Don't fear the dark...

[Mark Toia]

Mark, those are all beautiful shots that could not have been accomplished on film without severe grain. But a 320 iso image pushed 2 stops is only 1280 iso, which is pretty typical of most digital today.

Again, I love the images, but I don't want producers and directors to read this thread and assume we can shoot in the dark, because your scenarios are actually not that dark by digital camera standards. .

True ... but I did not say they were

 

[Michael Mayda]

24 f/1.4 Nikkor? It is killer good for its price...

 

[Jaakko Rinne]

One interesting thing with Marks example, is that he leaves ISO @ 320, but adds FLUT to 1.6, which equals an ISO rise to about 1250...

Just nitpicking, but wouldn't the effective ISO be closer to 1000 than 1250 with a base ISO of 320 and a 1.6 FLUT?

 

[Markus Olsson]

Mark for president!

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Just nitpicking, but wouldn't the effective ISO be closer to 1000 than 1250 with a base ISO of 320 and a 1.6 FLUT?

sure...

800 = 1,25, so I guess you're right...

 

[Chad Lancaster]

Mark..now all you need is a noctilux and you'll really be in the dark

 

[Les C.]

I don't really grade in RCX - Im more of a RESOLVE guy.. or even in AE or speed grade... how ever. RCX even though it give no windows or effects, it still grades R3Ds perfectly as they are.

Thanks for the shots and the RCX comparison photos!!!

I'd love to see a short tutorial on how you grade footage exposed with a bit more light using Resolve or AE - as I've been very impressed with your work.

 

[Tom Gleeson]

A good cinematographer is never afraid of the dark.

 

[Filip Orlandic]

My tests also confirmed that REDGamma3 has less noise compared to graded REDLogFilm footage.

 

[Russ Fill]

Thank you Mark for the screen grabs of what you did. This is way more helpful than miles of talk about how to get similar results.
Were the shots from your Canon glass or something else?

 

[Mark Toia]

Thank you Mark for the screen grabs of what you did. This is way more helpful than miles of talk about how to get similar results.
Were the shots from your Canon glass or something else?

Thats was a canon glass test..
ill be shooting PL 1.2's that night of the shoot.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Nice shots Mark!

BUT, for the Love of speed...

You really need to upload lighter files buddy...

 

[Eric Haase]

I shot a few night exterior scenes in a jungle environment (with big lights) at 1000 ISO. Grading on Nucoda FIlm Master in a 2K DI theater the shots don't need any noise reduction and look fantastic. I was able to soften the light more than usual because of being able to rate 1000. I also had some torches in the scene and I wanted the fire light to play on the ground and actors walking close to them so that was another reason to rate 1000. When the movie comes out I'll be able to put up some images as examples. When possible, I try to fill the negative on a darker scene and "print down"- usually rating as low as possible (up to 320) as allowed by the quality of light and stop I want to shoot at. But in this case, 1000 was the way to go!

 

[Peter Mosiman]

Sometimes I even shoot FOR the noise...
Anything is ok, as long as you go for it... (these are NOT noisefree... And nor are they meant to be...)

Dark is beautifull in so many ways...

I absolutely love these.

 

[charles lim yi yong]

how about sending these settings as a 'look back into the camera