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The Making of Magic Carpet
July 31, 2026 · 33 min · 14K views
What this video covers
The crew of Magic Carpet uses two Sony a7s3 cameras as their primary workhorses for video production, supplemented by a Sony a75 for hybrid still photography.1:16 They pair these bodies with a 24-70mm lens for general use and a Tamron 17-28mm wide-angle lens for tight interior shots on the boat.4:50 To achieve a soft, cinematic aesthetic, they apply a 1/8 Tiffin Black Pro-Mist diffusion filter to most footage.6:32 For audio, they utilize a custom field-recording setup featuring Clippy omnidirectional microphones mounted to the camera hot shoe, while relying on an Audio-Technica AT2020 for voiceovers.13:15 The production workflow involves shooting in 4:2:2 10-bit XAVC HS log format to maximize color-grading flexibility in DaVinci Resolve.8:05 Post-production includes extensive sound design and individual color grading for every shot using a node-based workflow that incorporates subtractive saturation and power windows.26:50 Music is sourced through a Musicbed subscription.21:11 The crew manages their large volume of high-quality footage using a library of 4TB LaCie hard drives.31:26
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