Hellbound Glory Music Video (shot on Nikon D800)

Asa

Asa

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Hello folks,

Haven't been on this forum in a while as I sold my DVX100a a few years ago. But now that SLR video quality is getting acceptable, I'm starting to get back into film projects. Here's my latest effort - an ultra low-budget, last minute, shoestring production shot with a Nikon D800 and Sigma 24-70 2.8. Hope you enjoy it...comments welcome:

 
Nice cinematography. D800 is a great camera and you have shown that you can make something that doesn't look like it was shot on video. I'm not a pixel peeper so I didn't put it under a microscope, I just watched and enjoyed. :-)
 
ripupthehwy said:
Nice cinematography. D800 is a great camera and you have shown that you can make something that doesn't look like it was shot on video. I'm not a pixel peeper so I didn't put it under a microscope, I just watched and enjoyed. :-)
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Thanks, appreciate the comment. I agree - the D800 is amazing. I was pretty impressed with the output.
 
well done, nice desaturated colour, it seems no videoish!
any info about workflow? record internal cards or external recorder?
thank to share!
 
arturrito said:
well done, nice desaturated colour, it seems no videoish!
any info about workflow? record internal cards or external recorder?
thank to share!
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I don't have an external recorder yet (it's on the wishlist) so this was recorded to card at 24p. All editing/color correction was done in Premier CS6. Thanks for the comment!
 
lookin for a Nikon camera, unfortunately I can´t afford a D800, but a D7100 seems affordable.
your video is a good proof of purchase, amazing pleasant gradations, and colours. Sounds good if your footage was done internal.
I have a Pix240, so, you have the camera and I´ve the recorder!!! funny world.
 
Pix240 looks like a nice recorder. I want to get something along those lines eventually...the difference in uncompressed output is pretty impressive. No idea if it works the same way on the D7100 as far as output, but I will say that it might be worth the extra to go to the D600 instead just because of the full-frame sensor. If you shoot Nikon, and especially if you're shooting a lot of stills with the same camera (commercial photo studio is my day gig) it's a switch you'll eventually have to make as the full-frame sensors come down in price, and it was really a pain replacing all my DX format lenses with new ones.
 
I would not recommend the D600 for video, its really not as good as the D800. The D7100 seems really good with a clean picture. For video I would say the D5200, D7100 or the D800 are the best cameras in the Nikon lineup with quite a good stretch.
 
stokstad said:
I would not recommend the D600 for video, its really not as good as the D800. The D7100 seems really good with a clean picture. For video I would say the D5200, D7100 or the D800 are the best cameras in the Nikon lineup with quite a good stretch.
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Thanks for the input - I thought the D600 provided roughly the same video performance as the D800 but as I don't own the D600 I'm not intimately familiar with it. I've thought about picking one up as a backup body. By a couple of quick google searches, the only drawback I see is one mention of difficulty with the HDMI output. Anything else you're aware of?
 
Asa said:
Thanks for the input - I thought the D600 provided roughly the same video performance as the D800 but as I don't own the D600 I'm not intimately familiar with it. I've thought about picking one up as a backup body. By a couple of quick google searches, the only drawback I see is one mention of difficulty with the HDMI output. Anything else you're aware of?
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The biggest issue for me is the alaiasing and moire being significantly more present. Other than that its the aperture control not functioning in live view and no histogram in live view (i love having the histogram in the D800).
 
stokstad said:
The biggest issue for me is the alaiasing and moire being significantly more present. Other than that its the aperture control not functioning in live view and no histogram in live view (i love having the histogram in the D800).
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Thanks for the additional info, good to know!
 
Asa said:
Hello folks,

an ultra low-budget, last minute, shoestring production
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Wow, such nice work! "..last minute.." work... talk about impressive.

1) Out of curiosity, you say you're looking into an external recorder. Through your research, are you debating between getting a Ninja 2, or a Blackmagic Hyperdeck 2? I was wondering if you knew if the uncompressed from the BM would be better than the Ninja's ProRes HQ?

2) Your low light scene in the video at 3:00, at the sign. It looks good without noise. From your use with the D800, what's the max ISO you're using (or are you using a denoiser, also?) with this camera? I've seen comparisons on youtube with Canon's 5D Mark III, and boy, Canon has great low light noise characteristics compared to the D800. I have the D800, and I'm bummed by that fact.
 
Huy said:
Wow, such nice work! "..last minute.." work... talk about impressive.

1) Out of curiosity, you say you're looking into an external recorder. Through your research, are you debating between getting a Ninja 2, or a Blackmagic Hyperdeck 2? I was wondering if you knew if the uncompressed from the BM would be better than the Ninja's ProRes HQ?

2) Your low light scene in the video at 3:00, at the sign. It looks good without noise. From your use with the D800, what's the max ISO you're using (or are you using a denoiser, also?) with this camera? I've seen comparisons on youtube with Canon's 5D Mark III, and boy, Canon has great low light noise characteristics compared to the D800. I have the D800, and I'm bummed by that fact.
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Hi there, thanks for your post...I actually hadn't seen the Hyperdeck 2 yet! I'm on a budget so the Hyperdeck is an attractive option. I think the defining thing for me is whether I can use an HDMI splitter or similar in order to still use my field monitor. ***EDIT: Hyperdeck has HDMI out, just need to find out if it will output as it records...

Regarding the low light scene, I can't remember exactly what ISO I was using there. But I don't think I went over 400ISO on that project...don't hold me to that, though, as it's been a while since it was shot. I will say, however, that I'm confident I could get that shot with a pretty wide range of ISOs...it is all about waiting for the right moment between twilight and glow from the sign.
 
Its sharp and it looks good. But it doesn't look filmic and the colors don't do it for me.
 
EDV said:
Its sharp and it looks good. But it doesn't look filmic and the colors don't do it for me.
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Thanks for watching. It seems the definition of 'filmic' is pretty subjective...what works for one doesn't work for another. There isn't a whole lot of color grading in it, but there is some. We were definitely trying for a warm-tone desaturated look.
 
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