Philip Bloom setting up a Canon 5D Mark II for video

After my interview Mr. Bloom had a look at my 5D and gave some valuable advice on how to set it up.

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[MrLouKaas]

@yashzn1234 I'm not an expert, but what I know is that the standard picture style from canon doesn't put out the image that goes into the camera, but color grades it by giving it contrast and saturation. So by setting these down, the image might look flatter but this gives you more detail overall. you than have more options color grading it in post.

[joejumps4fun]

@Scortech Get Magic Lantern on your t2i

[auntiebunnyshow]

very good video Mr Bloom

[musicforindies]

i thought Philip made those adjustments to the Neutral PP but on the closeups it looks like he made them to the "Standard PP"

[RealityHurts923]

@crystalplumage1000 Only Photos are come out in JPEG or RAW. For video, you will get a .mov file

[crystalplumage1000]

are these settings only good if you decide to shoot using RAW? I plan on making a short with the 60d and want to use jpeg rather than RAW, and want to get good results in the camera. would these settings be best for jpeg also straight from the camera with only tiny adjustments in post if needed? thnx.

[Huwaetje]

@yashzn1234 They should NOT be on zero! Don't listen to this guy people. :) You'll lose a lot of details in the darker areas.

[RawkusVoid]

@yashzn1234 better to shoot neutral and flat, then color correct in post. Techincolor has a nice picture style you can download which is great for color correcting in post.

[222Miller]

@exfoliage 60

[BADtimmay]

Like a boss

[yashzn1234]

@OleHBach Thanks for reply :) I see what you mean but I still disagree...

[OleHBach]

@yashzn1234 You gain, as mr. Bloom said, 2 stops of information. So less crushed black and over exposed white. Then again, you'll have to color correct more to make it look usable. Though most (everybody) DSLR shooters use the Cinestyle color profile these days.

[DarkPartyBoy]

Awesome video, thanx! Check out my PAKI FAIL videos shot with Philip Blooms settings. I am very talented, so you might learn some.

[Davincar]

Are people sure about the multiples 160 ISO thing? The camera naively only works at 100, 200, 400 and so on... all of the inbetweens I believe are done in post inside the camera. Is what the camera is doing in post really that superior to just taking the footage from unmodified iso? It supposedly reduces noise at this 160 multiples but I have also seen that it reduces the dynamic range a it. Anyone have a definitive answer on this?

[geoffdoor]

good that well done bloomey

[SofaBrandTV]

@exfoliage if your shooting 30p, your shutter speed would need to be 1/60th.

Always double what your frame is.

[exfoliage]

Question: would you still adjust the shutter to 50 even if you were shooting at 30 fps ?

[Edwardolace]

@rdexposure lower ISO the better = less visual noise/static... for daylight = 100/200 but according to Bloom, id go with what he says... 160. If its too dark bump it up

[jamiewindsor]

@doopadee Ah okay. Thanks for explaining.

[doopadee]

@jamiewindsor Canon's native ISO settings are 160 and multiples of that ie: 320 640 etc...in theory those will give the least amount of noise in those ISO groupings.

[musicforindies]

thats really handy,thanks for sharing. Bloom seems like a cool dude, so what shutter speed for 24p if he recommends 50 for 25p would it be the same for 24p? thanks

[StalkerPT1]

Undoubtebly the best setup, use 2xfps for shutter speed, depending on your lenses maximum aperture adjust ISO accordingly (always fixed - 160 - 320 - 640). If shooting with strong light, consider using ND filters to cut some stops of light. Mr Bloom knows what he's talking about.

[yuppyguitar1]

@PaulinaColombia Time for fork over $2k and get the 1.2 lens. It'll let in 4 times as much light. You pay for the extra glass to allow that to happen.

[jamiewindsor]

I totally get why he does everything here except the ISO bit. 1/50th of a second to replicate as near as possible to film's 1/48th shutter motion, M so the camera doesn't make adjustments, contrast/sharpness etc. down so you have more exposure latitude to grade with in post — but why the multiples of 160 for ISO? I thought the lower the better (ie. less noise to give you a cleaner image).

Can someone explain?

[Death5noopy]

Anyone who knows about photography knows how to set up the effect he wants...he's not absolutely right.