Colour · Light
White Balance Guide
Read the colour of light. Lock manual white balance, match cameras across a multicam shoot, and stop fixing colour drift in post.
$10 USD
// 01 — The Operator
TheOperator
I've spent the last decade behind cameras for brands, founders, and broadcast. Started in run and gun video work, ended up running a creative studio. Somewhere in the middle I fell in love with teaching the craft, because most of what I learned the hard way could have been a one page guide.
Martin's Guides is that one-page reference — built for operators who want the craft distilled, not buried in a course. The Vault holds it all. And if you want to go deeper into colour, the lab is open.
// MK_001 — Portrait
Behind
The Lens
A decade behind cameras for brands, founders, and broadcast.
// 03 — MethodFrom Set
From Set
To Screen
Cinematography, colour grading, and production guides.
// MK_003 — Studio
The Lab
Is Open
01The Vault
TheFundamentals
Everything you need to understand exposure, motion, light and lens. These are the same reference sheets I keep open on set. Built clean, written tight, designed to be printed and pinned to a wall.
Lens · Composition
Focal Length Guide
From 16mm to 135mm. Compression, distortion, working distance, and what each focal length does to a portrait. Choose the right lens for the right story.
$10 USD
Workflow · Motion
Frames Per Second Guide
A PAL workflow guide to frame rates. 25, 50, 100, 200fps. When to reach for each, what light you need, and how slow motion really works in the edit.
$10 USD
Optics · Filtration
VND & CPL Filters
Why every serious operator carries a variable ND and a circular polariser. Stop reflections, hold shutter, and protect the cinematic look in any light.
$10 USD
Camera · Setup
FX3 Cinema Settings
A complete pro workflow for the Sony FX3. S-Log3, Cine EI, 4:2:2 10-bit, native ISO 800, 24fps. Nine settings that turn a small camera into a cinema rig.
$10 USD
Exposure · Sensor
ISO Guide
How ISO shapes noise, dynamic range and your final image. Native ISO, dual gain, and when to push the sensor versus when to add light instead.
$10 USD
Exposure · Motion
Shutter Speed Guide
The 180 degree rule, why it matters, and when to break it. How shutter angle defines motion blur and gives footage that unmistakable film quality.
$10 USD
Light · Setup
Lighting Guide
Natural light, artificial light, and how to shape both. Key, fill, backlight, and the logic behind building a clean exposure on set.
$10 USD
Camera · Movement
Stabilisation Guide
Tripod, gimbal, handheld, slider. The right tool for the right shot, and how to keep motion intentional instead of accidental.
$10 USD
Lens · Exposure
Aperture Guide
F-stops, depth of field, and the relationship between aperture and light. Control focus separation, manage exposure without touching ISO, and choose the right aperture for every shot.
$10 USD
Post · Delivery
DaVinci Export Guide
Render and export settings in DaVinci Resolve. Codecs, bit depth, colour space and the delivery presets that keep your final files clean from timeline to client.
$10 USD
02Colour Lab
ColourLab
Where the guides end, the lab begins. A DaVinci Resolve power grade built for real client work. Separated nodes, dialled in, ready to drop on the timeline.
Power Grade
The grade I run on most client work. A complete DaVinci Resolve power grade with separated nodes for exposure, contrast, colour balance, skin tone, and final look. Drop it on the timeline, dial it in, ship the cut.
USD$99One Time
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