Francesco Marullo

Hello everybody, I made it but in the way for super naturalistic light. I used two of wind ups (with wheels) with junior arm (that can load max 10kg for 3 meter of extension) and putted 2 skypanel (once for a windup) at the side of window, when I was in cu I used a diffusion frame, balancing light for exterior. Then used black solid at the opposite side of windows. Was perfect and dramatic. (Maybe too much but was good for this projects) Thank you for everybody! See ya next proj

What a wonderful post! :D Okay, I think it's a very bright lighting but useful! I want shot naturally: you see a window, you should put a fake bouncing of sun (a flathead 80 or skypanel s-60 leaning on the floor with a frame 3x3 250 (or bounced by beadboard then diffuse ). I think a 18hmi isn't a very bright to have a super detail on the face's actors but could help me. What do you think about 2500kw of arri (called D25 arri)? Because it have more output than M18 (D25 it's a very old lamp). Francesco

Okay, 25ASA and T16 usually, receveid! So, which one of texture I should use for diffusion? an half grid texture, isn't true? Then for left side of face's actory, I thought it's useful a beadbeard 6x3 from floor. Can you give me an advice for gel on M18? Thanks, Frank.

http://imgur.com/a/dzuh6 You can see photos there, in link. For now, I've been there but was cloudly at exterior, naturally it's perfect (soft), then I saw some skylight at the roof, with clouds was perfect. But probably, we'll have a sunny day (11 april). What do you think about my system: - from left edge: I should put an arrisun 1.8kw, hitting to diffusion 250 frame, then to butterfly 6'x6' with half grid texture to have a soft light but an high output light. - I should put arrisun 1.8kw from left (of camera) oriented to right side hitting ultrabounce 6x6 then diffused by a quarter light grid cloth 6'x6'. (so, with this method I'll have a great big beam but with a risk of dispertion and a low output of light) ps: Sorry, for now there is a backdrop over the window. Thanks!! Frank

Okay, may I should use a lee scrim on windows to let down a stop. Today I was there, to scouting, and it was very bright location (everywhere are white wall) so I could remove the white fixture for fill but I'm sure that I've to make a powerful source light to have a good 50ire on his face at f/11. An AS18, at 4meter to actor's face have a f/32 directly. Can I use it on 6'x6' diffuse half quarter cloth then diffusing another 6'x6' light quarter cloth, what do you think about? Or is too less? How many stops will bring down with this system? Will I have a f/11 on his actor face at 4 meter? I will post some photo of location.

Are you talking about fresnel? That it can help to concentrate the light in the center of frame of diffusion, isn't true?Because the vistabeam 600 have more power light and beam than 1.2 hmi (vistabeam have same power of 4000w than 1.2kw, is it correct?) I've written that there are two person on set, a 1.2hmi probably will make a problem because it make too much thin of area of beam, isn't true? Sorry for my bad English..

Hi there, I'm working as a DOP on this projects, a dramatic projects. So, I've shot to two person (sitted on chairs, one behind one) inside a space with a big windows, like 4x4 meters, at the background. I would like to make a natural light on them, very soft but natural. In camera, at right side of the shot I would like to put a Vistabeam 600 to ultrabounce 6'x6' frame and filtred by quarter grid cloth 6'x6', to have a key light on right side of face's actors then put a bounceboard or a white cloth oon boom "T" at the left side. I would like to notice you about that we've a bright background, sunny (in Italy, in this month, we have a 16/22 of iris (at 800ASA and 180 of angle), the very question is: is it okay? I've to underexposure his faces for one stop than the windows to have a crispy images or same or more? do you have some reference photo? ah, I've to shot with blackmagic micro cameras. Thank you very much, cinematographers! Frank.

Hi Chad, Thanks for answer. I've took a photo with sunseeker (an app on iphone that can calculate the road of sun basing on watch timer) and it say that i've only one hours with a sun directly to lens, that could be a good style, classic flare) and I can "isolate" light using black cloths behind camera. But if I want a shine, could I use a smoke machine? or it will be too disco style? What do you think about FX filter? Can I simulate it with post or is it best using a filter ahead lens? Thank you, 'cause I will use a wide lens for this hour and after I will recreating light (with artificial lights: incandescent or hmi with gelatine? ) with close-up's lenses. ps: what's a LEKO for windows patterns? for creating a shadow style of windows on the floor? F

Hi Cinematographers, I'm using a Canon C100. I want lighting a gym like this idea (that's so wonderful, i've never done before): but for this location (i know, it's so bad) at the right of this photo: I think 4/5 lights incandescents (one per window) must be shot to a silver 2mx2m and then to a butterfly (ever one per window), these lights must be a 4/5Kw per window, isn't true? And the left: windows must be covered by black cloth. And a 5Kw incandescent bounced from white butterfly 2mx2m at the left, on the platform for fill light. What do you think about it? Thank you, sorry for my bad english F

Imaging a room with 6 o 8 persons at the center: If it were up to me, I would have to use a chinese balle (500w) at the center or with an assistant and boom then two (or one) 2Kw at the corner in background for backlight (hiding it, naturally) and I would have to use a 1kw bouncing a white reflector (or a kino flo), behind the camera (to left or right, never at the center of mdp) to fill any hard lights. Do you have to use a steadycam? ps: I'm agree with Jamison Madison that the set designer is your best friend. F

ps: I've made with my Canon C100 and Atomos Samurai Blade (pro res 422) F

Hi, My name is Francesco Marullo, I'm from Italy and 24 years old. I'm on the road about my job DOP, it's so hard but it's my passion :). I would have some suggestions about this finished work, made with my group of professional and friends. I know that, in some scenes, miss some crispy effect about the balancing of color and high/medium/low light (i asked some DOP in italy and they have answered about a book of Ansel Adams). This is a videoclip that we have started with idea about cinema's style, without follow the rythm of music. At the start of videoclip, I've applied a "mist" filter at the post-production and, I know, it's the bad action that ever did. Thank You Very Much! Francesco