daniel caruso
Well-known member
Hello Everyone,
I would like to share a project I lit and shot on my Scarlet package. First and for most, the camera never missed a beat and was solid all the way through (3 full days of use, on almost all the time). Constructive criticism is always welcomed in a polite way, we are very happy with the final shots, but techniques can always be improved upon.
The story takes place in an empty warehouse our intruder characters bring Gordon (frame left in wide) to beat some information out of him. I wanted to keep the lighting with high contrast and harsh ratios to help with the stories content. I used three practicals, one 65W large flood over head of main character action, and placed two more 65W floods over head. The rear door which was used for exit of the intruders, was a 750 bounced. The Voice was the character whose head is wrapped, he was to appear in shadow. This was tough given the gear we had and with the practicals spilling, so I got him about 2-3 stops under as best I could. 2 kino small 4 bank divas were used with tops added to the doors, 1 to give me a slit of light to punch up the key from the practical to faces were exposed and the 2nd for a bit of BG light. All the gear we used was from myself of the Director, Spencer H. so we made due with what we had, I think it turned out great.
The camera side of things, was a smooth process short of anything I have heard of Red in the past, they really have improved their product and it showed. Camera must have ran for 10 hours a day, turning off for lunch and mag/battery changes. Takes never really went above 2 minutes in length, but the cold of the warehouse never brought the temperature above 55 in camera.
I had the small HD coming off of Ptap and batteries were good for about 2 hours. I have 3 bricks with the kit so charging was a must. But it was a smooth cycle, once one died the other 2 were ready and full. We shot roughly 150-200GB a day, I have 4 64GB cards so I transferred to be safe. Back up was to 2 drives and Red Cine X for preview. For me, have RED Cine X was valuable because it allowed me to check out lighting and the final look, as well as giving my director the final look (actors loved seeing it too =] ).
There isn't too much else to say about the camera and working with it. It worked when it was asked and kept on going. There were no issues I came across. This project for me really tested the camera's capability both working long hours and image quality. The noise floor was about 3/4 full most times, but mainly on the BG, key was always between F3.2 and 4 on my meter (yes I used a meter and watched my light, always do).
Grading in the grabs are from RCX from our dailies, grading will be more extensive come final.
More grabs and production photos here.http://www.danielcarusofilm.com/#!nemesis/vstc6=grabs
Anyway, wanted to share what I came up with. Hope everyone enjoys the stills, thanks for looking!
Daniel
I would like to share a project I lit and shot on my Scarlet package. First and for most, the camera never missed a beat and was solid all the way through (3 full days of use, on almost all the time). Constructive criticism is always welcomed in a polite way, we are very happy with the final shots, but techniques can always be improved upon.
The story takes place in an empty warehouse our intruder characters bring Gordon (frame left in wide) to beat some information out of him. I wanted to keep the lighting with high contrast and harsh ratios to help with the stories content. I used three practicals, one 65W large flood over head of main character action, and placed two more 65W floods over head. The rear door which was used for exit of the intruders, was a 750 bounced. The Voice was the character whose head is wrapped, he was to appear in shadow. This was tough given the gear we had and with the practicals spilling, so I got him about 2-3 stops under as best I could. 2 kino small 4 bank divas were used with tops added to the doors, 1 to give me a slit of light to punch up the key from the practical to faces were exposed and the 2nd for a bit of BG light. All the gear we used was from myself of the Director, Spencer H. so we made due with what we had, I think it turned out great.
The camera side of things, was a smooth process short of anything I have heard of Red in the past, they really have improved their product and it showed. Camera must have ran for 10 hours a day, turning off for lunch and mag/battery changes. Takes never really went above 2 minutes in length, but the cold of the warehouse never brought the temperature above 55 in camera.
I had the small HD coming off of Ptap and batteries were good for about 2 hours. I have 3 bricks with the kit so charging was a must. But it was a smooth cycle, once one died the other 2 were ready and full. We shot roughly 150-200GB a day, I have 4 64GB cards so I transferred to be safe. Back up was to 2 drives and Red Cine X for preview. For me, have RED Cine X was valuable because it allowed me to check out lighting and the final look, as well as giving my director the final look (actors loved seeing it too =] ).
There isn't too much else to say about the camera and working with it. It worked when it was asked and kept on going. There were no issues I came across. This project for me really tested the camera's capability both working long hours and image quality. The noise floor was about 3/4 full most times, but mainly on the BG, key was always between F3.2 and 4 on my meter (yes I used a meter and watched my light, always do).
Grading in the grabs are from RCX from our dailies, grading will be more extensive come final.
More grabs and production photos here.http://www.danielcarusofilm.com/#!nemesis/vstc6=grabs
Anyway, wanted to share what I came up with. Hope everyone enjoys the stills, thanks for looking!
Daniel
