Noah Kingmans Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Hey people, In two weeks im shooting my first passion project on 16mm. Really exciting but scary at the same time as im dealing with some difficult lighting situations and I need some help. So on the day I have a spotlight coming from top pointing straight down on the actor. (see reference pics from my test attached) My plan was to measure the shadows with my light meter but im scared the highlights will be too blown out cause there is that big of a difference in exposure. What would you do in this situation? I've heard some people take their digital camera with them to measure the exposure as well. Is that something I could do in this situation? Thanks for understanding i'm really keen to learn more about film. Noah Edited October 24, 2022 by Noah Kingmans Made a mistake in the text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted October 25, 2022 Site Sponsor Share Posted October 25, 2022 That will expose well on film I would use a spot meter and try to get the actors skintone in the middle and let the hilites go as film really handles that well. Don't be afraid of the medium it is very forgiving if you get basic exposure right. What stock are you shooting on? 500T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim D. Ghantous Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 The only thing I might add to Robert's comment is that your light should be as high up as possible. Vision3 can handle at least 5 stops of overexposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Kingmans Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Robert Houllahan said: That will expose well on film I would use a spot meter and try to get the actors skintone in the middle and let the hilites go as film really handles that well. Don't be afraid of the medium it is very forgiving if you get basic exposure right. What stock are you shooting on? 500T? Thanks so much and happy to hear this would work great on film ? Shooting on 250D cause it's the only thing available at the moment where I live. I do plan to lift the shadows a bit with a big butterfly to get contrast right and don't underexpose the 250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Kingmans Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Karim D. Ghantous said: The only thing I might add to Robert's comment is that your light should be as high up as possible. Vision3 can handle at least 5 stops of overexposure. Rigging the light 6 meters up so that should be fine! Thanks Karim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now