Filming in the daytime with dvx100a

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Arisca

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Hello to all!
i just bought a brand new dvx100a and its the best. i have one problem though!! can anyone tell me what are the settings to put it on when filming 24fps during the day time to get that movie feel? also what setting would be good for night shooting? my goal is to shoot a small film and not get that video feel. Please help!!!!!
 
I think this has been covered many times here but this would be a short synopsis: First you will want to invest in a good fluid head and solid tripod. You won't get the film look if you hand hold and are shaky. If you are shooting outdoors, a polarizer really adds alot to the imaging. You asked about "movie feel" so you will want to limit your use of zooming in and out (called tromboning). And perhaps most of all do NOT shoot your closeups at the widest focal length. This is what news videographers do and we all know how THAT looks. So choose a focal length around normal (50 or 60mm) and keep it there. You may be tempted to use the zoom to get everything in the shot but resist the urge! Turn off the camera and reset the focal length to the desired angle. In the long run your video will look better.
 
Another thing would be to watch your exposure or zebras - try not to overexpose - this is easy to do if you have the cine' gamma on - especially outside. Seeing some zebras at 80IRE are ok but try not to have any zebras showing at 100% IRE. Actually facial tones should come in around 60-70max IRE.
 
zebra's

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jonnyh1968 said:
Another thing would be to watch your exposure or zebras - try not to overexpose - this is easy to do if you have the cine' gamma on - especially outside. Seeing some zebras at 80IRE are ok but try not to have any zebras showing at 100% IRE. Actually facial tones should come in around 60-70max IRE.
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Damn tricky shoot when doing a documentary about zebra's
 
Outdoor daytime try setting Chroma to +5 and Master Ped to -5. dsjecta of pinelakefilms mentioned those were his most consistant settings on his faq and ever since adopting them myself I have to say... thanks dsjecta :D

As for nighttime shooting? Anyone got an answer? I can't imagine the dvx can do all that much at night, especially at 24p. What about shooting day for night? I dunno.

I had a chance to shoot four identical night shots next to a pd-170 and the pd just blew the dvx out of the water for low lux. I mean... yeah. I knew that. But seeing it... yeesh.

Ive never tried to get a non-video feel out of my dvx (just the nature of what i do) but I would imagine that, besides the advice given above, being able to manipulate depth of field would help to set you apart from video. Read up on the forum about these 35mm adapters people are using to achieve shallow depth of field.
 
isn't a big part of the low light performance because of the shutter speed/24p exposure vs. the faster shutter speed of 60i?

ie. with 24p/48 shutter setting you are letting in half the light if you were shooting at 60i?

i mean you could test it easy enough by shooting footage in the same location/time of night/lighting with both the f1 and f6 settings.

i knew about this issue before i choose the dvx-100a and that was on of the answers i saw.

matthew
 
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