Saturday, March 26, 2016

Low Light Filming

        Camera work and filming is not my forte. I much prefer to be sitting down in an editing room organizing clips and putting together the final product. I have already found many troubles with shooting, especially using a DSLR. Filming with this type of camera requires a lot of light to be present otherwise there will be a lot of film grain or "noise." Film grain looks like particles floating along the screen and depending on how severe it is, it can be very distracting to the viewer. DSLR's require a lot of light to avoid this unwanted grain yet with a tight budget, it can be rather difficult to avoid. Due to the fact that I'm filming at night, I have done some research on how to get rid of this the most efficiently. A youtube channel called "Fenchel & Janisch" explains a few tips on the subject in the simplest way possible. Noise is just another struggle of the average film maker, yet with good technique, there are ways around it.

Low Light Shooting by Fenchel and Janisch:



No comments:

Post a Comment