Why The DJI Ronin 4D Is a Cinematic REVOLUTION.

Curren Sheldon September 29, 2025
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Curren Sheldon

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Hello, I'm Curren. I'm an ASC Award-winning Cinematographer and Academy-Award nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker who loves making films and sharing my experience doing so. I am the director of photography and co-producer of the award-winning documentary "King Coal", as well as the director of photography and producer on the Netflix Original Documentaries "Heroin(e)" and "Recovery Boys." I have also been the co-director of photography on HBO's "Phoenix Rising," Freeform's "Keep This Between Us." My feature directorial debut, "Country Brawlers" premiered in 2024 and my micro-budget feature "Beat Down" premieres soon.

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NOT sponsored by DJI. But thank you to VILTROX for sponsoring my short film and a collection of BTS, including this video. Viltrox Raze Lenses for Ronin 4D. use code CURRENSHELDON for 5% off: https://viltrox.com/products/af-full-frame-lens-set-dl-mount-for-ronin-4d?_pos=1&_psq=raze&_ss=e&_v=1.0&ref=hjlboabz Ronin 4D-8K: https://bhpho.to/4fYx1at DJI Ronin 4D Flex Extension Unit: https://bhpho.to/4nfId6k DJI Ronin 4D TX2 Video Transmitter: https://bhpho.to/42aEE94 -- 0:00 - This. Changes. Everything. 0:27 - Film That Changed Filmmaking 1:20 - Enter the Ronin 4D 1:44 - What Is the Ronin 4D? 2:28 - R4D Integration: Follow Focus, Transmitter, Gimbal, etc 4:10 - R4D vs Steadicam on Big Budget Films 6:16 - How the Ronin 4D Has Changed How I Work 7:28 - R4D is a True Cinema Camera 7:56 - Cons + Unjustified Complaints 8:25 - Lenses for Ronin 4D + Viltrox Raze 10:22 - The Future of Camera Movement in Cinema