Steven Prio

Hi! A team of us will be shooting a very stylised piece in beautiful Greece in May and June of this year. The light there is very harsh and contrasty. The two biggest lights we have are two 4k HMI's.... and we have some 12x12 fabrics as well (silks, ultrabounce etc... a very basic kit) We would all really appreciate some advice on how we can control this light and make it a big softer on the environment and the faces. It is all set by the sea as well! Filters, fabrics, lenses, filmstocks, lighting techniques...any other tricks will be greatly appreciated. We are shooting on 35mm and we are doing a 2k scan afterwards in London. Thank you for your time!

I just want to thank you all for taking the time to answer my question Thank you! Steve

Hi all! I just quickly want to ask a very simple technical question. What should be the exposure of a green screen in relation to your f-stop to help the post people do their job faster? We are using greenscreens in computer monitors and mobile phone screens in order to replace the images afterwards. Usually greenscreen reflected reading should be a stop under your aperture. Is this actually true? T Thank you for your time!

Hi! A team of us will be shooting a very stylised piece in beautiful Greece in May and June of this year. The light there is very harsh and contrasty. The two biggest lights we have are two 4k HMI's.... and we have some 12x12 fabrics as well (silks, ultrabounce etc... a very basic kit) We would all really appreciate some advice on how we can control this light and make it a big softer on the environment and the faces. It is all set by the sea as well! I have attached a picture of one of the locations lit by the harsh sunlight! Filters, fabrics, lenses, filmstocks, lighting techniques...any other tricks will be greatly appreciated. We are shooting on 35mm and we are doing a 2k scan afterwards in London. Thank you for your time!