Film Look with Handycam Possible ? at DVinfo.net

Anthony Tham · September 25th, 2006, 03:18 AM

Hello , im wondering is it possible to get the film look by just using a small Handycam ? or the Panasonic GS300 ? by down covnverting to 24fps and doing some colour correction.

Thanks

Chris Harris · September 25th, 2006, 09:31 PM

Absolutely. However, the "film look" isn't just achieved by color correcting and 24p. It's also about lighting, DOF, things like that. But yes, it's absolutely possible. The only limit is your imagination.

Anthony Tham · September 26th, 2006, 05:39 AM

Ah alright Thanks ! :) :) do you have any comments on the panasonic MD10000 ? or the MD9000 ?

owh by the way may i know what DOF is ? thanks a million

Djee Smit · September 26th, 2006, 07:56 AM

DOF = Depth of field. Plenty of info on that subject in these forums. search on DOF or depth of field and you probably got enough to read for a couple weeks ;-)

Patrick Jenkins · September 26th, 2006, 11:47 PM

Hey Anthony!

Got your followup email and I'll reply tomorrow - get the 10000 over the 9000. The 9000 has a slightly larger CCD, but the 10000 makes up for it in the image (as you saw in the shots I emailed you).

Since it's PAL, just convert the 50i to 25p (deinterlace - preferably with a good one) and slow it down to 24p. Looks fantastic. VERY filmic motion.

Patrick Jenkins · September 26th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Harris

Absolutely. However, the "film look" isn't just achieved by color correcting and 24p. It's also about lighting, DOF, things like that. But yes, it's absolutely possible. The only limit is your imagination.

I think the majority of people asking about film look are talking about film motion.

Honestly, light and dof and even color correction really don't look all that great (hardly mistaken as something shot on film) if the motion isn't there in the first place. Get good film motion and everyone'll think it really was shot on film regardless of the lighting.

Anthony Tham · September 27th, 2006, 09:40 AM

thanks lots Patrick ! :) those pics really looks filmy ! :D haha 50i to 25p ? and down to 24fps ? im not sure what that is but will do some homework ;) like you will be doing some wedding videos :D THanks again ! by the way , when you move the MD10000 does the video have those horizontal lines ?

Thanks !

Patrick Jenkins · September 27th, 2006, 09:45 AM

Yeah that's the interlace - the shots I sent hadn't been deinterlaced after all. The post processing will remove that.

more info: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Pa...ogressive.aspx

Anthony Tham · September 27th, 2006, 07:18 PM

hey i downloaded some of your clips from your website are those all shot throught the MD 10000 ? it looks filmish to me :)

September 25th, 2006, 03:18 AM	#1
Anthony Tham Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 71	Film Look with Handycam Possible ? Hello , im wondering is it possible to get the film look by just using a small Handycam ? or the Panasonic GS300 ? by down covnverting to 24fps and doing some colour correction. Thanks

September 26th, 2006, 07:56 AM	#4
Djee Smit Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Breda, Netherlands Posts: 141	DOF = Depth of field. Plenty of info on that subject in these forums. search on DOF or depth of field and you probably got enough to read for a couple weeks ;-) __________________ www.wanah.nl

September 26th, 2006, 11:47 PM	#5
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Hey Anthony! Got your followup email and I'll reply tomorrow - get the 10000 over the 9000. The 9000 has a slightly larger CCD, but the 10000 makes up for it in the image (as you saw in the shots I emailed you). Since it's PAL, just convert the 50i to 25p (deinterlace - preferably with a good one) and slow it down to 24p. Looks fantastic. VERY filmic motion. __________________ PAL shooter in NTSC territory

September 27th, 2006, 09:45 AM	#8
Patrick Jenkins Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 382	Yeah that's the interlace - the shots I sent hadn't been deinterlaced after all. The post processing will remove that. more info: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Pa...ogressive.aspx __________________ PAL shooter in NTSC territory

September 25th, 2006, 09:31 PM	#2
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Absolutely. However, the "film look" isn't just achieved by color correcting and 24p. It's also about lighting, DOF, things like that. But yes, it's absolutely possible. The only limit is your imagination.

September 26th, 2006, 05:39 AM	#3
Anthony Tham Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 71	Ah alright Thanks ! :) :) do you have any comments on the panasonic MD10000 ? or the MD9000 ? owh by the way may i know what DOF is ? thanks a million

September 27th, 2006, 09:40 AM	#7
Anthony Tham Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 71	thanks lots Patrick ! :) those pics really looks filmy ! :D haha 50i to 25p ? and down to 24fps ? im not sure what that is but will do some homework ;) like you will be doing some wedding videos :D THanks again ! by the way , when you move the MD10000 does the video have those horizontal lines ? Thanks !

September 27th, 2006, 07:18 PM	#9
Anthony Tham Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 71	hey i downloaded some of your clips from your website are those all shot throught the MD 10000 ? it looks filmish to me :)