This is a late light chat Drew and I had with Rodney Charters on New Year’s eve sparked by the Canon C300. After we shot the ultimate low light test on the Canon C300 we had some whisky and talked about a wide range of things related to filmmaking. Here is a compressed list of topics we cover in the video:
Kelvin meters vs in-camera waveforms
Using the existing light on large productions
Shooting without lights or with very minimal lights
The biggest light needed on a TV set
Generator equipment and operators are not needed anymore
Good lenses for handheld camera use, especially for 12 hour days
Canon C300 is very unobtrusive compared to anything of that quality
Shooting with just a camera and audio strapped to actors chests (Lovers in a Dangerous Time)
Canon C300 looks like a Fat Hasselblad
5DmkII needed a pro shoot well, C300 actually needs less knowledge and practice for same results
98% of digital cinema is 2K or below
Some actresses think 1080P is too high resolution already and needs to be diffused back
Lack of 4K is not important because theaters aren’t actually displaying 4K
8-bit vs 10-bit
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Lastly, what do you think of what was said in this video? A lot of it has some strong opposition… I’ve never thought 4k was that important… like Kent Nichols said a while ago, back when people were shooting on miniDV tapes they were still projecting that on the big screens, most importantly they were telling stories. Lets discuss below…
