nitejrny282 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 The look I'm trying to get is similar to that over-exposed, washed out look David Fincher gave Madonna in her "Respect Yourself" video. (Anybody remember that one?) The lighting was intense, practically washing out any distinct features on her face. As if the f-stop was left wide open with a heavy diffusion filter laid over it. Another example would be several amazingly overexposed shots by Robert Richardson in JFK. (Although those shots were B&W and I want to achieve this in color.) Can anyone suggest how I could produce this look on 16mm film? (Using a reflex Bolex w/3 prime lenses.) What kind of film stock should I use? What kind of lighting? (The shot will be an extreme CU of a face, so I shouldn't need more than one light, right?) What kind of light reading should I go for? And how many f-stops over the reading to get a substantial overexposure? What kind of diffusion filter? Any suggestions would be most welcome... Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted June 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2004 You are on the right track: hard lighting on the highlights, overexposure, diffusion, and possibly skip-bleach ECN-2 processing can give that "washed out" look. You need to be careful that the negative doesn't become so dense that printing or telecine transfer is problematic. Here are some examples on the Kodak website: http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...sing/skip.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...onspiracy.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/.../silenceP.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...1/traffic.shtml You have an extra measure of control if you telecine or make a DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitejrny282 Posted June 8, 2004 Author Share Posted June 8, 2004 Thank you! What do you mean by DI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted June 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2004 DI = Digital Intermediate The film is transferred to a high resolution digital image that can be manipulated for tone scale and color, and then recorded back out onto film. http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...1/traffic.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...DieAloneP.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...itePlotsP.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/...volutionP.shtml http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/.../oBrother.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted June 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2004 Hi, Are we talking about the very flat-faced fashion photography look? I like ringlighting for this kind of thing. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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