CREATING MEDICAL CELL FOOTAGE

[Guest kev5000]

I'm trying to create medical and human cell footage. I'm trying to make the footage resemble cell, bacteria, etc. you would see under a microscope. So far I've used soapy water, seltzer water, and dyed water with oil. All these work but I need more footage. Anybody have suggestions. I'm shooting on 16mm.

[Ckulakov]

Try messing around with as much household products as you can.

 

Try mixing water with cooking oil with different colored dyes.

 

Hope this helps

[Mark Allen]

This may be of no help at all, but if you want to cheat:

 

http://artbeats.com/prod/product.php?pg=1&id=188

 

http://artbeats.com/prod/product.php?pg=1&id=189

 

If nothing else, you might use these as reference inspiration.

 

You what it looks like to me? spliced up gummy bears or disected gummy worms floating at the top of a bowl of water with a very strong, strong light from the camera.

[Greg Gross]

Hello Kev 5000,

 

Just a suggestion here, I'm a professional photographer of 20 years,student

cinematographer,medical professional for 34 years. In clinical labratories of

hospitals tissue,bacteria etc. are photographed through the microscope. I do

not know how real you want to go. You may be able to get slides from hospt.

and transfer to film for real look. Just a suggestion and good luck with your

production. You are so lucky to be a working DP.

 

Greg Gross