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1. 5D Mk II Low Light Testing @ Agave Nightclub
3 years ago
This video was shot using the Canon 5D Mark II on a modular shoulder mount rig (Zacuto rods, RedRock shoulder mount, RedRock grips, Hyson Films 4-stage X-Matte mattebox, JBKCine extended Follow Focus, TV Logic LVM-071W 7" monitor, external V-mount battery mounted behind camera, Giottos quick-release). The only lighting used was what was available in the nightclub. No controllable or camera-mounted lights were used. The prime focus (no pun intended) was to see how well the camera would record this low-light scenario before using the rig in a real production environment. I feel it did very well, despite the amount of noise that was introduced from the high ISO setting.
To give the video a slightly over-cranked (slow-motion) feel, all the raw footage was conformed from 30p to 24p.
Out of the large collection of lenses we have, only two were used; the Canon 35mm f/1.4L and the Canon 135mm f/2L. These are noted in the bottom-right area of the video on a clip-per-clip basis.
No color-timing and/or color-grading was used on any of these shots; they are all uncorrected in their raw state.
Edited in Final Cut Studio 2 in a couple of hours.
Music credit: Tri-State by Above & Beyond
5D Mk II Low Light Testing @ Agave Nightclub
Shot January of 2009
All footage ©2009, Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media
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To give the video a slightly over-cranked (slow-motion) feel, all the raw footage was conformed from 30p to 24p.
Out of the large collection of lenses we have, only two were used; the Canon 35mm f/1.4L and the Canon 135mm f/2L. These are noted in the bottom-right area of the video on a clip-per-clip basis.
No color-timing and/or color-grading was used on any of these shots; they are all uncorrected in their raw state.
Edited in Final Cut Studio 2 in a couple of hours.
Music credit: Tri-State by Above & Beyond
5D Mk II Low Light Testing @ Agave Nightclub
Shot January of 2009
All footage ©2009, Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media
onerivermedia.com
twitter.com/onerivermedia
facebook.com/onerivermedia
facebook.com/group.php?gid=120624885577
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The 24 fps thing, where is it in FC? Like how every movements are smooth
Carlos: I was sitting on the fence about whether or not to add that clip because I felt bad, but I figured since we've all been there...
Ron: Every shot was in AE-lock mode, except for possibly one (one of the bar shots with the bottles) only because I forgot to lock it. Sure would be nice to have full manual controls, SIGH.
Joe: Part of the problem was that some of the light was so random (sometimes overly bright, sometime no light) that it was hard to keep a good medium since I didn't have control over any of the lighting or a reliable fill light that was always on. But yeah, I think the DJ (there were 2) with the blue lighting could have been brought down a bit. I conformed the 30p footage to 24p using Cinema Tools with the Batch Conform tool. Takes 2 seconds to do with no re-encoding needed (basically just changes the metadata).
Ken: Yeah, I felt for the guy. And yeah, it would be nice if there was an automated way in which clips retained camera/lens metadata through all encoding paths and could overlay all sorts of info on a clip-per-clip basis! Until then, I'll do the old-school overlay, lol.
vimeo.com/3065636
Check this out! No steadicam used but still steady enough!
I mean...awesome FOOTAGE Marco!
What was your workflow? I have a 5D2 and batch convert everything to ProRes. The raw files are way too slow to edit even with our 8 core machine.
Here's some goofin' around test footage I shot the other day. I retimed to the footage to 24p via Compressor. Slow mo was just simple stuff in FCP.
You can download the QT to see it in 720p.
vimeo.com/3269256
Again, great stuff man!
Well, if you think about it, the results with the Canon lenses being consistent without manual HD control isn't too surprising because even if I (we) had manual controls, it would have been similar to the automatic settings the camera picked since it was so low-light in there: fastest aperture the lens can do, high ISO, slow shutter speed. It's one of the rare circumstances where you don't have much room to make the settings any different even if you were able to.
For this test (and only this test) I worked in native H.264 throughout and it was painful. Batch converting to ProRes prior to editing is definitely the way to go.
looking forward to more of your work
cheers
Great footage man, it is amazing what that camera can do in low light. Quick question how did you convert the 30F footage to 24F. Did you use AE or FCP and what was the process?
Thanks a lot in advance
I batch conformed all the footage from 30p to 24p using Cinema Tools' batch conform function. You simply pick the folder where the files are and it'll conform it to your frame-rate of choice. It only takes a few seconds since all it's doing it re-wrapping the file with updated metadata to specify the files are 24p instead of 30p. Keep in mind this is a conforming process, not a converting process, so the footage will be about 80% slower than normal (and any audio will be de-tuned). If you want a slightly over-cranked effect, this is perfect for that which is why I opted to do that for this test.
Thanks again
I just bought a 5DMKII myself and am lovin it!
check my latest vid: vimeo.com/3952995
Yes, only 30 FPS, no 24 or 25 FPS until Canon or a hacker fixes this. Definitely a set back.
You can definitely manual focus but you do not have manual aperture (except if you use a Nikon lens with it), no manual ISO and no manual shutter speed. Again, hopefully this will be remedied by a firmware update by Canon or a hacker. Hackers are making really good progress and the current rumor is Canon has 5D2 firmware updates on the sets of Harry Potter and Iron Man II. Either way, I have a good feeling these essential fixes will come to the camera. For the latest info, check out:
cinema5d.com
canonrumors.com
Holy wow, Marco! You rock!
what do you think of the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens? I heard its a good all around for the 7D. but in low light of a nightclub will it be fast enough?
i have fce
what software can i use to convert 30 to 24