BigT[NZ]

thanks heaps for your input guys. After i posted that last one i used my powerful initiative skills :D and searched the rest of the forum. I found lots of good tips which relate to the scenes i will be shooting. This forum is great, thanks again.

thanks for the reply. Its set on a farm so i dont think the director will approve of me using tiki torches. Just recently there was a film released here in NZ by a local director called the locals. This had the car headlight method you mentioned, and from talking to the director he despised it (it may just have to come down to that anyway) But we have four 2K's and four 1K's with various 650's and 500's. The biggest area i will be lighting is part of a farm about 50 by 50 metres (and thats absolutely stretching it, most will be close ups) Im not so much asking which lights to use, but how to shoot it so that it looks like night (which is kind of silly i guess, because to our eyes we would only see a little bit of movement). What do people here do to make night shots look like night, not just a field at night with heaps of flood lights. :D

Hi guys, i was wondering if anyone can give me any tips on lighting an outdoor scene at night? (I have posted this in the begginners forum but i may get a more in depth answer here i think) I am shooting on Vision2 500T, i have a 15K generator and my biggest lights are 2K. I also have an 8' by 8' griff which might come in handy, but im not sure how to go about this. Its on a farm and there will probably be some relatively wide shots, but also lots of close ups. Am i dreaming? is this even possible? the director refuses to spring for an HMI because its too expensive. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks Tim

Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone can give me any tips on shooting at night. Im shooting a zombie movie on Vision2 500T and its all set at night. I think i will be able to do the indoor scenes, but im not too sure on how to go about lighting an outdoor scene so it will look good at night. We are going to have a 15k generator because its on a farm with no electricity and the biggest lights we have are 2K's. We also have an 8' by 8' griff which i think might come in handy. Anyway, any tips or info wouild be greatly appreciated. Thanks Tim

Hi guys, (im not too sure if this is in the correct forum) Im a film student in New Zealand and i am D.P.ing another students short film. Its a zombie horror and it will all be shot at night on Kodak 500T, there is some outside scenes, but most of it is indoors with low lighting. He has said that he wants the colours to look washed out and weak. He wants it to be contrasty as well. (I suggested a bleach by pass but ha said he doesnt have enough money). Could you guys give me any tips or ideas on what i should be doing do get this effect? Would it be easier and just as effective to do it in post? As far as i know the film is getting proffessionally telecine'd so they could do it in the lab. But because this is a learning experience i would like to have a crack at doing something like this in camera. Oh also, could anyone give me some info on the stock? (Kodak Vision 500T) like the latitude etc? sorry for the ignorant questions but im learning. Any help or tips would be great. Thanks Tim