How to get a film look?

[Michael Duff]

there are loads of things you can do… you should search the cow archives and also google for suggestions … you will find lots and lots … also search for deinterlacing …

if you are still stuck then ask again … good luck!

[Anandabrata Ghosh]

Hi DuffBeer,

Thanks for the input. Will sure do my research. Actually just wanted a direction since I need to implement a shot soon. Hence wanted to make best use of the footage. Nevertheless will look up what i can dig.

Even the tip interlacing was helpful :).

Thanks,
Anand

[Kevin Camp]

when shooting there are a few things to consider…

you would normally like to have the shutter speed to be about half of your frame rate, so when you deinterlace your footage the amount of motion blur will be close to what you would get with a normal shutter angle in film.

also, you may want to consider shooting with a rather shallow depth of field. this is fairly common in film when to get a higher quality (less grainy) image you need to use a slower film and need to open the apperature more to compensate. you can’t get a slower tape, but you can get neutral density filters to allow you to maintain a slow shutter speed and a wide apperature.

Kevin Camp
Designer – KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Anandabrata Ghosh]

Hi,

I learnt how to interlace. Now the footage looks so much cleaner. Ofcourse nothing close to a film but then I can’t be greedy as a novice.

Appreciate your help.

Regards,
Anand