Steve A

Thanks very much for the detailed replies guys - really interesting. I assume most of these Network shows used Red or Alexa. I'm going to start out with some variable small LED setups to experiment with. But I find that trying to break down existing scenes by asking people with more experience such as yourselves is helping for me to gain a quicker appreciation. Balancing ambient lighting with computer monitors that may be in the scene is proving challenging for me personally. I didn't even think about the concept of altering the footage on the screen to be more colour friendly in the first place. I haven't spent much time with my A7RII yet but I am led to believe it should yield significantly better low light performance than my 5d Mk III. At the moment I'm suffering from pretty bad grain and poor colour retention in lower light setups. Looks really artificial when I try and recover/grade in post. (I'll speak to Tim Tyler about altering my name too)

Hi, I'm new to DSLR Filming after branching out from still photography. I was hoping someone could help me start to understand light better by quickly breaking down these two scenes. I'm curious as to how to get the 'look' most US TV Action/Dramas use - high key, vibrant etc. Is it predominantly expensive and bright tungsten lighting? For the second (darker) scene are they using camera with high ISO/very good DR to capture all the colours and avoid the low light grain? Any help much appreciated! Cheers