Norman Willis
13
COW Coins
3
DaVinci Coins
9
VEGAS Pro Coins
Forum Replies Created
-
Hi Maurice.
Thank you for the advice.
>>i have my doubts for a studio enviroment. (depends on the kind of program you shoot) please tell us more
I am hoping to shoot Infinite White.
Here is a picture of my screen. It is actually white polyester fleece.
Here is a picture of one of my two studio lights, along with one of my two key lights.
In the video they mention extra lights on the feet. I am not 100% sure what I am going to do for that yet. He mentions using clamp lights, so I got them, but the bulb sticks out of the front of the light, which spills unwanted light on the subject (me). I will try to mask it with simple aluminum foil, but it would be nice to make something long term out of white foam core, or something.
My studio space is my living room, so I only have 16 feet total space from focal plane to screen. I plan to raise the camera up to about eye level, and then angle down.
I was able to obtain a Canon T2i to test with, with the 18-55mm stock lens. Zoomed all the way out, I still have to stand about 9 feet from the camera to get a whole body shot, but that puts me into the side-spill of the screen lights (which is no good).
Since the T2i and the 7D are both reduced frame lenses, I thought my best bet would be to get the 5D with the 16-35mm L series lens. That should allow me to stand about 7 feet from the lens, which will clear the spray from the screen lights. That will just about finish my budget, but I secretly wanted the full frame sensor and the L series glass anyway 🙂
I plan to install the new 29.97 firmware upgrade, as well as Magic Lantern and the JuicedLink DN101 on my JuicedLink CX431 (to defeat AGC). The DN101 is less expensive than a Zoom H4N, and if I use the DN101, my editors should not have to synch audio in post.
The basic plan is for a half hour show with a Total Run Time of 28:30. I am planning three main ‘movements’ of nine minutes each, and then maybe a thirty second intro, a fifteen second outro, and a 15 second spot.
I rehearse my presentation when I write it, and then it usually only takes me two or three takes for each nine minute shot in order to get it right. Then I would hand off the footage to my editors.
I will say the test footage took a long time to upload via ftp.
I also have a green screen, if I ever wanted to go that route. The advantage of the white screen is that with a white background, the halo is white; so when presenting in ‘infinite white’ it can save a lot of time in post, because the correction does not have to be perfect.
Do you think the 5D will work with that?
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.orgSome contents or functionalities here are not available due to your cookie preferences!This happens because the functionality/content marked as “Vimeo framework” uses cookies that you choosed to keep disabled. In order to view this content or use this functionality, please enable cookies: click here to open your cookie preferences.
-
Hi Bill.
>>All I can say is that with the 7D I never had a goosebump moment – where I pull the footage up on my HDTV and just am overwhelmed with how good the footage looks right out of the cam. With the 5D I have felt this many times. I really think the larger sensor makes all the difference
That speaks volumes. Thanks.
I think we need the 16-35mm L series for in studio (on tripod), but may I please ask your opinion of the 24-105mm?
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org -
They’ve got a half off sale on white poly fleece. For eighty bucks we can have a 12′ x 20′ screen to pin over the top of our canvas (for support). A little more work than foam, but since we already have the canvas….
To my surprise they also made a chroma green and blue fleece….
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org -
Hey Derek.
I went to check this out. It looks like the pile on Velcro fasteners.
Have you used this product?
-
OK, actually it looks like the 7D, the kit 28-135mm EF lens, and the 16-35mm L series lens for work in the studio. That should hold me for Home Theater, and I can also take it outdoors with the 28-135mm.
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org -
I called my dad. He knows nothing about cameras, but he suggested that since I know I will want to take the camera outdoors at some point, but since I am not sure I will want to do silver screen, that I should “get the camera you can take outside without worrying about it.”
So probably I should get the 7D, the 18-135mm kit lens for an everyday walkabout lens, and also the 16-35mm L series lens for the studio work?
-
Hi Bob.
Thank you very much. Sincere words of caution and food for thought are always appreciated.
Perhaps I should explain. I have been writing for ten years, and am used to producing between 7-14 polished pages a week. By my best estimates, a half-hour show would be about 7 pages at my cadence and delivery. I find the writing is rehearsing, so once we had the studio set up it would simply be a matter of me filming until I had some takes I like, and then handing off to my two editors. (I am also looking to hire a script writer to help me generate new ideas.)
I am starting a new thread, “T2i, 7D or 5D?” and hope you will join me here, and give me even more food for thought. Thanks.
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org -
Hi Aaron.
Thank you very much for your help.
A friend and I were putting all options on the table, and we decided that all things considered, we really needed to consider the 5D as well.
I thought I should open a new thread, “T2i, 5D or 7D”, so that people can have a better idea. I hope you will meet me there.
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org -
>>We have ten of these Canon Vixia HF200’s and all have brand new Beachtek Adapters and all audio has this hiss sound.
How brand new? If they are that brand new, you might consider returning them and opting for the juicedlink cx231, or 431. The cost is lower, and the amount of hiss considerably less.
-
Hi Nathan.
I’d just like to confirm that your camera is 1080i and not 1080p.
I never heard of AVCHD in 1080i.
If it is 1080i, I would recommend starting a new thread, so as to get the forum moderators’ eyes on it, because they will know about 100 times more useful information than I would.
I hope that helps.
Norman
Norman Willis
http://www.nazareneisrael.org