yaman zoral Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 hi; i'm gonna shoot a short on 16mm and there is this character who is actually a guarding angel.it takes place in a bar, the guy is a bartender...i want him to look a little bit godly, holy and wise but not too obvious...how would you light it?please give me some suggestions...so far i was thinking to light him from the top with a white light more like kiefer sutherland in lost boys...but i am not really sure how i can do it technically and with what equipment...suggestions please:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted July 17, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 Try 1K tungsten PAR 64's with narrow spot globes and some diffusion on the camera lens (like a ProMist). Let the center of the beam very overexposed on the subject. For day interiors, try HMI PAR's with spot lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted July 17, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi, I once did a ghost (a friendly one of a recently-departed little old lady) by cross and back-lighting very heavily and shooting through a mist filter. Of course on video it blooms and flares and goes nuts, which actually worked quite well - it's the only time I've ever had a crew go "Oooh" when I framed it up, because of course it looked like nothing in reality. Would point out that we almost baked the little old lady alive with six redheads, but hey. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solid snake Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 You mean like in Bruce Almighty, how the god looks bright etc? Well he wore alot of white. really like the black and white stuff from Kill bill, you could try like that with the white suit or something.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykvist_fan Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Watch Bergman's Wild Strawberries. In the beginning, there is a dream sequence that is overexposed, and looks like nothing you've ever seen. The principle for shooting ghosts and the like is to overexpose, or, as was suggested, light heavily from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Pacini Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 If it were me, I'd also overcrank a bit, to give it a little more ... bigness. Matt Pacini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I am wild about the overexposure of Uma at Pai Meis temple in Kill Bill vol. 2. Although they must have used a camerafilter, such as WproMist, I also believe some of the work - the glow - must have been done post! In general I like the entire look of the film and the constant use of a slight overexposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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