Dave Tally
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No! Been there done that! To much compression. Now, it can be done as I have and still do on occasion, but it takes a lot of unecessory tedious work to get a clean key. If you have a bunch of actors to key, rent a camera… It will pay for itself in post.
Dave Tally
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Yes, if what you are seeing on your monitor is sharp then your video will be as well. Rely on only a quality monitor, but at 10X on the camera, if its sharp then it’s sharp.
If I had one wish for DSLR video… throught the lens focus.
If you are moving the camera (dolly) a focus puller is a must at shallow depth of field. Set marks for confidence, if the focus puler feels he missed his mark, check the video.
Dave Tally
Director of Photography / Cinematographer -
First off, you need to understnd DOF, the 1/3, 2/3 rule and that DOF is different for every lens. To answer your question, Yes.
Selective focus is for placing the audience where you want them to be, what you want them to “focus” on.
Use lighting to create visual depth in you shots, selective focus is a tool not a style.
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Have him back it up on a small hard drive and sent it to you. You could get a high speed ftp site and have him up load it there. I would not re-compress these files as they are marginal at best, already.
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I think what you are referring to is the “shutter roll” you get when you pan to fast. Video cameras have spoiled many a person with snap pans. When shooting film, you have to be careful not to pan to fast as well or you will get a stutter effect, the image jumps. There are other issues to consider however. Audio sync is one if you record to anything other than the camera. There are many very successful workarounds for this and it does not propose a serious problem.
I personally have not found either of these to be a problem and truly love the Canon 7D for video.