Sandy Tworkowski
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Thank you David. Exactly the info i'm always looking for. Thank you very much. I've had very little chance to use ERS. I like their ability to project a sharp image or sharply delineated light.
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Funny is right. Funny that you should mention that. I had done a lot of work at the EUE studios in NYC and that's what was used continuously. Nothing that huge, but an excellent material for that purpose.
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Robin, those are remarkable photos. I agree w/ what David had said. I would only add that you need to look up your color temps for sun and sky. I used to work in TV at 3200K, nominally, but would use booster gels on soft lights for sky. The real color temps are much higher, as you know. Also, do not forget to use bounce light from cards on the floor in certain cases. Reflected light is a magical tool that can add a great degree of reality to your work. There are many instances that require a predominance of light coming from below. You will see this if you keep it in mind. As you develop your eye, you will be saddled w/ seeing many things in the world that the layman does not see. You will never lose that ability. Good luck.
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Strange lighting question
Sandy Tworkowski replied to Matt Rozier's topic in Lighting for Film & Video
Curious to know if Matt Rozier wouldn't be better off using LEDs if he doesn't want to over drive a Jem Ball or what ever he ends up using. I kinda thought the trend was to get away from high wattage. -
Call yourself what ever you want. In my book, you're involving yourself in a conversation that's been settled and is not your business.
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I'm with you brother.
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And what business is it of yours what i say on this blog? And why is a camera operator calling himself a DP?
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No...I apologize for getting nuts. I respect your knowledge and will try to keep my ears open and my mouth shut from now on. Thank your for your response.
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Glad to hear from a sane person. I like your version of reality. I did Chroma-Key when it was a pretty wild animal; ie. Magenta backlights, blue screens, green screens, directors putting the talent right up near the screens. You name it, we had no magic boxes to fix our problems. Yet we prevailed. The whole thing requires thinking on your feet. Thanks for your input.
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Oooh. Someones got his panties in a bunch. The category is "Lighting", not "Digital Gizmos". NO CLEAR LIGHTING SOLOUTION. GOT IT?
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How Did They Light This
Sandy Tworkowski replied to Bradley Shaw's topic in Lighting for Film & Video
What, in particular, seems to be the question here? The lighting crew obviously is in control of half light, as any crew would be. Instead of banging everything with a hard key, the choice was made to make the scene look like ambient light as would be reflected from the fourth wall or from a very broad source like windows. It is a realistic style as opposed to a hot Hollywood look. Very nice, but not the only way to go. Please let me hear what you have in mind. -
Great photo. Thanks. Look at the top surface of the desk. The green screen is reflecting very clearly from that surface. It appears to be coming from a point on the screen that is well within the frame. This i a potential problem w/ no clear solution except to kill that reflection. Somebody out there probably has a sneaky way of fixing this. I can't think of one.
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I'm reading the responses hear and most of them i agree w/. Some i don't. One problem that i would like to see you avoid is the bounce that's going to come off that screen if it's light to hotly. Really, to ameliorate the situation to a great degree you need to not light any part of the screen that's beyond your frame line and to keep the screen away from the subject. Any color bounce that hits the subject at even an oblique angle will be problematic. If you can use a narrow band light source as someone suggested here, you will have advanced your cause a long way. That should put you close to perfection.
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Lighting for Photography
Sandy Tworkowski replied to willgething's topic in Lighting for Film & Video
From the angle of that "key", which is so soft, that background is not as close as it appears. She is not casting a shadow and the key is almost head on to her...not the camera, but her face. That background is it's own element, i believe, and is controlled there as. I have a habit of always watching the shadows. I don't think i'm too far off. Lemmy no.
