Mattebox Tips

[Jon Chema]

Hey guys shooting a music video in a couple of days and would like to get opinion on some 4x4 filters and basic tips. I'm shooting mainly interiors and some daytime exteriors. Shooting RED one with a RedRock Micro Mattebox and Zeiss ZF glass. What are the best most useful filters for this situation? As of now im thinking ND .3, ND .6, Polarizer, and Ultra Contrast. I was hoping to get a streak filter to be able to do some cool trendy streak effects for the auditorium the band is playing in for one of the scenes. Was going to place several par cans as backlights behind the band, and setup a dolly to dolly between bandmembers and get cool flares.

Also, generally what order are certain filters placed? Any other tips? I apologize for being a newbie in this area.

 

[Jon Chema]

Anyone?

 

[Keith Putnam]

Beyond whatever special effects filters you like, always have a set of ND filters (.3, .6, .9, sometimes 1.2). A polarizer is frequently very handy, though usually less necessary under most controlled artificial light situations.
If you're shooting with a non-MX RED, have a hot mirror (IR cut) filter on hand, though you'll only need it if you're stacking heavy ND and/or shooting around lights that are producing a large amount of IR. IR pollution, by the way, looks like a purplish cast in your shadow areas.
As for stacking order, keep any highly reflective filters (like a hot mirror) in the front of the stack so as to avoid nasty internal reflections.