lawriejaffa
Veteran
Jeez Patryk, 60k! Well done on raising that budget 
tho there have been films that achieved a lot in the marketplace made on budgets of far less (so your self-appraisal is somewhat conditional really)
I think the lighting looks great, but I feel the criticism levelled against its unnatural qualities or unrealistic qualities (for some frames) is relevant. However, given this film is a egocentric introspective comedy/drama (yep?) of a porn director, then the garish qualities in some of the light set ups may be stylistically appropriate.
It would have been wise to explain (at least succintly) the artistic idea behind your lighting if you are mixing frames of stylistic (or even surreal looking) and natural light setups.
That said the quality of the lighting is superb, and I admire the effort your D.P, and yourself put into it!
While this comment is unrelated to the lighting discussion, I found that the cast appeared very artificial! (Now, don't get me wrong, there all talented etc and im not criticising them.) Im critising you! muhahaa, now I struggle to articulate this, so bare with me. The cast members all look 'too' cast, they don't quite look like characters as much as they looked like 'staged' actors or models.
I know that must sound insane, but it was distracting how they all looked so pretty and made up. Now naturally for genre films (as this is not a serious drama) this is less relevant (american audiences love their eye candy hehe) but it appears perhaps too glossy to leave an entirely earnest impression on me. (I'm sure seeing the footage in motion, and they'll act great will instantly dispell that impression.) But from the images it was distracting for me.
- Walken if it's any consolation I work as a producer, and i'd be much more concerned about my director worrying about the lighting than him having fun muhahaha (so i'd give you a job haha
tho there have been films that achieved a lot in the marketplace made on budgets of far less (so your self-appraisal is somewhat conditional really) I think the lighting looks great, but I feel the criticism levelled against its unnatural qualities or unrealistic qualities (for some frames) is relevant. However, given this film is a egocentric introspective comedy/drama (yep?) of a porn director, then the garish qualities in some of the light set ups may be stylistically appropriate.
It would have been wise to explain (at least succintly) the artistic idea behind your lighting if you are mixing frames of stylistic (or even surreal looking) and natural light setups.
That said the quality of the lighting is superb, and I admire the effort your D.P, and yourself put into it!
While this comment is unrelated to the lighting discussion, I found that the cast appeared very artificial! (Now, don't get me wrong, there all talented etc and im not criticising them.) Im critising you! muhahaa, now I struggle to articulate this, so bare with me. The cast members all look 'too' cast, they don't quite look like characters as much as they looked like 'staged' actors or models.
I know that must sound insane, but it was distracting how they all looked so pretty and made up. Now naturally for genre films (as this is not a serious drama) this is less relevant (american audiences love their eye candy hehe) but it appears perhaps too glossy to leave an entirely earnest impression on me. (I'm sure seeing the footage in motion, and they'll act great will instantly dispell that impression.) But from the images it was distracting for me.
- Walken if it's any consolation I work as a producer, and i'd be much more concerned about my director worrying about the lighting than him having fun muhahaha (so i'd give you a job haha
