Getting the most out of my HVX200

[ZtilongZ]

Hello people!

(Im from Norway so pardon my language in advance)

I have a Panasonic HVX200, and for a long while now, I have just visited and watched the uploads from other members.

I have a little question about my footage...
It is a lot of good work in here, and I have started to wonder why I don´t get the same results...
My images always seem so dull and flat, is it only lightning that is the key? I just use ambient light when I´m filming now.

I know that alot of you are using a 35mm adapter, but this could not be all... I mean, i get the right focus, but it feels like it´s something missing in the shots...

It just don´t look as good as the media in the HVX-Frame grabs section...
Do you have any tips or ideas so I can improve my skills?
Shooting with Firestoredisk, P2 footage... 720 and 1080

- Regards from Norway :)

[twerp]

Well, the HVX in most indoor ambient light settings looks pretty terrible. if i'm lighting an interior scene i'm going to light it, and i'm going to light it well. the HVX LOVES light. the more light you have, the better your image is going to look. but this also depends on HOW you light it. you can't just point all your lights on the subject your shooting. try renting different kinds of lights for your shoots and experimenting with them. i am a huge fan of soft light. get a few arri open face 1 and 2k's and put chimera soft banks on them. you will get some beautiful looking light. HMI's through a window, with a little bit of haze always look really good too. if you're in a small space like a bathroom, try renting some kino's! also, always make sure you're white and black balancing before you shoot a scene.

personally, i feel 35 mm adapters look WAY too soft 90% of the time. i've seen very few people able to get sharp looking images out of them. you can achieve shallow depth of of field with a stock lens, that generally, if done right, look just as good as any 35mm adapter.

post production color grading is also a HUGE part of making your film look more professional, and the way you want it to!

just go shoot, all of the time. try new things, you can only get better.