Ultimate Guide to Anamorphic Video & Lenses

I am in love with the anamorphic look. In this video I will take you through different ways you can achieve that look on various budgets from $1 to $100,000 dollars.

Special thanks to ShareGrid and Old Fast Glass for the footage from The Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test: https://s.sharegrid.com/1Px5sJ

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CineMorph filter from Vid-Atlantic https://www.vid-atlantic.com/products/cinemorph

Anamorphic Adapters from SLR Magic https://bhpho.to/2CjYce3

Anamorphot-50 2.0x on B&H https://bhpho.to/2gv1OzD

SLR Magic 2x Anamorphot-CINE Lens Set https://bhpho.to/2Cl1ptO

You can rent lenses and camera gear from ShareGrid here https://s.sharegrid.com/1Px5sJ
Lomo Anamorphics https://goo.gl/MeDg1A
Orion Anamorphic Lenses https://atlaslensco.com/shop
ARRI Zeiss Master Anamorphic Lenses https://bhpho.to/2Ds73JO
Cooke Anamorphic Lenses https://bhpho.to/2CksxsX

Instead of buying these lenses you can save yourself a lot of $ by renting them out like most filmmakers do. You can get those here:
ARRI/Zeiss Master Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/yloSM7
Cineovision Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/4bTbwb
Cooke Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/6HZWoM
Hawk Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/d2plj9
Kowa Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/j3Gcka
Lomo Anamorphics: https://s.sharegrid.com/Ojxv5N

If you want to see the in-depth lens tests by ShareGrid then check out The Ultimate Anamorphic Lens Test https://s.sharegrid.com/ygrhsg
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& Old Fast Glass: http://oldfastglass.com/

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What is anamorphic? It usually refers to shooting a wide aspect ratio video or film but on a much narrower image sensor. Anamorphic is actually pretty old, was first used pre world war one, but it wasn’t really used in cinema until the 1950’s when television became popular and filmmakers were looking to bring the audience back to the cinema by offering widescreen epic looking films. This was achieved by using lenses that can capture a wide aspect ratio by squeezing the image horizontally onto a narrow film strip. Over time the anamorphic look became associated with many of the big epic films that used that technique. It doesn’t mean it is the best way to capture video. In fact anamorphic lenses have many artifacts and imperfections that give it that anamorphic or film look. Aside from the obvious wider aspect ratios, the most common to the anamorphic look are the horizontal lens flares. Also the vertically stretched bokeh and the distortion that happens, especially with the wider focal lengths that give the anamorphic footage an almost 3D feeling. Remember that when shooting anamorphic your image will look squeezed horizontally, so in order to view it properly you will need to de-squeeze the image. This is very easy today in any editing program. Back in the day it was done by projecting the films through an anamorphic lens.

Hope you guys enjoyed this tour of shooting anamorphic in today’s world and if you did make sure to leave me a comment bellow. Thanks!