MG Shining Gundam || My Favorite G Gundam Kit

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A review of the Master Grade Shining Gundam from the 1994 anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Intro - 00:00
Build - 0:51
Appearance - 5:38
Articulation - 7:58
Gimmicks - 10:41
Final Verdict - 12:50

I recently got a bunch of new video production equipment, so decided it'd be fun to test it out on another review. Still, the Shining Gundam is one of those suits that really means a lot to me, so hopefully this review can do it justice.

Production notes for me to look back on later and laugh at -

This is actually a redo of a previous Shining Gundam review. It was my 3rd (?) video, and was horrendously bad. I took it down a few months after posting.

The script was massively long for a pretty simple kit. I think its all the detailing. Probably could've slimmed it up, but again, this review was about testing new equipment so I just said 'eh, it's fine~' and got to work.

First up for new equipment, I got the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART series lens. It's a massive step up from the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I've been using. The clarity and sharpness is just crazy.

The new polarizer is also higher quality. It turns out the warmness I mentioned in the Gyan review was the side effect of a cheap polarizer.

Next, I got the Canon EF 35mm f/2 lens to replace the Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 for articulation shots. Really happy with it, as now I can shoot everything on my 6D mark II. Before I had to always break out my 100D just for the articulation footage. I'm not used to this lens though, so the footage is really zoomed out and has harsh lighting.

The new 35mm lens has image stabilization so I got a ton of test shots, mostly handheld. However, with my main footage being locked down and the panning of images being so smooth, the handheld shots really stood out, so I dropped them.

Learned how to focus stack. It eliminates the massive blur/bokeh of macro photography. I only used it for the title card though, as it takes a ton of time to do and is rough on my computer. Check my instagram though for the other focus stack tests.

I'm not super happy with this title card. There's just too much footage of lead suits so narrowing it down to a single background is really hard, so I got lazy. This title card is a reference to the early episode of G Gundam where Domon fights the Neo Canada guy, and the Shining Gundam emerges from a waterfall.

Got a new LED, another Neewer 660. I recently moved out of my apartment and my Polaroid 350 LED (don't ever buy one!) finally gave up so I was down a few lights for this review. The new LED brings me back up to 3 lights. Still, it's 2-3 less than usual, so I had the ISO cranked a little. I'd like to get another LED if I can just to pump more light in.

Wish I could've gotten some unpainted shots but they were painted gold years ago, so not much I could've done outside of re-buy the kit, which isn't happening lol The split screen I did could've used some work though...

I really overshot this review. Not having to get separate shots for the left and right really made getting footage easy. I didn't use a good 25% of shots.

Finally got the Shure SM7B microphone. It's a huge improvement over the Rode Video Pro mic. However, I can't seem to get the quality I want out of it. I need to work on my recording posture and mixing. At the very least, I can remove 'bad equipment' off the list of reasons my audio is so bad haha.

Edited this whole thing in a frantic 2 day binge.

Finally got to use Adobe Premiere 2020! It's fine. Playback is a little choppy tho.

I figured out why the black gradient pops, it's because the gradient has too many values to it, so the extra color of overlays causes Premier to compress the gradient. I got around this by exporting the score footage separately, then reinserting it.

Couldn't find a good font color for this review, title card or thumbnail. Gold doesn't exist in digital color, so didn't know what to use

"Shining" always looks weird to me lol, so used a new font for the thumb.

The color filter was very simple, just a bump to saturation and minor increase to contrast. The background still flickers from Youtube compression though. I might need to transition to a white background as it wouldn't be crushed as much.

Re-did some lines last minute again. Ugh~

Like I mentioned in the Gyan review's notes, I don't plan on making any more reviews. Not that I won't make more, I just don't want it in the back of my mind. I would like to redo the Hi-Nu Gundam ver KA review though, so maybe I'll do that at some point. idk, not really making any plans. If I get the urge to make another review, I totally will!

Regardless, if this is the last video, then thanks for watching and... best of luck on your next build! :)
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