What do you guys suggest to get outdoor DAY scenes looking amazing? What tools would you use? I know big budgets movies, even during the day, use these HUGE lights, but I doubt anyone can afford those. Would you just use the sun, bounce board, and fine tuning in your camera settings? What else would help increase the production value?
Lighting outdoors
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HorseFilms
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Bounce boards and silks are your friends when shooting daylight scenes.
taubkin
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Bouce board can mean lot's of things. It can be white foamcore, coud be a silver reflective material, could be a mirror (for a hard backlight, for instance). Also, there are the butterflys, those huge frames that you can attach a white transluscent fabric, and it diffuses sunlight. Some of them are quite big, and can be mounted over the whole scene to diffuse any harsh sunlight. With a butterfly and a mirror, one can do already great many things outside...
swiperstopswiping
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how much does a good size silk cost???
bcheong
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I generally use 6x6 and 8x8 size. Anything larger and you need fairly beefy combo or overhead stands to support. 6x6 you can get away using c-stands and plenty of sandbags.
Silk's are generally pretty cheap. You can get a 6x6 silk from Matthew's for $85 US. I like to use a combo of a frame of silk and a framed grifflector or silver lame. Bleached muslin works pretty good for something more subtle and soft.
Silk's are generally pretty cheap. You can get a 6x6 silk from Matthew's for $85 US. I like to use a combo of a frame of silk and a framed grifflector or silver lame. Bleached muslin works pretty good for something more subtle and soft.
Michael Carter
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This was shot at a coffee shop in Dallas.
Morning sun coming in from the left/overhead.
Overhead was an 8x8 frame with white net on two C-stands; another frame with solid white was over the foliage behind the talent (to knock the highlights down). A 3' x 6' white reflector was used for fill (the talent was facing that fill).
This was one of my favorite setups; the DOF (thinking f4 or 5.6, 85mm prime on 35mm) made for nice, soft foliage. The light's pretty and very "cinematic" to my eye.
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Morning sun coming in from the left/overhead.
Overhead was an 8x8 frame with white net on two C-stands; another frame with solid white was over the foliage behind the talent (to knock the highlights down). A 3' x 6' white reflector was used for fill (the talent was facing that fill).
This was one of my favorite setups; the DOF (thinking f4 or 5.6, 85mm prime on 35mm) made for nice, soft foliage. The light's pretty and very "cinematic" to my eye.
(Hoepfully the image will attach!)
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Michael Carter
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thanks-- that was inwood village, home of the fabulous inwood theater (which is home of the best bar in town!)
Michael Carter
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I've had fine results just hitting the big fabric stores, and taking a couple bolts out into the sun (get an OK first!) I've even brought a light meter along.
The big fabric stores (IE, JoAnne) have a binder at the front counter FULL of local grannies who can sew for cheap; great for doubling-over hems for grommets or making a big scrim.
The big fabric stores (IE, JoAnne) have a binder at the front counter FULL of local grannies who can sew for cheap; great for doubling-over hems for grommets or making a big scrim.