How do I get a film to look as if it's reflecting on someone's face?

[Paul Russell]

Got a shoot coming up that requires a shot of someone watching a b&w film, where the image is shown reflecting on their face. Other than projecting it directly or through some diffusion, does anyone have any suggestions for solving this in camera?

thanks in advance

 

[Nick Morrison]

Ask Mr.Mullen!

 

[Jon Carr]

Any reason it could it not be projected?

 

[Paul Russell]

Any reason it could it not be projected?

None that I know of. I was thinking of projecting it through some ND film to control the brightness, and perhaps just a little out of focus.
Im just looking to have a good selection of ideas because the shoot is a seven hour flight away and I'd rather have some open options.

 

[Jon Carr]

I sometime put a little Hampshire frost on the projector. To diffuse it enough to take away that CA you can get with some projector lenses and softens it up to read but not much. You may not need ND though.

 

[Stephen Lovett]

Perhaps I'm missing something

Perhaps I'm missing something

If I understand the problem correctly, which may not be the case I'd do the following

Get a C stand and a duck bill, or make a "book" out of two sheets of bounce board by taping them together and place it offscreen in the direction that the "real" screen is supposed to be.

Aim the projector at the bounce board. You can very easily move the bounce board closer or further away from your actor to control the amount of light.

Does that make sense?

Steve

 

[Jon Carr]

If I understand the problem correctly, which may not be the case I'd do the following

Get a C stand and a duck bill, or make a "book" out of two sheets of bounce board by taping them together and place it offscreen in the direction that the "real" screen is supposed to be.

Aim the projector at the bounce board. You can very easily move the bounce board closer or further away from your actor to control the amount of light.

Does that make sense?

Steve

I think Paul is more talking about being about to read the image being projected on the face.

 

[Paul Russell]

yes, so I'll the Hampshire frost first, and possibly bounce it of a mirror so that the image reflection is the right way round.
David Mullen also recommended Hampshire frost.

 

[Jon Carr]

If it's a digital projector, you might be able to flip it in the menus.

 

[Paul Russell]

good point, thanks.