More F-35 Footage (the jet not the camera)

[Matt Short]

Here's my latest production. I shot about 90% of this with an EPIC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0MgS5gG84Y&feature=relmfu

[Peter Stelzhammer]

some nice shots here - especially the flight and in-air action… on the other hand side a see quite some shots with infrared pollution (more at the on-ground stuff) and the grading is not really consistent (color matching).

[Matt Short]

Yeah, unfortunately my flight / shooting schedule doesn't afford me the time I'd like to have to properly finish all my productions. This one had a very quick turn around. I sent it 'as is' to the client for approval, they loved it and posted it immediately.

[Peter Stelzhammer]

I'm sorry to get back to that topic but somehow I feel this is an issue that has to be addressed; I mean the shots with infrared pollution (0:20, 0:50 for example)… because over a certain extent it is NOT something that can be easily fixed in post… it has to be avoided or kept at a minimum when shooting (means: in/on camera)!

I don't know if you have a graded version in the meantime - I can only tell from my experience (not as a DP -> I'm just a DIT) that fixing IR pollution in post can be a real pain… If it's only a slight color cast it can be fixed with white balance but if you really see it in first place (and that's the case on the shots mentioned if you ask me) it's often hard to get rid of it - it's not "only" a color shift in one channel but rather a color cast (magenta) in the blacks or on certain types of clothing…

Maybe you are all aware of this - and it is really only meant as an recommendation; if this stuff doesn't happen in first place the client will get better footage from you even without grading or post-processing…

So please don't get me wrong - but it always makes me sad when people are shooting with a 40k camera and deliver "broken" footage just because there was no time for proper monitoring or they wanted to save a few hundred bucks on their set of ND filters (if it's a simple time-issue; ok - sometimes you have to be fast, but with proper planning it should be possible to get it right… for one-man productions it can be tough of course)… I feel a little bad about being the only one commenting on this one - but I just had to (maybe it's just being me frustrated - it has nothing to do with you - don't worry)...

greetings :)

[Mark Kern]

I'd like to learn more about IR pollution. Why does it happen and how do you spot it on set and correct for it?

[George Chinn]

I'd like to learn more about IR pollution. Why does it happen and how do you spot it on set and correct for it?

I'd also be interested to learn more about IR pollution, any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers