Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) Do DP's ever do their own still photography to document the film for their own record...or is it frowned upon? I'm not talking about grabbing a fast shot with the cell phone, I mean a few hundred or a thousand photos. Now, if it is OK for the DP to do their own still work, maybe the DP is too busy to do it? If it is not common practice for the DP to shoot much still work; can the DP get free access to all the still photos taken by the official still photographer for the movie? <><><><> Selection from Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Fashion & Hair Archive Screenshot: Google image search Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography Edited March 5 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted March 5 Premium Member Share Posted March 5 A long while ago we sometimes would take Polaroids on set for various purposes. I would say, these days, no it is not common to have a DoP taking stills-- especially as that is someone else's job. The odd grab here and there, sure, production permitting, but doing a whole shoot-- no not gonna happen. Free access to ALL the photos-- no probably not going to happen either. Asking to have a look and grabbing a few-- maybe-- depending again, on the production and what they are doing with them. Generally, though, no, all that is the property of the shoot and they often do not want any of that getting out before a release. After release, much more likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul Rahman Jamous Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 to be safe, a dp should use a monitor for his own to record the footage so he may use it as as reference for his reel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Thanks for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Kalaidjiev Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) @Adrian Sierkowski what would the DPs use the Polaroids on set for back then? Is it to judge exposure and contrast ratios? I think I remember reading somewhere that Kubrick used to take polaroids before every scene to check roughly what it would look like but I am not sure maybe I am making this up. Another thing that again I am not sure if I am making it up is that Matthew Libatique apparently used a 5D with a "film" lut on it to judge exposure too. Anyway I am curious on what you meant. Thanks! Edited March 10 by Boris Kalaidjiev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted March 10 Premium Member Share Posted March 10 Less exposure but more contrast. Also they were often taken for continuity. One of the reasons I did it when I did it was really over colors more so than contrast. I didn't own a 5d back then but now a days if I was going to shoot on film again I might grab a DSLR and get a jpeg just for peace of mind. If you can afford to have had a lut made up and loaded into a stills camera, then power to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Boris Kalaidjiev said: Kubrick used to take polaroids Indeed he did. The famous example is "2001" where he worked out a scheme with Geoffrey Unsworth to establish a relationship between the exposure of the (then peel-apart b/w) Polaroid and the 65mm. exposure. The famous example is the the high-key bedroom scene towards the end. They have the shutter speed and stop written on them. But there are examples from several of his films. Just search on "Kubrick Polaroid".. Edited March 10 by Mark Dunn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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