Using the Canon XL2 to videotape indoors
I was using the Canon XL2 to shoot some video indoors. It was during a party and the band performing didn't have much light on them. The lights were low in the whole place and when I reviewed the video the next day it was dark...
Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?
Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?
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Originally posted by O-Mac
I was using the Canon XL2 to shoot some video indoors. It was during a party and the band performing didn't have much light on them. The lights were low in the whole place and when I reviewed the video the next day it was dark...
Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?
I find myself shooting videos at work from time to time where the room has low light and there is a powerpoint that is to be in the frame (sometimes it is easier to get the screen behind the speaker than to add it in post when you are on a rediculusly tight schedule) , I use a Panasonic that is equivelant to the GL2 and I have found the best way to set things up in low light situations is to use a CRT tv or video display as a monitor, while a little cumbersome, it is worth the trouble for the quality as I have found the viewfinder a little less accurate than I would like as far as color and brightness in dark or odd light situations.
Originally posted by O-Mac
Everything was on Auto...DOH! I was looking at the camera a fwe seconds ago and noticed that the dial on the lens that says 1/32 and 1/16 was between 1/16 and OFF...when I turned it to off it got brighter...I don't know what the heck i'm doing...
For the sake of you and your customers, please take some time this weekend to RTFM, these things really arent that bad when you know what you are doing.
basically I'm learning on the fly...and I WANT to leanr how to use it properly so THAT'S why I'm asking....
so WTF????
how many people get the chance to do something they like to do without losing an arm or a leg to do it? so, help me out here man. My window of opportunity is here and I'm jumping through!!!! Hahahahahahaha...
I spent 4 years and too much money to get a degree is video production. the least you can do is spend $40 and read a book.
Originally posted by O-Mac
Is this a good book? there are a million and a half books out there on filmmaking...I happen to have a bunch of them but not that one...
I don't know, they are all pretty much the same. I haven't actually read any of it, but it has an xl?, whatever that is good for.
reg
Originally posted by O-Mac
Does anyone know anything about American Cinematographer magazine?
American Cinematographer is a great magazine. If you are just starting out it will be a bit confusing. Great articles on how the pros do their work. it mostly focuses on people who are interested in being Director of Cinematography.
If you are shooting in the dark, never shoot in auto. Go manual and set it to the lowest f-stop and slower aperture. Don't use the LCD use the viewfinder.
Just go out and shoot with the camera under different crcumstances (ie bright day, cloudy, indoors, etc). try different settings and mark it down. When you bring it in to the computer you will know what works best for what. is the best way to learn.