How do you get such great quality?

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I was watching gavinrudy's video "NS x Windells" and I saw that he was filing with a t3i. How does he create such an amazing image quality from his camera body? We have the same lens btw.
 
13056589:JakeSmith said:
practice, knowledge, creative drive, planning, editing
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If there's anything I've learned from lurking on M&A it's that it's not about the gear. it's what

jake said
 
once you have the settings right on the camera to where everything is exposed properly, everything that should be in focus is in focus, there isn't any clipping that is distracting, etc,.... you have to also handle the footage properly from offloading to editing to uploading.

but its mostly production value, which is;

technical side + the creative side + execution = awesomeness; regardless of equipment
 
The sole purpose of good camera gear is to remove barriers which prevent one from performing at their full capacity, not to define or expand that capacity in itself.

Thinking of quality in terms of camera settings and specs is a fast track to mediocrity.
 
Getting your settings right is a pretty big part, so using the t3i or any DSLR getting the balance between your ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture is important. So no over exposure will keep your footage crisp and hopefully without any noise. hope that helps.
 
13057857:AinsworthJ said:
Getting your settings right is a pretty big part, so using the t3i or any DSLR getting the balance between your ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture is important. So no over exposure will keep your footage crisp and hopefully without any noise. hope that helps.
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of course this is only the technical side then theirs the other factors that jake said
 
I think that properly exposing a shot is one of the most important ways to get really good quality video. I use a live histogram when I shoot to make sure that I don't clip any highlights or darks, meaning that there is no color in the frame that is pure white or pure black. That means that in post I can color correct/grade for the footage to look exactly how I want it to without it looking funky.

More importantly, though, is practice. The more you shoot, the more you find your individual style and routine. You'll learn from experience how and what to shoot, gradually improving your work's quality.
 
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my observation is that the camera lens only produces the sharp image and zoom. It is the color correction, cropping, exposure settings, iso settings, and basically all of the corrections you change on the camera itself which really makes the picture look amazing. It also takes ton of experience and practice to capture that perfect picture. That is why "Magic Lantern" and other popular video correcting applications are very popular among most filmers. It provides a more broader spectrum of corrections and picture settings.

Sorry for grammar. I posting from phone.
 
Proper exposure, and sparing use of DOF...

Too many people shoot stuff out of focus and unsharp unknowingly by wanting their t3i to have "nice blurred backgrounds" and shooting at like f/2.8 ALL THE TIME!

Stop down, shoot when it is sunny and have fun people to shoot with.
 
the most important thing IMO with a DSLR is #1 NEVER NEVER NEVER crank the sharpness in camera (i rarely do it in post either) I always turn it off, I would reccomend at least lowering it a notch or two, and having an ND filter, when shooting skiing

you can see the shot at around :37 Decker used his 5d and definetely cranked the sharpness and you can see how terrible it looks.

 
Its about how you use the camera. To get insane shots you have to master the settings, way of filming, where you film from in relative to the sun, and post production
 
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