Any tips from those who have recorded shows and plays?

I made some comments about shutter speed/angle in another thread:

Comment on jittery video

If the players do not move around quickly you may be able to shoot with a shutter slower than 2x the frame rate. But images may blur unnaturally with motion. So in your case you will likely get some noise in the video with best settings.

For video I shoot in full manual mode. But for your case you may want manual with auto-ISO. It may not look “professional,” but you would cover lighting changes without intervention.

If your camera supports a 10-bit log format, and if you know how to grade log footage, that would give you a bit more dynamic range. The H.265 codec will give you some compression to save recording space, but be careful if you use the free version of Resolve for editing. I can give some suggestions for managing that if you need it.

There are conversion LUTS for video preview (and for editing). The camera model/features will determine if you can use preview LUTS.

If all of that is unfamiliar, you may prefer to shoot in Rec709, using your favorite color profile. It’s simpler.

If you use an iPhone for backup footage, I’d suggest Blackmagic Cam, which is both free and very capable. The latest iPhones support Apple log and H.265, and those options are available in the application.

Also, if you want to shoot any outdoor daytime scenes to include in your edit, you will need a variable ND filter to shoot at typical apertures and standard frame rate/shutter speed.

Video can be tricky!

Edit: Here is a photographer who discusses hybrid photo/video shooting with the X-T5. He briefly mentions video settings. The challenge is switching between different settings for photo and video, which he demonstrates.
X-T5 for photo/Video

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