I need to know something before using my Magic Bullet software. That is, how do I set my camera to assist the look of magic bullet, or do I leave it as basic as possible. I have heard both. For example, I want to do a black and white noir film, and I want really crisp black and white contrasts. Do I set anything on the camera, or do I just let the Bullet work its Magic? Barry Green, you have any advice?
Magic Bullet and the DVX100a
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HorseFilms
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Magic Bullet shouldn't (to my knowledge) have any effect on shutter speed.
As far as the contrasty B&W look, you might want to drop your Master Ped setting. Magic Bullet will do a pretty solid job with just about any camera settings, from my experience.
As far as the contrasty B&W look, you might want to drop your Master Ped setting. Magic Bullet will do a pretty solid job with just about any camera settings, from my experience.
FilmMagic
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I don't think you should really have to use any special settings on the camera. I've done the "film noir" look before and basically all I did was use the "Black and White Crunch" from Magic Bullet and lightened it up just a tad. Throw in some grain and a scratch or two and you've pretty much got it. And that is using basic settings. Hope that helps.
Oh, and as far as the shutter speeds go I've used 1/15,000 on my XL2 and Magic Bullet never had an issue so there shouldn't be a problem there either.
Oh, and as far as the shutter speeds go I've used 1/15,000 on my XL2 and Magic Bullet never had an issue so there shouldn't be a problem there either.
mrblue1022
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I think the most important thing to consider is your lighting. Make sure you keep good contrast. I would suggest shooting some test footage with different lighting setups and camera settings to see how Magic Bullet will respond.
Rob
Rob