Marco Materassi Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hello I just saw this movie last night and I was incredibly surprised by the cinematography. Wonderful colors and camera movements, very original. I was wondering about the candle light scenes. There are some shots where the charachters are walking and they are lit only by the candle in their hand. Now, It's not a simulated light, the light is coming from the candle in my opinion. My question is, do they have special candles? From IMDB I read that they used 35 mm (Fuji Eterna 400T 8583). How they did that? I rememeber the old discussions about Kubrick's Barry Lindon and special lenses...but I don't think this is the case... any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 21, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hello I just saw this movie last night and I was incredibly surprised by the cinematography. Wonderful colors and camera movements, very original. I was wondering about the candle light scenes. There are some shots where the charachters are walking and they are lit only by the candle in their hand. Now, It's not a simulated light, the light is coming from the candle in my opinion. My question is, do they have special candles? From IMDB I read that they used 35 mm (Fuji Eterna 400T 8583). How they did that? I rememeber the old discussions about Kubrick's Barry Lindon and special lenses...but I don't think this is the case... any ideas? Looked like they were using double-wicked candles and fast lenses. Some shots looked push-processed or were brought up in the D.I. Yes, I liked that use of candles in the movie. Kubrick used triple-wicked candles and a lens that opened to f/0.7, on 100 ASA film stock pushed to 200 ASA. So you can get the same exposure today at 800 ASA with a lens that opens to f/1.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Materassi Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 thank you by the way I love your work in United states of Tara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgi Chavez Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Looked like they were using double-wicked candles and fast lenses. Some shots looked push-processed or were brought up in the D.I. Yes, I liked that use of candles in the movie. Kubrick used triple-wicked candles and a lens that opened to f/0.7, on 100 ASA film stock pushed to 200 ASA. So you can get the same exposure today at 800 ASA with a lens that opens to f/1.4. David, I am wondering how 800 ASA would look with a f/0.7 lens. That would be ridiculous! Or on an Epic shooting 1600 ISO. Photograph in actual moonlight, possibly? I thought that Jane Eyre was beautifully shot, although I did notice that the handheld work on some scenes felt wrong--I believe you mentioned something about the handheld work in one of your other posts. It would have reflected so much more of a serene feel with a steadicam or simply a lockoff. I always love seeing these sort of romantic period films - the colors, naturalistic lighting, landscapes, costumes, everything is always so pleasurable to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Was never able to et into period dramas. Held no interest for me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 19, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2011 Was never able to et into period dramas. Held no interest for me at all. That's like saying you can't get interested in history... that's a huge chunk of cinema and literature. Just because people are in costume or it is set in the past, it becomes irrelevant to you? Can't watch Shakespeare adaption? A Civil War drama? "Citizen Kane"? "Lawrence of Arabia"? If it's set in the past, it has to be a comedy or an action film? Can't watch any adaption of dramatic literature unless they update it to modern times? 99% of all literature was written in the past. Technically, even "All the President's Men" is a period drama now. So what's the cut-off point where you can't get into it? 1930? 1910? 1880? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I love historical movies such as the classics Bridge Over The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia and Zulu. It's the Jane Austin stuff I cannot stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 30, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 30, 2011 I love historical movies such as the classics Bridge Over The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia and Zulu. It's the Jane Austin stuff I cannot stomach. That's a lot narrower range than the term "period drama" covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I just do not enjoy the starchy Victorian/ Edwardian stuff. Sense and Sensibility, D'Arcy, Catherine Cookson etc. Too dull for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I just do not enjoy the starchy Victorian/ Edwardian stuff. Sense and Sensibility, D'Arcy, Catherine Cookson etc. Too dull for my tastes. That could just be a bloke thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 That could just be a bloke thing. I think you may well be right. When I was forced to sit through Sex And The City, I swear I could feel my gonads shrinking and breasts developing. Scary. I had to watch Aliens V's Predator and Hitman to "man myself up again" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted June 13, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 13, 2011 Jane Eyre was a great looking film. I got DP envy when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I don't doubt it Adam, just not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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