Aaron K Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hey all, I'm an NYU film student and I'm getting my first paid gig to do creative work for a restaurant in CT with my Canon 7D. I was wondering if you had any tips/tricks/advice for shooting a restaurant piece. My plan was as follows: Shots of food with a 50 at between a 2.8 and 4. I just got the Technicolor profile so I'm probably going to use that, although I need to figure that stuff out more. Shots of the restaurant full of people. Shots of wine being poured into a glass. Does anyone have any advice in terms of lighting food? I would like to get the steam coming off hot pizzas and meals, so for that I was just going to throw a light behind it to illuminate the smoke, but other than that? This is done on a shoestring budget, FYI. I've worked on countless shoots thru NYU but, ironically, I feel confident lighting people but not food. Does anyone have any cool websites/commercials they've done? Its a local restaurant so I'm not looking for Burger King style stuff, but more personal ads. So yeah, that's about it! Any advice/comments/whatnot are greatly appreciated! Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Michaels Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Aaron, If you are shooting food on a grill bring a spray bottle full of lighter fluid. Gives you a nice fire effect. For food I would shoot on a 5.6 because you do not want a that shallow depth of field. With shooting everything look into maybe doing everything a 60fps as for commercials it looks more nature and attractive. Along with alot of dolly moves. Slider prefer for space reasons Here is a spot I was a camera operator on http://vimeo.com/17031757 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron K Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Great! That's great advice, especially the lighter fluid. Never would have thought of that. Thanks for the help! It's much appreciated. Wish me luck tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Michaels Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Good luck aaron, Post the finished video here when it is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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