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DSLR’s & Other Advanced Shooting Situations

Chapter 10. DSLR’s & Other Advanced Shooting Situations. DSLR’s are being used more in Filmmaking Good option for filmmaker on a budget Good image quality Low price Great low-light performance Huge selection of lenses. DSLR’s are being used more in Filmmaking Challenges

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DSLR’s & Other Advanced Shooting Situations

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  1. Chapter 10 DSLR’s & Other Advanced Shooting Situations

  2. DSLR’s are being used more in Filmmaking • Good option for filmmaker on a budget • Good image quality • Low price • Great low-light performance • Huge selection of lenses

  3. DSLR’s are being used more in Filmmaking • Challenges • DSLR’s were not designed for shooting moving images • Using them can be challenging and complicated • However • DSLR’s make advanced filmmaking technology affordable for indie filmmakers

  4. What’s Different with a DSLR • Structure of the camera • Still cameras are designed to be gripped with one hand • And adjusted (Lens zoom, focus, etc.) with the other hand • Pro video cameras are designed to sit on the shoulder • Helps with stabilization and movement of the camera • Rigs have been designed to help with use of DSLR’s for video

  5. DSLR’s have many interchangeable lenses • Provides many custom shooting options • Wide/Extremely wide angle • Telephoto • Low light (f1.2/f1.4) • Excellent for night shooting with little or no extra light • Shallow depth of field • (DSLR’s designed for it)

  6. Interchangeable lenses • DSLR’s • Shallow depth of field feature • Increases need for careful focus • DSLR’s usually require manual focus • No motorized Zoom • Users will dolly or use tracks to move closer to subject • Zoom lenses are an option • Look for lenses with manual zoom option • Poor audio recording option • Use “Double-system sound”

  7. Guerrilla Shooting • A form of indie filmmaking characterized by • Low budgets, • Skeleton crews • Simple props using whatever is available. • Scenes are shot quickly in real locations without warning • Often by filmmakers that don't have the budget for • Permits, • Location Rental • Set building • Studios avoid guerrilla filmmaking tactics because they could be sued, fined, or get their reputation hurt.

  8. DSLR Camera Settings for HD Video • Video mode • Frame rate & size • Shutter speed • F-Stop • Set the focus • White balance • Image stabilization

  9. Working with Interchangeable Lenses • Offers for a customizable camera • Allows use of High Quality lenses • Canon L-Series • Nikon • Zeiss • And more • Also allows prime lenses

  10. What lens do I need? • Three basic lenses to have on hand • Wide Angle • Normal Lens (Human eye field-of-view) • Telephoto lens • How to get a shallow depth of field • Shoot in low light • Use ND filters • Use a longer lens • Increase shutter speed • Decrease the gain/ISO

  11. Focus • Importance of focus • Images in focus on a small LCD Screen • May be out of focus when presented on a larger screen • Measuring Focus • Using the focus ring (if applicable) on camera • Indicates distance from camera to subject for perfect focus • Pulling Focus • When focus is adjusted as actor move • Rack Focus • An intentional visible shift in focus

  12. Camera rigging & support • Base plate • Rods • DSLR Camera riggings • Glidecams/Steadicams • Dollies • Sliders • Jibs & Cranes • Aerials, car mounts & shotmakers

  13. Viewing video on set • Enhanced viewfinders • Camera-top monitors • Field Monitors

  14. Double-System Audio Recording • When audio is recorded on a separate device • Despite potential for good audio • Reasons to use separate device are • Using small camera with movements not good for external mics • Multiple microphone use (when multiple inputs aren’t available) • When camera and dialogue are in different location • Camera is on roof, actors are on street • Multi-Camera shoots • All cameras will share audio in post

  15. Multi-Cam Shooting • Standard for televised broadcast video • News, Sports, Sitcoms, etc. • Good for capturing spontaneous action • With little editing required in post

  16. Multi-Cam basics • Cameras need to be synched • So footage will line up with time code for all cameras • Cameras should be matched • Including: • Camera model/type • Lens/focal length • F-stop, White balance • Shutter speed, Frame rate, frame size • Codec, filters, • Other features that affect output

  17. Multi-Cam Challenges • On set • Lighting • (outdoor natural light may ease challenge) • Framing shots • Shots need to be different enough to avoid a jump cut • Location of boom operator • So they are not in the shot

  18. Going Tapeless • Newer cameras are using media cards • Less of a hassle • Risk of accidental deletion • Keep multiple cards on hand • Tape & media card combo • Some cameras offer use of both • To have a back up tape for archiving

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