White Background and Floor

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jonaswray

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Hey Everyone,

This is my first time posting a question on the forum but I have read alot from it.

My question is that I'm going to shoot a Martial Arts DVD for a friend and his Mat is White and the wall is white as well. I wanted to find out how would some of you shoot something like this? I want to make it look nice but I don't have enough experience with settings and so on. Should I shot 24p or 60i? What setting should I try so I can get the best results? The lighting in the building is overhead florescent. I know these are dumb questions but any advice would be welcome.

Thanks
 
Re: White Background and Floor

Someone posted some nice Tae Kwon Do footage a little while ago that was shot 24p. If that doesn't work for you, consider 30p.

The main thing I would do is to pump some light on your subjects. That'll help eliminate some of the fluorescent green spike that always seems to get in the way. Manual white balance is a must here. You might also consider putting a colored gel on a light and shining that on the back wall so that the whole area isn't so white.

Just a few thoughts...
 
Re: White Background and Floor

If your subject is wearing a white gi, I would definitely do something to make him stand out from the wall. Even if he's wearing black, I would do some tests to see how much glare you get. The type of paint on the wall can make a big difference.
 
Re: White Background and Floor

Thanks guys... The white on the wall is an eggshell white and the gi we can have white, blue, or black. I have shot stuff there before and it didn't reflect back. I've shot stuff at 30p and 24p and I'm still confused at what I should make it. The stuff I shot at 24p when I converted it to dvd it was choppy on the adges of the subject. I guess this is interlaced right? What's the best procedure to deal with this? is interlaced bad? Was the problem when I imported to my Avid XPress Pro? I'm sorry if I'm posting anoying questions but I'm trying to find out what I did wrong in the past. I did order the dvx book from here to try to learn more...

Thanks again
 
Re: White Background and Floor

24P is progressive (Hence the "P") I would shoot it at 60i, which is interlaced. You will get a smoother look. 24P has a strobing effect like film. It has to do with the frame rate. I'm sure someone else can explain exactly how it works that way. But in the end, 60i will probably be your best bet.
 
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