Shooting beautiful landscapes on the DVX?

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DoubleIt

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I am planning out a feature for the summer that would involve a lot of increadible, exotic landscapes. I know nothing about shooting landscapes especially on the DVX. I generally just use my eye but are there things I need to know about shooting it on the DVX to have it look as good, if not better, than real life?
 
Filter are key for great landscapes and skies. You need a lot of them. Can't tell you which because every scene requires different types, but for sure you'll need a set of ND grads and a polarizer. Most likely some corals and red and blue grads, maybe some enhancing or autumn filters as well.

of course a multi-stage matte box.

I like to use resin filters because I can stack filters, as many as four in my two stage matte box. and resin filters are cheap.
 
Icarus2005 said:
Filter are key for great landscapes and skies. You need a lot of them. Can't tell you which because every scene requires different types, but for sure you'll need a set of ND grads and a polarizer. Most likely some corals and red and blue grads, maybe some enhancing or autumn filters as well.

of course a multi-stage matte box.

I like to use resin filters because I can stack filters, as many as four in my two stage matte box. and resin filters are cheap.
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What would be a source for these resin filters ???
Thanks for a reply
Bruce
 
Check B&H for resin filters. You'll deffinetly want to use ND grads and Polarizers to bring out blue sky's and help with contrast. Another thing to keep in mind when shooting landscapes is your horizon line. Always be aware of it, and make sure that it is level in your frame. Off kilter horizons can kill the feel of a scene. Sometimes you can use it creatively, thats just a call you have to make. Depending on what you're shooting too, a wide angle, or a telephoto lense may come in handy too...
 
seriously though, before you buy any filters especially colored ones, Do EXTENSIVE tests with cheap colored saran wrap. because you have to keep in mind that saturating colors is a nono in DV. i learned the hard way shooting under a blue gelled light and a red filter to get the harshest contrast possible, but all that happened was the DV codec freaked out and pixelated teh ENTIRE image.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=32997

this thread is about black and white. but illustrates what happens if you use colored filters.
 
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