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I d like to know if someone had personnal tips for cinematography that he thinks he discovered by experience and would like to share with all of us, even if he thinks it maybe already been found by somebody else.
For example, I myself found a way to make way cheaper SE7EN-like look with DV by setting all colors down and modify in the set or cloths or whatever what I wanted though to be colored. Thus a normal red or green shirt on the screen is actually a very flashy red or green colored shirt. It allows both to have good near contrasted dark picture without looking like a BW movie.
anybody?
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How about using genuinly old (out of date film) for a genuine scratchy B/W 1930's look?
Or film at night under the orange glow of street lights in fine rain with a video cam to create quite a stylish 'The Crow' feel (wack up the contrast and play with the brightness too)
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what s what I ve meant. come on others! don t tell me your guerilla flicks are over budgeted that you can afford not to use tricks?
Did you know that reflecting lighting sources on copper plate enhanced the skins tone without noticeably changing the other elements hue and tint?
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If you are shooting super8 or 16mm and want an old scratchy/music video appearance try hand processing in a bucket and add different objects while developing. Try pennies, safety pins, hair, sand, and any thing else you can think of. The other big bonus here is you don't have to wait forever for the film to come back from the lab.
Also, one of the easiest ways to affect colours/tones is by choosing props and set design very carefully.
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IN MY EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN MAKE COW DUNG LOOK LIKE BREAKFAST CEREAL IF YOU SHOOT FROM REEEAAALLL FAR AWAY.
TRY IT, YOU WILL BE AMAZED
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I m very interrested in your hand processing for 8 or 16mm film. do you have any ressource to give?
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I m very interrested in your hand processing for 8 or 16mm film. do you have any ressource to give?
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It doesn t work. Which kind of cow?
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just to get this trend up.
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for washed out black and white effect (it can also improve contrast) try under exposing the film (you can do this by turning the aperture down a couple of notches. eg: lightmeter says use f5.6, but you use f8 instead.) Then when you send the film off to the lab ask them to PUSH PROCESS the film. This is essentially OVERDEVELOPING, the film is left in the developing solution for longer than normal. Since you under exposed the film it wont come out overexposed (All white).
You can do this with any black and white super8 or 16mm stock. Ask the lab.
