I like the note on the hi-lite, traditionally I've diffused day exteriors with a 1/4 grid when necessary but I'm always looking for alternative options. Nice placement of the return/neg fill I feel like I'd do the same thing
Plan on doing any videos on how to light a room for youtube videos? Not necessarily talking head shots but a shot of you working on your desk for example
Not many people talk about the high-noon look at this level. Thanks for breaking this down! Question, was there a reason why you decided to go with the 1/4 grid instead of Hi-Lite?
Great explanation!! Appreciate your expertise on shoots like this. Also I need to figure out how you did that drawing thing in Resolve haha - Brilliant work!
Man, I have been trying to figure how to draw in Davinci resolve too just like Wandering Dp does. Can you please share how you do it now? What am I missing? Lovely tutorial as usual also
Did u had to make some changes with the exposure values while shooting? If u didn't, how can u get some type of control on your exposure when u got clouds coming and going and just difusion (and negative) for the sun being this one your only point of light? Thanks!
Fantastic video! I'm doing my final uni project on naturalistic outdoor cinematography. Are there any techniques you know that can help low budget filmmakers replicate the same effects in your video? As hi-lite, 12x12 grids, Ultrabounce etc. can be quite pricey.
Hi Carlo, nice tutorial, thank you! I also liked the reference to the Wandering DP podcast ... I was wondering, how do you balance the colors in these situations? Did you experience any green color cast from the grass, that you needed to (white-)balance for? Anyhow, the shots are looking great!
Good question. With the diffusion, it softened the sun so there wasn’t much return from the ground but that is something I’m thinking about. Usually, you can put a black or white piece of material on the ground
Aside from the 180 degree rule when shooting dialogue scenes is there any special way or notes you have about keeping the actors eye line looking natural?
A lot of the time in my experience, I’m sure there are more precise ways, but if we sometimes feel off about the eye line we will have the actors eyes track someone’s hand till we find what feels right. Plus it’s trying to maintain an equal distance from each subject so it can be a consistent look if that’s what you’re after
Great video! i was just wondering what made you decide the framing on the first shot, why that much air above the heads and cutting the feet of the people in the bg?
Based off references we liked plus it was necessary to get full body. We wanted the porta potty’s to fill the frame. If we were to do full body it would have been way to wide and disconnected from the scene
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These tips work for any situation really, I would take each tip as an exact but use the idea of (diffusing the over - sun) and wrapping it with a bounce (ultra bounce or a muslin) and bringing in some Neg. Maybe you might want to introduce light so adding a powerful key light through diffusion may help brighten the face (more commercial looking)
Interesting illustration on the shoot good job by the way, but I do have to comment I’m looking at this on an iPhone and to be honest, I don’t even notice the highlight. It’s too small and given the circumstance that I’m looking at this nobody’s gonna notice whether you see an highlight, or not given that, if the deliverableis to viewers with iPhones unless it’s in stream close-up. No one’s gonna notice or care whether sunlight.
ALSO: Interesting criticization of the insights of the shoot, good job by the way, but I do have to comment I’m looking at this on a macbook and I didn't understand your message either.
