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08/24/2004 09:25:03 PM · #1
Hey guys,

I've been checking a lot of the tutorials and tricks offered on this section of the board, but i can't find the proper information.

Basically what i'm looking at, is a way to shoot a "set" outside, with a minimum of lightsource, but still give the impression that its at Dusk or night-time. The set contains models, which is my main concern, as the slightest of movement could blur the whole thing :(

I tried looking at filters that would help, just like in the 80's movies, where they would shoot during the day, but add a very dark filter to fake night...but have been unsuccessful.

My other problem is i'm looking at warm colours (yellow/orange/red), which is hard to bring out and freeze (without the bad 'blurry' effect of night shots) while maintaining a dark enviromment. Main problem is the location of the shoot doesn't offer a lot of 'remove' lighting possibilities (electrical).

Any idea? I'm also limited in lens as of now. Got a 35-80 5.6 and a 70-300 5.6.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...
08/24/2004 09:39:51 PM · #2
You could buy a power inverter. You hook it up to a twelve volt souce, (Say a car battery). It will convert 12 volts to 120 volts, and you can plug in all the lights you want. You can pick them up at your local truck stop for pretty cheap. Ranging from $30.00 to $300.00
08/24/2004 10:13:48 PM · #3
Try experimenting with shooting using a negative exposure compensation setting. I took this from the bus yesterday using a -1 setting.



If I were shooting models in this lighting, I'd either face them more towards the sun, or maybe lay out a bunch on white sheets (on the ground if necessary) in the foreground (out of the frame!) to reflect some of the low-angled but quite bright sunlight back onto them.

There's a movie called Day For Night which is centered around the making of a movie using the traditional techniques you mentioned.

Message edited by author 2004-08-24 22:14:31.
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