A brief summary of the most important settings to watch.
Filming with the DSLR for getting a real movie look
- Set ISO, Focus, Aperture and Time to manual, ISO at the lowest possible value (e.g. 100 or 200) to avoid noise.
- Use HD1080 (1920×1080) 24fps movie capture settings.
- Use double fps as shutter speed (50fps) to retain the cinema movie look.
- Use a tripod or stand to avoid shaking or similar.
- Reduce Saturation and Contrast to make sure all details are captured. While this will give you a flat image look, you will be able to adjust important detail easier later.
- Use a lens with up to F-stop 4 to get the right depth of field.
Post-production brief (based on FCPX)
- Use HD1080 (1920×1080) 24fps project setting to avoid format conversion.
- After rough composition, correct the material in terms of Luminosity, Color and Saturation
- Once your edit is completed, color grade the movie to get the desired look.
- Export movie to the desired format.