Mr. Mullen,
Is there anyway to realistically fake a sunset for an interior at night. That is, I am lighting an office scene that takes place at sunset, with the light coming from a window as side light, and then a candle (since two people are having dinner).
The lighting package is very limited, that is, all lowel, no rifa lights or soft sources. We're shooting on a DVX100.
I tried two things:
-Shined a tota with full (and half) CTO, with diffusion, and a gold reflector to provide a little fill on the darker side.
This looked relatively good in the closeups, but completely fake in the wideshots.
-Again a tota, this time with no diffusion and with/without gold reflector. It was better, but still the same problem with the wide/midshots.
several other things were tried to no avail.
I don't know if its a color issue (as in the multiple/complex colors found in sunsets), or if its a quality issue, since sunsets aren't really extremely harsh or soft sources... Or some other problem that I haven't thought of.
Any ideas or thoughts? Thanks.
Is there anyway to realistically fake a sunset for an interior at night. That is, I am lighting an office scene that takes place at sunset, with the light coming from a window as side light, and then a candle (since two people are having dinner).
The lighting package is very limited, that is, all lowel, no rifa lights or soft sources. We're shooting on a DVX100.
I tried two things:
-Shined a tota with full (and half) CTO, with diffusion, and a gold reflector to provide a little fill on the darker side.
This looked relatively good in the closeups, but completely fake in the wideshots.
-Again a tota, this time with no diffusion and with/without gold reflector. It was better, but still the same problem with the wide/midshots.
several other things were tried to no avail.
I don't know if its a color issue (as in the multiple/complex colors found in sunsets), or if its a quality issue, since sunsets aren't really extremely harsh or soft sources... Or some other problem that I haven't thought of.
Any ideas or thoughts? Thanks.