DSLR Video Tips: Technical Knowledge

Learn the technical aspects of shooting with DSLR cameras, including frame size and rate, compression, and exposure. Get tips on troubleshooting and setting up multicamera shoots.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Which Frame Size Should I Use?

• Frame size recommendations

2. Which Frame Rate Should I Shoot?

• Exploring frame rate choices
• Frame rate recommendations
• Mixing frame rates

3. What Is the Impact of Compression?

• Understanding color loss
• Understanding detail loss

4. What Is Aspect Ratio?

• Understanding aspect ratio
• Why shoot 16:9?

5. Can I Crop Video?

• Composition matters
• Exploring the action-safe area

6. Why Is My Shot Too Dark?

• The exposure triangle for low light
• Adjusting aperture
• Adjusting ISO
• Adjusting shutter speed

7. How Do I Master Exposure?

• Exposure
• The exposure triangle
• Evaluating the settings

8. How Do I Master Aperture?

• What is aperture?
• A DP's perspective on aperture
• Adjusting aperture
• Evaluating the shots

9. How Do I Master Shutter Speed?

• What is shutter speed?
• A DP's perspective on shutter speed
• Adjusting shutter speed
• Evaluating the shots

10. How Do I Master ISO?

• What is ISO?
• A DP's perspective on ISO
• Adjusting ISO
• Evaluating the shots

11. How Do I Control Exposure Beyond the Camera Settings?

• Controlling exposure beyond camera settings
• Adding light
• Adding filtration

12. What Causes Rolling Shutter?

• What is rolling shutter?
• Avoiding rolling shutter

13. What Is Moiré?

• Moiré explained
• Avoiding moiré

14. Why Does My Footage Jitter?

• Shutter speed explained

15. How Can I Check My Focus?

• How can I check my focus?
• Zooming in
• Using a target
• Using autofocus at the start

16. How Should I Manage My Cards in the Field?

• How should I manage my cards in the field?
• Using card wallets
• Mirroring your data

17. How Do I Transfer My Footage?

• How do I transfer my footage?
• Monitoring your footage

18. How Do I Achieve Critical Focus?

• Achieving critical focus
• Punching in on Live View mode
• Using a loupe
• Using autofocus before the shot
• Using a monitor
• Changing the aperture

19. How Can I Read a Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope in the Field?

• Scopes
• Reading the histogram
• Reading a waveform monitor
• Reading a vectorscope

20. How Do I Prepare for a Multicamera Shoot?

• Preparing for a shoot with multiple DSLR cameras
• Scouting the location
• Lighting for multiple cameras
• A DP's perspective on multicamera lighting
• Matching cameras

21. How Do I Do a Multicamera Shoot?

• Doing a shoot with multiple DSLR cameras
• Positioning the cameras
• Syncing the cameras
• Directing the shoot