Format advice for upcoming shoot?

[Niels Neeskens]

Hey everyone,

I have an upcoming shoot for a commercial for national Television, so a big deal for me. The shoot is going to be in a studio (normally for photography) with the use of a white background (round wall I think it's called). Just like in the MAC vs. PC commercials.

I am going to shoot in HD with the Letus 35 extreme and it's going to be wide-shots and close-ups but not to much movement in it. I will use a 32 G and 4GB P2 card (4 GB just because I have it . I am still in doubt about which format I will use and there are no request from the client.

720p/50p, 720p/25p, 1080i/50i or 1080i/25p? What format would you recommend for this shoot?

 

[wgzn]

if youre shooting on a white background, you wont see much benefit from the letus. as there is no "depth" to your "field" in the first place

; )

 

[Niels Neeskens]

haha correct, but there will be close-ups of detail shots in it too, so the benefit will be in those shots. It's not so professional to go backwards with the camera to achieve this effect. Plus, it's a big company, so the bigger the camera, the better. It's still a world full of bluffs

 

[DJDecay]

If the commercial is airing in on TV in HD shoot 1080pA25 - but it's best to ask the agency or post as to what they want. If it does not involve any over cranking you don't need 720, if they *wan't snappy, TV show like motion* and wont paint a lot of text or graphics over it then 1080i50 is for you. P.S. Some of the best broadcast folks I worked with - states side came from Netherlands - so your stations might be "more strict" than you might think .

 

[Niels Neeskens]

Thanks for that DJ, I am going to get that info.