Rick Wise
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I presume by “shadow” you mean shadow with detail, and “highlights” means highlights with details. I am guessing that below “shadow” lies black with no detail, and above “highlights” lies pure white. So you seem to be working with a dynamic range of 7 stops.
“13 f-stops of dynamic range” means your camera will be able to capture details across 13 f/stops. Cameras that have a range of seven f/stops compress both toward the bottom and toward the highlights. If you work with a 13-f/stop camera, you can continue to use your “secret sauce” and get just about the same results you have been getting so far. Or, you can push the envelope further, both at the high and low ends.
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“because we are getting another camera and I simply wanna get the right one. if i sweat or not , the company will buy a new camera. so its worth a while getting the right one for the job I guess.”
Makes sense to me. In that case, you will likely find it much easier to intercut two different Panasonic cameras than the one you have with a Sony. Things will be even easier if all your cameras are the same make and model.
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Your ww.EigRig.com does not work. Brings up large trucks.
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Since you are able now to pull a clean key with the camera you have, why are you sweating this issue?
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I think your market will be vastly larger if your accessories can also be used on the rest of the higher-end Canon line, down to the Rebel Txi series.
You might begin by putting up a web site with descriptions and photos, even if you are not yet ready to sell them.
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If you are getting green spill on your actors, I doubt a “better” camera is going to help you very much. The problem lies in the lighting. Things to consider:
— can you reduce the intensity of the lights on the green screen and still pull a good key? Try pushing that envelope with some experiments. (You can reduce the intensity of those lights by adding ND 3 gels to what I presume are your even soft lights hitting the screen. ND3 reduces intensity 1 stop. If you can pull a clean key with an ND3 on those lights, add another layer, reducing the intensity 2 stops. Keep going until you can no longer pull a clean key (ignoring the green fringing.)
— try adding soft 3/4 back light with light magenta gels to offset the green contamination. Be careful of too much light intensity. The idea is to just offset the green, not add a magenta ring around everything, which will look pretty bad. Start with 1/4 minus green (magenta.) If that’s not enough, double the layers to 1/2, etc.
Rick
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Good, clean sound recording. Good sound and picture editing. Good use of music and sound effects.
Try to duplicate this scene with two friends, just a few lines. Maybe that will help you see how to do this.
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I suspect the JVC look would be very close to Sony’s. So no surprise there. What were the surprises you found?
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Graham, I don’t have examples at hand. You can see the Sony look in this demo of the NX30, which appears to be a fantastic video camera for only $1,750: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFi_ii1ZWI
I’m guessing that one could copy the video and paste directly above the original on the time line. Convert the copy to b&w, increase contrast substantially, add a bit of blur, and then increase transparency (reduce the level to maybe 10%) of the top layer to taste. Possibly add a touch of sepia to the top layer too.
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Bill’s suggestion of the Sony HXR-NX30 opened my eyes to a whole new, relatively inexpensive camera with phenomenal capabilities. For a terrific demo sample, take a look at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFi_ii1ZWI All my life I have preached and practiced manual controls, but the auto “brain” in this tiny camera appears to be outstanding. My one caveat, without getting hands on, is The Sony look, which appears to me to be over crisp and edgy. I prefer the more rounded and nuanced look from Panasonic or Canon. I suspect there is a way to treat this camera’s footage in post to overcome this (perceived) defect.
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