Meh lol. I think I may have to go with the "one step at a time" approach. But if anyone could give their input on where to go from here I would really appreciate it...
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Thats something I definitely realized after importing the video into the editor. I'll be picking up an ND filter here in the coming weeks once I find some free time to start up another (probably solo) project. Then again, the only aspect of ND Filters (I think) that I understand is that it would simply prevent over-exposure, anything beyond that I just don't understand.
nboy22
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Pretty sure that it does just that, prevents overexposure and nothing else. The big cameras I use at work have NDRs built in. As others have mentioned, good attempt. You can only do so much with still shots, as you've already noticed.
It's a bummer you couldn't use your slider. You should definitely get another tripod that can handle it, or try weighing yours down from the center with a sandbag if it's not wobbly. The lower the center of gravity, the better.
Also, didn't you say you had a steadicam? I thought you mentioned it before.
In terms of color correction techniques, there are some nice plugins out there for after effects which will assist you greatly. One of the big ones is Red Giant's Magic Bullet Colorista II.
Also, make sure your ISO is set at 160
The lowest setting I've been able to dial to on my T2i was 200.
In terms of the Steadicam, yea I do have one.. but I wasn't sure how to mix that in with all the still shots, I thought it would make it look amateurish.. but thats probably my inexperience talking!
You're not getting ISO 100 because of High Light Priority is turned on. HLP can be useful in an extreme circumstance but it's better to turn it off most of the time unless you want extra noise. Also, turn off ALO, it only screws up exposure setting. And, use Neutral or Neutral based custom picture styles with noise reduction setting set at low. If you use Standard or Standard based picture styles(All the Canon Picture Styles are Standard based except Neutral), it smears detail for noise reduction. If your noise reduction setting is at Standard or above, it'll also smear detail for noise reduction. The kicker is that it smears detail regardless of ISO settings meaning that it'll kill detail even when ISO is at 100 (Low setting only targets color noise so it keeps detail.)
Now you understand why Canon's camera get bad reviews in terms of detail/resolution and why people complain Canon DSLRs are not sharp compared to others.
One more thing: use Magic Lantern if you want to use in between ISO stops such as 160. 2/3 ISO stops are good if you want the least noise when shooting video (less to more noise ISO stops: 160, 320, 640, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 1600, 2500, 2000, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400.
However, keep it mind you're making trade off here. While 2/3 stops offer less noise, it slightly reduces highlight dynamic range. If highlight clipping is bound to occur, don't use 2/3 stops.
Now you understand why Canon's camera get bad reviews in terms of detail/resolution and why people complain Canon DSLRs are not sharp compared to others.
One more thing: use Magic Lantern if you want to use in between ISO stops such as 160. 2/3 ISO stops are good if you want the least noise when shooting video (less to more noise ISO stops: 160, 320, 640, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 1600, 2500, 2000, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400.
However, keep it mind you're making trade off here. While 2/3 stops offer less noise, it slightly reduces highlight dynamic range. If highlight clipping is bound to occur, don't use 2/3 stops.
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Your next purchase needs to be a fluid head with good tripod legs. Once you try it, you will understand and you get to use your slider.
Where do you use your steady rig? Everywhere where you pushed or pulled zoom. Your challenge is to watch something like Planet Earth and count how many times you saw zoom used. You will be amazed at the low count. You can do that in post with a crossfade to chance from local to far or vice versa.
For CC, check the Vegas forum for a tutorial or VASST. They are out there. But know that it really is a skill to itself.
For music, when I was trying to do something commercial, I either ended up using the libraries in Sonicfire or would get something from Revostock.com. Revostock has a big library at a great price (as low as $10 for full synch rights!). But you can get lost there.
Where do you use your steady rig? Everywhere where you pushed or pulled zoom. Your challenge is to watch something like Planet Earth and count how many times you saw zoom used. You will be amazed at the low count. You can do that in post with a crossfade to chance from local to far or vice versa.
For CC, check the Vegas forum for a tutorial or VASST. They are out there. But know that it really is a skill to itself.
For music, when I was trying to do something commercial, I either ended up using the libraries in Sonicfire or would get something from Revostock.com. Revostock has a big library at a great price (as low as $10 for full synch rights!). But you can get lost there.
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