Aaron Rabin

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to create a cold, morning light, comparable to Harris Savidas' mornings in The Game. I don't have money for HMI's, but I get the impression there could be an equally interesting way to employ either fluorescents (although I prefer blue to green) or something else close to a practical light. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Aaron

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to achieve an overall gray tone with some exterior shots. Are there any filters people know of to help in this situation, or is this a post-production issue with the DVX? To reference our resident question god as an example, David Mullen's Northfork has a beautiful gray/silver quality to it, but I imagine must of that was done in processing. How can a similar, if not equal look be achieved with the DVX? Thanks for your time, Aaron

Hi Everyone, Just asking for cheap, efficient solutions on how to protect an HMI in the rain. In particular, the set up includes an HMI coming through a second story window. Thanks for your time, Aaron

Has anyone seen a Yasujiro Ozu film entitled Good Morning? It has an almost painted quality?is there any way to emulate that on digital? Hitchcock films can look similar, and, without getting too particular, this look is taken to its extreme in David Fincher?s The Game during flashback sequences. I imagine it would all be done in post, but what are the tenets of this particular look? Is it Technicolor? What differed in the emulsion back then, and how can that information be incorporated into modern post-filters? Or, for that matter, what could aid such a look during shooting? I?m not sure if Technicolor is precisely what I?m talking about, but if there are any insights, please let me know. I know Scorsese and Robert Richardson tried to recreate the Technicolor look for ?The Aviator??but the change wasn't extreme enough for me to glean enough information. Aaron

Hello everyone. I'm shooting a short NYU student film next month on the DVX-100 24p, and the director asked me if I could supply overcast/gray skies for all his exterior scenes. I imagine there might be an appropriate 4 x 4 graduated filter I could use with a clip-on matte box, but I'm not sure which one. What is the best way to go about creating an overcast tone for a DV picture? Aaron