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Jeff Nelson · February 16th, 2007, 09:24 AM

Here's a shot from one of yesterday's setups on the documentary I'm doing with the A-1. I got a better monitor that does 16x9, and think I'm getting a little better w/exposure, though I'll probably correct this some. There's a learning curve with exposure and this camera, to a degree, but overall I'm liking it:

http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/three_shot.mov

Peter Wiley · February 16th, 2007, 11:03 AM

Looks very nice I think.

Rafael Lopes · February 17th, 2007, 11:27 AM

I liked it too. What settings did you have on?

Amr Toukhy · February 17th, 2007, 12:31 PM

my GOD this is very good man... very sharp !!!! :)

Jeff Nelson · February 17th, 2007, 01:47 PM

Thanks, guys. No color correction on this shot yet. Settings are:

GAMMA CINE2
KNEE LOW
BLACK MIDDLE
PED -1
SETUP 0
SHARP 1
HDF MIDDLE
DHV 0
CORING 0
NR OFF
NR2 OFF
CMX CINE2
CGN 3
CPH 0
RGN 8
GGN 7
BGN 6
AND THE REST ARE ZEROS

Gives it a little bit of warmth. Also, I'm asking participants to wear solid colors, no solid white or pastels, obviously lighting them in front of a black backdrop. Shooting Tues/Wed/Thursday of next week, and doing some B-roll, have to deliver this project toward the end of March...

Oleg Kalyan · February 17th, 2007, 05:28 PM

It looks great, what is the subject matter, the only thing if I could add would be some CU profile shots, Regards, Oleg:)

Amr Toukhy · February 18th, 2007, 03:53 AM

Did you do these settings while they were there, or you prepared everything before !!! it looks as if it was done for them !!!!

Nick Weeks · February 18th, 2007, 11:38 AM

Wow Jeff! I saw your other interview shots, and this one looks amazing. The lighting was much much better, and the exposure was great. It even looked like you moved the background away from the subjects. To me that just makes the subjects "pop" a lot more

very good!

Jeff Nelson · February 18th, 2007, 01:04 PM

Thanks guys. Nick, this was a bigger room to work in than the first day's shots, plus I had the benefit of learning about the exposure from the first day. I used 1000 watt key rather than the 500 I'd used before, made a difference. Also had a better broadcast monitor 16x9 to work with, and took time to balance bars before shoot this time.

Amr, I experimented with different settings before that session, and I took elements from a couple of the presets I liked, and came up with this one, and I'm satisfied with the results.

Oleg, this is a documentary about the two founders of a summer camp that over years grew into a large successful private school in the LA area. There's a big event in April to honor these guys and fundraise, which is where this will be shown. Regarding CU shots of interview subjects, if that's what you mean, there'll be a fair amount of b-roll once the interviews are put together, so hopefully can keep it visually interesting throughout.

Estebe Verde · February 19th, 2007, 11:59 AM

Most Excellent!

I loved the look. What monitor are you using?

Was this handheld or on sticks? It looked handheld for the first few seconds and then there were solid pans. Good mix to keep it form being just talking heads.

Sound was also well done. Love that NY accent!

Jeff Nelson · February 19th, 2007, 12:27 PM

I'm using the Sony PVM-14L5 14-inch monitor, which does a very nice job with this camera. see:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=262238&is=REG

Shot at 1080 24F HDV, on a tripod.

Jeff Nelson · February 19th, 2007, 01:05 PM

Here's what the basic setup looked like, for those interested. Had a 1000w lightbox camera right, and a 500w box cam left, rim light, kicker from lower cam right and nothing on the black bg.

http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/Picture3.png

Noel Evans · February 25th, 2007, 07:29 AM

Excellent lighting on the talent, really worked well. Im not a fan of black backgrounds.

