Hi Guys,
Let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1ptIpaeP8
First Job as a DOP :=)
Thank you.
Let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1ptIpaeP8
First Job as a DOP :=)
Thank you.
What you think about the Lighting?
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Michael Carter
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Nice job - looks like you lucked out on exteriors with a hazy or overcast day, but the grading/color of those shots is very cool - not pushed to hard but a nice sort of faded green cast.
That coolness made the interiors just seem a bit "normal" - properly and adequately lit, but nothing special to make them fit emotionally with the outdoor shots. They could use some grain or something.
The shots of the two guys in the recording room were really kind of static - in the future I'd think of lighting that's less "perfect" and experiment with blown out highlights, practicals causing actual flare, heavier back lighting & silhouetting with less focus on fill - make the people a bit more mysterious, etc.
A little haze in the air can go a long way, too.
Thing is, you've shown you can properly light a scene - for something edgey like this, try to "raw" things up a bit, look at more direct lights (vs. diffusion or bounce), some harshness, and anything that makes the viewer have to sit up and look closer. It's hard to get a good, commercial lighting look - but once you've got that down (and you have), think about how to light "wrong" in a way that looks "right", that's got more emotion, rawness, beauty, etc. Going beyond the "normal" is where you take everything you know about light, and learn much more.
One thing I do is really look through the viewfinder for little highlights, pings, flares, and then try to accentuate those things. With video that never looked very good, but with DSLRs it can be beautiful.
That coolness made the interiors just seem a bit "normal" - properly and adequately lit, but nothing special to make them fit emotionally with the outdoor shots. They could use some grain or something.
The shots of the two guys in the recording room were really kind of static - in the future I'd think of lighting that's less "perfect" and experiment with blown out highlights, practicals causing actual flare, heavier back lighting & silhouetting with less focus on fill - make the people a bit more mysterious, etc.
A little haze in the air can go a long way, too.
Thing is, you've shown you can properly light a scene - for something edgey like this, try to "raw" things up a bit, look at more direct lights (vs. diffusion or bounce), some harshness, and anything that makes the viewer have to sit up and look closer. It's hard to get a good, commercial lighting look - but once you've got that down (and you have), think about how to light "wrong" in a way that looks "right", that's got more emotion, rawness, beauty, etc. Going beyond the "normal" is where you take everything you know about light, and learn much more.
One thing I do is really look through the viewfinder for little highlights, pings, flares, and then try to accentuate those things. With video that never looked very good, but with DSLRs it can be beautiful.
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