amirali mohammadi Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Hello friends I'm sorry, my questions seem obvious, but its on my mind Do you think soft or hard light was used in the opening sequence of Godfather 1? On the one hand I think the light is soft and on the other hand I think the light is hard (because of the depth of the shadows and the sharpness of the edges of the shadows ) What do you think? Thanks a lot Edited March 28, 2021 by amirali mohammadi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 28, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2021 Somewhat soft, I guess? People tend to refer to something as "soft light" if it's a large source. If you move that source further away, the shadows get sharper, but everyone would probably still think of it (inaccurately, maybe) as a soft light. Maybe try some experiments. That effect could be a light source the size of a sheet of letter paper a couple of feet above his head, or it could be something ten feet square, fifty feet above his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 28, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2021 It's from a soft box but it's not super large nor super close so it's not super soft. There are a lot of gradations from hard to soft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amirali mohammadi Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 hours ago, David Mullen ASC said: It's from a soft box but it's not super large nor super close so it's not super soft. There are a lot of gradations from hard to soft. Thank you very much for your answer, Mr. Mullen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amirali mohammadi Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Phil Rhodes said: Somewhat soft, I guess? People tend to refer to something as "soft light" if it's a large source. If you move that source further away, the shadows get sharper, but everyone would probably still think of it (inaccurately, maybe) as a soft light. Maybe try some experiments. That effect could be a light source the size of a sheet of letter paper a couple of feet above his head, or it could be something ten feet square, fifty feet above his head. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Zananiri Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Gordon Willis talks about it a bit here: Edited March 28, 2021 by Raymond Zananiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amirali mohammadi Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Raymond Zananiri said: Gordon Willis talks about it a bit here: Thank you very much Raymond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Earl Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Good chance it was a Zip light.... so small but non specular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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