I'm a cinematographer who has the opprotunity to run a commercial on a cable television channel. I don't know anything about the kind of standards that my footage must be subject to so that it broadcasts well. Can any one give me some basic guidelines or advice? Even other links where I can find out will be helpful.
If it helps, I'll be shooting on a panasonix agdvx-100a.
Thanks
Danielle
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That camera is not broadcast quality. And cable stations are not equiped to broadcast 24fps so you will have to shoot in the 480p/30fps standard or have your 24fps footage converted.
The actual image will broadcast all right - better than VHS ot Hi8 - but not as well as true, broadcast quailty.
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thanks for the reply,
that's a good tip. This will be a small commercial and my employer doesn't seem to be too concerned with image quality, which is why we are using the DVX as opposed to a betacam. If I shoot the 480p/30fps and if I do not overmodulate past 100 ire and 1.7 black ire, i should still be generally ok right?
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Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. - 2 Chronicles 15:7
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. - 2 Chronicles 15:7
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days you are the statue" - David Brent
The best thing would be to check with the TV station, but provided you keep the colors legal and the sound within normal limits (AFAIR here in the UK you're supposed to keep most sound around -12db) you'll probably be OK. They might not like DV footage if you were shooting a drama for them, but if you're shooting a commercial that your client will be paying them to broadcast, I can't see why they'd refuse.
