Shooting tomorow - Need some inputs Please

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S0ftfx

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Hello all,

I am helping a friend out tomorow shotting some 2nd unit shots for her TV show. They asked me to use the DVCPRO50 codec with 16:9 (squeeze) setup.


They use FCP to edit and they are not used to working with MXF files. They either use 1/2 chip digital betacam cameras and digitilize from tape or when they use the HVX200 they use it with the firestore set to record quiktime .mov files.

I don't have a firestore and will be logging all this work on p2 cards.

Since I use premiere and have NO clue about the FCP workflow here are my little worries :

- They want this in 24 fps - So should I setup the camera for 24p or 24pA ? The guy from the production I talked to said 24p ( but i still have a doubt)

- What sort of sceenfile seetings should I use ? I work mostly in films and with film looks usually but this is for TV. They obviously want some sota filmish look (since they asked for 24fps and 16:9) however should I use another gamma type like high ? or Press ? or even SD default ? Should put the camera on filmcam or videocam ??? Should I tweak detail levels ? Color saturation ? - To be honest I think I would rather give them a nicely colored picture but not to saturated , not to contrasty ( without being flat) giving them some leverage in Post...

Please i really need to setup this camera well to work with DVCPRO50 (i am a noob with this codec) - Like i said, i am coming from film - Shooting very personal documentaires with the HVX in HD 720pn with the cine curves D and V. editing with Premiere cs3... But I wanna make a swith to televison in the coming years and this tomorow shoot is important...

Thanks in advance for any inputs and suggestions.... and please disregard my saturday morning english...Montreal French here...

-L
 
I would go 24PA. Scene setting is a matter of choice. I have one setup as 'interview' which works well in SD for broadcast. I use Cine V or B.press, keep the master ped around -3, keep the detail around +1 and keep the Sat around +2.

If you want to succeed in broadcast, I think the more important things to remember are white balancing, clean audio and capturing what you need to capture in a time efficient manner. I have found that if you nail the previous three, then composition, proper focus and stylized looking footage are less important.


J
 
Thanks for the suggestion about the scene setting, it was pretty close to my first impressions.

Im still very very concerned about the 24p vs 24pa in finalcut - I really have to learn this software... Getting a MAC... imagine this...
 
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