C300: Nightclub

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I asked this in a thread I created a long time ago, but thought it would work better here since I am using the C300.

I shot three nightclubs and loved it. I am completely hooked and want to do it again and again.
They are just being edited, so I got nothing to show yet.
I have another few upcoming ones this weekend.

I shot with 1/48 shutter and 1/12 shutter to give some weird effects too.
I also shot 60fps slow motion.

Im wondering about the camera settings:
-Should I stick with 1/48 shutter or will I be okay to drop the shutter a bit to obtain more light?
-What ISO setting would you not go beyong?
-Should I stick with C-Log or use WDR?
-My white balance looks best around 5500K or higher in night clubs. But I tend to stick it around there.

Largest I have is f/2.8.
People are suggesting f/1.4, but even with a 2.8 its hard to keep focus most of the times. So I dont think 1.4 will be good.


First stuff I shot looked really bad. It was very noisy and ugly.
And I wasnt even shooting extreme ISOs. Maybe around 6400 at most?
I realized I didnt black balance before shooting, could that be a big reason why its so noisy? -- Still, I've seen other footage where it was in dark situations and not as noisy.
 
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Shoot 1.4 is not that bad. It takes some practice, but you will learn to adjust. It will give you more light. I usually like to stick to the 180 shutter rule regardless of lighting.
Here is a video I shot with Rokinon 35mm 1.4 and C100.
It's not a night club, but there were some scenes where it was dark and the 1.4 really helped.

https://vimeo.com/81073995
 
Setting your white balance to tungsten 3200K will get the right colours from the lights. Club lights are usually between 2600 - 3200K.

If there is a mix of tungsten and LED in the clubs set yr white balance to 4000K

If you don't want to bring your ISO up to much you could change your shutter from 180 to 360, you won't notice to much motion blur if your not looking for it and you will gain an extra stop of light.

Also try f1.8 over f1.4 to help with chasing focus
 
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