4K virtual two camera shoots for interviews. Thoughts?

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Pgale

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I've long been wanting the compressed 4K on the O7Q to enable me to start filming interviews in 4K and being able to produce a 'virtual' two camera shoot by simply cropping. Final delivery in HD. I've not done this with 4K RAW as I simply don't have the space on my SSDs for the kind if durations we typically record during interviews. Itching to try though.

So I was wondering if anyone does this yet in 4K RAW? Any observations, hints and tips? How good a result can you get from a setup where the POV is obviously the same rather than having two physically separated cameras?

How good is a 4K image scaled to HD in something like Premiere Pro CC compared to the O7Q 4K2HD mode?

Also just musing on how effective a two person interview would be if it was framed wide to fit both people and then cropped into individual closer shots in the edit? Obviously doing the framing to some extent in post will lose some of the dynamic feel of slight camera movement etc. But I could see benefits maybe for the two person interview where they're rapidly bouncing of each other and a single camera shoot might miss something.

Thoughts or experiences?
 
Its always a compromise. I would never do it on purpose because the DOF just looks wrong. The sharpness is ok when delivering in HD.
 
Ah yes of course - I wasn't thinking about DOF - particularly with the larger sensor and faster lenses, that would be a definite give-away.
 
The 4K interview thing is done all the time these days. RAW would kill you for interviews, but I have a number of people contact me about shooting an interview in 4K just so they can crop it and essentially get 2 different shots. But I tell them that we can't do it until 4K Compressed comes out. About 2 months ago, we did the 4K interview thing with an F55 as A-Cam (for re-cropping) and FS7Q in 4K2HD.

I would still do a 2 camera setup though, a close up with a B-Cam and the FS700 4K as the wide or medium, then you have the option of punching in, but still have a nice close-up.
 
All the hosting/talking head stuff that Phillip Bloom does in his gear reviews employ this technique. I dare say no one would notice if he didn't point it out.
 
Sorenson said:
All the hosting/talking head stuff that Phillip Bloom does in his gear reviews employ this technique. I dare say no one would notice if he didn't point it out.
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I always wondered about that! Something always looked "off" in the closeup shots. Like the camera angle was impossible or something for 2 cameras.
 
Not a fan of that video at all TBH.

Interesting writeup though, although a bit Sony salesy.
 
Sorenson said:
All the hosting/talking head stuff that Phillip Bloom does in his gear reviews employ this technique. I dare say no one would notice if he didn't point it out.
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I saw it without knowing about the technique he used and I had the indefinite feeling sth was wrong. It's probably the two shots but one angle that's irritating. I use a BMPCC for close up shots. No big invest, no sound needed (which would be the week point) and BMD film is easy to match with 7Q slog from my experience.
 
OK, I agree that if you only have one camera this technique can be useful. And particularly when a slow creep in is called for, this would be a good technique. But remember, when you make a cut, it's still a jump cut. It has the same perspective. When you can do it, I think it's far better to use two or more cameras.
 
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