Lighting question for a deep/cool look

[Josh Anderson]

Hi,

 

ive learned a lot from this forum, now i decide to ask you a question about a specific look.

Im shooting next month a short film for my final thesis project, and one of the scene in the script is in a old hunted factory house with mafias.

I really like to reach the look of the following picture from the movie salt.

 

Picture one : Should i light the scene with Kinos and ctb for the the shot on the top of the 3 gangsters? or its more post in the colorsession

 

 

Picture two: how can i reach the look in the master shot. rig kinos(day bulb) on the top and fill it with HMIs from outside, and do in the post the cool look?

 

 

Best

 

Josh

 

 

 

 

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Sure if you can light with daylight fixtures that would give you that cool look if the camera is set to 3200K balance. The images also have a bit of green added and are desaturated which you can do in post easily or add some green gel to the lights.

[Phil Rhodes]

Production design has a hell of a lot to do with it, as well. Light someone's white-walled bedroom like that and it'll still look feeble.

 

That rack case on the left side of the shot? I think it's just got a row of switched mains sockets in it, with the red neon indicators (or possibly LED, as neon may flicker). Simple it may be, but they're a crucial part of the design, as is the colour contrast with what's outside the window.

[David Mullen ASC]

Yes, it helps that everything is sort of painted to a medium grey.

[Alex Wuijts]

You can also try using another blue filter on your lights than CTB, for instance one that already had a little bit more green in it. Your rental house probably has all kinds of funky filters to try out.