Start making videos with Canon 5DmkII

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Dumas

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Hi!

I just got the Canon 5D Mark II and would like to make some videos, playing around. I want to make stuff like that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNwIy7zSDRU#watch-vid-title
(maybe a bit more dynamic than this one)
I want to make some shots in holidays and then compose it afterwards.

But till now I made only stills, so I have some questions.

What are the effects of long/short apertures in videos (1/30 vs. 1/100)?

What are the most important things for these short 2min videos? Some links to resources would be awesome.

thx
Robert
 
Nice video.

Shutter speeds - the higher, the less cinematic the footage. You'd only use very high shutter speeds where the conditions were too bright to achieve accurate exposure at ISO 100 with the lens closed up to something like F22 and you had no ND filters, or you needed the high shutter rate for very fast action shots. Generally though, anything about 1/60 is to be avoided.

I think the most important element to these videos is talent, lenses and location - in that order. The 5D is more than awesome, so it's just a case of avoid moire and picking the right lens for the shot.
 
ok, so shutter speed of 1/30 it best for non-action shots.

Is moiré a problem at videos? Never had one making stills.

I guess I can't blame it to the lenses, because they are good (enough).
Hmmm.... talent. I think I'm not bad, I already made cool stills, but I'll need some practice with videos. Any more tips on how to get good frame-choices? I mean what looks interesting in videos and what not?
Are there some mm which are especially good for videos? I had the feeling that everything above 50mm isn't much interesting (most of the time) when shooting impressions of a city...

I'll looks some more videos to get a feeling for what you can do without moving the camera and without actors....

thx
Robert
 
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Dumas said:
ok, so shutter speed of 1/30 it best for non-action shots.
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1/30th will be too slow. Stick with 1/50 for 24p. Higher shutter speeds don't necessarily need to be avoided, but will give a more stutter-y look to your footage, which is a viable artistic choice. Don't be afraid to go out and experiment. It's fun, and you will learn more in a short amount of time then if you spent days reading posts on a forum.

I think the most important element to these videos is talent, lenses and location - in that order.
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I would respectfully disagree that equipment (lenses) would be anywhere close to the top of most important things for a piece.
 
William_Robinette said:
I would respectfully disagree that equipment (lenses) would be anywhere close to the top of most important things for a piece.
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It is if you plan to shoot on a Flip Mino HD. Was the Wizard of Oz shot with a selection of Lomo plastic lenses or Panavision glass? :happy:

You see my point. The gulf between DSLR and handycam / consumer camcorder image quality is a VERY important artistic decision now we have that choice to make and a freed from deep depth of field and 60i.
 
William_Robinette said:
1/30th will be too slow. Stick with 1/50 for 24p. Higher shutter speeds don't necessarily need to be avoided, but will give a more stutter-y look to your footage, which is a viable artistic choice. Don't be afraid to go out and experiment. It's fun, and you will learn more in a short amount of time then if you spent days reading posts on a forum.



I would respectfully disagree that equipment (lenses) would be anywhere close to the top of most important things for a piece.
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Listen to your William Robinette. OG's know best.
 
:-/

I've used a 1/60th and now I have flickering all the time :-/

What's the difference between the impression of a 1/50th and a 1/60th?

thx
 
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