Bradley Credit Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hey everyone, been poking around on Shotdeck lately. I came across these stills from Bradford Young's gorgeous work on Mother of George and was wondering how to get a similar color effect? I've seen this coolish grey look on dark black skin a few times recently and thinks it accents that skin tone beautifully. Is the key to this using a soft daylight-balanced source and setting the camera's white balance to something around like 4300K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2020 That would be a good start. You might find that you need to go to 4000K or 3700K even. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Credit Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, David Mullen ASC said: That would be a good start. You might find that you need to go to 4000K or 3700K even. Thank you! Will try this out soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion Hockney Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Bradford Young had custom kino rigs that bounced the bulbs upward and back down....so super super soft quality top light. I believe that is how he achieved the reflective look in the skin. Now days with litmats would be a lot easier! Edited June 15, 2020 by Albion Hockney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted June 15, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 15, 2020 As ever it depends how large an area you want to cover. You could create the effect shown in that shot with a smallish softbox on a smallish light. If you want people to be able to walk around a huge exterior location and maintain that effect consistently, then you're into very upscale rigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Young Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Mother of George got me hooked on Bradford Young. It's a great film! According to Cybel Martin, using color on black skin is a beautiful choice for cinematography. You might find some good insight and inspiration from an article she wrote: https://shadowandact.com/2014/02/04/the-art-of-lighting-dark-skin-for-film-and-hd/ I agree with Albion, the above frame is easy to get today via litemats and gels. (I think there is even an RGB litemat now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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