> � You need to light-meter the set to see the actual range of lighting to set > your mid-grey point. I do this as a matter of course. The point I was making is that if you do this, the surroundings disappear into darkness, whereas film seems to be much better able to handle the difference in contrast between the set and the rest of the room. I also find that there are often point light sources that are in shot, and the high intensity areas of light in front of these sources (smoke/haze filled rooms, so it shows ++) take on a totally unrealistic appearance. There is no smooth gradation from burned out areas to ok areas that you would get with film....instead you get weird areas where the sensor appears not to have been able to cope at all with the intensity, and then sharp edges where it can cope with the contrast.
> � Then make an accurate in camera white-balance to get the colours right. How would you suggest doing this in a situation where there is masses of different coloured light kicking around? For example, if I did a white balance on the last set I did, it would have thrown everything about as far from how the lighting guys designed it to look. There is nothing on this type of set that is designed to look white. > � Is the scene lit for shooting cine-neg stock or digital video? as they are > two totally different animals. It's lit to look good to the human eye. I always shoot RAW files and tweak them afterwards, and I usually use the preset tungsten WB if the primary light sources are indeed tungsten. However, after many hours adjusting these images, either in CaptureOne or Photoshop, it's proving impossible to get them to look anything like reality. The sensor seems to be way more sensitive to any hint of red or UV that's kicking around. I'm learning to look at lighting situations hyper critically and where there's even a hint of red (barely imperceptible to the eye) you can guarantee that any blues will be turned pink/purple. Any more suggestions gratefully received. Jo =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
