Brian Carter

Thanks for the feedback everyone - I appreciate and need it. Jonathan - You're right about the shot of the guy who get's shot looking grainy on the CU's. I had to bump the gain in color correction because it was too dark. Looking in my monitor (Marshall) it felt right on set but I've got to get my eyes used to catching those things. With the adapter on my camera my light meter is almost useless. Danielle - Nice catch. The intro alley is a different location from where the 2 guys walk in the door in the back of the house. I wish there was a 2nd story to shot down onto the alley. Do you think mabye with color correction I could add the shadows or darker mood you suggest?

Hey Guys, I'm really trying to get better with lighting various setups. I guess the only way to get better is practice so we shot this a few weekends ago. It was shot in about 5 hours. I have a 35mm adapter on my HVX so there are some moments where we are hunting for focus (no follow focus yet). Overall, any suggestions on ways to improve the lighting, mood, ect. Thanks, Brian http://web.mac.com/bcmusik/iWeb/QT7ONLY/Blazin.html

I'm sure there are better examples but the HBO series "The Wire" has that look on some of the apartment interiors.