February 16th, 2007, 09:24 AM	#1
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	interview 3-shot Here's a shot from one of yesterday's setups on the documentary I'm doing with the A-1. I got a better monitor that does 16x9, and think I'm getting a little better w/exposure, though I'll probably correct this some. There's a learning curve with exposure and this camera, to a degree, but overall I'm liking it: http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/three_shot.mov

February 16th, 2007, 11:03 AM	#2
Peter Wiley Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lewisburg PA Posts: 752	Looks very nice I think.

February 17th, 2007, 11:27 AM	#3
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,239	I liked it too. What settings did you have on?

February 17th, 2007, 12:31 PM	#4
Amr Toukhy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Amman-Jordan Posts: 112	my GOD this is very good man... very sharp !!!! :)

February 17th, 2007, 01:47 PM	#5
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	Thanks, guys. No color correction on this shot yet. Settings are: GAMMA CINE2 KNEE LOW BLACK MIDDLE PED -1 SETUP 0 SHARP 1 HDF MIDDLE DHV 0 CORING 0 NR OFF NR2 OFF CMX CINE2 CGN 3 CPH 0 RGN 8 GGN 7 BGN 6 AND THE REST ARE ZEROS Gives it a little bit of warmth. Also, I'm asking participants to wear solid colors, no solid white or pastels, obviously lighting them in front of a black backdrop. Shooting Tues/Wed/Thursday of next week, and doing some B-roll, have to deliver this project toward the end of March...

February 17th, 2007, 05:28 PM	#6
Oleg Kalyan Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MOSCOW Posts: 860	It looks great, what is the subject matter, the only thing if I could add would be some CU profile shots, Regards, Oleg:)

February 18th, 2007, 03:53 AM	#7
Amr Toukhy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Amman-Jordan Posts: 112	Did you do these settings while they were there, or you prepared everything before !!! it looks as if it was done for them !!!!

February 18th, 2007, 11:38 AM	#8
Nick Weeks Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL USA Posts: 722	Wow Jeff! I saw your other interview shots, and this one looks amazing. The lighting was much much better, and the exposure was great. It even looked like you moved the background away from the subjects. To me that just makes the subjects "pop" a lot more very good!

February 18th, 2007, 01:04 PM	#9
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	Thanks guys. Nick, this was a bigger room to work in than the first day's shots, plus I had the benefit of learning about the exposure from the first day. I used 1000 watt key rather than the 500 I'd used before, made a difference. Also had a better broadcast monitor 16x9 to work with, and took time to balance bars before shoot this time. Amr, I experimented with different settings before that session, and I took elements from a couple of the presets I liked, and came up with this one, and I'm satisfied with the results. Oleg, this is a documentary about the two founders of a summer camp that over years grew into a large successful private school in the LA area. There's a big event in April to honor these guys and fundraise, which is where this will be shown. Regarding CU shots of interview subjects, if that's what you mean, there'll be a fair amount of b-roll once the interviews are put together, so hopefully can keep it visually interesting throughout.

February 19th, 2007, 11:59 AM	#10
Estebe Verde Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SAN FRANCISCO Posts: 29	Most Excellent! I loved the look. What monitor are you using? Was this handheld or on sticks? It looked handheld for the first few seconds and then there were solid pans. Good mix to keep it form being just talking heads. Sound was also well done. Love that NY accent!

February 19th, 2007, 12:27 PM	#11
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	I'm using the Sony PVM-14L5 14-inch monitor, which does a very nice job with this camera. see: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=262238&is=REG Shot at 1080 24F HDV, on a tripod.

February 19th, 2007, 01:05 PM	#12
Jeff Nelson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 194	Here's what the basic setup looked like, for those interested. Had a 1000w lightbox camera right, and a 500w box cam left, rim light, kicker from lower cam right and nothing on the black bg. http://www.mostlymagic.tv/demo/Picture3.png

February 25th, 2007, 07:29 AM	#13
Noel Evans Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 157	Excellent lighting on the talent, really worked well. Im not a fan of black backgrounds.