Chris Saul Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Hello I'm shooting a music video next weekend and the director wants a bold contrasty B&W video shot with the Canon 5D. Any recommendations on how to set up the camera? Should I set the camera to B&W or desaturate in post. And if you have any colors and lighting recommendations that would be great. My experience it seems you have to be bold with your lighting choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David McDonald Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I personally never do color in-camera. You can always make it black and white in post...but if you set it a certain way in-camera, there's no turning back. I would set everything pretty flat in-camera (contrast, saturation etc.) and just do what I want with it in post. This guy has a pretty good video about setting up a 7D to shoot your video flat. I couldn't find anything on 5D but you could probably look at what he does and just do it on your 5D. http://www.vimeo.com/7622493 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Just don't light "flat" ;) Light it as if you're shooting b&w, higher contrast, hotter keys, etc. This is just by word of mouth, but I hear there are benefits to shooting b&w in camera with the 5D/7D. Something about it being able to capture more detail than it would in color mode because the sensor & processor are working at their highest efficiency at that point. Again, very hearsay, but worth testing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Agreed to the "flat". Shot this in flat mode, but in colour (monitored on set in B/W) - gave the biggest amount of info for post - to control different colour channels and contrast. *The website images are JPEG screen-grabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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