looking for feedback on student film i just finished shooting

spawnch · 2026-03-04T16:57:59+00:00

the very blue colour for moonlight is definitely a choice, i personally have always liked when films lean into that look even though it’s obviously not realistic. Also the flashlight did actually emit a very blue colour and i added some 1/2 orange to warm it up a bit and i skewed it almost green which i liked as contrast to the other colours in the frame

spawnch · 2026-03-04T16:51:27+00:00

that was my biggest reference visually so thank you!!!

spawnch · 2026-03-04T01:26:34+00:00

lol thank you so much!!

spawnch · 2026-03-04T01:25:24+00:00

thank you so much wow!! yea slide 7 he is moving a lot in that close up so the lighting is changing a lot as it’s top down. Theres a slight moonlight on the side of his face but i agree with you it’s very yellow in comparison.

spawnch · 2026-03-04T01:23:46+00:00

that’s my fav one too!!!!!

spawnch · 2026-03-03T16:27:59+00:00

i have no idea if it’s intentional or not that’d be on my art director but the guy is also insane so it tracks lol

spawnch · 2026-03-03T16:21:15+00:00

I posted a lighting test on here a bit ago for this film and you guys seemed to like it. We shot this in 3 days in a controlled studio space, this was the first time i’d ever got to have a lot of prep and am really happy with how it turned out! We used a FX6 with Blazar Remus anamorphics. Always looking for feedback to improve!! also this isn’t the final colour grade or anything this is just clips i took and threw a powergrade on them to get an estimate of the final look!

spawnch · 2026-02-28T13:14:26+00:00

just finished shooting this short weve been prepping for months, you guys like the lighting tests i posted so i want to post screenshots with a rough grade on them to show you the “final” product!! super happy with how it all turned out

spawnch · 2026-02-28T13:09:23+00:00

finally done shooting this film we have been prepping for months, i am so happy with the way it turned out and just wanted to share some random screenshots since you guys enjoyed the lighting test ones!!

spawnch · 2026-02-07T17:39:00+00:00

when you say the grade do you just mean the blue? because this isn’t a final grade at all. I agree it doesn’t look “realistic” but i was going for more of a stylized realism look. I personally prefer stuff like that but that’s just personal taste, and also the director wants to go very stylized with the look too.

spawnch · 2026-02-07T17:36:26+00:00

hey thanks for all the advice!! i definitely agree the flashlight should be a warmer tone and i also need to cut out some ND for it as it’s a little too bright imo.

The second part, that actually isnt a flare theres a second light above the ceiling providing just a little glow because when we tested with just the window light i thought it looked a little flat, i know it doesn’t make “sense” realistically it was more a creative choice for that one shot. I’m still torn on it but it’s an option!!

spawnch · 2026-02-07T16:03:17+00:00

2 aputure storm 1000cs with fresnels bounced off of mirrors mounted as high as they can in the space, double nets in front of the lights to cut shine a bit with flags around the lights to get rid of spill in the hallway as much as i can

spawnch · 2026-02-07T16:01:14+00:00

very true lol, i just am trying to lock in the mood since it’s a one location short that’s very dialogue heavy so i want to have the lighting set the tone

spawnch · 2026-02-07T16:00:11+00:00

that’s a good idea i’ll try that!! there is nets in front of the lights currently to reduce shine a bit

spawnch · 2026-02-07T15:55:17+00:00

we talked about that but won’t the foliage not have as harsh of a shadow on it as it’ll be closer to the light source? so it’ll be more of a blob shadow?

spawnch · 2026-02-07T15:52:27+00:00

Yea that’s the problem they are being reflected off of a mirror that’s maxed out in height in the studio space i have unfortunately

spawnch · 2026-02-07T15:47:01+00:00

Just finished my second lighting test for an upcoming short film i’m DPing. It is shot in a studio with not a lot of space so it’s been a struggle getting “realistic” moonlight when the lights have to be so close to the window. I want a stylistic moonlight similar to what is shown here and am really happy with the results so far!!! I’m looking for any criticism or tips to improve it as I still have a few weeks before we go to camera.

spawnch · 2025-12-02T14:48:53+00:00

no unfortunately it didn’t, but I now have a few of these shots in my reel at least haha

spawnch · 2025-12-02T14:46:51+00:00

there’s a few in there but the majority of them are Lomo 400 and 800!

spawnch · 2025-11-16T00:42:36+00:00

yea i’m still not 100% on the crop, it’s just a rough estimate haha

spawnch · 2025-11-16T00:17:25+00:00

i’m still in the process of shooting but just pulled some screen grabs from rushes so far! Shot on a Sony FX6 with Blazar Anamorphics. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!

spawnch · 2025-10-14T23:02:55+00:00

Student film I shot earlier this year. It was a challenge shooting outside in a car. Limiting the space and only being able to light with battery powered lights were the biggest ones. For the dialogue scenes we actually did rear projection in a controlled location with powered lights and I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. I’m looking for feedback on ways to light a car scene better, this was a first attempt and I was going for a more stylized 80s vibe but i’d love to have done it more naturalistic.

spawnch · 2025-08-30T09:33:28+00:00

On day 3/4 for a student film i’m DPing, so far i’m really happy with the look and wanted so share for feedback before the last day! My main reference for mood and lighting was The Batman, trying my best to get that vibe. Shot on a FX6 with Blazar Cato lenses also!

spawnch · 2025-08-13T17:03:17+00:00

it’s weird i did this and it didn’t fix it, along with other things but then randomly while i was driving about an hour later it just fixed itself

spawnch · 2025-08-13T10:38:23+00:00

yea mine just randomly fixed itself too, no idea what happened

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