
According to Batten, “The song has so many unique moments and change ups, so I wanted plenty of movement, angles and frame rates to add variety to the edit. The URSA Mini Pro 12K’s resolution and frame rate options were impressive in this regard. The higher resolutions allowed us to reframe, crop, stabilize and even add zooms in post.”
Batten also noted that having multiple, affordable cameras on set allowed him to experiment with higher frame rates. “The URSA Mini Pro 12K shoots 240 fps in 4K which is pretty insane, and the shots look beautiful. For some shots, Joey would shoot in either 24 or 48 fps, and I would experiment with anything in between 120 to 240 fps,” he said. “This is another benefit of using affordable, cinematic cameras since you can have a second or third camera on set. We didn't have much time with each athlete, so it was great to double up.”
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Kunzite’s "Frosty" Music Video Shot with URSA Mini Pro 12K and Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
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Fremont, CA – August 16, 2021 – Blackmagic Design today announced that its URSA Mini Pro 12K and Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro digital film cameras captured the music video for the single “Frosty” by band Kunzite. DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor were also used during post production for organizing footage and color grading.
Kunzite is an exciting musical collaboration from producers and multi instrumentalists Mike Stroud (RATATAT) and Agustin White (White Flight). Directed and co produced by Priest Fontaine Batten, the “Frosty” music video also featured co producers Mea Woodruff and White, cinematography by Batten and legendary roller blading camera operator Joey “Blades” Graziano, and post by Batten, White and filmmaker Tristan Seniuk. Shot in legendary Venice Beach, CA, the video features female surfers and skaters, including athletes from GRLSWIRL, a women founded inclusive skate collective.
“We wanted the video to showcase the authentic personalities and skills of the athletes,” explained Batten. “I was interested in the unique movements each athlete was capable of and matching that kinetic energy with the different parts of the song.”
Batten and Graziano used two URSA Mini Pro 12Ks as primary cameras and a Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro to capture footage inside Venice Beach Skatepark. They kept the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro as stripped down as possible to stay flexible and noted that its built in ND filters made it very easy to make quick adjustments while shooting.
According to Batten, “The song has so many unique moments and change ups, so I wanted plenty of movement, angles and frame rates to add variety to the edit. The URSA Mini Pro 12K’s resolution and frame rate options were impressive in this regard. The higher resolutions allowed us to reframe, crop, stabilize and even add zooms in post.”
Batten also noted that having multiple, affordable cameras on set allowed him to experiment with higher frame rates. “The URSA Mini Pro 12K shoots 240 fps in 4K which is pretty insane, and the shots look beautiful. For some shots, Joey would shoot in either 24 or 48 fps, and I would experiment with anything in between 120 to 240 fps,” he said. “This is another benefit of using affordable, cinematic cameras since you can have a second or third camera on set. We didn't have much time with each athlete, so it was great to double up.”
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