Create A Cinematic Look In Photoshop
Perhaps one of the main reasons that so many of us, myself included, fail to "get" certain films, or certain aspects of film as a whole, is that we have not spent sufficient time studying the beginnings of the art form. This camera is pretty good - it will shoot 1080 at 30 or 25 frames per second and it will shoot 720 at 60 or 50 frames per second. With the latest lightweight video cameras, today's productions can go almost anywhere, under the most adverse lighting situations, and still obtain quality pictures.
Film creates its own time, photography stops time (Newhall, 1937). Photography is a time-based medium like film. Whatever subject you're photographing, always think about the story you want to tell. An easy way to create a very dramatic photo is to light your subject so that one side of their face is well lit and the other side is in shadow.
If you're shooting a street scene , of course the people aren't going to know your story. What is interesting here is that film technicians try to achieve in cinema what I try to achieve with photography: capturing reality in a way that can not be captured with the human eye.
Shooting from the side doesn't necessarily mean the light needs to be right on the left or right of the subject. The limited dynamic range of video means you must be careful to not blow out your highlights otherwise you'll end up with a washed out images. Digital SLR still cameras have sensor sizes similar fishing to that of the 35mm film frame, and thus are able to produce images with similar depth of field.
Compared to Wedding Photography, Wedding Videography is capable of capturing the emotion and joy that come with the Wedding day. Two photos in this series have the strongest impact on me in terms of cinema style: the taxi-top at night and the commuter train shot.
Choose from 24, 25 or 30 frames per second video shooting for a more cinematic feel. This technique creates a high contrast on the subject you are photographing. Some older lenses use mounts that only fit discontinued cameras from the '70s and '80s, but can easily be adapted to most modern DSLRs, using an inexpensive alloy adaptor available direct from eBay sellers in Hong Kong.