Joseph Campanella

Tom This is a GREAT looking video. I just finished shooting a short on the AF100, and while I'm fairly happy with the images, my lighting was even and kinda flat. I know you said you used "power windows" to increase contrast within the frame. What color correction program were you using? Also, I really dug the low contrast look you went for in the color grade. If you could explain a little bit as to how you approached the grade, as well as how you shot the footage. I.E. Did you shoot on one of the Cine gamma settings, leaving more DR for post correction? Or did you find the look more so in the post processing stage? Here's a link to a few quick shots from my short. I'm still debating what kind of look to go for with the grade.... http://vimeo.com/23668102 And again this is probably the best video I've seen shot on this camera. Really.

Thanks for all the great ideas guys. I guess I should have been more specific.... Most of the movie will take place during the day, in a cabin, and around a campfire. There are parts though, that must lead into the forest. This is reason I sought out some advice. And I got a lot of good suggestions! Thanks again!

Hello all- I've been reading on this forum for quite a while now and finally decided to ask a question.... I'm completing work right now on a 40 min. short in the spirit of Fellini and Truffaut, and I'm in the process of writing my first feature script that is of a completely different spirit. In trying to keep the budget to a minimum for a feature, and leaving the most options open for me in terms of distribution, I decided to write a horror film that takes place in only one location. Hopefully it will be in the spirit of movies like EVIL DEAD, CREEPSHOW, SUSPIRIA and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with the style of a Edgar G. Ulmer picture.... Seeing that I'm going to be the one who shoots this movie I was just wondering how one would go about lighting a large dark forest. Obviously, I don't intend to do Leone-like landscapes, but would I would like to actually see the action taking place in a good sized frame, rather than shaking the camera at close range and burying the actors in thick shadows. The camera I'm using is a Canon HV30 with a Letus Extreme DOF adapter. This, once again, is frustrating because the adapter eats a lot of light and the HV30 is essentially a consumer camera. I'd love to be able to shoot the outside night scenes with the adapter, so I can use my lenses in order to change perspectives, but if need be I'll take the adapter off. Any suggestion as to what kind of lights I would need and what methods to use? Thanks in advance to whoever can help me!