Victor Nhat Nguyen

Great website. But you seem to stop posting. What happen?

What about if I took away the requirement of the 4-pin XLR power?

Haven't used it myself but I heard Small HD are good.

I like the cinematography in Hugo. Especially the way the particles dance around in the light. How can I achieve this? Can I do this with a hazer/fogger?

Thanks, Luis.

 

Yea i figured just as much - i guess best bet will be to shoot a flat picture style and try re-grade it - or just bite the bullet and shoot with the preferred picture style

Yeah right now I'm using technicolor cinestyle and I grade it in post.

I have a t2i and I install the technicolor Cinestyle for higher dynamic range. It helps me from over/underexposing. However, I think it all depends. However, shouldn't you expose to the left since it's easier to get detail back from the shadow than highlights?

don't forget about the GH2, which has image comparable or even sharper than the new Canon 5d mark 3. With hack of course.

Hi my name is Victor Nguyen and I am a beginner filmmaker. I use to spend most of my time on Cinema5d forum where they mostly talk about pixel peeping, DSLRs, Lenses, and other gear.I recently watch Hugo and was tantalize by the way this film was shot and lighted. I love the way the dust particle dance around. I wish to learn much about cinematography on this website before I get deploy for the army in 7 month. Cheers!!

Don't spend a lot on a camera frankly. No one wants to hear that, camera's are fun and owning your own is great. But everyone and their dog seems to have a 7D or t2i and you can borrow one if you really like the way they look. The are expensive and kit lenses are not very cinema friendly with the aperture change during zooms, slow speeds, distortion, and chromatic abberation. You then end up spending another grand on glass and never on what really matters: acting, lighting, props, and good food to pay the crew. You've already shot with cameras that make beautiful images so ask yourself what about those shoots did you enjoy most, was it really being a DP? You can get a Canon vixia for 400ish or even other cheap consumer stuff that takes good video and will teach you all that you need to know. I shot DV for years and with good lighting and flashy editing it made it onto television.

If you must buy a camera with a big sensor because everyone is a shallow depth of field nut, I suggest the GH2. If you buy into Canon you get stuck with their proprietary lenses and a mirror box that is un-needed. The GH2 can take a lot of old, legacy lenses that work great. You can get a whole set of vintage lenses and an adapter for cheap, and the plastic kit lens that comes with it auto focuses fast and has a continuous focus mode. You can also pick up jobs with a GH2 because record times reach into the hours and I have been able to record live events and documentaries (and my narratives) with one. It is half the price of a 7D and with the extra money get a mic. Good luck.

Wish some one told me that before I got the t2i. Frankly I think Canon is starting to slip a little bit.

if you can afford $30. You can DIY a steadicam.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGLniZoUxw