Hunter Hampton
Carbonite Member
I was recently the DP of a basketball themed indie-feature film titled, "Winning Favor" (2009 release, shot entirely on RED). It was based on a true story and featured some moody moments. The director, Jamey Durham allowed me to have plenty of creative control for creating moods with the photography. (Control: The best thing that can happen to a DP!
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For this scene, Chris (lead role), found out his close grandma has died just before the game, he is alone and soaking it in before making the decision to go ahead and play the game anyways for her. The camera's slow press in adds to the feel of the scene.
Here is how this scene in particular went:
And here is the diagram:
One of my favorite things about lighting (besides it lets you see!) is that once you understand the basic concepts, you can do so much with it. I used strong colored gels, hard shadows and foreground objects to accent the mood in this scene. Notice how I let the open locker door act as a golden fill on Chris's face.
rear view for reference:
With this being my time as a DP on a feature I tried to get as much advice as I could. Thankfully, Francis Kenny, ASC was kind enough to share some very helpful tips with me before photography started. His advice was; "Don't over-light anything, be consistent, and only light what you want the audience to see"
Wise words.
Another scene for reference but in the same location, Similar lighting set-up but I just added a light (and added double tough frost on the lights), can you see where the extra 300w tungsten Fresnel light is?: (look at the shadows)
For more stills from "Winning Favor" you can visit my blog at, www.LightPlusMotion.com. I will be more than happy to answer any questions about other lighting set-ups you might find there.
)For this scene, Chris (lead role), found out his close grandma has died just before the game, he is alone and soaking it in before making the decision to go ahead and play the game anyways for her. The camera's slow press in adds to the feel of the scene.
Here is how this scene in particular went:
And here is the diagram:
One of my favorite things about lighting (besides it lets you see!) is that once you understand the basic concepts, you can do so much with it. I used strong colored gels, hard shadows and foreground objects to accent the mood in this scene. Notice how I let the open locker door act as a golden fill on Chris's face.
rear view for reference:
With this being my time as a DP on a feature I tried to get as much advice as I could. Thankfully, Francis Kenny, ASC was kind enough to share some very helpful tips with me before photography started. His advice was; "Don't over-light anything, be consistent, and only light what you want the audience to see"
Wise words.
Another scene for reference but in the same location, Similar lighting set-up but I just added a light (and added double tough frost on the lights), can you see where the extra 300w tungsten Fresnel light is?: (look at the shadows)
For more stills from "Winning Favor" you can visit my blog at, www.LightPlusMotion.com. I will be more than happy to answer any questions about other lighting set-ups you might find there.
