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dmc

03-13-2009, 12:10 AM

UPDATED:

I've posted some footage from this shoot here:

http://www.vimeo.com/3829458

Here's the new thread...

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=166106

Is this cross posting? If so, sorry.

dmc

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Here are a couple of grabs from some lighting tests I've been doing - trying to see how clean I can get the image in what appears to the eye as being very dark.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/4913/1236924375.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/4913/1236924434.jpg

Look forward to any feedback.

dmc

ESTEBEVERDE

03-13-2009, 01:54 AM

Beautiful!

dmc

03-13-2009, 11:39 AM

Thanks Estebeverde!

: )

dmc

ESTEBEVERDE

03-13-2009, 11:48 AM

Welcome dmc! ;-)

Take_1

03-13-2009, 02:40 PM

I would love to see how noise free this is on a good video file. The grabs though are near stunning. Thanks for sharing!

DustBowl

03-13-2009, 03:06 PM

Care to share your scene file on these shots?

dmc

03-13-2009, 03:10 PM

thanks Take_1 - I'll try and post some actual clips on vimeo this weekend. I gotta learn how to do that.

The lighting kit nothing fancy. One Lowel 650 CTB bounced across the door in the BG and another 650 1/2CTB (I think) on the talent - my wife ; ) that I let spill onto the curtains. In her lap behind the book is a 4x4 lite pad.

A little levels and CC using FCP and a home made Magic Bullet setting to fake the shallower DOF (I'm still waiting for my G35).

thanks for looking.

dmc

dmc

03-13-2009, 03:19 PM

Care to share your scene file on these shots?

I'll have to post them when I get home - not near the camera right now. I do remember having the Coring up at about +4 and the Ped. around -20.

I'll send specifics later tonight.

dmc

dmc

03-14-2009, 04:29 PM

Care to share your scene file on these shots?

Hey Dustbowl,

Oops, sorry.

I notice in my earlier note that I miss typed the coring as +4 instead of -4 - Here are the actual settings I used.

Detail level -3
V Detail Level -3
Detail Coring -4
Chroma +2
Chroma Phase 0
Master Ped. -18
Gamma Cinelike D
Matrix Cinelike
Skin DTL On
V Detail Freq Thin

I'll try and get some footage posted soon.

thanks for checking it out .

dmc

DustBowl

03-15-2009, 10:58 AM

Thanks. I'm always on the hunt for good scene files. This one of yours is especially nice.

Tarkovsky

03-15-2009, 11:09 AM

thanks Take_1 - I'll try and post some actual clips on vimeo this weekend. I gotta learn how to do that.

The lighting kit nothing fancy. One Lowel 650 CTB bounced across the door in the BG and another 650 1/2CTB (I think) on the talent - my wife ; ) that I let spill onto the curtains. In her lap behind the book is a 4x4 lite pad.

A little levels and CC using FCP and a home made Magic Bullet setting to fake the shallower DOF (I'm still waiting for my G35).

thanks for looking.

dmc

Very Nice!

btw, may I ask what f stop were you shooting at? Wide open?

I ask because if this scene were to be shot with your new G35 (with a 1.4 stop light loss), will you need more lights on set.

Sorry for the OT. I'm trying to learn more about the different 35mm adapters.

thank you.

dmc

03-15-2009, 11:45 AM

thanks tarkovsky!

f4. I quite sure that these two came from the same settings and set-up. (I tried a bunch of different things that night). It's funny that you mention the adapter because I remember thinking that I should keep the additional light loss in mind as I monkey with different settings.

dmc