In this post I’m going to breakdown a couple of shots from a feature I shot back in 2020. Nothing groundbreaking, a lot of this film we approached with the ‘keep it simple’ methodology. I knew we were always going to be pushed for time on set-ups, work in tight spaces and have a small budget for lighting kit. The key was to mitigate a lot of the problems we might face on-set sorted in pre-production, choosing the best locations […]
Valhalla is a short film bringing awareness to the plight of men suffering with their mental health… with a Norse twist. Set in both the modern day and the Viking era. For this post, I have created a breakdown of my lighting approach to 2 of the scenes in the film. The Hut Scene The first scene is set in the viking period, we see our aging warrior hero entering his hut and kneeling by the fire. Fire was the […]
Bausch and Lomb Super Baltars Lens Test Shot on the ARRI Alexa Mini 3.2K Prores 4444 Log-C Camera and Lenses from http://onestopfilms.co.uk Shot by Myself. The first post of my blog is this quick video I did to test out the Bausch and Lomb Super Baltar lenses and their characteristics and quirkiness. I really like to complement the Alexa sensor with some vintage glass. Although the Alexa sensor is very natural looking I think when coupled with the characteristics […]