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[dtgs1980]

i'm gonna start shooting a short film on dv in a month or so, and i just had a few of questions....

for style reasons i've decided to shoot in black & white... is it better to shoot in colour and convert using editing software, or to shoot b&w from the start?

it's night shots...any recommendations for lighting?

finally, i'd like to shoot in widescreen (that's the format for my storyboards) but what do i do? shoot in 4:3 and convert using premiere?

thanks a bunch

dan
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"them sirens loved him up, and turned him into a horny toad"

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dan

[Mods]

I'd shoot it in black and white, it'd make editing a lot easier. Heh.


Mods

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Mark "Mods" Lovegrove

[Generic Skinhead]

Em, unless there's something I don't know, you CAN'T shoot in black and white from the start. Dude it's not like there's a balck and white button.

Also do widescreen in post.

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[Jim Bird]

Hi,

Don't shoot at night, shoot at dusk.

If you do shoot at night you will need a set of lights and a power supply near by.

Jim Bird

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[nate_dog]

If you shoot and edit in widescreen, you can't really convert it to tape using the VCR. Won't it streth it out? Unless you have a widescreen T.V.

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[StudentBoardMember]

My camera has a black and white 'button' (it's actually an option in the menu)

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[eddie]

>for style reasons i've decided to shoot in
>black & white... is it better to shoot in
>colour and convert using editing software,
>or to shoot b&w from the start?

Shoot BW from the start if you can. For two reasons. You will be able to light it for BW, and also it will save you time and effort in post production.


>it's night shots...any recommendations for
>lighting?

Street lights? depends on where and what you are shooting.

>finally, i'd like to shoot in widescreen
> (that's the format for my storyboards) but
> what do i do? shoot in 4:3 and convert
> using premiere?

Can your camera shoot widescreen? If so use it. It means you will frame things correctly, and also save time and effort in post.

Otherwise, make sure you know what the virtual frame is like in your viewfinder, and then convert it using premier.


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[ThomasB]

Don't shoot at night. It's a pain in the ass.

Since your camera can shoot in B/W it should also be able of handling 'cinema format' (call it widescreen if you want). Use both of them when shooting. You'll save a lot of time and energy in post.

And once again... DON'T SHOOT AT NIGHT! I know what I'm talking of... it's a REAL pain in the ass...

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ThomasB
http://www.biennavista.com

[Mods]

Skinhead, pretty much every DV camera on the market nowadays allows you to shoot in Black And White.


Mods

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Mark "Mods" Lovegrove

[Generic Skinhead]

I hold my hand up Mods, I was wrong. Interestingly though, I've used 3 different DV cameras and I'm yet to encounter the fabled black and white option.

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