Steve Crow
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Well, I am a big fan of the 50mm 1.4 and on a full sensor camera like the MIII that’s going to be extra sweet for you. However the 1.8 is much better than the price would suggest, my only problem with it is the narrow focusing ring (which just makes things harder than they need to be) and, I guess, the overall plastic feel – however it isn’t called “the nifty 50” for nothing.
Still I would offer a third suggestion – get the best 24-70mm you can afford and wait if you have to on the 50mm prime. The 24-70mm will of course provide the 50mm range anyways and you can use the money saved to improve your sound kit which is going to have a HUGE impact on the overall quality of your interview videos.
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https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/13951/exif-viewer
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I use Exif Viewer which is a freebie, there are more than likely better alternatives but it’s what I use
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Your microphone is most likely a mono mic (very many are!) so the signal is only going into one channel, the weaker channel is probably some kind of bleed through, that’s my thought
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I think this brief tutorial video will help you
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Your posting was too vague for me to offer much help but a few points:
1) Sharpness can be adjusted in camera, check the settings for the mode you are shooting in
2) Sharpness can be added in post using Final Cut Pro
The video may APPEAR softer in FCP than it actually is while you are editing it but then once you export it, – it’s fine,
3) Assuming you are filming in 1080p – what is the purpose for resizing the video? Resizing to make the frame dimensions larger will make the image softer
4) Are you sure the original footage isn’t soft to begin with? Have you checked the raw footage and does it look okay to you?
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In general you would want one camera camera set up for a continuous wide shot to serve as your main camera angle and then have the second camera for closeups. Filming in 1080p will give you some flexibility in creating “fake closeups” while editing from your main wide shot.
However, unless you are filming a tech rehearsal where you can start and stop the action I don’t think it is really going to be practical. I see from another post you made that you might also have standard videocameras with you too – better but still there are lots of challenges and if this is your first time things could get dicey pretty darn quick.
First of all, there is a better than average chance with the camera running continuously for an hour plus that you will have overheating issues. You will be limited to clips being around 12 minutes long (depends on the model of Canon) which can be worked around but you are also going to have to be switching out memory cards more than likely. The B camera doing closeups will be very distracting to an audience…filming from the audience seats will not give you good results Unless MAYBE if you are positioned in the first row with a monopod or tripod and aren’t having to look up to see the stage. (Filming from a balcony for closeups….maybe but the angle is going to look odd)
How are you going to record sound? Sorry but this sounds risky and the chances for a good outcome are small unless you have a VERY experienced crew and the ability to film on stage while the actors perform…in other words I would never try filming a live performance like this.
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The i3 chip is a DUAL core, correct?
If so, I wouldn’t worry about it…rendering will be a bit slow but my Macbook Pro Dual Core 2.33GHZ with 4GB ram is not that different from your iMac and I live with the speed. Waiting for things to render isn’t fun and has its obvious drawbacks in a business setting but if you are working on shorter projects it should be quite doable. I wouldn’t be afraid to give it a try if I were you.
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Using video frames for photographs is not YET feasible – unless you are shooting shooting with a 4K video camera, DSLRs are just under 2.k so about half of the resolution. DSLR still images are 6K and even higher.
Check out a company called Still Motion, they have tons of free tutorials on using DSLRs for weddings and events.
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If you left the external mic plugged into the camera and simply turned it off, that would disable the camera’s internal microphone.
I think the Rode Video Mic is a good enough so long as you are using some other recording solution for your “real audio” and only using the in camera sound for syncing. Check this forum for dual sound recording and you will find tons of recommendations, it’s been covered many many times. The basic answer is you need an external digital recorder and a lavalier setup. Some of the lavs are very very inexpensive (like $25) and other systems are more like $350 dollars for a wireless mic and receiver.
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