Spring Sky

Andrew Brinkhaus

Andrew Brinkhaus

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In an upcoming film (march '06) their is a scene where the main character is laying in a park looking up at a beautiful night sky. How should I shoot the sky on the DVX so I get brilliant stars and patterns, with no noise, etc. Is it possible without an adapter or similar? Help is greatly appreciated.
 
My guess would be that your best bet if to generate that as an effect. Maybe in Colorado things are different, but around here you'd never get enough contrast to pull that shot and have it look good with a DVX.
 
dougspice said:
My guess would be that your best bet if to generate that as an effect. Maybe in Colorado things are different, but around here you'd never get enough contrast to pull that shot and have it look good with a DVX.
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Gotta love Southern California. :grin: Here you'd have to take it out to the desert. :thumbsup:
 
You could get some nice star images by throwing a Black Pro-Mist filter on. The pro-mist will make the glow from your stars turn into a soft halo. This will make your stars appear bigger, and will possibly make your image easier to read. I would start shooting right as the sun is completely dissapearing, and you are beginning to see stars through the haze, then shoot as the sun has already gone down.

Good luck!
 
I dont think it is possible to record stars with a standard camera.

Not even using lower shutter speeds you will get good results. But adding stars over a black sky is quite easy in post production.
 
It is not possible to shoot with a standard video camera. To get a proper exposure, you would need a shutter speed of something like 30 seconds, then you get into timelapse and star trails.

It's best done as an effect.
 
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