Advice on Day for Night with AF100

[seanothon]

I am working on a music video and have some shots that are going to be shot Day for Night. This is my first time utilizing this technique and was looking for some advice with it and the AF100.

 

[PaPa]

This depends on a couple of things. What's your motivation for light? A street lamp? A moon?

If it's a moon, think of it as a single strong source. Unlike daytime, where the sun is bright and the entire sky acts as bit of a fill, the moon is the only bright source, so it's higher contrasts. Avoid shooting on a cloudy day, try to shoot with the sun on an angle instead of directly above. I find any type of back light works really well depending on the situation.

give us more information as to how you want to set the scene.

 

[seanothon]

I am coming in as a Camera Op, so I'm not for sure on every detail but the basic idea is the band arriving to the venue in their cars and coming inside. I am assuming we are going for a mix of and streetlight and moon lighting because it is in a downtown area.

 

[ErikTande]

Is there a reason you can't actually shoot it at night? I've rarely seen any day for night footage turn out well. I'd recommend actually shooting it at night. Bring a few lights and a couple fast lenses and your results will likely look better than a day for night conversion.

Check out El Directors post here for some cost effective lighting setups:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?278692-I-wanna-see-your-BTS-Lighting-Setups!

 

[Todd Rogers]

If you really have to..I'd shoot completely flat, then import the footage into After Effects. This should get you started: http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/day_to_night_conversion/

 

[seanothon]

Is there a reason you can't actually shoot it at night? I've rarely seen any day for night footage turn out well. I'd recommend actually shooting it at night. Bring a few lights and a couple fast lenses and your results will likely look better than a day for night conversion.

Check out El Directors post here for some cost effective lighting setups:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?278692-I-wanna-see-your-BTS-Lighting-Setups!

It's just not going to fit into the schedule. Trust me, I don't want to fake it and end up with a cheesy product but its what the director wants and I'm not getting paid enough to fight about it. I'm just trying to make it look as nice as I can.

 

[seanothon]

If you really have to..I'd shoot completely flat, then import the footage into After Effects. This should get you started: http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/day_to_night_conversion/

That's what I was thinking but I'm not going to be editing. I'm just hoping the editor knows what they're doing.

 

[Jaime Valles]

If you really have to..I'd shoot completely flat, then import the footage into After Effects. This should get you started: http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/day_to_night_conversion/

Wow, that's fantastic!

 

[ErikTande]

It's just not going to fit into the schedule. Trust me, I don't want to fake it and end up with a cheesy product but its what the director wants and I'm not getting paid enough to fight about it. I'm just trying to make it look as nice as I can.

Ah, yeah I can definitely understand that. Like Todd Rogers said shoot flat and hope you've got a good editor.

I'd recommend locking down the camera if possible. If extensive photoshop work needs to be done, locking down the camera can make it a lot easier for the VFX guy.