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How To Create Cinematic Film Look On A DSLR

Dec 8, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 6 Comments

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It’s true that movie makers are using big gear which helps them get great results. But it is also true that a big portion of those results are not only attributed to gear, but also to matriculates planning and careful attention to details.

Filmmaker and youtuber Simon Cade made it a point to shoot with a Canon T3i and is still getting fantastic results? Why? Probably because he is shooting very cinematic footage and applying some very basic rules.

Simon notes the important clues that makes a video looks cinematic: Composition, Lighting, White Balance, The Exposure Triangle, Picture Style and Color Grading.

While each of those is a full world to master, learning just a bit on each one can have a great impact on your final product.

Here is a quick sequence that starts with Simon doing everything “wrong” and then applying the steps one by one to get a cinematic frame:

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and here is a brutal before after:

[Cinematic Film Look On A DSLR | DSLRGUIDE]

 

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Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: cinemaphotography, color grading, composition, movie making

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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