DVX100 Lighting Secrets Revealed! (Behind the Slimed)

Haha that is cool cool. Thanks a lot, I'm just getting into After Effects and special fx so I keep wondering how things are being done and this helps a lot.
 
Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know SLIMED has entered its first film festival! Woohoo! We just received notice that we'll be playing in the Boston Underground Film Festival as part of their feature line up later this month. I don't have the exact date and time yet, but I believe it's going to be on the 26th of March, Friday night.

http://bostonunderground.org/schedule/

If any dvxers are going to be in Boston area and want to see the lighting results from the DVX100b on the big screen then come on down! From initial communication I believe the projection is going to be digital and sourced from a hard drive... which means we MIGHT be able to project directly from our uprezed Pro-res 4.2.2 hd master. Needless to say we're crapping our pants with excitement to see that on the big screen.

Eric and myself will be making the trip to Boston and hopefully bring our two lead actors with us cost/time willing. I'll post when I know the date/time for sure when the final line-up schedule is released. Thanks again for everyone's support of Slimed and hopefully we'll see some of you in Boston!
 
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Cool shots. with the equipment you had, you guys did a great job.

The look however, feels very saturday night live to me. Hard light isn't very flattering unless called for. A freebee would have been to grab some white foam core, or bristol board and bounce the light. Would make it look much more natural and less stage-like.
 
But then it would have looked like everything else out there. I totally dig the hard light because most DPs are not skilled enough to use it in the digital age. Lighting people in a flattering way with hard light is disappearing along with film.

Love the contrast and angularity. Long live noir lighting.

Dan
 
PaPa said:
Cool shots. with the equipment you had, you guys did a great job.

The look however, feels very saturday night live to me. Hard light isn't very flattering unless called for. A freebee would have been to grab some white foam core, or bristol board and bounce the light. Would make it look much more natural and less stage-like.
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looks like Dead Alive.

I think its great.
 
Great job! I love the saturated look to everything. Feels like a Saturday morning TV show from when I was a kid :)

Thanks for posting the BTS photos. Can never get enough of them! :D
 
Just a quick update on our screening at BUFF. The official showtime is FRIDAY MARCH 26th 3:00pm. There will be a short film playing before ours called "STONEY." For more info you can check out: http://bostonunderground.org/about/ Eric and I will both be attending as well as our two lead actors. The final projection had to be downresed from our pro-res master but is still an HD file at 1280x720. Should look very good, fingers crossed!
 
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2. BELOW: Pulling out to show the lighting setup for shot 1.) Eva is lit by a warmly gelled 600w fresnel.
An unseen 600w with barndoors closed almost all the way provides the dramatic streak of light on the back wall.
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This is a great shot.
 
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