Daytime bar scene

[Park Edwards]

I'm shooting a bar scene in a week or two, and was looking for some inspiriation. Would anyone here have a movie that has a scene that takes place in a bar during the daytime? Because it was so recent, "Killing Them Softly" comes to mind, but that's about it. Screen grabs and or movie suggestions is fine.

 

[Shooter]

I would just go do a recce in as many bars as I could.

Make sure you go to the one where you will be shooting as well.

Be careful that you dont end up wearing "beer goggles".

 

[Moseph]

I recently did a daytime replication in a bar. I don't have any stills or screengrabs but essentially what I did was let the "sun" (a 5k coming through a window) hit the actor below the shoulders. It was slightly over normal exposure level but not burning out. I then bounced a S4 off a white showcard placed on the bar for an uplight to replicate the sun bouncing up off the bar. Just one way to approach it.

 

[Park Edwards]

s4?

 

[David G. Smith]

This may not be your cup of tea, but here are some screen grabs from one of my favorite movies, "The Friends of Eddie Coyle". It was shot by the great Victor J. Kemper, ASC. I am a child, and student of, the films of the 1970's and I think that they are a great inspiration for today's cinematography. The period was a watershed in cinematography and content, IMO.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070077/?ref_=sr_1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070077/?ref_=sr_1http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005755/

The American Cinematographer website has a great podcast with Victor J. Kemper talking about the making of the film. It is in the "Conversations on Cinematography" section at the link below.
What those guys were able to pull off with the films stocks they had still amazes me. The screen shoots below were shot with a 100 ASA (ISO) stock.

http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/podcasts.php#cc_podcast




Here is a screen shot of the same bar shot as a night interior.

 

[Jorn van Oostende]

Most old Los Angeles dive bars don't have windows, so all you need is a HMI or mirror boards blasting through the front door when it opens, what will give you, in combination with practicals, a nice sliver of light to play with.

 

[Park Edwards]

Thanks for the suggestions. Just an FYI, I won't have any HMIs. The biggest light I'll have is a 2k, which I probably won't use cause I most likely won't have anywhere to hook it up.

 

[Moseph]

s4?

36° Source Four Ellipsoidal.

 

[Jorn van Oostende]

Thanks for the suggestions. Just an FYI, I won't have any HMIs. The biggest light I'll have is a 2k, which I probably won't use cause I most likely won't have anywhere to hook it up.

If you are on a budget buy or borrow some large mirrors and blast them through the door or windows, creating spots of sunlight. I always carry a bunch of square tile mirrors from home depot with me to create spots of sun light. I used them to create the "splashes" of sun light on the sofa in the frame grab below, you could do the same in a bar to create the illusion of day time.

 

[David G. Smith]

If you are on a budget buy or borrow some large mirrors and blast them through the door or windows, creating spots of sunlight. I always carry a bunch of square tile mirrors from home depot with me to create spots of sun light. I used them to create the "splashes" of sun light on the sofa in the frame grab below, you could do the same in a bar to create the illusion of day time.

How do you mount and orientate the mirrors?

 

[Jorn van Oostende]

Of a C-stand knuckle with a "baby on nail plate" taped to the back of the mirror, a magic arm or on the floor between sand bags. With black paper tape I create different shaped mirrors or make a cross to create a window shaped reflection. The director will look weird at you when you pull out the mirrors for the first time but will thank you when they see the shot.

http://www.filmtools.com/6banaonpl5di.html

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202300...toreId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202300825#.UWT1xvkS60c

 

[David G. Smith]

Of a C-stand knuckle with a "baby on nail plate" taped to the back of the mirror, a magic arm or on the floor between sand bags. With black paper tape I create different shaped mirrors or make a cross to create a window shaped reflection. The director will look weird at you when you pull out the mirrors for the first time but will thank you when they see the shot.

http://www.filmtools.com/6banaonpl5di.html

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202300...toreId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202300825#.UWT1xvkS60c

Cool, that is very handy.

Thanks.