For my first small TV commercial I'm shooting all over the day, possible semi-overcast conditions.
I'm looking for a "correct", well exposed, nice colours, soft shadows and soft backlight, nice skins look. Shooting on EX1 with tweaked Picture Profiles.
I'm planning to use:
-12x12 frame with Half Soft Frost for overhead difussion (not too low).
-6K HMI PAR through a 12x12 frame with white Silk at 45º to the right, the silk could also be at a 45º declination to add some sun-bounce fill at the same time.
-12K HMI PAR at 45º back for backlight with 1/2 CTO (if there's stable sun and I can arrange the correct camera positions, just use the sun as backlight -> winter sun on theses latitudes, so it's going to be up 32º elevated over the horizon during the whole day).
-Pola on camera to bring out some color tones.
I cannot use 20x20frames because of windy conditions.
Question are:
- Would you put the 6K as backlight and 12K as key or the other way around?
- Would you add a difussion (say 250) to the front HMI that goes thorugh the Silk to the actor's face?
- Would you add some difussion to the backlight or which lens would you use? (I'm looking for a natual "not studio" back)
- For wide shots (a bunch of people around a 20mt line), would you just put the sun behind or also add some fill with soft reflectors + 12K + 6K through Silk? (I have 4 soft and 2 soft available)
- If its too cloudy all the day, would you still use an overhead difussion or leave it clear?
Thanks!
Luis