Tim Nuttall

Hi all, Heading out to shoot a sunrise over the desert. Shooting on 35mm spherical - probably the old Fuji 125T as its what I'll have available. Any tips/experiences on shooting a sunrise? Any preferred filters? Should I go no filtration since I hear people sometimes have ghosting problems? Thanks.

Chris, Do you have any pics of this rig? Reaching tension stasis is key for what we want to do.

Hi all, Looking to build a bungee cam rig on a Fisher 11 Dolly to hold an Arricam Lite. Probably can't get something smaller like a 235. Has anyone done this? Would like to cross the bungees in an "X." Thoughts on construction? Thanks

Hi all, Other than shooting in a found location, has anyone tried using real mercury vapor sources as opposed to gel packs on lights? How about self-ballasted vapor sources? I mean either building them into a set or as extension lights. We'll be creating light poles (with mercury vapor units in the story) on an exterior built on stage. Some will be in frame, some won't. I thought real vapor sources in the fixtures could be nice - maybe HMI's gelled. Finally, what are some ways you have created or extended "streetlamp" sources. Fresnels? Maybe HMI for mercury vapor? I really would love that cyan look. We'll be shooting 5219. Thanks.

Thanks for all the great responses. The miniature is built to this scale mainly for cost and space restrictions. I think I may do some tests at 120 or 150 fps to see if it could still sell the blowing snow.

Hi all, I have a miniature shoot coming up on an arctic base at night built in 1:96 scale. According to my calculations using the classic frame rate formula, the model would need to be shot at 235 fps to achieve normal gravity. The only base motion I would anticipate would be smoke from buildings and possibly blowing snow from "heavy" winds. Also, there maybe some F/G snow, but that could be an optical added later as that wouldn't necessarily be miniaturized. My questions are: - Besides a Phantom, what film gear could shoot at this high a frame rate? (It's a 35mm show by the way) - Do you think we could cheat the frame rate back to say 150 fps and still get away with realistic blowing snow? Any suggestions or experiences are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi all, Any good ideas for sunset gel packs. Combos that you use on units? Do you mix lighting units with various gel combos? Thanks, Tim

Hi all, Three Monkeys is simply a stunning film, watch it if you haven't seen it. What do you think Tiryaki is doing with the image? Is there an adapter in use? Very control prod. design pallete obviously, maybe some matrix play? Do you think there are grads in use regarding the sky? http://www.nbcfilm.com/3maymun/trailer.php?mid=8 Thanks, Tim

Hi all, Quick question. What is the difference between the silver or gold lemay and the silver or gold microwave in terms of character of the bounce. Also, what will a checkerboard lemay offer? Thanks.

Hi all, Whats a good choice to extend the motivation of a sodium street lamp? I will have a pole/tree bracket to rig a lamp with a baby pin to the wood pole of the lamp. Any ideas to match the CT some light diff maybe? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

Hi all, What color Streaks & Tips is preferred for dropping the intensity of a bulb toward camera? Thanks.

Hi all, What are your thoughts on lighting a white cyc (20') with Kinos for a white limbo effect? I may not have access to any space lights/sky pans. Any techniques you might recommend? Thanks.

Thanks you for the great responses. So the "white limbo" shot against a cyc wall, correct? What are some good options for lighting such a wall? KinoFlo? SkyPan? Thanks.

Hi all, Wondering what techniques were used to shoot these commercials? Is it green screen or a white backing? Would there be any positive/negatives regarding the two? Thanks.

Are color negative stocks processed in the same bath (mix of chemicals)? Different ones for different stocks? Just wondering... Thanks.