Kamera

Tokyo is 50 Hz — 1/60 and 1/120 flicker under lights.

Switch

Smoother motion / 2× slow
50p · 1/100
Real slow-mo
4K 100–240p · daylight only
3× tele
D-Log — D-Log 2 is 1× only
Too dark for D-Log 2
Low-light mode
Bright sun
ND16 · harsh sun ND64 · ND256 rarely
Reels / Shorts
4K horizontal, crop in edit (vertical = 3K)
Exposure pumping
Hold finger on screen = lock
Zoom
1× · 3× · 6× only (2× and 12× are digital)
Quick family clip
10-bit Normal, no grade needed

Story

RevealClose→Mid→Wide
EstablishWide→Mid→Close
Per place
5–6 shots, not 1 — depth over breadth
Arrive
Walk in: gate, door, first step
Detail
Hands, food, ticket gate, sign, texture
Action
Something happens: train in, bars drop, grill flares
Leave
Walk out, or exit the frame
Sound
10 s ambient, nobody talking
Every shot
Hold 10–20 s, gimbal still

Moves

Default
Static hold
Something moves
Pan with it — never pan empty
Show height
Tilt up
Emphasis
Slow push in
End a scene
Pull out
Train / bus
Window shot, camera still, city moves
Depth
Something close in foreground
Low angle
Magnet on railing, or tripod on ground
Isolate / compress
3× tele
Transition
Pass behind pole or person → cut
Crowds, clouds
Timelapse, camera locked down

Night

Lens
1× only — bigger sensor
Zoom
Never digital
Light
Neon is enough; fill light for faces/food only
LED boards, signs
1/50, check playback before leaving
Slow-mo
No — bands under street light
Cleaner image
Lock it down (magnet/tripod), keep ISO low
Still too dark
Low-light mode (no D-Log 2)

Sky

Exposure
Normal, judged on LUT preview — never underexpose log
Daylight
ND to keep 1/50 at ISO 100
Into the sun
Expose for the sky; sun disc clips anyway
Diamond Fuji · 5 Dec 16:07
3× tele → D-Log, not 2
Golden
Last hour before ~16:30 sunset
Blue hour
~16:30–17:00

Places

Train bridge
Wide static from bank, train crosses frame; then 3×
Rail crossing
Bars + bell = action + sound; close-up of lights
Station
Board (1/50), gate detail, train arriving, hold as crowd flows
Alley / yokochō
Low angle, lanterns in foreground, walk-in
Izakaya
Grill, pour, steam; fill light close
River at sunset
Static wide, let the light change
Big crossing
High spot + timelapse
Shrine / temple
Go early; often no filming inside
Tripods
Not in stations, temples, crowds
撮影禁止
No filming
Strangers
Ask, or keep them wide
Places list → tokyo.vukodev.com

Edit

Start
Pick music first — it sets the structure
Order
Calm shots early, busy city as music builds
Cuts
On or just before the beat; let some breathe
Transitions
Straight cuts; dissolve = time passing
Grade
Fix first, LUT last: D-Log 2 to Vivid to Rec.709
Sky
Gradient window in its own node
Saturation
HSV, go easy — skies band

Nightly