Recreating The Goodfellas With A Panasonic GH5

Our friend and colleague Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake from the Camera Store decided to do a cool reenacting project using the brand new Panasonic GH5. They picked a famous scene from Scorsese’s classic the Goodfellas and had some fun.

This isn’t a review of the GH5 by any means (that is coming later on) but more of a behind the scenes look at an actual professional type use case scenario for the camera for a production. The interesting part is when the DP and editing people talk about the actual expirience of using the camera and footage (and from what we can tell are quite pleased).

An interesting side note – the team was able to trigger the smoke alarm in the entire building and had to wait for the fireman to come and give the all clear – our lesson – be really careful with smoke machines in confined spaces.

Just in case you forgot and need a reminder – here are some of the main features of the new GH5:

Sensor: 20.3MP Digital Live MOS Sensor (no AA filter).
Processor – a new Venus Engine Image Processor.
Video resolution: 4K/60p – no crop (Output Only).
Internal 4:2:2 – 10bit (available April, 2017).
ISO – up to 25600.
Continuous shooting – 12 fps.
6K Anamorphic Video Mode (4:3) – Available Summer, 2017
5-Axis Sensor Stabilization; Dual I.S. 2.
Slow motion (Variable Frame Rate): Max of 180fps/23.98 in FHD
Improved Auto Focus (0.05 sec AF, 9 FPS AF Burst)
Full size HDMI (Type A/USB 3.1)
3.2″ 1,620-dot Free Angle touch monitor.
0.76x 3.68m-Dot OLED Viewfinder
4K Hybrid Log Gamma (4K HDR Video) – Available Summer, 2017
SD Card Slota: dual UHS-II U3.
No Recording Time Limit (at least on the U.S. version).
Waveform Monitor Display + separate video menu mode.
Formats – .MOV, MP4 (AAC, LPCM) AVCHD Progressive; H265 encoding for 60/50p.
Body – Splash, Dust, Freezeproof Upto -10 Degrees Celsius
Bluetooth + WIFI.
Weight: 2.0 lbs / 900 grams.
Power: Same batteries as GH4 (but with a new , smaller optional external XLR unit).
Price: $2000 (available – March 2017).

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Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.