C300: Filming Black & White

anatusa

anatusa

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Hello guys

i ve been asked to film black and white (monochrome), but i never did it before, so i wonder what would be the best settings for that? Would be great to hear about your experience!
as far as i understand there are no special settings for it in c300? so should i just do custom picture profile for it?

Regards
 
I would shoot it in color and have a monitor with you, turn the color off, and light and compose from there......remember, a great idea on the set is often not a great idea in post.

Jim martin
EVSonline.com
 
anatusa said:
i ve been asked to film black and white (monochrome)
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Did you really have to clarify that black and white means monochrome? DVXUser isn't that pedantic, is it? :)

The nice thing about shooting in black and white is that you can screw on colored filters to make certain things brighter or darker. For example, a yellow filter will brighten faces and darken the sky. You might google around for details on the effects of various colors, like red, orange, blue, green, etc. I'm talking about real, glass filters, that you screw onto your lens.
 
combatentropy said:
Did you really have to clarify that black and white means monochrome? DVXUser isn't that pedantic, is it? :)

The nice thing about shooting in black and white is that you can screw on colored filters to make certain things brighter or darker. For example, a yellow filter will brighten faces and darken the sky. You might google around for details on the effects of various colors, like red, orange, blue, green, etc. I'm talking about real, glass filters, that you screw onto your lens.
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i am asking as i never did it. will have to do some testing..... interesting info about the filters, have not though about it...
 
Turn colour/saturation off in a custom profile/paint if there isn't a standard mode. Could one use WDR and turn saturation/colour off? that would be ideal. Or C-log but not in Cinema lock.

About the principle, I do it a lot. Most of the crew disagree, they say do it in post, but I find a certtain charm and discipline and artistic composition when being restricted to working in a luminance rane, it feels like painting with light, literally. Once you try it you'll understand even if it's against common reason.
 
Worst case you shoot in black and white and later decide in post that you actually do want it in color, so then color it like they do with Shirley Temple movies and the like.
 
I still shoot B&W film in my 35mm cameras but I have never shot B&W with a digital camera. Might be interesting.
 
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