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Filming edits at night?

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Midwestjibski
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Hey so i don't see that many edits that were filmed at night. We have night skiing in michigan so alot of the filming I would be doing would be at night. Is footage it really crappy quality when filmed at night and are their camera options for filming at night that will help?
thanks
Jul 22 2009 11:10PM
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Balto
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alot of urban is at night. but for night u need lights which can cause an issue
Jul 22 2009 11:13PM
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Jwenz
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lights are definitely the issue. it is key to get as much light as possible. i just filmed this edit at night about a week ago and it was really my first time filming in low light. its key to figure out where the light is most useful

http://vimeo.com/5666961
Jul 22 2009 11:15PM
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Midwestjibski
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Cool. What kind of camera do you have?
Jul 22 2009 11:20PM
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CoachG
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try to make the best use of the light available, and depending on what camera you have, play with the settings at night and see what works best. Luckily my camera has an aperture priority setting that can be adjusted accordingly.
Jul 22 2009 11:25PM
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s_a_m
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the next big thing is skiing and filming with night vision goggles and lenses
Jul 22 2009 11:27PM
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MayorWest
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get a little gernorator and two standing lights
shit works mad good
Jul 23 2009 12:23AM
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miroz
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Lights and light placement are critical, because you need to illuminate your subject while keeping it obvious that it's night time...or the other way around and use a silohuette (sp?).

Feb to Mar 2009,Powder Days from KAIEnt on Vimeo.

I've embedded this video 3 times in 2 days.  Check it.

Jul 23 2009 12:36PM
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stormtrooper
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depending on what type of camera you have, you can most likely get a spot light thing that connects to your camera, these usualy work good for night filming.
Jul 23 2009 1:55PM
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BK
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photography and cinematography REVOLVE around light. make it bright, give it texture and get creative.
Jul 24 2009 12:49PM
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