Andreas Kaufmann Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi there, i just finished my student short film and just exported some of the images. Would love to hear some feedback. http://mediadesign-kaufmann.de/grading-tests-movie-project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Speziale Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 The stills are great. They look like they come from a big budget feature film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Matthew W. Phillips Posted June 21, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted June 21, 2014 Some of the stills looked "smoky" or "foggy" as though the contrast levels were messed with. The ones in that room with the brown wood walls? Did you use a fog machine or did you grade them in such a way to try to make them look like they had high DR look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Bill DiPietra Posted June 21, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very impressive! What did you shoot on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Kaufmann Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks guys. I shot on a blackmagic cinema camera mft with a speed booster on it (to get the super35-feel).. for the aerials I used a blackmagic pocket cam.. It's a cabin by the sea .. I used a hazer to get a kind of wet foggy feel.. I didn't lower the contrast level.. do you think it's to foggy for an old interior sea atmosphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted June 22, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted June 22, 2014 I think it's just right, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Bill DiPietra Posted June 22, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted June 22, 2014 Agreed. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Astaire Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Very Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Bedrejo Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Impressive indeed! Looks very professional. If you don't mind me asking, how'd you light these scenes in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Kaufmann Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Glad you like it. Picture 1: I used a hazer to get the light beam of the torch. Key light was a bluefiltered (i think the moon filter from lee) LED Panel from left at about eyelevel. In the back you see a practical (oil lamp). For the right side of his face I bounced a 1,2kw HMI against a reflector - which served as a rim light on his face and also gave some ambient light to the whole scene which otherwise would be massively underexposed. Picture 2: Really basic setup. Softened 1,2kw and 575HMI shining from the outside through a window. I think we used a bit of fill light (just a reflector from the right side. Otherwise the practical bulb next to his head is doing a tiny bit of a rim. Pircture 3: 1,2 kw HMI from left top bouncing on a reflector into the room to give bluish ambient light. Key light for the old mans face was a warm LED which is placed just right a bit above eye level . It should simulate the practical bulb which is hanging above. The light on the younger actor is from a Bulb behind him. Otherwise there are to practicals which doesn't affect the overall lighting. My lighting concept was to have many light sources and still have the scene dark. Sometimes I like to light more from a side axis to avoid ugly nose shadows. If you place your lights 1 meter next to the camera axis it often looks ugly to me.. but that's not always the case of course. Hope that helps! Edited July 18, 2014 by Andreas Kaufmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Bedrejo Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Nice! Really comes to show that you don't need much to produce quality images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay obertone Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Lovely filmic images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua gallegos Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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