Canon 550D Cinematography Test

[TheFirstFilmCrew]

Hey which lens is better: the 50mm f1.8 or the 18-135?

[ZephyrForza]

cool!

[CreatingWithaSmile]

very nice

[J8Nair]

phantom's day off !!

@ the ring!!

[DarkManagerful]

your name is peter and you look like peter parker..ha

[le500magnum]

yeah geat job

[ipodkiller6]

Your ring is retarded. That is all.

[MrSchMikaels]

can someone help me.. when you have filmed with a DSLR.. what format do you get? i get a mp4 from mine and it looks a bit bad in quality

[JetOuterBlack]

How did you get done the selective focus like that on video? :o which aperture did u use?

[Pepo204]

yeah! gr8 nice ring

[wwfera00]

@LLCARMY

thanks for your help, I found out that converting to 720p AVI with xvid at 24fps 2600 bitrate works really well for me. I like shooting at 720, much more smoother

[NewAgeDirector]

Great video keep up the good work.

[pellejoazesino5424]

I LOVE SO MUCH THE 50MM 1.8 II....

[wwfera00]

how did you upload this video to youtube while not losing any quality? I have a t3i shoot at 1080p 24fps and upload to youtube as .mov. But it looks like the video loses quality. help please?

[PeterWilliam10]

@wwfera00 I did the same...sure you're exporting at 100% quality in the render settings? Altho I don't think your video has lost any more quality than mine :]

[TerranaProductions]

@PeterWilliam10 assuming you are using Final Cut Pro, export using Quicktime conversion, then select "Apple Pro Res 422 (HQ)" keep the quality at 100%, and you wont lose any quality

[amo1000]

@wwfera00 upload to vimeo instead :P

[LLCARMY]

@wwfera00 Try h264 because if you upload a mov itll be compressed again to work with youtube. most nle softare has a preset for youtube now, try taking a look at that

[AmbiguousFilmsLtd]

@wwfera00 It's all part of your export settings. Make sure that you're selecting something that's high quality (.mov does not count as such a file) and that your bitrate is somewhere over 10 Mb/S. That should help out.

[MrGorzula]

it would be better if you didnt show the camera in that mirrow and put the ring on (damn I sound like beyonce..) on the very last shot for more drama (guy wearing a suit, glasses and the baaaam ring with a skull).

[IGMSItoX]

DEAR SANTA

[flyingcloudprod]

What did you have your camera set on? Standard or something else.

I like your work and am subscribing.

Thanks

[PeterWilliam10]

@flyingcloudprod Did nothing special with camera settings, the lens makes all the difference to the depth of field. Thanks very much

[SpyCap]

@PeterWilliam10 I think he meant your picture style. But if you didn't mess with it, it should have been on standard, to answer @flyingcloudprod 's question

[stylizhmathias]

@PeterWilliam10 I reckon what he means is what picture still you used.

[OxSADEKxO]

looks good

[safiline]

you should whip ur glasses before putting on ur ring :D

[gpassiu]

cool! :)

[LalalaTomathys]

So excited to get this lens in about a week :) This is beautifully made.

[Zecifer]

Shallow DOF spam. Movies are usually shot at F/4-F5.6, many seek even deeper DOF.

Use shallow with caution.

[DiP394]

:)

Though I do not go in for filming yet, I enjoyed watching your work. It looks professional.

[CaptivateProduction]

Great Video!

[madcowmenton]

looks like a hollywood movie

[CaptCamping]

@madcowmenton looks like todays Hollywood movies

[jambandz]

Just picked up a 40d and plan to use my t2i for video. I see a lot of fabulous t2i work here on youtube. Well done.

[gamblinman]

This is very nicely done - unbelievable it's on a 550D. Well done.

[TheBTBproduction]

iii waaannnt iiiitttt :(

[muraguilles]

it looks brilliant!! I also use a canon 550D and I've been trying to get this kind of effect.. which program do you recommend for an amateur director?

[PeterWilliam10]

@muraguilles Cheers...the lens has a lot to do with it, I would recommend the Canon 50mm f1.8 lens which cost £89. I also cropped the footage to make it more like a 1:2.35 ratio and colour corrected slightly all in After Effects, which is my personal preference :)

[pointblizzy]

@PeterWilliam10 exactly Same thing I use.