Mont Royal and Horses. T2I/550D Test. 18-55mm stock lens.

smokingmonki

smokingmonki

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Just made a test shot on a cloudy morning. 18-55mm lens. 24p. iso400. shutter 1250.
Check in hd for better quality. let me know what you think.


 
First things first: get a good tripod. It was hard to watch to the end for several reasons, and this is one of them. The hand-held work here is terribly unstable. Attempts to "pan" are all over the map with the camera moving up and down erratically, and the focus keeps wandering at odd times.

Why 1/1250 shutter? Was this an intentional choice? The high-shutter-speed look isn't an every day kind of tool. If it was the only way to keep proper exposure, it may be time to invest in some ND filters. 1/60 should be your target shutter speed.

And why, oh why, ISO 400? Always use the lowest ISO you can. Dropping to ISO 100 would allow for a slower shutter speed.

The edit was long and meandering. It didn't really tell a story, and felt like it was running in circles (the same kinds of shots over and over). We started around a building, then moved away to an overlook of the city, then back to the building (with shots and angles that we'd already seen a few times), and then... where did the horses come from? Are they on the same property? There is nothing visual that transitions us to that spot, and nothing to let us know where we've suddenly gone. Are the two places related at all? I think, for what it is, this video could have been done in half the time. 5:30 was a lot to watch.

The experiments with slow-motion were also randomly timed and seemed to have no motivation other than "hey, let's put some slow-mo in here." The camera has a 720p/60 setting that can be used for much better slow-mo, if you really feel that you need it.

The music change was abrupt and unwarranted. And I'm sure you have the copyright clearance to use that music, right?
 
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thanx for the criticism. I did not had my tripod with me so decided to film hand held. i knew it was going to be terrible but i am just making a test shot. iso was at 400 because it was a very cloudy day, i know its better the lowest iso but with iso 200 could not see anything. the horses are on the same property so i just filmed them too. I didn't tried to tell a story or make good edit, I added the slowmotion just to see how it would look.. just some random shots to see how t2i looked.

anyways, thanks a lot for the advices. I will make a better video this weekend on the same spot.
 
smokingmonki said:
iso was at 400 because it was a very cloudy day, i know its better the lowest iso but with iso 200 could not see anything.
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Okay, but your shutter was at 1/1250 which is unnecessary. Dropping the shutter speed down would allow for a lower ISO.
 
ok. i will re-shoot this on a sunny day with a tripod. low iso. and low shutter. by the way, what exactly ND filters will do to the image? I'm not sure about it.
 
Neutral Density (ND) filters reduce the overall amount of light coming into the camera.

These are helpful when you want a specific aperture and shutter speed, but there's so much light that the image will be overexposed at those settings. When that happens, the solution is to add ND filtering, which comes in ratings like 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, etc. but may also be referred to as ND3, ND6, ND12, etc. Each rating tells you how many stops of light loss that filter will have.

ND 0.3 = 1 stop
ND 0.4 = 1.3 stops
ND 0.6 = 2 stops
ND 0.8 = 2.6 stops
ND 0.9 = 3 stops
ND 1.2 = 4 stops
ND 1.8 = 6 stops
 
+10 to ND filters for daytime shooting. a must IMO.


Video was a bit random.. not really sure what to critique since it was random.. If you were looking for some critiquing then i'd agree w/ what C2V said.. otherwise.. looks ok, but I have a t2i so i know what it looks like.. Do get ND though.. just do it..
 
smokingmonki said:
seems nd filters are pretty important. will get them.
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I'd start with either 3, 6, and 9 or 6, 9, and 12. You can always double them up if you need more filtering. Just don't get cheap filters... Schneider, B+W, or Tiffen are your best bets.

There are variable ND faders... ND filters that provide anywhere from 3 to 8 stops of filtering, adjusted by rotating the filter. Some people love them and some people hate them. I have one, and it's never given me as many issues as other people have reported. Your mileage may vary (pun intended). Singh-Ray is good but pricey. Light Craft Workshop (LCW) is affordable, and I've found them to be just fine.
 
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