Leo Ticheli
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Many viewers will not notice the difference, but, yes, there is a very observable difference in the look. While it’s less of a factor than interlaced v. progressive, it’s far more to the “video” look than the “film” look. Some will definitely find it objectionable, or at least less enjoyable, and you could find that cutting with 180
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I’m very pleased that your shoot turned out well and I greatly appreciate your kind comments!
Good shooting!
Leo
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Contact Professor John Sharaf, august source of all knowledge.
He hangs out here at the Cow…
Good shooting!
Leo
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You’ll need to set up the camera with the adapter & lenses you are going to use.
The VariCam menus are deep and the parameters are highly interdependent, so this is not a task for the untrained. You’ll need a good VariCam tech with proper charts, scopes, and plenty of time to get the color where you want it to be with the equipment and lighting conditions you’ll have on the shoot.
I can’t say how much of the noise you’re seeing is due to the nature of the camera and DVCPro HD or the adapter, but wilder settings could certainly contribute.
Good shooting!
Leo
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Welcome, Rick!
Good shooting,
Leo
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No.
All video cameras have trouble with limited dynamic range; lower-end models are just not acceptable in handling extreme contrast.
The most difficult challenge is lighting dark skin against a white background.
Darker backgrounds allow you to bring out the richness of the skin tone with more steps of gradation.
Good shooting!
Leo
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Actually, you are “lighting” even when you are not using instruments.
You are lighting when you select your locations and camera angles so that whatever light source is there is optimized for your subjects.
If at all possible, choose a darker background for your darker complected subjects.
I would avoid doing anything heroic to your camera settings for fear of unintended results.
Good shooting!
Leo
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This has been covered in detail before.
I certainly agree with Professor Sharaf about the VariCam settings; lower the Dynamic Level a bit to give less detail in the highlights.
The three most important things, to me, are: Lighting, lighting, lighting!
There is a very delicate balance between the BG level on the white cyc and the FG level on the talent. If the BG is too hot, your FG talent will look like burned matchsticks. Go the other way and you’ll have a dingy BG.
I like to light the BG first, adjust my iris so that practically wide open it goes just into clip, and then light the FG for the perfect balance.
Good shooting!
Leo
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With few exceptions, the subject lighting should be completely independent of the screen lighting.
This means you need enough physical separation, distance, from the screen so that the screen lighting does not contribute to the subject lighting and vice versa.
Light the screen evenly and to the proper stop then light your foreground subject to suit the mood. Probably with three quarters back and a delicate touch of blue gel. I always like to throw in a practical somewhere to add fill and a harmonious color, but that’s totally a matter of taste and the demands of the script.
Good shooting!
Leo
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Yes, you are wrong.
No, the VariCam at 24 fps & 180