Red One frame: car

[Rob Macey]

"bad guys" wait...

MX, 800 iso, RPP 85 at 2.8, 4k 16:9
Rim: 800w Joker thru 1/2 blue - Chimera 20ft away
Key: 2 daylight globe Kino thru 1/2 blue and 216 from 6 ft away

 

[D Fuller]

Very nice work.

 

[Rob Macey]

Hey thanks David.

 

[Peter Dmitriyev]

very nice. I like it. may I ask why you used such a powerful light as rim light from such far away instead of a softer and weaker source (like Kino) from closer up? Just out of curiosity as I'm trying to learn.

 

[Rob Macey]

Thanks Peter. In general, I try to use the largest sources possible, placed far away from the subject, for certain scenes. There are 3 shots in this sequence, this shot is the cu. In this case, I'm lighting for the master to keep the light falloff to a minimum, as the car pulls into frame. This way, the exposure remains the same as the car rolls forward about 20ft. If I were to use a smaller source closer to the car, the light would go from barely there, to overexposed as the car moves. I hope that helps....

 

[Peter Dmitriyev]

thanks that made perfect sense. I forgot that you would probably be shooting different angles for the scene