Hey Ayz :) Thanks - it was fun to make. I need to add to the description for this that we made this for a 10 hr film challenge. But yes, I thought Erica was pretty good myself *nods*

And thanks for the tip! I'm still learning how to use my camera with the SGblade attached - and the 50mm lens we used doesn't stop down very far at all. I think it's like a 3 something.

PS ;) if you have any other tips on how to get the most of the HFs20 camera I would love to hear them. I know you used a HF camera on White Red Panic and, of course, it looked beautiful.

hey mike -- yeah the shutter at 1/60th is a must IMHO, no matter what anyone says. It'll remove some of that video like smear that you have currently. Technically a 180 degree shutter should be at 1/48th, but for some reason on the canon camera's there's still some fugly motion-blur at that ratio.

I'd be eager to see you record something with the 1/60th shutter and upload it. I bet you'd be able to tell the difference. It looks much more filmlike and gorgeous.

Of course all this is assuming you shot at 24p.

Umm, the only other thing i would recommend is to turn the contrast down and the brightness up (while you are shooting) so you record the flattest image possible. That way you can restore the contrast in post, and you'll get a lot more latitude out of the footage.

However, i'd class the shutter as the highest priority to getting away from the video/hd/dv look.

Try it out, trust me. you won't go back. ;)

Love it :) Thanks - I will try to go out for a walk later today and make these adjustments. I'll share it here on Vimeo. We need to talk soon! We have catching up to do - and I can't wait to hear more about your shoot.

yeah i agree. we need to catch up soon. lets do it.

let me know if you shoot anything with new settings. :)

Why thank you Mr Moviesmaker :)