The sunny F-16 rule applied to motion picture cameras?
- Thread starter Robert86
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Illya Friedman
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If you don't want to use a light meter, then you better get good and training your eye. You'll be far better served that choosing a mathmatical rule for "bright and sunny."
I think I've only worked with two DPs that didn't ever really need a light meter, but they ALWAYS still had them around. Even if the meter wasn't needed they would still reference it occasionally for confirmation purposes when shooting.
One DP would call out the T-stop everytime his gaffer pulled out his meter, he was right within 1/3 of a stop about 90% of the time. He also had a unique gift at throwing 2K scrims about 10'-15' in the air and having them land perfectly inside the lamp. Skills only other crew folk could appreciate.
I.
P.S. I don't know if it's still hanging in the lab at Paramount, but there was a sign that said "When it doubt, make it a 5.6/8"
I think I've only worked with two DPs that didn't ever really need a light meter, but they ALWAYS still had them around. Even if the meter wasn't needed they would still reference it occasionally for confirmation purposes when shooting.
One DP would call out the T-stop everytime his gaffer pulled out his meter, he was right within 1/3 of a stop about 90% of the time. He also had a unique gift at throwing 2K scrims about 10'-15' in the air and having them land perfectly inside the lamp. Skills only other crew folk could appreciate.
I.
P.S. I don't know if it's still hanging in the lab at Paramount, but there was a sign that said "When it doubt, make it a 5.6/8"