Hey everyone, Adrian here. This might honestly be one of my favorite blogs so far.
Recently, I picked up a fish eye lens, and I couldn’t resist testing it out right away. The main reason I bought it was to experiment with a bodycam-style effect for the film. I wanted something that felt raw, immersive, and realistic, not overly cinematic or polished.
To test it properly, I filmed a short 50 second clip. The clip shows me picking up a pistol and entering my house, just walking through different rooms. There’s no dialogue, no storyline attached to it. This was purely a realism test to see how believable the footage would look if I were to include a quick 5 second bodycam moment in the final film.
To push the realism even further, I put on a tactical long sleeve shirt and the gloves I’ll be wearing in the actual film. That small detail honestly made a huge difference. Watching the footage back, it really feels like something straight out of real bodycam footage or a tactical operation video.
Lowkey, I love the style of it. The fish eye distortion adds this intense, almost claustrophobic feeling, which is exactly what I was going for. It doesn’t feel staged or fake. It feels gritty, personal, and tense, which fits perfectly with the tone of Blackout.
At the very end of the clip, I also show the lens itself and how it clips directly onto my phone camera. It’s simple, quick, and doesn’t overcomplicate the setup, which is exactly what I wanted.
This test wasn’t about showing off gear or making something flashy. It was about experimenting and seeing what confirms my vision works on screen. After watching it back, I can confidently say that adding a short bodycam-style shot into the film is 100 percent on the table.
More updates coming soon.
