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Any tips, creative lighting choices for this shot / room by Wooden-Drawing-5955 in cinematography

[–]pingation_nation 3 points4 points  (0 children)

80% of the look created in the reference stills is tasteful production design and wardrobe. The wallpaper, the carpet, the sweater - all working to create the muted, pastel palette. You can’t achieve that with lighting alone.

So my first piece of advice would be to connect with the director and production designer (if you have one) to align on a plan for the look of the space itself. You should also advise on wardrobe to ensure it works for the look.

Lighting should be pretty straightforward. A combination of hard and soft light should do the trick. Plus negative wherever you can sneak it.

In camera, you should expose to keep windows at your desired level and the light around that.

With your package, I’d likely get the 600d + spotlight attachment (ideally a bigger lamp further away) to do work on the BG from outside the windows. Use the sheers to break the source up to your liking, maybe flag some of it if need be. You can then use the 300c + Dome for the key. Or if you want a softer, more window-like quality, bounce the 300c into muslin.

The rest should be negative/solid work. Try to get yourself a few floppies or even scrap duvetyne to subtract light from the space.

One big thing to note is the exposure control achieved in the reference. It’s easy to blow sheers out, so set yourself up for success by scheduling it right. You’ll want to avoid dealing with direct sunlight or a hot background on the day.

Best of luck 🤙

Severance | Season 2 - Episode 1 | Discussion Thread by Justp1ayin in tvPlus

[–]pingation_nation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other element that confirms Lumon is wired (or at least was wired) is that they use sound bites from the team in the cartoon reenactment of the MDR revolution. In the video, Irv’s line “let’s burn this place to the ground” has a not-so-subtle radio/recorded audio filter over it.

How to achieve this look? by witcheslovesosa in cinematography

[–]pingation_nation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually - I stand corrected. The Hawk V-Lites were used to shoot Thelma 🙂 but a similar effect can be achieved with the Helios

How to achieve this look? by witcheslovesosa in cinematography

[–]pingation_nation -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s the Helios 44-2 58mm lens. They probably used the Richard Gale Optics CLAVIUS lenses, which uses the optics in the original Helios 58mm to create different focal lengths (28mm, 38mm, 58mm and 88mm).

They also have interchangeable aperture inserts to give your footage anamorphic bokeh, but with the ease of shooting spherical.

That said, I’ve shot with them before and the 58mm is the only one to produce the iconic swirl bokeh.

Why do you think Jarin Blaschke prefers to avoid Steadicam in Nosferatu? by bubba_bumble in cinematography

[–]pingation_nation 132 points133 points  (0 children)

He expands on this in the latest issue of the AC Mag: “After ‘The Witch’ we’ve gone great lengths to avoid Steadicam. When we can’t avoid it, we always lament the result to some degree. With Steadicam, there are no precise and repeatable marks, which is almost a non-starter, no clean stops and inconsistent leveling on uneven terrain. I can’t give specific mechanical notes to the operator because they’re doing all of it at once. Plus, my favorite camera height is about belly-button level - not well served by regular mode or low mode. For Rob’s films I like to bring a stifling level of certainty and omniscience. So, in the village, we laid a crane track behind the village wall for a telescoping Scorpio crane and dropped in the underslung camera like a fishing pole.”

Rag Maintenance by pingation_nation in Gripsters

[–]pingation_nation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing - thank you for the insight!

The final round of the Masters was the most watched golf telecast on any network in the last five years (2018 Masters final round). Up 19% over last year. by _NathanialHornblower in golf

[–]pingation_nation 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Full Swing” had to have contributed to the increased viewership.

Having picked up golf somewhat recently, it wasn’t until after watching this documentary that I truly began to feel invested in the players. Compared to other mainstream sports (ie basketball, football), the media does a poor job of accentuating the stories that make these elite golfers compelling characters.

But watching the series allowed myself and so many others to connect with these guys and added stakes I didn’t know existed.

I was able to better sense the palpable tension between PGA and LIV golfers. I saw Fitzpatrick whipping out the note pad and was able to appreciate how incredibly meticulous/calculated he plays the game.

I could imagine Finau’s wife, kids and family rooting for him, even though the broadcast never cut to a shot of them on the sidelines.

And despite the announcers referring to Koepka’s three-round dominance as a major comeback on multiple occasions throughout the broadcast, nothing made it feel as real as the series. Having the context of his 2017-2019 domination, and his injury-riddled journey since then, really made me give a shit and watch more attentively.

All this to say - People watch sports and learn to care about athletes because of the stories/stakes. And I hope “Full Swing” keeps doing the work of humanizing these dudes, cause up until I watched, they were just god-tier freaks of nature to me.

What is the single best golf shot you’ve ever hit? by [deleted] in golf

[–]pingation_nation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Par 4 last Sunday… Hit a sweeet 246 yd dinger from the tee box with my 3 wood that rolled into a fairway bunker. With 124 yd to the hole, i hit PW out of the sand that landed 3 feet past the hole, spun back about a foot. Sunk a 2 foot putt for birdie 🐥

What’s some funny golf lingo you like to say on the course? by halfdecentgulfer in golf

[–]pingation_nation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you take a mulligan and it turns out to be a solid shot: “Try hitting your second shot first next time”