C100: The C100 and Zeiss Glass are already "Old Friends"

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Plaid Zebra

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Here is my first real short film that I shot on a C100 with Zeiss ZE lenses 25 f2, 35 f1.4, 50 f2, 85 f1.4 (and a cheap Samyang 14mm thrown in for tight spaces). The Zeiss glass meshes really well with the C100 to create a very cinematic feel in my opinion. Give it look and please tell me your thoughts! It was a month long project from conception to final edit. I wrote, directed, and edited it.

 
very nicely shot. and great little narrative that held my attention, love the quirky little directional flourishes you showed.
 
Thanks! We tried to pour a lot of ourselves into it and not just humor but our frustrations and vulnerabilities. It's not for everyone I guess.
 
Wow, just wow. This is one of the best short films I've seen in a long long time. It's good on so many levels, the big concept, the little moments, that incredibly sweet song that will stick in my head all day.

Bravi tutti voi! I think you have just written your ticket. Will be very surprised if this one doesn't go a bit viral. I will do my best to help.
 
Well done... kept me in it. I really enjoyed the transitions and how they fit the rest of the film. They did not seem applied. I think you're right about the camera/lens combo. It looks terrific. The light is a little toppy for me in spots but that's just a little nitpicking. It's a really great short. All the best with it.
 
Can you post a screen shot for us behind the "Great Firewall"? Thanks
 
Very cool! For personal taste, I would have had a bit more motivated lighting in some scenes that came across flat, and in some shots your hard lighting seemed unnecessarily harsh for the story - you might add more lights and diffusion to soften it a bit. You might look into bounces to add some fill, especially for actors with darker skin, you want the skin tone and color to come through especially with such a cute hipster piece. Also, maybe an eye light to bring a little liveliness to the characters.

But then again, what's going on these days is a flat picture, like in any all state commercial or actually most commercials on tv, so maybe that's the look you're going for. Good luck!
 
Honestly. Here's a dirty little secret about the film: I didn't use one external light the entire shoot. What I mean by this is I only repositioned a few lights that were already in the rooms (lamps and overheads maybe). The diner was just like that naturally. I took positioning of the actors into account but added nothing to any of the scenes.

Now the natural question is WHY?!
I simply didn't have the crew or time for lighting as lazy as it sounds. The crew (besides the small cast) consisted of 2 people. Me and a sound guy. I was directing AND doing camera op while he ran the boom. We had a second person to help with the camera on only one location but he was just a friend I pulled in who does photography as a hobby. No video experience.

I had a budget of $300 for this film which went to my gas to get around to the locations and food for the actors + sound guy. Its tough around here to find a (good) lighting guy who will just work for food but that is all I have to offer at this point.

I have a lot of stories I want to tell and if it takes a crew of two to tell them then so be it. Better than leaving them untold.
 
Good on you. You could have told me you had 10 people on the crew and I would have believed you. Instead of making excuses you just went out and shot this. Bravo.
 
I really hoped they got together. Who gives a flying fruitbat abou the lenses, the camera, the brand of makeup or the type of lightbulbs. A short and sweet story with a lovely hook.

At no point did I think 'hmmm, what would this look like if they shot it through Sigma glass?' or 'if only they'd used C-Log throughout, that would have helped a lot'.

Guys, I just watched a film. I liked it. I gave my wife a hug 'because'. The end. And we're talking about cameras and lenses?!
 
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