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hpr4273 :: Improving videography with basic manual settings

How I learned to stop worrying and love the exposure triangle

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Getting a Good Starting Point for Indoor Videography:

  1. Adjust lighting in the real world to get the look you want
  2. Set camera to full manual
  3. Set ISO to the base ISO of your camera
  4. Set shutter speed to match the frequency of your lighting
  5. Adjust exposure using the aperture
  6. Set white balance in camera
  7. Focus on your subject
  8. Put a color chart in front of your subject for a few seconds when you start shooting video

For more detail than I put into this HPR episode, consult this guide.

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