alignment1
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Take a look at some of the fest movies that people here have made. There are links to their threads that explain all about their production process from concept to delivery- most which include the type of cam they used, settings, add-ons, set design, lighting, and post work. There are quite a few that use the DVX100B, and the picture quality is fantastic for SD.
I got my DVX100B a year ago and this place has been a wealth of knowledge!! It's helped me out tremendously. The fest threads are great and informative--and like these guys are saying, you gotta give it time.
Try some different locations i.e. indoor lighting, outdoors, Close-up shots/wide shots, still life shots(natural scenics)/action oriented (busy city streets). Switching up and varying your location may help to show you the different capablities of your cam. Once you've grown tired of 'run&gunning' these locations, hit them all again another day, with different 'scene settings' in the cam. Now, you may start to recognize some of the abilites that the DVX has to offer.
Achieving the 'film look' can be a convoluted statement- if you're looking for that image quality that has that rich buttery texture with the 24fps (film speed) look then yes, you can achieve that with the DVX100. You can even manipulate the cam to throw that 16mm grain if you have good control of lighting, and a decent NLE.
The HVX is a whole different monster- now you're talking HD, P2 cards, P2 card reader/store. A lot more drive space used. And a few clicks up in the budget. It's a great cam- my producer uses HVX it's beautiful, but he shot for a few years on the DVX100A and it served him well doing long-from docs, and action sports TV half-hours.
If you're just getting into cinematography(I use this term loosely), then consider yourself lucky to be in posession of one of the 'GREATS'. The DVX100 is a gem, treasure it, learn it, love it.
Z
Take a look at some of the fest movies that people here have made. There are links to their threads that explain all about their production process from concept to delivery- most which include the type of cam they used, settings, add-ons, set design, lighting, and post work. There are quite a few that use the DVX100B, and the picture quality is fantastic for SD.
I got my DVX100B a year ago and this place has been a wealth of knowledge!! It's helped me out tremendously. The fest threads are great and informative--and like these guys are saying, you gotta give it time.
Try some different locations i.e. indoor lighting, outdoors, Close-up shots/wide shots, still life shots(natural scenics)/action oriented (busy city streets). Switching up and varying your location may help to show you the different capablities of your cam. Once you've grown tired of 'run&gunning' these locations, hit them all again another day, with different 'scene settings' in the cam. Now, you may start to recognize some of the abilites that the DVX has to offer.
Achieving the 'film look' can be a convoluted statement- if you're looking for that image quality that has that rich buttery texture with the 24fps (film speed) look then yes, you can achieve that with the DVX100. You can even manipulate the cam to throw that 16mm grain if you have good control of lighting, and a decent NLE.
The HVX is a whole different monster- now you're talking HD, P2 cards, P2 card reader/store. A lot more drive space used. And a few clicks up in the budget. It's a great cam- my producer uses HVX it's beautiful, but he shot for a few years on the DVX100A and it served him well doing long-from docs, and action sports TV half-hours.
If you're just getting into cinematography(I use this term loosely), then consider yourself lucky to be in posession of one of the 'GREATS'. The DVX100 is a gem, treasure it, learn it, love it.
Z
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