Mitchel Jones Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hey guys. I'm new to the forums and have been enjoying all the incredible information available. I had a question and haven't stumbled upon it in a thread but I'm still searching. So here it is. I was looking for advice on some camera settings I should use while shooting an action/fight sequence. I'm shooting on a Rebel T2i. I've done a fair amount of music video work and simple narrative shooting but I haven't shot anything like this before. I plan on doing some tests with my camera but would love any advice or input as to settings I should try out and experiment with. Thanks in advance. Here is what I traditionally use for settings. 1080 @ 24fps, shutter speed 1/50 (since it can't shoot 1/48) I was thinking if I increase my shutter speed to over 150 it would give me the feel I think I'm looking for. Well at least part of it. Something like "Saving Private Ryan". Not really sure what else I should do with the camera. Most of it will be the angles used and how it's cut. But any advice would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Boileau Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I think they used a 15 or even 10 degree shutter. The skinny shutter can help for intense action. But beware I personally find it hard to look at when it's misused... They also added some shutter phase in SPR. 15 degrees: 1/576 10 degrees: 1/864 Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchel Jones Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 I think they used a 15 or even 10 degree shutter. The skinny shutter can help for intense action. But beware I personally find it hard to look at when it's misused... They also added some shutter phase in SPR. 15 degrees: 1/576 10 degrees: 1/864 Hope this helps! Very cool. I will test out those settings and see what results I get. I agree if over used it can be difficult to watch. It's for an intense attack scene. The effect I am trying to obtain is high energy that is unnerving. Thanks for the quick response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasSunlin Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I am not sure what people see in this technique. For myself, the "stuttery" effect (as in Private Ryan) distracts me from the action amd calls attention to itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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