Here's a really basic question.
If you want to get a "film" look (or maybe polished, is a better word) how important is the camera?
I have looked at a lot of the short films in the narrative section of the screening room here and some have really beautiful looks.
There are other films where the acting, movement, angels, etc... all look great, but there is simply something missing.
One short I watched was cut together really well, the acting was o.k., the angles looked fine...but the image simply made it look like an amateur production. And there was probably a large crew (there was a big cast involved onscreen). If the image looked better I would not be suprised to see it on cable as a tv show.
Here is an example of a look i really like. I didn't watch the whole thing because Vimeo keeps freezing up, so I'm only commenting on the visuals. This is something I would expect to see in a cinema..
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=54903
I've seen people comment on the fact that its not the camera, its the lighting, color grading, etc....
Is that really true?
Could you take a base model (canon 1100d for example) and make something that had a sophisticated and polished look? With the right lighting, director, DP, acting, set design, etc....could a entry model camera produce something like the visuals of Collateral or Miami Vice?
If you want to get a "film" look (or maybe polished, is a better word) how important is the camera?
I have looked at a lot of the short films in the narrative section of the screening room here and some have really beautiful looks.
There are other films where the acting, movement, angels, etc... all look great, but there is simply something missing.
One short I watched was cut together really well, the acting was o.k., the angles looked fine...but the image simply made it look like an amateur production. And there was probably a large crew (there was a big cast involved onscreen). If the image looked better I would not be suprised to see it on cable as a tv show.
Here is an example of a look i really like. I didn't watch the whole thing because Vimeo keeps freezing up, so I'm only commenting on the visuals. This is something I would expect to see in a cinema..
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=54903
I've seen people comment on the fact that its not the camera, its the lighting, color grading, etc....
Is that really true?
Could you take a base model (canon 1100d for example) and make something that had a sophisticated and polished look? With the right lighting, director, DP, acting, set design, etc....could a entry model camera produce something like the visuals of Collateral or Miami Vice?
