C300 Mk2

Dan Parkes · July 4th, 2016, 07:32 PM

I recently shot a rather complex, multi-layered music video for a professional guitarist, using the C300 Mark II. Filming in 4K was great, and overall the camera performed well, however I have to admit to being disappointed with C-log2 - just too much noise in the shadows for my liking and the grade didn't really seem to help. So I'm looking forward to the firmware update in July which apparently includes C-log3 that will look less noisy pre-grade. In the meantime, I will stick to the original Clog.

Mark Dobson · July 4th, 2016, 08:08 PM

Very highly skilled video Dan.

The images all look terrific and I liked the white studio set you used for the main musical sequence. Be interesting to hear a bit more about the production. Was the main sequence mimed?

Great guitarist with a definite influence of Jeff Beck there!

Dan Parkes · July 5th, 2016, 03:22 AM

Hi Mark. Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that!

Yes, it was shot in a studio with a white infinity background, the rest of it was filmed against greenscreen in the same studio so we could then colour match the guitars with the right background. All of it was mimed to playback, which became quite complex when arranging the different layers of guitars.

The 'Brady Bunch' boxes concept was Mike's idea, as was the band playing against a white background. However, he wanted not only a white background but for it to also look 'moody' which was a bit of a challenge, as that is the opposite of how white studios are normally set up (ideally for the clean look). So that is why I decided to light it primarily from behind the band, and to also create lens flare. Although to my regret I kept the Dedo light tungsten instead of daylight balanced. At the time I thought it was helping create some colour in the lens flares. But the reality is that it messed with skin tones in post!

Three lenses used: Tokina 11-16, Canon 24-70 and Canon 70-200, all 2.8.

Mike is very Jeff Beck - he also teaches how to play like him on DVDs etc.

Glen Elliott · July 5th, 2016, 04:17 PM

Great job with the project Dan. Such a CLEAN image! Thanks for sharing.

Nathan Buck · July 6th, 2016, 01:16 AM

Lovely, thanks!

May I ask (roughly!) how you did the boxes? Did you use PP?

Dan Parkes · July 7th, 2016, 04:52 PM

Thanks Glen/Nathan.

The boxes were a combination of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Premiere to synch and roughly sketch out the structure, then realised in After Effects as it also involved keying all the backgrounds. Then mastered back in Premiere. Due to the number of layers and keying the render times were quite long -the intro section took about 6 hours to render.

Hope that helps!

Regards
Dan

July 4th, 2016, 07:32 PM	#1
Dan Parkes Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 154	C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video I recently shot a rather complex, multi-layered music video for a professional guitarist, using the C300 Mark II. Filming in 4K was great, and overall the camera performed well, however I have to admit to being disappointed with C-log2 - just too much noise in the shadows for my liking and the grade didn't really seem to help. So I'm looking forward to the firmware update in July which apparently includes C-log3 that will look less noisy pre-grade. In the meantime, I will stick to the original Clog. YouTube (Short URL) __________________ Canon C300 Mk2 x 2, Rotolight Anova Pro and Neos, Ronin Gimbal, Phantom 4 Pro UAV www.danthecameraman.co.uk

July 4th, 2016, 08:08 PM	#2
Mark Dobson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Horsham / United Kingdom Posts: 328	Re: C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video Very highly skilled video Dan. The images all look terrific and I liked the white studio set you used for the main musical sequence. Be interesting to hear a bit more about the production. Was the main sequence mimed? Great guitarist with a definite influence of Jeff Beck there!

July 5th, 2016, 03:22 AM	#3
Dan Parkes Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 154	Re: C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video Hi Mark. Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that! Yes, it was shot in a studio with a white infinity background, the rest of it was filmed against greenscreen in the same studio so we could then colour match the guitars with the right background. All of it was mimed to playback, which became quite complex when arranging the different layers of guitars. The 'Brady Bunch' boxes concept was Mike's idea, as was the band playing against a white background. However, he wanted not only a white background but for it to also look 'moody' which was a bit of a challenge, as that is the opposite of how white studios are normally set up (ideally for the clean look). So that is why I decided to light it primarily from behind the band, and to also create lens flare. Although to my regret I kept the Dedo light tungsten instead of daylight balanced. At the time I thought it was helping create some colour in the lens flares. But the reality is that it messed with skin tones in post! Three lenses used: Tokina 11-16, Canon 24-70 and Canon 70-200, all 2.8. Mike is very Jeff Beck - he also teaches how to play like him on DVDs etc. __________________ Canon C300 Mk2 x 2, Rotolight Anova Pro and Neos, Ronin Gimbal, Phantom 4 Pro UAV www.danthecameraman.co.uk

July 5th, 2016, 04:17 PM	#4
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Re: C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video Great job with the project Dan. Such a CLEAN image! Thanks for sharing. __________________ Glen Elliott Cord 3 Films

July 6th, 2016, 01:16 AM	#5
Nathan Buck Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 134	Re: C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video Lovely, thanks! May I ask (roughly!) how you did the boxes? Did you use PP?

July 7th, 2016, 04:52 PM	#6
Dan Parkes Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 154	Re: C300 Mk2 - 4K Music video Thanks Glen/Nathan. The boxes were a combination of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Premiere to synch and roughly sketch out the structure, then realised in After Effects as it also involved keying all the backgrounds. Then mastered back in Premiere. Due to the number of layers and keying the render times were quite long -the intro section took about 6 hours to render. Hope that helps! Regards Dan __________________ Canon C300 Mk2 x 2, Rotolight Anova Pro and Neos, Ronin Gimbal, Phantom 4 Pro UAV www.danthecameraman.co.uk