Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 29, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted August 29, 2009 I can't discuss the show much, but here's an update: While most of what we are doing could be described as straight-forward naturalism, lately I've been allowed to get more surreal and stylized for select scenes because of certain plot elements. Here is a Nikon snapshot I took on set of a hallway, with a stand-in, that is meant to be dreamlike, so I papered the windows, backlit it with an HMI but set the Genesis to 3200K. The actual shot was made with a 1/2 Fog filter and smoke on the set. Other than the backlit windows, the only other light was an overhead Joker 800 HMI Chimera Ball, wrapped in 1/2 CTO. Here is a scene set in an old house set that I smoked to make it feel more aged, again this is a Nikon snapshot of stand-ins: The backlight is from a 20K tungsten that I removed the fresnel from -- the soft light on the face is from bouncing a Source-4 off of a bedsheet on the wall. This is a camera dolly ice rink rig my Key Grip, Brad Heiner, built using speed rail, with hockey pucks on the base -- it was pushed around by a skilled ice skater / camera operator (who worked on "Blades of Glory") with my operator Chris Squires sitting inside. I lit the whole rink with eight Chimera Balls with Joker 800 HMI's inside them, mounted to the ceiling. I also put bare 8' daylight Kino tubes around the base of the plexi windows surrounding the rink, and tungsten Source-4 spots high up on the columns of the room, pointed into the rink so that skaters moved through little spots that flared the lens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Rojas Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've been lurking here for 3 years and I always learn so much from your posts Mr. Mullen. Thank you so much for taking the time for sharing your knowledge with us.. Best Regards Jerry Rojas. Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denair Isaac Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 You are amazing at what you do and i can only hope that one day i can be a good as you thank you for posting pics and sharing ur knowledge with the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Perez-Burchard Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Ditto David: its been close to nine years for me now... gulp! THANKS! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Rojas Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ditto David: its been close to nine years for me now... gulp! THANKS! ;) Nine years??!!! OMG, well thats the difference between member No.676 and member No.15290 jajajaja... BTW Felipe, I just read your article in the AMC digital magazine, nice info, congrats! Regards JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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