Testimonial video shot with D90

OPHERBA

OPHERBA

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Hi All,
After testing the D90 for some time I have decided to shoot with it a testimonial video for a client.

Here is a "work in progress" version. No CC, no audio final mix, and final titles.
Shot 98% with the D90. (last sequence was shot with the JVC 251).

http://vimeo.com/2380006

Lenses:
Nikon 50 1.8
Nikon 16-85
Tamron 70-300.

Biggest challenge here in a PAL country was working indoor because of the severe scrolling lines problem.
 
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Cool!

Funny to see a commercial shot with a D90 that so prominently shows a RED Camera.

Wonder why they just didn't shoot with RED?


Good Work!

Cool piece.
 
Hi ESTEBEVERDE
It is not they it is me...

I had few options and made a decision shooting with the D90.

As a side note:
Upscale to 1080/25 and looking at a full HD 50" screen is interesting enough to catch the eye.
 
OPHERBA said:
Hi ESTEBEVERDE
It is not they it is me...

I had few options and made a decision shooting with the D90.

As a side note:
Upscale to 1080/25 and looking at a full HD 50" screen is interesting enough to catch the eye.
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Right....

I understand.


I was just saying that it is interesting that you chose the D90 instead of using their RED of any other camera.

Just a bit of irony is all.


The piece is very nice and I enjoyed it. I am sure it will only get better and better with your editing.
 
Impressive work.

As someone who is struggling badly with the scrolling lines problem indoors, I would be very interested to know exactly how you overcame it so well?

Thanks for any insights you can give.
 
Car3o said:
you can overcome the scrolling lines by locking the exposure at exactly the right time.
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What do you mean by this...I was impressed by the fact the the wobble was not present (at least I did not see it). I am amazed at how some d90 footage looks so jiggle jaggle...and then others with more movement looks so good
 
Basically the AE-Lock is your shutter when pointed at different parts of light. So, if you see scrolling waves/lines, you just point it around to different area's of light and lock it when the waves are gone. I'll demonstrate it tomorrow.

Regarding jiggly, well just hold the camera still use a wide lens and and be creative.
 
Very professional. They rent high end gear but shoot their promo videos with cameras. lol that is amazing that is putting customers first, I guess they wanted all cameras available for rent.
 
The lines go away at certain shutter speeds so you just wave the camera around until the auto exposure sets the speed to one of those, then you lock it. There's a thread om the subject btw. /matt

EDIT: too slow
 
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Hi Nik.
Yes indeed they rent high end gear. But the testimonial video is for the bag company, The rental place is another happy customer. The decision to shoot the clip with the D90 was mine for good and for bad, although I could have chosen any other format/gear to shoot with.

Car3o, is right, basicaly this is the only way to do it...

The camera is happy moving on tripod, dolly, or anything you like but an unsteady hands :)
 
I have a video I kept just for that question. I'll post it later when I get home. When I lock the exposure for noise, I also lock it for the scrolling lines. When you point it at an evenly lit surface you can see the lines scrolling...you move the camera up or down the lines start to disappear and you lock it at the exact moment when they're gone. You'll see what I'm talking about in the video.
 
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