How to make this shot look better?

Canonqs

Settings: f/3.5, 30fps, shutter speed 60, ISO 800, white balance auto. I just took this with a canon T3i to post here because I recently shot a short film and was disappointed with how the footage turned out; mostly the noise. Some of the shots look great until pulled up full screen. I've watched some other videos that used a T3i and they look a lot better. Please post some tips for me, as I am new to the T3i. Thanks.

amigo

Hi @canonqs,

I believe the main problem here has to do with lighting. You need more lighting.
Shooting walls oftentimes makes them look blocky because of the video compression.

You can improve the lighting and set a manual white balance. I would also change to 24fps and shutter speed 1/48.

For better lighting at a low price, you could purchase fluorescent shop lights, something like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-All-Season-Shop-Light-4-ft-2-Light-T8-Strip-Fluorescent-1242ZG-RE/202052422#.Ua3Gz7XVB8E

If you use these lights, you can use Magic Lantern to set the color temperature to 4000k.