Cinematographer Chris Ortenburger is no stranger to racing. It was, after all, the reason he began shooting in the first place. “I am a former racer myself who once had dreams of making it to the top levels of motorsport as a driver,” he said. “I knew having video of myself as a driver that looked professional would give me a marketing advantage, so that naturally meant learning the vocabulary and characteristics to better ask for the footage I needed.”
It wasn’t long after that when other drivers began asking him to shoot them in action as well. With that, a new career was born.
Ortenburger’s company, Flying Lap Media, discovered Blackmagic Design cameras early on. He’s now using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro digital film camera as his main camera, Ortenburger appreciates its size and flexibility. “My latest weapon of choice is the Pocket 6K Pro. The bigger flip-out screen and handheld form factor make the Pocket 6K Pro a versatile tool to capture multiple forms of content in a single shot. Love or hate vertical video, it’s seemingly here to stay, and it’s quite easy to film footage horizontally, then immediately rotate the camera to get some vertical as well. When you add in the native Blackmagic RAW format and built-in neutral density filters, you have a true workhorse that’s perfect for any run-and-gun shooter creating a myriad of content,” he added.
Always looking for new options, Ortenburger recently tested the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K digital film camera and fell in love all over again, noting, “It’s really a powerful camera that’s underappreciated for the price point.
