Andrew White Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Shot this commercial for Corto Moltedo, an Italian designer bag company. It is going to be featured on their website and play on loop on a TV monitor in their store front. We shot 2 days in NY with an amazing cast and crew who hauled all of camera and G&E up a 7 flight walk up - gotta love East Village apartment buildings. We shot with Zeiss Super Speeds on a Build #16. I shot at a T5.6 most of the time going against the norm because we were going for a very classic, Italian fashion look with deep blacks, high contrast, hard light, and deep DOF. Some of these qualities got dialed back in post, but I think over-all it maintains my original vision. Some of the shots (mainly the one where jealous girl is peering over the balcony) should have been shot with a green screen, but certain production considerations prevented this. Dir. Roxine Helberg CC. Brandon Roots Prod. John Logan www.2020pictures.com http://vimeo.com/2608035 Higher res: http://2020pictures.com/Media/46993581.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edrick Smith Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I personally think the music choice just seems really out of place but that could just be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiaoSu Han Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 yuck, orange sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Walter Graff Posted January 13, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 13, 2009 A well known Cinematographer friend of mine has a good saying: "I am so fed up with the idea that the kit is more important than the person using it." :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing Howe Yam Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Was there any thoughts to having in B&W? I feel the sepia throws me off because when I see sepia, I feel there should be a defined period look (like the 40's and 50's) obviously this is modern and I think B&W would work one, it's classier, two, I think the red bag would pop out more. Red isn't sepia at all but it does roll along the same side of the warm color spectrum and blends in when I'm supposing you're trying to focus on the bag. For commercial purposes I would consider B&W for my two reasons. Shot selection wise I think it fits very well for what your trying to do. Very fashion'esque. I agree about the sky, the sky throws me off a lot. I definitely feel this commercial is suppose to convey class but that orange sky does not do it for me. Then again all this might be out of your control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew White Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Jamie - yeah i agree about the contrast, this was one of the things that got dialed back in post. Walter - not sure if that's a compliment or an insult Sing - yeah, it was originally supposed to be B&W and that's how i wanted it, but the director wanted to go with sepia and make the sky orange. Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. -Andrew Edited January 22, 2009 by Andrew White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Walter Graff Posted January 22, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 22, 2009 Walter - not sure if that's a compliment or an insult It was a general complaint. Had nothing to do with you. I appreciate you asking. Far too easy to take something on a screen and think it's personal. I had no problem with what you did. All creative choices. None wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hunter Hampton Posted January 22, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think going back to your original vision of b+w would make it so much better than orangey sepia! Directors these days.... Also, I like the song a lot but I just don't think it fits- the song feels like it needs color images to me. Nice effort though- I think if you would have directed it it would have been better! You got the shots you needed though and they look good- post issues aside. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob spence Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think overall the images lack depth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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