Andrew M. King
April 10th, 2010, 07:05 PM
Hello.
Well, I've gotten to use my camera a bit since I've joined this forum. Though I certainly do see the limitations that low light bring, I have to say I love the camera. While I bought it almost exclusively to do a horror short, I quickly realized that it wasn't a low light genius. I have what I have now, however, and need some help with some work arounds.
I have two questions. My first is Day for Night. What is a good time of day to eliminate shadows? I mean, high noon seems like the best time in theory, as light is directly above. I ask, because when I used some pre-made "day for night" Final Cut effects filters, it looked pretty good, but the long...looooong shadows of the trees were a pretty dead give away...
Also, I have a campfire scene...suggestions?
Finally, any lenses, filters, or other tricks anyone suggests for Day for night filming with this camera would be great. I'm a total amateur hear, so if you are going to recommend settings on the camera, please put it in "for dummies" terminology!!!!
Thanks so much!
Well, I've gotten to use my camera a bit since I've joined this forum. Though I certainly do see the limitations that low light bring, I have to say I love the camera. While I bought it almost exclusively to do a horror short, I quickly realized that it wasn't a low light genius. I have what I have now, however, and need some help with some work arounds.
I have two questions. My first is Day for Night. What is a good time of day to eliminate shadows? I mean, high noon seems like the best time in theory, as light is directly above. I ask, because when I used some pre-made "day for night" Final Cut effects filters, it looked pretty good, but the long...looooong shadows of the trees were a pretty dead give away...
Also, I have a campfire scene...suggestions?
Finally, any lenses, filters, or other tricks anyone suggests for Day for night filming with this camera would be great. I'm a total amateur hear, so if you are going to recommend settings on the camera, please put it in "for dummies" terminology!!!!
Thanks so much!