Max S. Moore
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Yes it's very clear now. Thank you so much for taking the time to make a diagram. I was trying to light her face from the front so there's no shadows under her chin - and everything is soft. That's why I put two equally powerful softboxes on each sides. But it appears it wont get me that "glowing" look. How does J LO not have shadows under her chin? I just tried in my studio with a mannequin with similar lighting you mentioned and the shadows are pretty harsh under her chin. On film, it may not be as bad. For the meter reading technique you described, do you use a spot meter then? Or do you use an ambient meter and use your hand to block the light coming from the other side - as to not influence the side you are reading? Because the meter has a dome shape, it has similar reading from shadow side to highlight side. Also, you mentioned diffusion filter for female. Is that on the lens? What are the names of them?
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Hey all, I hope you're having a good Sunday. I have been shooting 16mm film with a female Model, and I cannot get any highlights on her face - even though I have 2 big softboxes (24X36") in front of her and a ring light. Therefore I have a ton of light - but I have zero highlights - which also means I cannot push highlights in post. There are none in the log footage - so clearly I can't push them in post. I have tried under-exposing, normal-exposing and over-exposing my film. Still zero highlights. I am trying to replicate this look with J LO - where her face is "burnt" - because the highlights were pushed to the extreme in post. If I try to do that, it does not work, because I have no highlights in the original footage. 500T film. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is a shot under-exposed, normal-eposure and over-exposed.
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Questions about ARRI 2C 35mm camera
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
That's amazing work. Thanks for all the comments. Jim, is 2c techniscope a fancy name for 2-perf? I agree it's a great format - with great $$ savings. -
How to achieve the HIGH-GLOSS, FASHION LOOK on film?
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
The main question now is... is it overexposed in the camera or in post? Or both? Or, is it underexpose in the camera slightly and overexposed like crazy in post? I'm sure all the details matter. It's a science haha! The most impressive thing from these screenshots is the fact that EVERYTHING is blue but the skin tones are not. The skin tones are perfect. That's mind boggling! -
Questions about ARRI 2C 35mm camera
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
Thanks guys. What size image will be a single frame from a 4k scan on a 2-perf film? 4K is normally 3840 X 2160. Can I get 3840 X 2160 from a 2-perf film, scanned in 4k? -
How to achieve the HIGH-GLOSS, FASHION LOOK on film?
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
Thanks Giray. By how much? -
How to find cinematographer credits for music videos
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
Wow, that's a great resource. I did not know that. Unfortunately, they do not seem to list the DPs. -
How to achieve the HIGH-GLOSS, FASHION LOOK on film?
Max S. Moore replied to Max S. Moore's topic in General Discussion
Thanks Tye. I just picked up some 250D last week and I have lots of 5600K lights. I should be able to do some tests soon. Would you overexpose or underexpose the stock?