Alberto Díaz

Thank you very much,people. I'm going to use black courtains and a black carpet on the floor. ( Director wants a black box) Regarding to the CTStraw, well it's a sequence where a couple has finished fu**ing and they are talkin about sexuality(more or less). MICHAEL NASH, Do you think full CTS is too much for this sequence or not? Please answer me because I have never used this gels ( I'm a student). Other question: light from a candle is soft, isn't it? Do you think it would be good to use a Tiffen filter Promist on camera? Wich density is enough to get a halo in the candles : 1/4 or 1/2? Thank you very much sincerely, Alberto. DP apprentice

Hi again, I'd like to use a pink fluorescent gel for a sequence in a short, and I only can buy ROSCO Filters. So Anybody has used pink carnation from Rosco? Is it good for natural white skin tones? Do you think this colour works well with black backgrounds? Do you know other pink fluorescent Rosco filter ? Another question. I have another sequence where a couple break up, so I would like to use very cold blue gels from Rosco, Could you tell me wich gels do this cold blue ? All the best, Alberto,

Thank you people. I had read thit post http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/in...3282&hl=candles before write this, but I have a lot of doubts. Lens I'm goung to use is T2.2 and Background has to be absolutely black, so I want to put two or three candles next to the characters and light characters with artificial lights with CTStraw, but I don't know if with Half CTStraw is enough or if with CTStraw Full would be too strong. Thank you .. Alberto

Hi everybody, I'm a student from Madrid (Spain) and I have any questions. I have to shoot a sequence with candles ( 16 mm, 500T 7218. There are two characters on the floor and the room is a black box, all black. I haven't got 3 wick candles and I'm not Kubrick. So I'm going to use 2 or 3 normal candels and I will light with CTStraw. Full or Half? Wich exposition to flames looks pretty? I'm afraid that lights over the characters seems different from light from the candles. I only want light over the characters and backgrounds must be absolutely black. I hope you understand my poor English. Please lend me a hand. thank you. Thank you. Thank you Alberto. DP apprentice

Thanks man. Question is that walls are blanks and are painted with maroon and red lines (christmas present box). So , Do you think I can use this effect over the walls? Wich effect create?. Best, Alberto

Thank you Chris,David,Jatadena and Mattias !! I'm very happy to have found this forum : It's great. With your words, I'm more calm. MATTIAS I think It's a very interesting idea to reflect light through water. How can I do it? Could you explain it? The set is small, and to light one wall, I have to do it from ceiling. Thanks again for your wise words. Alberto. Student from Madrid.

I forgot to answer this : I have rented 3 black promist : 1/8, 1/4 & 1/2. I think that I have to use 1/8 with tele lens, and 1/2 with angular lens. and 1/4 between them. Am I right ? Please answer me before Tuesday. Thank you all !! Alberto

Thank you very much Jatadena!!! I'll try to explain you in my bad English. My director wants nothing outside, only snow !! I wanted any bushes (pine), but he wants nothing. So I 'm going to light the snow with blue lights. And he doesn't want nothing over the walls because the short happens in a christmas present(box) and the walls are painted with maroon and red lines. At first, there is light inside ( without justification, there is no lamps but there is light ), and outside we only can see the snow through a window. so the blue light is only outside and in the characters when they are close to the window. Later the lights turn off and a christmas tree turn on. So we have two lights from here to the end of the short : one from the christmas tree and the other from the window ( magical moonlight) So my question is How to light the backgrounds at first, when the inside light is on? I hope that you understand me Thank you!!!! Alberto. Student

Hi David. It's an honour that you answer me, I'm very pleased. Yes the short is abstract, is a magical story. I'll try to explain you. The short has two parts : -First part : Outside is dark and is snowing. We can see this trough a window. And inside there is light but it isn't justified because there isn't any element ( like lamps or candles) in the scene. And the walls are blank because the short happens in a box ( christmas present ). -Second part : the light turn off and a christmas tree turn on, so we have the light from the tree and from the window ( moonlight ). I can´t understand this word : practical. Could you explain it? Thank you very much and contact me if you come to Spain, Madrid. By the way, are you DP in "Akeelah and the Bee"? All the best, Alberto

Thank you again David !! I thought that way but i wasn't sure that it was reliable,. Now I'm sure. If you come to Madrid ( Spain ), you can contact me if you need something. This is my email sinsemilla69@hotmail.com All the best Alberto

Hi , I'm Alberto , a cinematography student from Spain. My English isn't good, so I beg you patience. I'm going to be DP in a short that is going to be shooted in 16 mm Arri SR3 advanced in Madrid next Tuesday and Wednesday indoor . I have choose Kodak Vision2 500T 7218. I'm going to use Tiffen filter Blackpromist and I have a doubt. Do I have to correct any stops with this filter on camera? I have rent 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 Black promist. I've been searching on Internet but I haven`t found anything. I would be very grateful if you help me asap!!! All the best, Alberto

Hi , I'm Alberto , a cinematography student from Spain. My English isn't good, so I beg you patience. I'm going to be DP in a short that is going to be shooted in 16 mm Arri SR3 advanced in Madrid next Tuesday and Wednesday indoor . I have choose Kodak Vision2 500T 7218. The short is about a christmas story that happens inside a Christmas present ( box ). So there are 4 walls with a window (it's snowing outside) ,a door, gift presents and a christmas tree ( at first is off, later on), but there isn´t any lamp that justify the lighting. So I have to invent the lighting. On the one hand I want to light backgrounds and on the other hand the characters. The backgrounds are painted with vertical lines maroon and red, the atmosphere must to be magical and I 'm going to use tiffen filter Black promist. My question is how to light the backgrounds, because there isnt´any element over the walls, so the walls are only painted. I hope that you give me a hand. Thank you about your time. All the best, Alberto