Kevin Curtin Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey guys, I had a quick question for all you. I was recently reading up on Eyes Wide Shut after watching the film again for some inspiration (I'm shooting a film coming up and I wanted to watch the scene when they go to Sydney Pollack's party) about how to use practicals to light a 'party' scene. Anyways, I read that Kubrick and his DP (blanking on the name) pushed the film in order to make the lighting look more natural. I know pushing it makes it more grainy and contrasty, but does that in turn make it more natural? Is that simply all it means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted August 30, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey guys, I had a quick question for all you. I was recently reading up on Eyes Wide Shut after watching the film again for some inspiration (I'm shooting a film coming up and I wanted to watch the scene when they go to Sydney Pollack's party) about how to use practicals to light a 'party' scene. Anyways, I read that Kubrick and his DP (blanking on the name) pushed the film in order to make the lighting look more natural. I know pushing it makes it more grainy and contrasty, but does that in turn make it more natural? Is that simply all it means? Here is my guess, only a guess as to why they might do it. Perhaps the push was done for the contrast more than anything else. There were a LOT of practicals and long takes requiring 360-degree views. If left alone, the film might have been on the flat side. A push would give them a bit more contrast to make the scene look a bit richer with more fall-off to the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Plaza Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Anyways, I read that Kubrick and his DP (blanking on the name) pushed the film in order to make the lighting look more natural. The Dp was Larry Smith and perhaps this help http://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct99/sword/index.htm Xavier Plaza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Curtin Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 The Dp was Larry Smith and perhaps this help http://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct99/sword/index.htm Xavier Plaza That's a great read, thank you very much. Answers a couple of other questions I had as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Miya Posted August 31, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted August 31, 2007 The push processing was used to make it possible to shoot with less light. That is what made it more natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Curtin Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 The push processing was used to make it possible to shoot with less light. That is what made it more natural. This was my original thought since it is the most logic answer, but thought I'd try and look a little more. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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