From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
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Checking exposure
Rich Harrington: So Rob, you do a lot of color grading, fixing other people's footage. One of the hardest things to fix is an overexposed shot, right? Robbie Carman: Absolutely! The overexposed shot is sort of the bane of my existence. You know, it's just one of those things where-- Rich Harrington: You just twiddle the slider, right? Robbie Carman: Right, you know, an underexposed shot, I can usually save. An overexposed shot where things just kind of get burnt out and go to white, I like to say it's more of a band aid on bullet hole approach. I can make it slightly better, but I'm not to going to make it look awesome. And that problem actually starts out in the field of course. Rich Harrington: Right! Robbie Carman: A lot of people, especially when they are shooting DSLRs, are using just the viewfinder here on the back of the camera and as you pointed out in an earlier episode, guess what? Everything looks good-- Rich Harrington: Yeah! Robbie Carman: on the back of the camera, now--…
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