HDV Camera or DSLR

[Casey Petersen]

Very nice, Claus!

What did you use for color grading? How about filters?

Thanks!
Casey

[Bob Dix]

Hi Peter,

Fortunately or not the 35mm sensor on the Canon 5D mark II and not the 7D or Sony may make all the difference/ The film maker from Denmark who answered you re 1,000 lines knows what he is talking about.

All the best in your production. I musy admit some of the commercials made for the big screen in Australia are a technical disgrace, they can’t focus, the colour is washed out and the sound is well, not cinema, some of it looks like VHS.

Freelance Imaging & Video
AUSTRALIA

[Claus Frederiksen]

Hi Casey,

Unfortunately its not my work – I found it while searching for 5D stuff… 🙂

Kind regards from Denmark,

Claus Frederiksen
http://www.frederiksenproductions.dk

[Pete Burger]

Same here, Bob! Especially if you go to small local theatres.

Yes, I will take the 5D. I just wanted to be shure, that there are no major downsides for the big screen with the H.264 material.

I knew some HDV-productions for cinema, and I think I know how to get the best out of HDV – so I felt safe…

All the best to Down Under!

Snow is gone in Munich – probably no white christmas… 🙁

[Chris Wright]

if unable to smoothly rack focus and duel system sound aren’t dealbreakers, go for dslr.

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Pete Burger]

Thanks Chris!

Sound will be produced in post (music and voiceover). So no problem with that. No difficult pictures as well.

You also think, that DSLR won’t produce more (or more visible) compression artifacts, than HDV, that’ll look weird on a big screen?

So, yes, it’s DSLR… (I almost hoped everybody will say that ;-))

[Chris Wright]

DSLR’s are in a whole different category than HDV. I won’t get into all the tech crap, but to make it simple, a 5D in an imax looks great, nuff said.

https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/

[Pete Burger]

Thanks again, Chris!

I appreciate your always very helpful comments!