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Dre

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Hey all, Let me start by saying that this is a great forum, I've learned a lot and it's helped me choose to rent the dvx100A(Though I'll eventually buy it) over the XL-2.

I got a question about getting the image to look a certain color. I'm planning on filming a short film that needs a deep warm tone, kind of like "Traffic". How much can the panasonic accomplish in getting that tone without any filters and post production. And also, what are some major mistakes that you guys have made when first using this camera.(I'm only going to have it for a week and I don't want to make too many mistakes.)

Thanks A Lot Everyone.

Edit -Damn I meant to post this on the technical board. Can somebody move this?
 
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Well, you can play around with the settings and see what you get. I would think the easiest way would be to white balance to a piece of paper that has that warm tone you're looking for. You could also get a filter that would provide this look as well.
 
Actually Oneinfiniteloop, you wouldn't want to WB on a card with that warm tone, it'll take the orange/red out of the picture. If that's the route you were going, you'd want a slightly blue card (See Warm Cards). Barry's suggestion will be an easier way of doing that. Mistakes? Us? Never...ok, maybe.:) If you're shooting on the 100A without a field monitor, watch your edges. The viewfinder and LCD only display overscan (basically TV Safe), if you're not careful, you'll end up with lightstands and booms in your shots that you won't see until you edit. Hope that helps.
-Ryan
 
The biggest mistake... First, always gaff tape your scene file dial in place. That thing MOVES!

Second, learn to minimize noise: CineLike gamma (not D or V) and normal matrix.

Third, balance your LCD to a monitor, when I got my camera it was displaying a very bright and contrasty picture, it didn't help me in judging exposure...

Cheers!
 
HybridCreations said:
Actually Oneinfiniteloop, you wouldn't want to WB on a card with that warm tone, it'll take the orange/red out of the picture. If that's the route you were going, you'd want a slightly blue card (See Warm Cards).
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Thanks for the correction...I was thinking backwards.

Duh!:eek:
 
Make yourself a 'Shoot Checklist'. A checklist that you can use before each shot. Some items on the list might be:

1. Secure the mount
2. Check the battery
3. Scene File
4. Exposure - ND, Iris, Shutter
5. White Balance (or 'Warm Card Balance')
6. Gain? Off?

... etc.
 
Thanks for the replies, I wasn't planning on getting a monitor but it looks like I will now. I want this film to look as nice as possible.
 
man if your using a mic make sure that the channels on the cam are switched to the mics one. and also make sure that gain is set to L, unless you really don't have enough lights, because u might not realise and the footage wont turn out nearly as good.
 
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