HVX200 National TV AD! Help

[burtonpictures]

So I'm shooting a national TV ad on this HVX200. I have no say in the matter. Grrrrr! Director wants mobility, I say load up a light Red One. I lost the battle, were shooting HVX. I'm fine with that, I just need some help.

I need a clean nice look.

What scene file setting? Gamma? Matrix?

I wanna get the most resolution possible.

Thank you for your help.

Cheers,

Tim

[puredrifting]

Oh well, you can't win 'em all.

If you want the most resolution, shoot 1080 24pA.

If you want the cleanest look, I would say B-press, cine-gamma and cine-like matrix. But keep in mind, the cleanest gamma, which is probably B-Press, is not the flatest gamma, that would be Cine D. Cine D has more detail but most feel that B-Press has less noise/grain so it is a trade off. But a lot of people complain of more grain when using Cine D.

Bottom line, you are shooting a national spot, you will have a setup day and hopefully a test shoot. Are you DP or AC? You need to shoot some charts and evaluate for yourself. If you really want mobility, you will want to recommend the HPX170 over the HVX200, it looks better and is lighter.

Don't be too discouraged, the HVX/HPX are each capable of amazingly great images if you are talented enough to create the incredible images to shoot. 1/3 CCD cameras like light, you will have nowhere near the latitude, cleanliness or resolution you would have on a RED but so what? If you are good, your spot will look amazing the HVX/HPX.

Dan

[TedRR]

And just to make you feel better, many national spots actually add more graininess for effect! They also wobble the camera, jump cut the edits and generally TRY to look like a kid shot it! :beer: They call it the "Edgy Look".
Let us know how it goes.

[heavyG]

I shot a national spot with the HVX at Everest base camp, looked great and played non-stop during the Beijing Olympics.
Sometimes the right camera for the job, isn't the flashy new toy.

As for settings; start with what has already been said and then spend a day shooting and downloading to test your looks.

G.