Lecture & Exercise: Using Filters

1. READ: How, When and Why to Use a Polarizing Filter


2. WATCH:






Note: the effect of the filter and how the effect is adjusted by rotating the filter


3. GO FILM - see below!

TCF 312 – Group Exercise #2: SONY HDV with FILTERS

TCF has the following filters for SONY HDV cameras:

1. color graduated filter
2. polarizer
3. soft
4. black pro mist 
5. warm black diffusion
6. enhancing
7. gold diffusion
8. ultra contrast


Working in a group of 3 students, you are to film well-composed shots, using strong framing and compositional elements to produce visually compelling images, which speak --- think content and form discussion from class.

5 Shot Exercise Using SONY HDV and filters:

1. Enhance the sky of a landscape
2. Reduce glare on glass
3. Reduce glare on water
4. Soften a shot using a filtered effect
5. Enhance a shot w/color or detail using a filter

Rules:

• Record color bars at the head of your tape
• Film a visual slate w/name of camera operator (rotate who operates)
• Film 15-20 seconds of shot w/no filter
• Film 15-20 seconds of shot w/filter
• Manual settings required for white balance, iris & shutter speed
• Keep a camera log for each shot – note the shutter & iris settings
• NO GAIN should be used in any shot!

RETURN YOUR CAMERA TO THE EQ ROOM

between 12:15 and 12:30 pm!

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DSLR BONUS:

Next we move to DSLR cinematography. One of the limitations of these cameras is the moire effect. Here's a filter that eliminates it! We don't have one (yet) in TCF, but watch how it works:

Canon 7D Anti-Aliasing Filter Review - Clean! from cinema5D on Vimeo.

Here are some links about it that you should read

1. NoFilmSchool's post with Philip Bloom video about 5D filter fix

2.  Positives and negatives about 7D filter by Cinema5D