Conclusions Studio Test #1

I wanted to make a note of my conclusions from my studio tests. I used a Varicam AJHDC27FP camera.

LIGHT

• need more light generally...all kino setup wasn't enough
  
• remember to turn on cyc lights!
  
• cam gain introduced unacceptable noise
  

CAMERA

• 60 fps gives more frames BUT
  
• need to use shutter as well
  
• cam gain is likely unusable
  
• long lens flattened perspective...get closer

DEPTH OF FIELD

• pretty shallow, even @ higher fstops
  
• more light, not gain, the only solution
  
• is there a macro lens for that cam
  

MOTION BLUR

• wasn't horrible, but needs improvement
  
• need to test w/ shutter ON
  
• w/ shutter will lose stops

KEYING

• note: not much care was given to "keyability" on this occasion
  
• gain created noise which made keying tough even w/ denoise
  
• even small amount of mo.blur makes keying difficult
  

SPILL

• massive amounts of spill on black trains
  
• ez spill killer did a surprisingly good job
  
• white studio w/ green backdrop would help
  

NEXT TIME

• more light
  
• use shutter
  
• no gain
  
• shorter lens
  
• pay closer attention to keyability