Best settings in Clubs with not much light

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bounce187

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Hi,

here is your german Friend with the bad english.

Im searching for the best settings for clubs.

I dont like to shoot with a led-light because without a led light the videos have more club-atmosphere.

i am aware, that s-log has the best dynamic range but for the best results s-log must overexpose about 1-2 stops and that ist nearly impossible with so bad club-light (except i go to ISO 80.000).

so i need a picture profile that works good for me in ISO 6400 - 12800 with a high dynamic range and good for postproduction. a profile where i can a little bit underexposed without much noise.

i hope so much that you understand what i mean :D.

you all are very friendy to me. thank you so much!

best wishes
johannes
 
The most important thing is: make sure you set WB at 5000ºK or higher, or you'll get the nasty blue clip thing.

Also, I wouldn't try to get the image "properly exposed". Clubs are dark so the video has to look dark. I shot this with my 5N at ISO 1600 and f/2.0, and then had to bring the image down in post!! Since I use slog overexposed 1 stop, if I had to shoot that again with the a7s I would probably go for ISO 6400 and f/4.0.
 
^ Well, it depends on how you want the bright spots to look.

Regarding underexposure: I wouldn't be worried in this case, you're probably going to push the mids down to keep a "club" look and that will clean most of that noise. If you can afford a test before the shoot, I think it would be a very good idea. Try every option and see what you like.
 
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