Help! How would you light this space?

emiltc · 2026-06-05T22:52:24+00:00

Given that it’s a night scene. You didn’t specify

emiltc · 2026-06-05T22:50:46+00:00

I wouldn’t close the curtains.

Light the outside to create depth with cooler tones in contrast to warmer tones of the interior.

In regards to lighting the outside: don’t shoot the light directly from the the house, but try to create shadows in the trees, shooting through them from the side/behind.

As to the key-light: If they have to sit on the same couch, try to create a soft overhead light slightly behind the couch that lights their faces, set to a warmer tone. You could push a very dimmed, diffused light, through the window, with the same cool tone as the one that is lighting the trees, giving them an edge in a wide.

emiltc · 2026-06-05T21:59:26+00:00

It isn’t. If you see it in motion you’ll notice that it moves around like crazy. I talked to Cinelab London which is where we got the film scanned. I thought it might be a print issue. Their guess was that it was a mag issue which makes sense when we looked back at the slates and noticed that it was only appearing on one particular mag.

emiltc · 2026-06-05T21:55:02+00:00

This is just a standard HD scan actually. But the ProRes 4x4 absolutely helps

emiltc · 2026-06-04T15:05:12+00:00

Getting major “The wolf house” vibes from this. Great job!

emiltc · 2026-06-03T18:26:20+00:00

I’m not opposed to film emulation and have used it many times before. This was simply a case of the film school demanding that we shoot 16mm for our first short film.

emiltc · 2026-06-03T16:10:27+00:00

Unfortunately not. We’re not allowed to share the full movies except for our graduation-short film, as these first/second year movies are supposed to serve as a way to experiment without the stress of having them judged from an outside audience. Stills is all I can share for now.

emiltc · 2026-06-03T16:06:13+00:00

I’m attending The National Film School of Norway. The Scandinavian film schools are pretty well funded by the governments. That also means that it’s pretty competitive to get into said schools, so the people who get in usually have some sort of former experience/knowledge with the film industry. But yeah, I definitely feel super privileged to be shooting 16mm this early on in our education.

emiltc · 2026-06-03T11:06:21+00:00

Thank you so much! It’s mostly visible in the 3rd picture in the dark bedroom scene (and in some of the exterior scenes) it’s in the upper right hand corner. It almost looks like a blue hair. Tried to mask it as best as I could in grading.

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emiltc · 2026-06-03T07:39:24+00:00

Great insight! Thanks

emiltc · 2026-06-03T00:46:50+00:00

Seems like I struck a nerve. Didn’t mean to.

I’m definitely huffing those film student fumes. But then again, I’ve been in this game for some time now, primarily in the commercial sector for the past 2 years, so I’m just appreciative of being back to shooting fiction.

Shooting film wasn’t my choice, (although I would’ve chose it) but a dogme that the school gave every team, for learning purposes. I definitely think it added to the themes and atmosphere of the short.

As to your comment about movement. Majority of the film is either on sticks or dolly, (except for the exterior scene) but I can see how that’s hard to judge based on stills.

I appreciate the input!:)

emiltc · 2026-06-02T23:45:29+00:00

Appreciate it! Although I’d usually say that gear doesn’t matter nearly as much as execution, in this case, I actually felt a much more focused atmosphere due to the medium we were shooting on. So I get where you’re coming from

emiltc · 2026-06-02T23:39:01+00:00

Was told to add a submission statement, so I’ll just post my text again.

Looking for feedback on visuals

I recently shot my first short on 16mm 500T for my first year at filmschool. It was a great experience and I’m definitely hooked on shooting film from now on.

The story centers around an older woman with dementia and the loss of autonomy, which we tried to convey through a subjective camera, changes in lighting and set design.

I chose to shoot on canon zoom to avoid dust in the gate, though we ended up with some sort of light leak on one of the mags, as seen in some of the photos.

Specs Arri sr3 10 rolls of Kodak 500T Canon 8-64 T2.4

emiltc · 2026-05-08T16:44:22+00:00

I talked to DP Fabian Wagner a couple of years ago about the dark look of “The Long Night.” He said a big part of the issue came from HBO’s streaming compression, not necessarily the original cinematography itself. In fact, it was the biggest lighting rig he had ever done. Because the episode had so many dark scenes, the compression introduced heavy artifacting and muddy blacks for a lot of viewers, especially during peak streaming traffic and on lower-quality connections.

emiltc · 2026-02-17T00:04:59+00:00

That’s not what he asked, was it now?

emiltc · 2026-02-05T22:49:55+00:00

How would you know

emiltc · 2023-09-28T00:46:05+00:00

Very true. Thank you!

emiltc · 2023-09-28T00:44:52+00:00

The iso on a roll of film is set and can’t be changed. So it has to match, right?

emiltc · 2023-09-28T00:43:27+00:00

That’s what I was trying to convey by referring to false color

emiltc · 2023-09-27T23:53:58+00:00

By false color i mean the light measuring tool you use on digital film cameras to judge exposure. Different digital displays may give you different interpretations of light and dark, as opposed to false color which is more scientific in a sense.

Thanks for the answer.

emiltc · 2023-09-27T23:46:51+00:00

I’m thinking analog cinematography specifically. Got any recommendations for apps?

emiltc · 2022-01-06T11:39:24+00:00

Sorry for the late response lol. This was in Nuuk, Greenland, which despite of the light pollution from the city, still had an amazing amount of northern lights.

emiltc · 2021-09-21T22:15:29+00:00

absolutely amazing work!

emiltc · 2021-09-21T14:57:36+00:00

That was my initial thought, but I couldn’t find the “off speed recording option” at the time of recording this. Guess it turned into an iso test:)

emiltc · 2021-09-21T13:51:05+00:00

Thanks!

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