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fiveub

fiveub

fiveub

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I am looking to make some shorts using a 600D, however I am looking for either a decent tripod, which can be kept straight, but also has features like panning, tilting, and also slight movement to the left or right (forgot the correct term for it), or maybe a hand held frame to steady it on shoulders/body (I don't want to spend too much, little as possible really).

Also, what lighting is there that is portable which could be useful? Any other things I may have forgotten about? - The short film is basically something I will be doing as a hobby to create my own short magic films, so just looking at gear which may fit well with the Canon 600D and any other accessories too. :)
 
You will want a monopod more than a tripod to allow some pesudo steady cam shots.

You will also need a LOT of cards, 8G will last about 15mins.
 
ARD said:
This site makes their own, my Brother has their frame, far cheaper than other makes, and good quality

http://www.cameragrip.co.uk/
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Looks good, I shall take a look! :)

Raymond Lin said:
You will want a monopod more than a tripod to allow some pesudo steady cam shots.

You will also need a LOT of cards, 8G will last about 15mins.
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The monopod looks like a great idea, I currently have a couple of 16GB Class 10, should be enough for now to test and play with. :)

Are there any lenses that maybe worth looking into, to give a more cinematic feel to the film? Or is this best to do in editing software afterwards?
 
Things to watch out for.

Your camera will stop at 14:59.

When you edit, no shot is normally longer than 10 seconds. Watch any movie and you will notice the constant cut from different angles even though the same dialogue is still going on. So prepare to shoot the same take over and over from different angle. This help with the cinematic feel. The single take shot is very hard to pull off.

The cinematic look is the shallow depth of field, you can work this in if you play with camera to subject and subject to background distance. Otherwise it's down to the lens. Prime lens are the best and to be honest, I would stick with prime and plan each shot with a set focal length in mind and edit them together. Try not to zoom during a shot unless it's for effect, he old Hitchcock move closer and zoom out look.(I think it's Hitchcock)
 
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