Kevin Harrington

David, how much control do you usually have over production design? Obviously you collaborate with the PD, but in a situation where it makes it more challenging to light the space, especially in this case and for moody horror, what's the tipping point between "that will look cool" and "we need to be able to do this practically"? Kudos for making it work though. Thanks for the updates, and have fun!

I own both and would never go back to the XL2. Something about the XL2's look is extremely telling that that was the camera used, which is an aesthetic you may want to go for. For me, the H1 is far more versatile, and if I have to shoot SD, I pick up the H1. As far as comparing the two, the H1 is absolutely worth the extra dough for many reasons, least of all the image. No contest.

Thanks for the response Chase. I'm doing a similar sequence in a few weeks, but in a smaller town without 6X6 ultra bounces. They seem to have every other overhead available (from silver lame to 1/2 soft frost). Is there anything close to an ultra bounce that would help me achieve the incredibly natural lighting you got in your fire scene? And is there a reason why you didn't backlight any of the talent? I actually like the look better, because I was racking my brain to come up with motivated backlight to pop them out from the BG, but all I could up with is the highly overused moonlight CTB on an HMI or the like. Thanks for the responses, the reel was seriously great.

Loved your reel. I gotta question about your bonfire scene, because it looks so natural. Was that just available light from the fire or did you punch it up at all?