Chris B. Cornell

Hey, I am a gaffer located in San Diego... check out my website and reel

Just through together a quick reel. I have a lot more of a variety of footage... the trouble is tracking it down and ingesting it.... Thoughts and suggestions? LINK Thanks, Chris B. Cornell

Host it somewhere else.... too much BS and waiting and porno advertisements, plus the file is huge... 325 megs...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Most of the things on the reel I was the gaffer, but it is something to separate me from the crowd. Notes taken. I think that some of the softness is due to the fact that these are all DVD rips, and then compressed to flash. Keep the criticism coming... it is much appreciated....

anybody... I know one of you 58 guys (or gals) that viewed it must have some opinion....

Hey guys, I just recut my reel to just over a minute. Nice, quick and dirty. Comments and constructive criticism are sought. Thanks in advance. Website: www.chrisbcornell.com

as the title says give me your feedback. I know the site is basic but I am not trying to get hired as a web designer... thanks in advance... chrisbcornell.com

But you would agree that the camera exposes an "unlit" scene differently than the eye will see it. My question is: should one go through measures to light the scene not to "look pretty," but to preserve the "reality" of the scene. For example, gelling windows to see outside, or perhaps replacing replacing globes in the existing practicals in order to get at least some level of exposure, if required.

Try to work on some indy or student films. They will generally take no-experience PA's. Stay there long enough to figure out how the set works and how the ebb and flow of daily work load goes. Then leave and never come back, a job on a film set takes too much time. Sign up for some film classes at the local city college and use that as access to cameras and lights. Have fun

well, I am no expert DP, but IMHO, neither movie really looked that good at all. Interesting shot composition but not really interesting lighting

Never underestimate the use of practicals in your scene. Not every item in the room must be lit to see the room. Use small lights to define areas of the room. You would be surprised how good little things like china balls, white christmas lights in trees or behind frosted window (if done right looks like a city skyline). Pick clever backgrounds and interesting locations; don't shoot in an apartment with white walls. Maybe try checking out some Renaissance paintings to get the idea of painting with light. For Example: Caravaggio's Sacrifice of Issac

How is the price on ultra-bounce? I know bleached muslin can be had on the cheap.

Is it not feasible to do a long power run? Power cable is a relatively low cost for rental, and a nice 3 phase genny will allow you to increase voltage to compensate for the line loss on your long power run.

Wow, great info. It is nice to see a DP who really seems to know the ins and outs of the technology at use. I have worked for some gaffers and DPs that use a color meter a lot, and I have worked for others that seem to do it all by eye. As far as HMI vs. tungsten; tungsten seems to have more favorable quality's. There is no noisy ballast, magnetic ballasts usually don't allow for variable frame rate shooting, electronic ballasts are generally not user serviceable, the HMI globes tend to not always hot strike. There are various other technical arguments over the two, and I have heard that many DPs prefer tungsten because the light has a "warmer" more favorable quality, and does not flicker, I am not experienced enough to really make this call myself however, if anyone else wants to chime in....

IMHO, you are not going to compete with the sun unless you have 12k+ HMIs. The cheap(er) solution might be reflectors or mirrors, perhaps through a large source like a 12' or 20' silk. use the Fresnel's inside and gel them. 1k's and 2k's will probably not look much like the sun in any sort of wide shot (unless it is nighttime and the windows are small enough. The cost to buy lights is a lot of money... in the thousands of dollars to start and will probably cost you in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for a decent lighting and grip package. All this lighting will require a large power source, like a 600 AMP 3 Phase generator. If you live anywhere close to LA you could get the required lights and grip gear for 2500 all day, less if you do some hustling. All this stuff will probably require a somewhat experienced G&E crew of at least four. Production value (to a certain extent)=money.

NO! This is illegal and this is a sure-fire way to piss off the owner of a location, cost you tens of thousands in fines and endanger the lives of everyone in the location. As he said, most auto sprinklers detect heat, so just watch where you set your lights. Be safe.