Log Software and LUT Questions (complete beginner)
Log Software Question: I have a Canon EOS 70D, and apparently I can’t shoot log on it. I tried the 0 -4 -2 0 thing but it doesn’t look as grey as the log footage I saw in the tutorial. Apparently I can download something on the camera to make it shoot log, the warranty is not an issue for that camera in the big 26, but is it unsafe other than that? I already messed up my camera a few years ago by jamming the sd card in the wrong way like 3 times not realising what I was doing and destroying the motherboard, so I cannot afford to screw it up again. What is a safe beginner-friendly option?
LUT Question: Is it looked down upon to use downloaded LUTs in a short film? I’m not a cinematographer and I’m not aspiring to be one either, but I’m in high school trying to make a movie as a writer/director so I have to take on some additional responsibilities and I don’t wanna cheat it in any way. I just downloaded DaVinci Resolve and learned some basic colour grading but I opened a video on how to create a LUT and I’m way out of my depth here. I’m thinking I’ll search for a LUT that matches what I’m looking for, and make some tweaks if it isn’t quite right. I’m completely new to this whole community so I don’t know what the consensus around this is, so please be gracious and let me know 🙏