Haydn Michael John West Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Hello, We're very interested in the lights Eric Kress used for his interiors for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009). Not the bounced in window lights but the ones used in built sets. Any ideas? Thanks. Edited April 21, 2015 by Haydn Michael John West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Hockney Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 haven't seen the film but looking like just a very soft side key. Probably a book light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydn Michael John West Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Don't you think the shadow is too dark for it to be a booklight Albion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Tyler Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Might be some info in these workshop videos. Eric Kress Lighting Workshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 haven't seen the film but looking like just a very soft side key. Probably a book light. There are many ways to soften a lamp, what in particular tells you this is a book light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted April 24, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 24, 2015 It's just a soft side light with no fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hello, ...Not the bounced in window lights.... Do you have a screen grab of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Hockney Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I said prob a book light just because of the wrapping quality and the fall off in the background. Could be a big frame with something like full grid too feels like a book light with neg fill or nothing on the other side though too me. just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I said prob a book light just because of the wrapping quality and the fall off in the background. Could be a big frame with something like full grid too feels like a book light with neg fill or nothing on the other side though too me. just a guess. Looking at the fall off, I'd say the softness is due to it being a largish source and very close to the actors, perhaps just out of frame, rather than large frame further back. Could be a lamp through a 4' frame or even a kino with paper on the doors, but definitely close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Hockney Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Yea agreed. Its for sure just outside of frame looks too big to just be a kino through 4x to me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'd guess that the frame height on that still is less than 3 feet, so a 4' frame just off camera right would be plenty soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted April 26, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 26, 2015 I don't think it matters how he got the light to be soft -- bounce, diffused, book-light, etc. When it comes time to shoot your own project, how you achieve a soft key is going to be dependent on so many factors - space, color temperature, camera movement, power, stop needed, etc. Sometimes I think there comes a point where some students are missing the forest for the trees -- the technical particulars are less important than the general effect and why it was done, especially with a lighting effect that can be achieved many different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydn Michael John West Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hi guys, Thanks for the input on this subject. I checked out those workshops Tim Tyler. I can't help but be curious about the exact equipment people I admire are using. The process of speculation does lead to new ideas and I do appreciate your support, so thanks again! Haydn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I don't think it matters how he got the light to be soft I don't either. It's possible to speculate as to the placement of lamps, but it's generally pointless to make assumptions as to how they were diffused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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