Both Stu Maschwitz (author of
The DV Rebel's Guide) and Vincent Laforet (director and DP of many Canon 5D-shot films) have recently posted their processes for getting the best results out of their DSLRs. Basically the short version is "Shoot flat!" In other words, shoot with the least amount of contrast and give yourself the most latitude for color grading in post. Or in Laforet's words:
"The idea is to capture the flattest image possible with the most amount
of detail and range of exposure possible. Given that the Canon 5Ds
compress the video image (it’s not capturing RAW) – you need to make
sure you don’t crush the blacks or blow out the highlights as you won’t
be able to correct for that in post. You can always add contrast and
saturation back to an image in post- doing the opposite is significantly
more difficult especially off of the compressed file that the Canon 5Ds
produce."
Check out what both of these experts have to say. Here's
Stu's article. And here's
Vincent's.
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