What tools are at my disposal for a striking background effect?

[Jake Windhurst]

I've been playing around with my hv30, and in a dark room covered with light white cloth i've been tinkering around with trying to get it look impressive set wise.

I was wondering if you guys could help me out advice wise.

I'm looking to get this place looking striking, perhaps even unnatural and I was wondering what tools are at my disposal with no budget, after effects and a few garden/house lights to play around and experiment with in this wide open task?

Is it going to come from:

A ) the set itself looking good with

lighting (what easy tricks could I use for interesting unnatural looks)

smoke

etc

or

B ) in post production with

after effects

image tinkering?

Edited April 17, 2009 by Jake Windhurst

[Robert Hughes]

Yeah, sounds good. Try a couple things in category (A) and a couple things in category ( B ).

 

Let us know how it turns out. :lol:

 

Or in other words - you are going to have to learn sometime. What better way than by doing? Go for it. Make terrible, hideous effects shots, then figure out how to make them better. Look at the shots you like in commercial movies, and figure out ways to do them yourself. Next thing you know, you'll be doing it, and you won't need to ask.

Edited April 23, 2009 by Robert Hughes