Ben Kahn

Thanks David, Always appreciate your expert advice. I'll see if I can convince them to move it to dusk. I think I can avoid seeing headlights. I just need a close up of a reflection in the review mirror and then the 2 passengers in the back getting out of the car

Hello, I could use some advice for shooting day for night scenes. I have a scene where a car drives up to a house, the characters get out and then a wide shot of the house with the characters in front of it. We will be shooting right around noon. I'd like to create some kind of a street light feel but if I ND way down I don't know how I can get any light to power through it. Thanks Ben

Hello, I'm curious about the best approach to filming a table scene in which 4-6 people are sitting around a rectangular dinner table. Is there a method to making the eye lines work? In order to capture frontals of everyone you'd have to cross the 180 line at some point but how can you keep it from making the audience disoriented? Thanks in advance for any advice

I’m curious about the role of DP’s during the prep phase for a movie or TV show when given an extended amount of time (a month or more) before principal photography begins. Is there a set of guidelines to adhere to? I’m sure it’s different for everyone based on personal preference and scope of the project but generally, what are the most important things to work on? I know testing lenses and determining an overall look (building LUTS) is a big part, but what are some strategies to go about doing that? With so many lenses and filter combinations it can be overwhelming and shooting color charts at a camera house doesn’t seem like it would tell you that much. I assume there are lots of screen tests with actors/stand-ins. Are you shooting in practical locations? Are you bringing in a small crew to do lighting tests as well (testing diffusions and levels of contrast?) How close to recreating an actual scene is it necessary to get to in order to find the look you want? I'd think getting as close to the real thing would go a long way when trying to help the director find their vision as well as your own. Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions And sorry for the barrage of questions ?