I have learned a great deal by this forum. I was new to Sony Vegas pro 8 and still it was possible for me to make a music videoclip in 1 week.
Thanks to you guys. Now I have a rather special question.
The quality (picture) of this clip is somewhat like what you see on some soap series on tv. I do not know how to describe this. They seem to have a sharper picture, more (too much!) realistic.
If you watch them you see immediately that there is a big difference with how most movies look like. I hope somebody understands what I mean. My english is not that good...
My question is, is there some way I can give this clip the same feel (picture) as like a movie looks like? I've tried some settings with the Sony plugins but I can't seem to find a way to achieve this.
Thank you!
Re: Professional movies by STEVE RHODEN on Jun 6, 2008 at 1:17:50 pm
A question David that almost all professional editors strive for at some point..how to get video looking like film.
A topic thats discussed extensively with numerous recommendations.
My two scents I understand exactly what you described...it took me a long while
and endless research to really find a solution to this. First off
it is a two step process...first your footage need to be colour
graded to have that film tone you desire,(my recommendation for this
are two plugins, magic bullet for editors or celluloid from vasst).
Secondly, is to achieve film motion thru a process of deinterlacing.
(and for this i recommend dvfilm maker) a standalone application thats
very simple an hits the mark perfectly and very affordable.
Re: Professional movies by Mike Kujbida on Jun 6, 2008 at 3:06:26 pm
My suggestion is to pay attention to the scene when you're shooting it.
A large part of what makes film look like film is the lighting.
This is an area that, unfortunately, a lot of video users don't pay enough attention to.
This is a subject that can't be adequately covered with a paragraph or two on a user forum.
My suggestion is to pay attention to films and videos that you like and then try to recreate that look.
I have no idea what your lighting kit consists of but these are tools where buying decent gear will definitely pay for itself in the quality of your work.
Your camera has a bearing on this as well.
If you have manual iris control, use it all the time.
I can't stress this enough.
To get a consistent look, light the scene until you're happy with it (a decent field monitor helps a LOT here), see what the iris is and then leave it at this setting.
