Shooting Motorcross with DVX100B ?? at DVinfo.net

Randy Cabrera · December 27th, 2008, 06:09 PM

im shooting motorcross & Freestyle Motorcross with my dvx100b - what whould be some good setting for this type of filming ....I do alot of afternoon with good lighting and also night...

I want to know about 60i vs 24 and shutter speed whats faster and slower and how would it effect the film.....are there any other modes other the 60i that will work.

I want hot colors nice a vibrant

I know how to use the cam ( not a pro by all means ) but im tring to get that ESPN, Fuel, Speed channel look.

Any help!!!!!

Thanks
Cabrera

Greg Laves · December 28th, 2008, 07:26 PM

FWIW, I did a shoot for the group associated with the "Pinks" crew. They supplied DVX100's for me to use. And they had the cameras set on 24p mode, 16 x 9.

Randy Cabrera · December 28th, 2008, 07:33 PM

I would love to shoot is 24p...BUT wouldnt it be hard to follow moving dirt bikes in 24p

I am gonna fool around with different settings next weekend.

Any suggestions / input would be great... Thanks!!

Greg Laves · December 28th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Randy, I guess I should have said it but we were shooting a pilot for SpeedTV and it included shooting cars and motorcycles at really high speeds (200 mph). I would have thought that the 24p would have been less than ideal for the situation. but I did see the footage aired and it had none of the strobing / stuttering motion artifacts that would normally be associated with 24p. Of course, I had nothing to do with any of the editing process or air process so I have no idea how they handled the footage that we shot.

December 27th, 2008, 06:09 PM	#1
Randy Cabrera New Boot Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 17	Shooting Motorcross with DVX100B ?? im shooting motorcross & Freestyle Motorcross with my dvx100b - what whould be some good setting for this type of filming ....I do alot of afternoon with good lighting and also night... I want to know about 60i vs 24 and shutter speed whats faster and slower and how would it effect the film.....are there any other modes other the 60i that will work. I want hot colors nice a vibrant I know how to use the cam ( not a pro by all means ) but im tring to get that ESPN, Fuel, Speed channel look. Any help!!!!! Thanks Cabrera

December 28th, 2008, 07:26 PM	#2
Greg Laves Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 640	FWIW, I did a shoot for the group associated with the "Pinks" crew. They supplied DVX100's for me to use. And they had the cameras set on 24p mode, 16 x 9.

December 28th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#3
Randy Cabrera New Boot Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 17	I would love to shoot is 24p...BUT wouldnt it be hard to follow moving dirt bikes in 24p I am gonna fool around with different settings next weekend. Any suggestions / input would be great... Thanks!!

December 28th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#4
Greg Laves Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 640	Randy, I guess I should have said it but we were shooting a pilot for SpeedTV and it included shooting cars and motorcycles at really high speeds (200 mph). I would have thought that the 24p would have been less than ideal for the situation. but I did see the footage aired and it had none of the strobing / stuttering motion artifacts that would normally be associated with 24p. Of course, I had nothing to do with any of the editing process or air process so I have no idea how they handled the footage that we shot.