CASE STUDY
PORTABLE PERFECTION P
roductions have been shooting with DSLRs for a few years. But until the launch of the C300, the only real choice was the EOS 5D and the later 7D, cameras that were pri- marily stills tools and discovered by fi lm-makers almost as a by-product. The recent launch of the C300 has
changed all that. Designed specifi - cally for cinematographers, the cam- era combines all the features of DSLR, especially the large single CMOS sensor, and the facilities of a professional video camera: 50Mbps recording internally to Compact Flash (no need for external 50Mbps devices), SDI output and XLR inputs, timecode and genlock in and out, EF lens mounting and an extendable viewfi nder. Any current 5D user with an array of EF mount lenses is ready to go with the C300, and the avail ability and range of additional lenses is vast. The camera comes with a C-Log option – similar to the S-Log on Sony’s F3 – which allows the user to record with wide latitude and high dynamic range for extensive post- production grading and correction, without the major costs and work- fl ow changes associated with the RAW formats used on top-end video systems. There’s also its wide range of ISO and gain options, allowing clear and useable images with an ISO as high as 16,000. Procam managing director John
Brennan says: “Our DSLR custom- ers were primarily those in online and corporate advertising and pro- motions, but as their DoPs and directors moved into broadcast projects, they were taking their crea- tive preferences with them, and cli- ent demand was growing. The C300 was high on our purchase list as it’s
Procam Television is fi nding interest in the Canon EOS C300 extends far beyond traditional DSLR afi cionados. Its recent use on C4’s Summer Daze With BlackBerry demonstrated its strengths
a perfect blend of the user interfaces of the XF305 and the aesthetics and lens options of the 5D.”
Diverse range DoP Chris Yacoubian has employed Procam’s C300 cameras on a truly diverse range of programmes, including Ibiza Rocks, Your Style In His Hands, The Voice, Surprise Sur- prise and Gok Wan’s new dating show, Baggage. “80% of my shoots are now with this creative and rewarding tool,” says Yacoubian. “I have developed many individual looks in-camera, but also used the C-Log option to a large extent for clients wishing to manipu- late the images to the very lim- its in post-production. Shooting at wide apertures with blown-out back- grounds and creative use of fl ares and strong
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Summer Daze With BlackBerry: wanted fi lm look with compact equipment that could shoot handheld for hours; below: C300 mounted on Procam’s Vocus/Zacuto Sniper DSLR rig
lighting gives a super-glossy feel. The camera also produces gorgeous slow-motion results shooting with a heavy shutter at 50fps.” Another example of this wider
usage is Channel 4’s Summer Daze With BlackBerry, currently airing on T4 and produced by Monkey Kingdom. A constructed reality series following young festival workers travelling between open- air music events over the summer, the producers wished for a fi lm look from compact equipment that could work in low light conditions, be robust enough to stand up to British weather, and small and light enough to shoot handheld for long periods. DoP Adrian Marciante explains:
“After some deliberation and test shooting, we decided that the Canon C300 ticked all the boxes. The C300 is a very small camera, but for practical use as a hand-held camera it needs a shoulder rig adap-
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