I love this look.

I want to know suggestions of getting my videos to look like this

I just love the colors and the contrast in this.



Thanks for the help



Right now when I shoot and video I set in my Canon menu

sharp: all the way down
Contrast all the way down
Saturation: Half way down
Color tone: Normal





Normal looks like

- - - - 0 + + + +

or whatever

Such looks are created in post production. There are plugins for Adobe Premiere or high end software like DaVinci Resolve for color grading in videography. Your camera picture styles deeply impact the capabilities of such tools though, and you should try to get most of your look done before filming.

Which is why I am trying to get this look.

I guess I'm just trying to find out what will change what as far as settings go.


I'll just shoot random video this week and change all the settings around.


I just wanted a good base to start with.


I like the sharp and contrast all the way down and the sat half way down

looks like a typical lomo or cross processed effect.

how to replicate, no idea, sorry. but my bet in post production more so than actual filming. adobe after effects? i can create the same effect in PS for photos by messing around with hues/masks and curves/levels + saturation and contrast tools.

What is a good aperture to shoot video at?

13+?

the beauty of filming with a DSLR camera is the possibility to shoot wide open and blur out the background which allows you to draw almost all your attention to your subject. Therefore, I´d always go with a wide open aperture, depending on your lens. We are working with different video lenses, like the samyangs, which are incredibly awesome for their price, and we never really close it below f2.8.

With an aperture of f13 and more, you could aswell just get a camcorder.

this

if youre into shooting video on your dslr you should definitely check out these lenses, i've heard only good things about them.

You want to shoot "super flat". Lower the contrast all the way, the saturation down a click or two and the sharpness down a few clicks. This gives you the best possible dynamic range which is key for post. In post, first you want to denoise and deartifact, then color correct (balance shadows, mids and hilights, as well as white balance). Following this, you want to apply your vignettes and power windows and finally start grading. This is no wrong way to grade as long as you follow this order. For the lomo cross-processed look like that, the shadows are towards blue, highlights orange-yellow and then the mids adjusted to fix skin coloring. Lastly before final output, you're going to want to sharpen the image (since you un ssharpened it in camera).

I use davinci resolve for all of my coloring, but if I were to guess, that video was colored with the magic bullet plugin and they used the blockbuster preset. BOOM.

Thank you very much.


I normally shoot at that but when I stay still them riding up, and them riding away is normally blurry



















/ALSO




If I shoot at 720p

What is the highest I could go with iso?


Also, shutter speed when I'm shooting 720p 60fps


and

what is the "Magic bullet" plugin for?


I have sony vegas pro and adobe premier 5.5


Is there something better for video editing?

This post was edited by Endure on May 23 2013 07:52am