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05/16/2007 09:20:30 PM · #1 |
Does anyone have any experience with shooting movie stills? Any pointers? Thoughts? General guidelines?
My brother-in-law and his wife are college professors (they teach in the film school) and are film directors. This summer they are shooting a short film to be entered in film festivals (Sundance, Tribeca, Telluride). They asked me to shoot all the movie stills and behind the scene shots for the promo package that goes to the film festivals!!
I have never done anything like this...but, I am not a novice to being on a set. I used to work at Kansas City Public Television in production. But, I was more of the educational end of it.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!!
Terri
Message edited by author 2007-05-16 21:22:37.
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05/16/2007 09:55:52 PM · #2 |
Hi Terri,
Do you know what the film is about? Where it will be filmed? what sort of settings etc ?
I will try to be helpful if I can. But I reckon someone else here will be your ticket...
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05/16/2007 09:57:46 PM · #3 |
ask  american_horse he works on movies and tv shows.
edit to fix link
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05/16/2007 10:12:23 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
Hi Terri,
Do you know what the film is about? Where it will be filmed? what sort of settings etc ?
I will try to be helpful if I can. But I reckon someone else here will be your ticket... |
Actually, they are sending me a script and a shooting schedule. I know it involves shooting at a school, a field with a tree, a factory of some sort and a couple of farms. They haven't done the casting yet. That's about all I know at the moment.
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05/16/2007 10:21:25 PM · #5 |
| I don't do this (although I'd LOVE to), but I work at a major film studio and have been on a lot of working film/tv sets. I see most of them (if not all) use a "sound blimp" to silence shutter sounds. They are expensive though for an ugly padded box with a couple buttons. I've talked a lot with the gentleman who wrote this article which has some info on set photography, and this is the blimp he uses. Check out his website: www.ecclesine.com |
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05/16/2007 10:45:53 PM · #6 |
Marc is correct on all front.
Also, the producers will want only certain scenes shot for their PR people. It makes sense, they don't want to sift through millions of images, when they know when certain actors, or certain scenes will look good for magazines, paper, billboard, ads, yadiyada.
A fast lens is pretty much a must. The DP that lights the thing may only want a 2.3f using a 400 ASA Kodak film. Then again, he may light at a 6f because he is using high speed film. If they are using HiDef, hopefully your DP is schooled with HiDef and there won't be a lot of light to get.
These are questions you can ask the camera dept. on the day.
Also, where ever 'A' camera is looking, you should be looking as well, most of the time. There will be times between takes that you might see something that isn't going to make the edit.
I am a Gaffer is you need one.
Good luck.
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05/16/2007 11:03:24 PM · #7 |
You guys are the best...now I have a place to start and some reading to do tonight! I hope you won't mind me picking your brains...cause, I'm sure to have questions! I really want to do a good job for them!
Looking forward to getting the script...
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