There was a question about what kind of DSLR's make the best video. Here is my response.My opinion is that the camera (Canon 5DMKII) is well within the parameters of a professional video camera. Most photographers who own one are not within the parameters of a professional video photographer. It ain't the gear. It never was. It is about understanding how moving pictures work to tell a story.
It is about the history and legacy of the art.
It is about taking that legacy and creating something interesting.
It is about using the moving picture and all that it entails to engage the viewer. A shitty film maker using a 5DMKII is a shitty film maker. Chances are shooting it on a $300K camera would be just as shitty.I can also imagine that a skilled story teller could do a wonderfully engaging film on an iPhone. I am still in awe of how many people think that by purchasing a 5D or a 7D they will now become - instantly and nearly overnight - the next Steven Spielberg or Cannes award winner. Just as most still shooters have nothing to say with their still images, adding the ability to further say nothing at 30fps is not going to up their game. Most still shooters don't see moving pictures. The few that do are usually exceptionally good at adding motion to their skill set.But they are rare and exceptional. I suck at movies. I am not that enamored of the art form anyway, so maybe I am not the best judge. Most of the stuff I have seen coming off of still shooters with their new 'video rig' is not that interesting to me. (Oh, wow, the 'bokeh' is creamy just sounds moronic...) But I know that they are starting out with a new medium so I cut them some slack and look forward to being impressed at some point. I do. Designer / Photographer / Writer
www.dongiannatti.com / www.lighting-essentials.com / www.learntolight.com / www.steelid.com / 602 814 1468
It is about the history and legacy of the art.
It is about taking that legacy and creating something interesting.
It is about using the moving picture and all that it entails to engage the viewer. A shitty film maker using a 5DMKII is a shitty film maker. Chances are shooting it on a $300K camera would be just as shitty.I can also imagine that a skilled story teller could do a wonderfully engaging film on an iPhone. I am still in awe of how many people think that by purchasing a 5D or a 7D they will now become - instantly and nearly overnight - the next Steven Spielberg or Cannes award winner. Just as most still shooters have nothing to say with their still images, adding the ability to further say nothing at 30fps is not going to up their game. Most still shooters don't see moving pictures. The few that do are usually exceptionally good at adding motion to their skill set.But they are rare and exceptional. I suck at movies. I am not that enamored of the art form anyway, so maybe I am not the best judge. Most of the stuff I have seen coming off of still shooters with their new 'video rig' is not that interesting to me. (Oh, wow, the 'bokeh' is creamy just sounds moronic...) But I know that they are starting out with a new medium so I cut them some slack and look forward to being impressed at some point. I do.
Don Giannatti:
www.dongiannatti.com / www.lighting-essentials.com / www.learntolight.com / www.steelid.com / 602 814 1468
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