Saving Private Ryan - Shutter Speed

drummerboy678

drummerboy678

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I know this used to be a sticky thread at the top of this forum (I'm assuming it got lost with the new updates). If someone could direct me to that post, I'll be glad to just use that.

We're shooting a movie with a chase scene through the woods... I'd love to use a similar shutter to Saving Private Ryan, and was wondering which one that would be?

In the film 'field theory' (http://www.deadkidzfilms.com/), they use a similar shutter, and I want to simulate that look. (Hope this OK referencing other peoples films).

If someone could explain shutter speeds a little, that would be awesome.

Anyways, help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance
 
Basically, higher shutter speed = more jittery look. To me, after you get past 120 shutter speed they pretty much all look the same. So in short, Higher shutter = more jitter, lower shutter = more motion blur/smearing. What I would do is use a 120 shutter, and open up for iris as much as possible. The downside to using a higher shutter speed is it doesn't allow as much light to be shown in the image, because the "shutter" isnt open as long. Make sure and shoot with your iris open, because most likely in the woods it will be dimmer light. You could even take the shutter down to 60...
 
Great, thanks for the help guys... We're shootin in the woods, 24Pa, so I'll probably need all the light I can get... We'll be sure to experiment before, but probably 120 should be about right.

Thanks for the explanation
 
I photography/videography/cinematography there are 3 main concepts that alter DOF.

Aperture, Focal length, and distance from subject to camera.

The more telephoto your focal length, the shallower your DOF. Wider focal length gives greater DOF.

An opened up iris of say f-2.0, the shallower DOF. A stopped down iris of say f-16 gives greater DOF.

The closer you are to the subject, the less DOF. Shooting further away from your subject gives greater DOF.

Use these rules to guide you in creatively designing your shots for your desired look. One thing that will make you understand these things is to maybe take a photography course. The principals are the same, and it's fun. :)

Hope this helps.
 
Funny - seems to work fine for me when I posted it and just now as well. Try cutting and pasting it into your browser address window if clicking doesn't work.
 
I thought this thread was about shutter speed and getting the *Jitter* effect? How did it turn into another DOF tutorial? Well from everything I've read....most people have suggested using a 1/250 shutter or higher. You just need alot more light. Supposedly it would yield similar results to 28 days later, Saving Ryan's Private, Black Hawk Down, etc. ~reservoir~
 
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