It’s amazing to know that the whole thing was shot on a Canon HV20. Here’s the before and after color grading.
The film was shot mostly with the stock lens, and some shots used the CANON Wide-angle adapter. I did extensive tests before hand with different settings and CC ideas, so I knew exactly how to use the Camera during production. I shot with 1/60th shutter at least, sacrificing the cinemode — and compensated for that by turning down the contrast in the settings to gain a bit of dynamic range. The “Before” images are really washed out and look flat, but having done the tests I knew what to look for. The wardrobe and locations were carefully considered to get a certain kind of look and colors after CC.
I found that tutorial on hv20.com and uploaded for everyone’s enjoyment.
Here are the basic steps:
Set your camera to Tv (shutter priority). Func -> Camera modes -> Tv
Lock the exposure. Set -> Scroll down to Exp (for exposure) -> Press up to adjust it -> Point it at any bright light source -> Press set
With the exposure locked, you can adjust the aperture directly by adjusting the exposure. When you adjust the exposure down or down, you’ll be changing the f-stops on the camera. If you have a miniSD card, you can half press the “photo” button to check the exposure setting.
Coupled with the manual focus, you now have a great little camera with nice manual controls.
I’m going to be a proud new owner of a Canon HV20. Here’s a rundown on the key features: shoots in HD, shoots in 24P, has microphone in (mini-jack), has a headphone out, all for under 1000$. Ninja has been really generous and got it for me for Christmas. I’ll post a review once I have it in my hands. I’m just really excited!
