brandon kaufman Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Hello! I'm planning on shooting a short doc this weekend, and before I do that I just want to ask a few questions. Here are my test rolls: The first cartridge was 200T and the second was 50D. These were scanned flat: is this the reason they look so .... grey? I like the texture of the 50D but the 200T seems off. Did I overexpose? I shot on a Nizo S560, if that makes a difference. I assume I should get 200T because I will be both indoors and outdoors and won't have that strong a light source, but I don't want it to look so drab. (I'm getting the next project colored, though, so hopefully that will make some difference.) Should I go for 500T? Let me know what you all think or if you have any other advice! Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted January 21, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted January 21, 2020 "Flat" transfers, maybe they are "log" or just very low-con, will be desaturated-looking since saturation and contrast are tied together. If you don't plan on doing a lot of color-correction, you should get your transfers color-corrected while being transferred in the higher contrast of Rec.709 video display gamma. You'll have much darker shadows as a result but better saturation. Some shots are exposed incorrectly, I don't know why. It seems a bit random. Only use 500T if you don't have a choice because there isn't enough light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pinder Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I don't think your Nizo will rate 500t correctly in order to take advantage of that films speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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