Noah Kadner
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Well again I would highly recommend doing some research along the lines of what I’ve recommended. The only kinds of movies shot outside without lights are nature documentaries. Every shot you see in Hollywood films is the product of very careful and precise lighting. You cannot expect pro results without some insight into how the pros do it. If you’re asking for a switch or setting on the camera that will make shots look magically great you are in for a letdown.
Noah
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F5 with good lighting is a good start. Some folks buy this camera assuming it’s automatically going to produce Hollywood quality stuff. It can- but great cinematography is format plus makeup, lighting, production design, etc. I’d suggest grabbing a copy of American Cinematographer to get some hints on that. Here’s some links on good lighting:
https://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/light/
https://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4830
Noah
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Kind of a subjective question but specs-wise it’s looking very promising.
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If you did all that and it’s a new machine I’d suggest reinstalling the OS from scratch. You could also have some bad RAM.
Noah
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Alternatively I would suggest shooting as a luma key rather than as a greenscreen. That is shoot again a white or black surface and key off of brightness values rather than color keying.
Noah
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Why not shoot a solid curtain and this dial it’s opacity down a bit? Much much easier than trying to key off a semi-transparent material.
Noah
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Exactly- it’s principally a function of optics. I’ve used tons of 35mm and 16mm zoom lenses that do this too. You have to pay serious, serious dollars to get a lens that maintains it’s widest aperture throughout the zoom range. Best to read the manual for the optics carefully and avoid shooting wide open.
Noah
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Oops- meant Go Motion! Dang these tabbed browsers.
Noah