I know this is new, I think I even know at least one filmmaker in Austin that about a year ago was putting together a DSLR kit. Don't know what happened with it but I do remember hearing about it. What do you guys think of digital still cameras being used to film movies and TV shows? Though it isn't new, I’ve seen a lot about in the last week or so. Three or four articles have come across my desk as well as a few blogs and I even saw on the afternoon news a piece on an episode of House being shot on the Canon 5D.
Under a post about this subject on Facebook there was a link to a young filmmaker in the UK, he had a link to his short film teaser trailer that was shot on the Canon 7D and it looks awesome, check out the link. http://deadlyillusions.wordpress.com/
What I'm most interested in is hearing what experiences people are having, the differences and similarities it has with shooting with a HD video camera, is there any problems within the post workflow and in general what are the problems people have encountered and other than the obvious benefits what good surprises have filmmakers found? Is this something Indie filmmakers are using or staying away from. Please leave your stories, comments, ideas in the comment area. I’d love to hear from people on this subject.
Hi Marian
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You may want to email people on the Texas Film Scene forum:
http://texasfilmmakers.ning.com/main/search/search?q=Canon+5D
This seems to be a popular thread of discussion. (btw, I know Curtis Wayne)
Also, I know that Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" was shot on a DSLR (Canon 1Ds).
If shooting video with a DSLR you may need really huge hard drives or server farms to store your frames for post-processing. (24 frames/sec x 12-18 Megapixel images can easily add up).
We made a feature length film using the 7D.
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Used a full 1tb drive for editing space.
What would you say were the positives of using the 7D and then what kind of problems did you run into? Could you avoid those problems now that you know about them? Or are they just limits the camera has?
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ReplyDeleteSecond would be movement. Handheld is very limited. Had to really keep the camera on dollies or booms to keep the shot steady.
Of course the plus is the look of the shot and the ability to use lenses.
How was the workflow in editing? Was there any converting issue? Did you use Final Cut or a PC program?
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