Shot Design_ Video production

Main problems: over exposure, focus, camera settings (aperture, ISO, shutter be controlled manually. The smaller the aperture, the clearer the background is.
ISO: 100- 6400. regulate the brightness
shutter speed: 1/48s at 24 fps; 1/50s at 25 fps always double the frame rate
or use filter to avoid over exposure when shooting outdoor
Take sharpness out completely

Color temperature:
daylight= 5500 to 5600 kelvin
artificial light= 3100 to 3400 kelvin (indoor)

The right gear
audio recorders

Choose a lens
prime lenses with wide open aperture for feature films, commercials.
zoom/wide angle lenses for documentaries and news
recommended depth of field for documentaries: F/4-F/8

Low Light performance
old models: max. ISO 1600 at night (for Canon 7d, 60D, 650D)  shutter speed: 1/50s
aperture at night: F/1.2-F/4
Normally has more noise because of high ISO values-- arifacts


Cinematic Film look
own taste
shoot slightly underexpose in daylight to keep details in bright areas
flat image, not harsh contrasted-- define the look before the actual shoot (contrasted or flat)

Depth of field
stunning images!
aperture: F/1.4 shallow depth of field  F/22 everything is in focus
closer to a person:
a lot of people: should not too focus, F/8
someone walks from back to front: pull the focus right of lens, F/1.4 is not possible to focus instantly




Outdoor shots
Try different angles
Zoom in

Outdoor shooting, too much light
Don't close the iris, the depth of the field will become high. Put ND filters.
Increase the shutter speed. Throw the background little out of focus

The color of subject should not blend with the background

Editing Suite
color correction, by using basic color curves-keep the skin tone neutral, not jarry and freaky

Color correction

Adobe online color wheel
The footage can be a little too dark and can be corrected later. But over-exposure can't be saved.

How to Film a Dialogue Scene: Angles, Framing & Rule of Thirds - Tutorial 17

Rule of thirds: frame the subjects on those lines. and keep their heads on the top line (long lens, 100mm)

try to keep lens similar

keep the shots different from each other

avoid jump cut: move the camera to a noticeable different angle

Video editing

know the property of your footage

file>>new>>sequence>>Digital SLR...new timeline 

frame rate: modify ..interpret footages...right click scale to frame

export media: 

rough cut

semi final cut: transition is fluent

go through b-road

new item; new title, keep titles on the top of timeline. copy the first title and rename it 

color grading: many ways to do it.

RGB curves. use same camera settings makes the color grading much easier

control+c on the clips

put bumpers for the video

audio peaking around 26-27 check if it eclipses