Ralph Poes

On 11/4/2020 at 12:22 PM, Jeremy Valender said:

Hey,

I shot this with Jordan and more than happy to share any specifics. 

But as discussed was all Super 16. Mostly Ultra 16 lenses and then a lot of vaseline and paint on an optical flat and I think Smoque. We used different glass objects in front of the lens and a Optex Excellence with the B4 back end and a Abakus B4 to Super 16 adapter for the trick shots which were all practical.

Lighting was usually a Mole Beam with a 6k HMI bounced for ambience. Then T2 and T5 units. K Flect mirrors and loads of flags and blacks. We even used shutters for the lightning stuff.

There is a hidden shot on digital (RED Dragon) but this was just for the off speed.

All pretty old school.

Jordan is a lot of fun to work with and Arthur the set designer helped us pull it all off on a relative shoe string. 

Hope that helps,

Jeremy

Definitely wasn't expecting you to reply, Jeremy! Thanks so much for all the info. I absolutely love your work with Jordan, especially that short film you did for Saint Laurent a while ago. Big fan here! xx

Yes! Twin Peaks S03E08 must have been a reference, especially knowing Hemingway's previous work. Still trying to figure out lighting in all shots but especially the deep red ones, any comments guys?

Yep, step printing is one of his staples! And there's definitely a thin glass stripe in front of the lens at some point...

What about the type of lighting used/setup? Really reminds me of some of the Cure albums...

Absolutely! (Big Love Witch fan here btw, David!)

Was curious to know everyone's thoughts about the lighting and effects in general for some of these shots, they look absolutely stunning to me!

Just wanted to open up a discussion about Jordan Hemingway's new work for Comme Des Garcons: 

I think this is absolutely stunning, really reminds me of a specific late 70s aesthetic. I am studying cinematography at the moment - wanted to ask you guys how to learn from some techniques used in this video, what's best to try out - both on set and in post! I know it's not one for the purists, but I really think this photography is great...

First post on Cinematography.com - how exciting! I have been an avid reader ?

Just wanted to open up a discussion about Jordan Hemingway's new work for Comme Des Garcons: 

I think this is absolutely stunning, really reminds me of a specific late 70s aesthetic. I am studying cinematography at the moment - wanted to ask you guys how to learn from some techniques used in this video, what's best to try out - both on set and in post! I know it's not one for the purists, but I really think this photography is great...

First post on Cinematography.com - how exciting! I have been an avid reader ?