Warning! Yet another thread about the 'film-look'. If you're thoroughly sick of the subject, skip this.
I've been using my dvx for both film projects and event videography. I tried the Scene F3 for events, and I love the look. There's something vibrant about it that grabs me, despite any 'video-ness'
The thought also strikes me that I passed up a couple of great cameras because they didn't have the 24p option, and I felt I had to have the 'film look' I don't regret buying this excellent camera, but now I find myself drawn to the 'video-look'.
I've thought about concentrating on creating interesting, compelling looks in video. Not worry about de-interlacing and all that jazz. Just take the look the camera gives, and work with knee, gamma, matrix, etc as well as lighting, set design and post.
The ideal result won't look like film, but it might look interesting, even compelling. Why spend so much time, money and angst trying to copy a format you're not working in? Why not artistically get the most out of the medium you *are* working in?
I understand it's a different story if someone is paying you to create a certain look, of course.
Sort of a side note, but all the back and forth on progressive v. interlaced v hdv v. pseudo-hdv, etc, etc is a bit like religion. Everyone follows whatever they are used to, and figures anyone with a different preference is the heretic.
So I say video for the video-istas! We don't need no stinking film-look!
I've been using my dvx for both film projects and event videography. I tried the Scene F3 for events, and I love the look. There's something vibrant about it that grabs me, despite any 'video-ness'
The thought also strikes me that I passed up a couple of great cameras because they didn't have the 24p option, and I felt I had to have the 'film look' I don't regret buying this excellent camera, but now I find myself drawn to the 'video-look'.
I've thought about concentrating on creating interesting, compelling looks in video. Not worry about de-interlacing and all that jazz. Just take the look the camera gives, and work with knee, gamma, matrix, etc as well as lighting, set design and post.
The ideal result won't look like film, but it might look interesting, even compelling. Why spend so much time, money and angst trying to copy a format you're not working in? Why not artistically get the most out of the medium you *are* working in?
I understand it's a different story if someone is paying you to create a certain look, of course.
Sort of a side note, but all the back and forth on progressive v. interlaced v hdv v. pseudo-hdv, etc, etc is a bit like religion. Everyone follows whatever they are used to, and figures anyone with a different preference is the heretic.
So I say video for the video-istas! We don't need no stinking film-look!
