DOEI's very first footage with DVX100B

Iskandar

Iskandar

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Hello all!

As I told before somewhere else on DEC 29th I got my new 100B.

On JAN 1st I went wth a friend to try some shots near my home and so to start the new year filming.

I was pretty excited and nervous. You know, I still do not feel comfortable with the 100B. My previous girlfriend... ehm, camera, was a very very small sony handicam, the one to shoot birthday parties and stuff like that...

So the jump is actually big!

I had many troubles with focus and exposure! Also, I was so habit to the sony touchscreen to focus and expose... And that's gone now...

Anyway, for those who still need to check the 100B capabilities (just like me some weeks ago) with this footage you can understand the amazing definition and "honesty" of this camera.

The short has no meaning at all, there is a silly italian old song on the BG.

So, any tech comment is HIGLY welcome! Especially on the WB and the FILM look, wich is very poor in my opinion...

The footage is absolutely CLEAN, no Color Correction at all.


RES: 400X165 - SIZE: 21Mb (<- sorry, cld not compress further without losing definition...)

http://www.kameyabashi.com/taoistmovies/screen.asp?Title=Il%20serpente%20bianco
 
some nice camera moves, did you have a dolly or some type of steadicam device? most of the shots seemed overexposed to me which gives the footage a very video look in my opinion. i like the song... congrats on getting your cam!
 
Tks 4 encouraging comments!

I ll try to control more finely exposure...

and yes, I have used a small and light dolly with tracks in some shots.

So do you think that underexposing (or correctly exposing) will bring me closer to the film look? Or to a warmer final result?
 
I'm new to the DVX myself and I quickly corrected my problem with overexposing by using the Zebra function and a grad filter when necessary. I still have a lot of confidence in my Sekonic, a leftover from my film days. Lot's to learn but then, that's a lot of the fun.

Marlene
 
Tks for replying!
I remember about some zebra when I was in the Betacam manhy years ago. But I was not a cameraman...
Can you tell me if in zebra mode the zebra must NOT appear in the frame or what?
Using zebra how I know I m getting a correctly exposed footage?
 
Iskandar said:
Tks for replying!
I remember about some zebra when I was in the Betacam manhy years ago. But I was not a cameraman...
Can you tell me if in zebra mode the zebra must NOT appear in the frame or what?
Using zebra how I know I m getting a correctly exposed footage?
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With the zebra mode on, it will put diagonal lines through the areas that will be blown out. Of course, this is just in your viewfinder and will not appear in the actual footage. You have to use your own judgement when you stop down to start illiminating some of the zebra pattern. Remember, it's just a guide. Do some testing with it and you will probably find that you really like it. I always keep mine turned on. If you keep your shutter speed at 1/48 and adjust your aperature for exposure (you may need additional ND) you will get more motion blur for more of a film look. I assume if you're going for film look that you are also shooting 24pa with detail setting lowered.

Marlene
 
detailed lowered? why do you suggest this? Most films we see now adays are quite high in definition and detail.
 
Dear Marlene, tks for advice!
Yes I m starting shooting 24p and your suggestions are very welcome.
I ll try using the zebra from now on. And tell me, in your philosophy should the zebra NOT appear at all in your frame? The blown white is something to avoid absolutely? I already noticed that those whites turn a little bluish and that's the video look...

Also, following PaPa, what about lowered detail?
Is that your favourite setting?

Grazie! {Thanks}
 
The zebra is just a guide as to the areas that may be blown out, you may find that if you reduce your exposure to illiminate all zebra that your'e now too underexposed. You have to use your judgement. There are also other ways to achieving correct exposure. I would advise reading Barry Greens book, it's excellent. Barry suggests using Zebra 1 at 80% as an overall exposure guide and Zebra 2 at 100 or 105% to protect against blowouts.
As for detail setting, I find that most video is just too sharp, giving it a video look. By lowering your detail setting it will soften up slightly. Something in the range of -3. Of course this is all to taste and a personal preference, you may like the sharpened look for all I know and prefer to pump up the detail setting. Run some tests.

Marlene
 
there is some nice work here and I echo Marlene statements in regard to the zebras as they are the perfect technical guide to finding the proper exposure. I never used them until my last few shoots and they have proven very beneficial. I keep my zebra #1 at 80 and my #2 at 100 and they provide the perfect bracket for my exposure index.
 
Uh uh. Tks all!
So it seems that I must become used to the diagonal zebra pattern on the screen... I will!
So using Zebra 80 will give me more whites and exposure than Zebra 100? End using Z105 (as I read somewhere) will give me no overexposed spots? becoming darker, though?
Of course I understod that there is not a rule but I have to check the results for each light condition...
 
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