Looked at your profile and saw that your from Duluth! That's sick! Anyways:

I use custom settings on my camera to shoot with the contrast and sharpness all the way down, and then I bump the saturation down a bit too. This allows you the most flexibility when color correcting in post. I'm still not very good at this, but trying to get better. I also shoot with an ND filter on my lenses. This allows me to shoot at a slower shutter speed, while keeping my aperture lower. This helps keeps the footage look smooth. I also control my audio manually with magic lantern and use a deadcat to cut the wind noise. I still have lots to learn and I am no pro at any one of these areas. Let me know if you're ever skiing/filming and want some pointers.

Are the guy in the Luft Sweatshirt? I always see you filming your crew at Spirit. Best of luck, let me know if you have any more questions.

boomieLooked at your profile and saw that your from Duluth! That's sick! Anyways:

I use custom settings on my camera to shoot with the contrast and sharpness all the way down, and then I bump the saturation down a bit too. This allows you the most flexibility when color correcting in post. I'm still not very good at this, but trying to get better. I also shoot with an ND filter on my lenses. This allows me to shoot at a slower shutter speed, while keeping my aperture lower. This helps keeps the footage look smooth. I also control my audio manually with magic lantern and use a deadcat to cut the wind noise. I still have lots to learn and I am no pro at any one of these areas. Let me know if you're ever skiing/filming and want some pointers.

Are the guy in the Luft Sweatshirt? I always see you filming your crew at Spirit. Best of luck, let me know if you have any more questions.

Yes that is me! Haha. I have no clue how to control audio in magic lantern and that's something a need to improve on. Also, do you recommend a certain ND filter or should I try to find an adjustable one? Post production I have already got nailed but I just can't correct over and under exposure that well. Do you clean up audio in audacity or anything?

Also, a few of the guys and I were wondering if you guys are down to make an edit sometime later this year since we have similar gear and styles.

Thanks for the help, really appreciate it!

CameraWizYes that is me! Haha. I have no clue how to control audio in magic lantern and that's something a need to improve on. Also, do you recommend a certain ND filter or should I try to find an adjustable one? Post production I have already got nailed but I just can't correct over and under exposure that well. Do you clean up audio in audacity or anything?

Also, a few of the guys and I were wondering if you guys are down to make an edit sometime later this year since we have similar gear and styles.

Thanks for the help, really appreciate it!

To control the audio in magic lantern I basically just bump it up, usually around 20db, and make sure that it is not being to sensitive. (don't know the proper term for this) I bought this ND filter pack:

http://www.amazon.com/Altura-Photo-Professional-Photography-MagicFiber/dp/B007SXJ13E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416968486&sr=8-1&keywords=ND+filter+67mm

Comes with three different ND filters and is inexpensive. They work great, and do what they're supposed to do.

For Audio I just mess around with the levels and cut the sound I don't want in premiere. There's probably a better way to do this, but for someone without much knowledge of sound, this works for me.

I would also definitely be down to make an edit with you guys! Once we get more snow our crew we'll be trying to hit some more urban spots, and would be happy to have your crew along. It would also be fun to get some laps in at Spirit! Let me know your ideas, and we'll make something happen!

Hope this helps a bit.

Whats your shutter speed you are shooting at? It looks like your shutter speed is too high and its getting "choppy". If your filming with the t3i I am assuming you are filming 720p 60p. Your shutter speed should be around 120'' (double the frame rate). Shutter speed should not be adjusted unless you are using different frame rates. The only ways your should be controlling your lighting is by the ISO or the aperture. If you are filming at 17mm or 27.2mm equivalent on your t3i, you should have a good amount of the frame in focus, however if you stop down to f/8 it would definitely help with the focus. This leaves you with ISO which is really only used for lighting. On a cloudy, flat light day, I usually find myself filming with an ISO of around 160-300 and aperture around 8-14.

I would also recommend this article/video on ISO just in case you are interested.

http://nofilmschool.com/2011/05/lets-settle-this-shoot-isos-multiples

ski.loonWhats your shutter speed you are shooting at? It looks like your shutter speed is too high and its getting "choppy". If your filming with the t3i I am assuming you are filming 720p 60p. Your shutter speed should be around 120'' (double the frame rate). Shutter speed should not be adjusted unless you are using different frame rates. The only ways your should be controlling your lighting is by the ISO or the aperture. If you are filming at 17mm or 27.2mm equivalent on your t3i, you should have a good amount of the frame in focus, however if you stop down to f/8 it would definitely help with the focus. This leaves you with ISO which is really only used for lighting. On a cloudy, flat light day, I usually find myself filming with an ISO of around 160-300 and aperture around 8-14.

I would also recommend this article/video on ISO just in case you are interested.

http://nofilmschool.com/2011/05/lets-settle-this-shoot-isos-multiples

Just to touch on the shutter speed thing real quick, imo alot of time shutter speeds only 2x the frame rate doesn't cut it when shooting skiing at 60 or lower fps. Personally I try to bump mine up to 160+ as it makes for less motion blur which is pretty important when ur shooting action sports or sports in generally. If you get it at like 200 your image is gonna be really crisp without being too choppy. As a general rule i say dint go above 320 though when filming 60fps

Thanks guys! I'll be purchasing those filters tonight and I'll play around with those settings you guys told me this sunday and I may cut up some raw footage and you guys could kind of see how it turned out.