Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 2, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted May 2, 2016 You'd need ND filters -- in direct sunlight you'd be at f/16 with no ND's if you rated the camera at 50 ASA. At 400 ASA at f/16, you'd be overexposing by three stops over normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin R Probyn Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) ah yes ... that would be right.. I cant remember if they said if they were actually shooting right at midday .. but yes I guess they must have been shooting with some ND.. keep forgetting there are camera,s without in built ND,s.. .. :) Thanks for the link Satsuki .. seems some copy right thing going on.. great talk though.. Edited May 2, 2016 by Robin R Probyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 3, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 3, 2016 David Mullen ASC; your stills and VIMEO footage remind me of the final showdown between the wizard and dragon in the Disney-Paramount coproduction of "Dragonslayer". I never gave any day for night shots much credence because nothing of what I saw on the screen looked like what the human eye sees at night, but it's very amazing to me that those day for night shots really hit a homerun when emulating what an actual night shoot would look like with the right technology. I've got new respect for the DPs who did all those day for night shots pre 1980s. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member George Ebersole Posted May 4, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 4, 2016 Here are some screen grabs off another site, and they illustrate the point I was trying to make; http://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dragonslayer5.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-07UL1SIHlik/U_xDyT4JN1I/AAAAAAAABiQ/TeMsjib7lEs/s1600/Dragonslayer07.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aOQLE4Fqk3w/S9CFizLi5sI/AAAAAAAAE00/r7MEQQtc3T0/s1600/vlcsnap-00048.jpg Those are all studio shots, but to my eyes they look like they were shot with a low light DSLR without any filters. Derek Vanlint (director of photography) knew what he was doing. Wow. Overall I think it's one of the best shot films of all time, but the night sequences compared to your posted footage, really blow me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted May 23, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted May 23, 2016 For all of the above reasons (and more), I prefer to shoot dusk-for-night wherever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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