Acquiring Footage

WIP

Setup of Blackmagic Design URSA 4.6K G2

# Colour Space

To set the URSA 4.6K G2 up for grading, we want to shoot the footage in a flat colour profile.

To set it up, open up the menu and navigate to the Record tab. On the second page toward the top of the menu, you’ll find the section for selecting the “Dynamic Range”. Select Film.

If you are not going to grade the footage afterwards, just select video or extended video which is a slightly less contrasty version of video.

# Codec, Quality, & Resolution

When doing productions at EFC the best balance between quality and simplicity in the workflow is to record in ProRes 422 with a resolution of either 2K DCI or HD depending on what aspect ratio you are shooting for.