Interview 3 light kit color temp

[Patryk_Rebisz]

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This is a good set up. Just needs less DOF ( more bokeh) and the exposure on the window is blown out.
For the bokeh , larger sensor and wider aperture, for the blown out window, bring the ISO down to the minimum and or add ND filter, forcing wider aperture.
In the old days, when sunlight blasting through the window was unmanageable, we simply hung large sheets of ND gels right over them.
One of the downsides of the latest gen of sensors is the lack of a low ISO I mean ISO 50 specifically.
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This is a helpful little tutorial I just found. The only shot I like is the tutorial sample. Perfect bokeh, only I really do like creating more color separation, but that's just me
http://www.magicgoggles.com/?p=64

I have no idea why this project is being brought here as it was not "5 min and we are out of here" projects - it had probably 4-5 lights working and at least 30-45 min of set-up time (much of which were spent to pull the furniture from the tiny office to make room for the camera).

 

[TheDingo]

Is it possible to get superb image in the 5 minutes given - that still remain to be proven.

...I've seen this done in still photography, where everything is pre-planned in advance and you have a small "SWAT Team" of production people ready to act as human light stands with battery operated studio lights.

It would be fun to start with a tight shot of what looks like a studio set, then the camera pulls back to reveal that everything is hand-held and outside, and able to move together as a single unit. ( kind of like the opening of the TV show "New Girl" but with lights as well as props )

 

[Liam Hall]

Every camera op should be able to shoot a simple lit head & shoulders in minutes. It's a basic requirement. These two were shot with tungsten in mixed light. A soft key and a back light. Set-up time was under ten mins including moving out of the ridiculous small room they had booked for us.



Wide shots are more challenging. I much prefer wides on interviews. These two were the same set-up, but took a little longer to finesse - about 20 mins from entering the room to turning-over.

 

[TheDingo]

Set-up time was under ten mins including moving out of the ridiculous small room they had booked for us.

Nice work Liam. Having enough room to blow-out the background, or having a beautiful room to shoot in, definitely helps make the shot work.

Most of the time I am shooting "bread'n'butter" corporate training films in tiny horrible looking offices/labs, that sound like a zoo at feeding time. Ugh...

 

[Liam Hall]

Nice work Liam. Having enough room to blow-out the background, or having a beautiful room to shoot in, definitely helps make the shot work.

They gave me the standard crappy room. I gave them my standard reply, "thanks for the storeroom." Then I moved the shot. First shot is in a corridor, second an empty office. Of course, you have to work with what you've got, but there's always something you can do - even if it's simply shooting tight or throwing a hard shadow on a wall.