Shooting a Feature Film with the C300 Mark II (Part 1 of 4)

Shooting a Feature Film using the Canon C300 Mark II Part 1 – The Camera So I wanted to talk about my experience with the C300 Mark II on shooting my first feature film, the indie comedy “The Hollywouldn’ts.” This is the first (and longest) of four parts in my full in depth review on this gear (Index of video below): Part 1: In depth with shooting a feature film on the C300 Mark II Part 2: Shooting with the Zacuto Recoil Rig and the Gratical HD Viewfinder Part 3: Shooting with Canon Cinema Zooms vs Canon Cinema Primes Part 4: Shooting “Night for Day” with the C300 Mark II. Also a link to a fantastic (and far more to the point and pragmatic review) from Tim Fok on the camera: https://www.cinema5d.com/depth-canon-... For more info on the shoot, gear and behind the scenes photos, you can find the blog here: http://www.darecinema.com/blog/ Heads up: This is a long video because I wanted to really take the time to talk about why I chose this camera for the film. To help you find what you may be looking for rapidly: here’s an index. 00:40 The two biggest complaints we all have (and why I can live with them) 00:50 Lack of Frame Rates 01:18 Sticker Shock 01:56 Tim Fok’s excellent review: http://timfok.com/2015/11/10/canon-c3... 02:43 My two big mistakes in using this camera 03:59 Why I recommend the C300 Mark II for feature work 05:14 Beginning of interview with Serge 07:16 Canon C300 Mark II and Arri, can they intercut? Yes. 07:45 Getting started with the C300 Mark II 09:09 un-color corrected footage samples to show CLOG2 capture 11:04 What the feature film was about 12:30 It’s very sensitive but you still need lights. 14:09 Where the media goes and how much you can record on a card 15:00 Proxy recording 15:39 Frame Rates 17:09 Why Frame Rates shouldn’t be a dealbreaker 18:03 Why we shot on Canon instead of Arri 18:45 Choosing what type of footage to shoot: Log, CLOG, CLOG 2 Cinema 20:00 How much space do you need to record a 4K feature film with CLOG2? 21:30 Battery Life 23:00 Controlling L-Series Aperture settings 23:45 ISO and sample footage showing ISO at night settings. 25:00 Noise at low light and ISO 26:30 Difference of shooting at night with f/2.8 and f/1.3 27:04 Built in NDs and using NDs to shoot wide open 28:30 The Wave form monitor 30:00 Shutter Speed 31:38 Frame Rate and Motion Blur 33:00 Why we shot in 4K 35:00 The Magnification Button 35:15 Using Peaking 35:55 Using Zebra 36:55 Pulling up the Waveform Monitor in Camera 37:20 White Balance