music video look w/o film

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getyoursnackon

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ok, so I'm gonna shoot a couple music videos in the near future on extremely low budget ($500 each, probably used mostly to rent lighting and gaffing equipment) so really can't afford to rent an ARRI or panavision.. and enough film and blah blah blah

so looking to shoot on digital -- the clients however, want the same effect which can be achieved on film

examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-S0wKuSKoc (pfx-p panaflex)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNPg2j4B1r4 (ARRI ?)


probably going to be using a dvx-100b or the equivalent since they don't need to be shot on HD really (unless you guys think it'd make that much of a difference?)

the big factors for getting the effect are.. shallow depth of field (Letus35 or Redrock), gamma/color grading (Magic Bullet), and lighting

BUT, even with such, the clips ive seen on digital still don't really have that look .. so is it possible (and should I endeavor to try it out, or waste of time?)
 
Not sure about this (and feel free to correct me), but I thought I heard when I visited local Musique Plus (a brother of Canada's Much Music but in Quebec), they said that they usually only accept music videos in HD or film, and rarely SD. But not sure as I've heard of a local music video company that's shot with a DVX to match some film footage they had...

Also, you should look into 35mm adapters to help give that film look.
 
i haven't consulted yet, but you're probably right on the HD-only thing (dvx-100b is only better since i can borrow one for free)

http://www.laurentking.com/commercial/ikea-test/ - Sony F900, looks nice but just so extremely sterile ...

I want that bleached, film-motion, not such sterile looking material (another good example would be the new Miami Vice movie, shot on digital .. yuck)
 
It's not about the digital camera you use, but how you use it. Well a better camera can help I suppose. To get rid of that digital look you do a few things. You shoot at a lower shutter speed, like 1/60, you shoot at 24 fps rather than 30, you focus on lighting and DoF, and now you can put on 35mm adapters, which IMO help a lot and give a very shallow DoF and makes it look like film rather than pixels.
 
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