David Bid

hey thanks, any advice is good advice, i am going for a location now without mirros, as i think that it will be easier and i will need less blocking!

Hi i am a student and i have been asked to light a night club scene, i am shooting on Kodak 500T 7218, We are currently shooting in a small but up market bar, with DJ booth, as we are not looking for a packed rave club, but a more relaxed feeling I think this is a good move as the clubs we looked at have alot of mirrors, and low ceiling? and there a 13 different shot, with moving steady cam. is this a good move? The colours are rich, with a dark wood bar, and alot of orange and reds. Im thinking that i should try and stay on this theme and work with what is there. Though i would like to add some harsher whites and blues, so its not too relaxing in there? In the bar there is a small stage, with a Scaff bar, i though would be good to rig lights on, (smaller 300 and 650) and i was going to try and get hold of a dimmer/ flicker boards. To help with the effect. I was also thinking of getting a Strobe light as well to add, are there any problems that i will find on film, and is there more for me to consider? Should i possible get some cheaper moving disco lights? Also i think that i will get a smoke machine, and i have read some other comments on similar questions we are trying make sure we have plenty of people, though extras can be some what hard to find when it actually comes to the day Any helpful points would be greatly appreciated, as i am aware that i is hard to do night club scenes, effectively! I would be intrested in anyways you have tried to do similar shoots? best wishes David Bird

ok cool, thanks so why do they still make circular then? as its more expensive? is it better for other times or something? thanks

I have looked at other forums, but i was wondering if anyone could answer, that the differnce between a Circular polarizer and a linier polarizer? and at what point i would use either one. i did find that it was something to do with auto focus? ... i think Also i said in a topic before i was shooting on a beach up coming, i now think that i want to shoot using ND 3-9 - Grad ( depending on light) for the wider shots of skys ect ... Polarizer 1/2 Black pro mist and posibly a Chocolate what are people thoughts? is that too much? i think that they will all add for the look i am planing for, trying to get high contrast, jarhead and atash and other films, i am also think that to push process 1 stop, to deepen the black i am using 64d fuji, Sorry for all the question but anyhelp would be brilliant, i am looking for pot holes that i might fall into. thanks again Dave

thank for you help on that, i was wondering if you or anyone else could go into futher detail, a black net sock behind the lens, how does this help the look and would i be possible for myself shooting on a arri SR2 Super 16mm? would i be able to use a Black Pro mist instead? also i am unclear as to what a 'film scan on shadow telecine not spirt'? is that softwear that can be used on a look that can be asked for? sorry if that is a silly question and would you be able to go into what is ment by anamorphic not DI? do you mean that is clean and there is no DI? thanks again

i watched ATASH (Thirst) and was completly blown away by the Cinematography, done by Asaf Sudri. if anyone has seen it would they be able to help me out as to how that look was created? what filters do you think were used, and do you think that there was any processing in the lab. i have a feeling that bleach bypass was used? could anyone help? i am a young cinematographer and have a up coming shoot, that is all day ext, and i will only be using natural light, it is set on the beach and i am looking to creat that high contast feel, looking to creat rich Blacks in the shadows. i am guessing that Asaf Sudri used just natural light for the Day Ext, am i correct in thinking this? i am currently planing to shoot on fuji 64D 16mm, and am planing to use a nd grad for the skys, and polarizer. As it is being shot in england on the south coast, i am hoping for a sunny day, and am looking into using a Straw or a chocolate as well, Also i was planing to under expose the highlights by a stop, would this help to create richers shadows? as i will hopfully be shooting in direct sunlight. What could anyone recomend for an over cast day and still trying to create the contrast? i would greatly apreciate anyones opinon sorry about all the question feel free to pick and choose best wishes Dave