Bill Cookson

Thanks everyone for the advice. Ari, that technicolor preset is ON! Thanks a lot for that tip. In terms of the lens though would it make more sense to get the EF 1.2 50mm for the low light scenes? I know I can push the ISO high but preferably I don't want to give off too much of a modern slick vibe.. And although I know I can equal the exposure with a 1.4/1.8 but there's something about low light high ISO DSLR images that seems a bit too 2012 and less 1975. You're probably right about doing that in post though. Also I plan on doing some scenes from about 50m+ away of two people walking, focused on them yet with the surroundings blurred. I know that the T3I can zoom but have read that it's not too clean, do you guys think I'd need to get a zoom lens to do that properly? I knew something was up with those candles.. Triple wicked it is then. Does anyone know just how good steadicam 2 is btw? I've never used one, I know they're smooth as hell for almost everything but can you sprint full speed on rough terrain and it calibrate that quickly whilst staying smooth? Cheers again for all the help

Candlelight I've got a bit of a thinkpiece going on at the moment and I need to film scenes indoors and outdoors using only natural candlelight and no artificial light. However I do plan on using reflectors. I'm aware that Kubrick pulled it off in Barry Lyndon with special 50mm f/0.7 mounted on a Mitchell BNC but obviously I don't have a Hollywood studio backing me or millions of $$$$ so I'm looking for a more achievable solution, I'm open to all avenues, hopefully someone here can help me out with some expertise. I've heard that there are low light digital cameras out there but I've got no experience using them and I don't know if they would be able to pick up the natural glow/resonance well enough for it to be worth it. Daylight As for the daylight scenes I'm looking to recreate the instensity of colour that you might see on the come-up of an LSD/2c-b trip (as the characters in the film take LSD and its going to be from POV so I want the intensity of colour to increase with their experience). As the effects become more pscyhedelic and abstract that of course will be overlayed afterwards but I'm looking to create a certain baseline quality of picture that will be maintained throughout a good portion of scenes in the film (particularly those in more natural surroundings). I remember seeing some colour photos taken in Russia over a century ago that would be a great effect to recreate for the baseline film of the natural scenes. They can be seen here http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html I particularly like this style but am completely lost when it comes to how I would translate this to film. Especially the smooth almost moving appearance of the stream in the 2nd photo. I plan on filming some scenes in natural fog along a stream and this is the sort of vibe I am looking to create. If anyone has any advice as to what equipment would be best/whether this could be done with use of later effects I would greatly appreciate any help. Cheers