Lee Tamer

Thanks for your help, I'm doing a school project that has to be a narrative. I want the scene to have a similar feel to the TV show Dexter. The scene thats being shot in the kitchen is a man getting and eating his breakfast after he wakes up. The camera I'm using is my own Canon GL2. I should probably mention I have a very small budget for this. I was considering using shower curtains as diffusors for the sliding glass door. I know with my Canon GL2 I'm limited as to what filters/lenses I can use. Im also concerned as to how to do this with a limited budget as i am in college.

Hey, I'm using my kitchen as a set in an upcoming project and I was wondering what the best set up would be as far as lighting goes. Here's the room Note: the ceiling isnt blue my camera phone is horrible The only light sources are the Fluorescent light fixture hanging from the ceiling and the stove lights. What would be the best way to balance out the lighting? Any tips?

Is it best to do it in Manual mode or TV mode? I already have it set 16:9 and in Frame mode. I've experimented it a bit in a low light kitchen and I can only get the background semi-out of focus without blurring the actor too much. Is there a way around that?

Hi, I'm new to this forum and have a question. This is a screen capture from the Smallville episode Warrior. I want to recreate a scene like this with the background completely out of focus but the main actor in focus. I own a Canon GL2, how would I go about doing this on this particular camera?