OT: 5DmkII - Beijing Hoop Dreams

Cliff Etzel wrote on 12/12/2008, 2:04 PM
Dan Chung of The Guardian UK is showing what the Canon 5DMkII is capable of producing for video when used by a skilled web video journalist

This is amazing content shot exclusively on the 5DMkII with adapted manual focus lenses - shooting completed in only 2 hours - with the loss of some content due to failure of a CF card (another reason I still don't ascribe to the tapeless work flow just yet)

http://vimeo.com/2435467

Cliff Etzel - Solo Video Journalist
bluprojekt | solo video journalism blog

Comments

je@on wrote on 12/12/2008, 4:41 PM
Looks great. I want one!
Coursedesign wrote on 12/12/2008, 6:17 PM
Beautiful!

There does seem to be some black crushing here, as in all other 5DMkII footage I have ever seen. This could mean that the DP needs to keep this in mind when lighting. That's the ultimate "film-like" :O).


Coursedesign wrote on 12/14/2008, 8:47 AM
So if you have black crushing, use it!

Like in this Ford TV commercial shot with a 5DMkII.

Cliff Etzel wrote on 12/14/2008, 6:11 PM
This is one of those times where I'm seeing a term used and I don't know what it means:

What does it mean - "Crushed Blacks?"

Cliff Etzel - Solo Video Journalist
bluprojekt | solo video journalism blog
rs170a wrote on 12/14/2008, 6:58 PM
According to the definition of crushing from Color Correction for Digital Video:

Crushing. The artifact that occurs when the pedestal (also called the black level) is adjusted too low during the shooting or reproduction of an image. Crushing tends to reduce contrast in dark elements of an image.

Mike
Coursedesign wrote on 12/14/2008, 7:48 PM
Think defining anything darker than a particular level as black, so that say black, very dark gray, and dark gray all look black, or just tweaking the gamma curve to be much more aggressive at the bottom.

This can be done in post, or in camera.