Gear Talk > EOS Bodies - For Video
5D Mark III video settings for shooting drag races
Lance James:
Thanks, you think f11 would do it? I understand what your saying now.
What about camera settings for video.
60fps to catch the quick action without the jitter. I can always apply a cinematic look in post right.
Shutter speed?
White balance?
HurtinMinorKey:
I would stick with 30fps at 1080p because it allows you to crop in post(if you want). It'll be plenty smooth. It'll be hard to make it look film-like in post at 60fps, because it necessitates a faster shutter speed, even if you were to drop frames.
F11, seems reasonable. With a shutter speed of 1/50 or 1/60. I'd use the sunny or cloudy white balance setting depending on what you get. They work pretty well outside. Pay close attention to your screen, because it's very easy to blow out the highlights shooting metallic things in the sun. You, should zoom in on bright spots to make sure they aren't being clipped. Although, if you are in bright sunshine, some clipping will be inevitable if you want any detail in the shadows.
Lance James:
I was rethinking that last night about the 60fps. I'm not a fan of 30 as I dont like the video look, maybe I can deal with 24 at 1080? I need to run some tests I guess before hand to see how it all comes together.
Axilrod:
I wouldn't shoot 60fps since it's only 720p, and I think you're a little too worried about frame rates, the video will look just fine at 24fps. Shutter speed needs to be 1/50 for 24fps or 1/60 for 30fps. Set your white balance to daylight (5500k).
I would NOT use a shoulder rig for this, it's very difficult to make smooth pans and movements with a rig and if you are shooting all day your shoulder is going to hurt like hell after a while. You should use a tripod, I think you'll be very disappointed with the results if you try to shoot the whole thing with a rig. As for what aperture/focus, you're going to have to stop down quite a bit, ND filters would help but it all depends.
Honestly, based on the questions you have I'd say you have your work cut out for you. A 5DIII is a serious camera for a beginner. I'd try and keep things as simple as possible, it's very easy to make mistakes with these things. But do yourself a favor, go get a tripod/fluid head, I promise you'll be much happier with the footage.
Lance James:
Thanks for the input. Yes, going with 24p and 1080 for the shoot. Speed will be 50. I am looking for a tripod now, can anyone give me some advice on what would work well with the DSLR set up? Trying to keep the cost under 300.
I have enough time to get it ordered through B&H and still get it before I leave for the shoot.
Thanks everyone for the advice.
Lance
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