Hi guys,
I am by no way a competent DOP. In the past I have worked on projects as a screenwriter or director but on those projects I have always had the pleasure of working with an experienced DOP.
In the next few weeks though I will be shooting a short film with two actors by myself. The film is set in a small meeting room in an office building. The short film is about a person who is going for a job interview and reveals their true sinister intentions for being there during the interview.
The room is quite well light with fluorescent light fixtures in the ceiling and otherwise the room is quite sparse, with a round table in the center and chairs around it. On one side is a glass wall that is tinted so that you can't really see in but you can see that the light is on.
Equipment wise I have:
--Canon 550D
--Two work lights
--two 5 in one 80cm reflectors
NOTE: I also live in New Zealand so ordering further equipment (e.g. china balls) off filmtools etc is always problematic especially on my low budget.
What i want to add to the finished project is a reddish tint -- red being in line with the fact that the interviewee is there to kill his interviewer. Now i know a colorist could push the shadows etc to the color red. But should i do anything during the production itself? I was thinking about adding a red gel over one work light and shining that through the tinted glass wall and potentially another work light inside the room with a red gel over it with its light being bounced off the wall opposite the actors. Would doing all that be a good idea?
Also should maybe the interviewee wear a red tie? And should i hang a red painting on the wall?
Further ideas that I would love you guys to comment on as well"
--After reading Sidney Lumet's book Making Movies - I got the idea of using different lenses for different characters. In this case I would like to use a lensbaby for the OTS and CU shots of the Interviewee. The out of focus edges are almost a commentary on how hes so single-minded and removed from the world.
--Also an idea that what was inspired by Sidney is that of changing camera heights -- At the start of the interview I want the camera high on the Interviewer but then by the end low on him and high on the Interviewee to show the change in power since at the beginning we assume its just a normal interview which makes the interviewer the one in control until we learn hes not.
Let me know what you guys think. I would really appreciate it!
I am by no way a competent DOP. In the past I have worked on projects as a screenwriter or director but on those projects I have always had the pleasure of working with an experienced DOP.
In the next few weeks though I will be shooting a short film with two actors by myself. The film is set in a small meeting room in an office building. The short film is about a person who is going for a job interview and reveals their true sinister intentions for being there during the interview.
The room is quite well light with fluorescent light fixtures in the ceiling and otherwise the room is quite sparse, with a round table in the center and chairs around it. On one side is a glass wall that is tinted so that you can't really see in but you can see that the light is on.
Equipment wise I have:
--Canon 550D
--Two work lights
--two 5 in one 80cm reflectors
NOTE: I also live in New Zealand so ordering further equipment (e.g. china balls) off filmtools etc is always problematic especially on my low budget.
What i want to add to the finished project is a reddish tint -- red being in line with the fact that the interviewee is there to kill his interviewer. Now i know a colorist could push the shadows etc to the color red. But should i do anything during the production itself? I was thinking about adding a red gel over one work light and shining that through the tinted glass wall and potentially another work light inside the room with a red gel over it with its light being bounced off the wall opposite the actors. Would doing all that be a good idea?
Also should maybe the interviewee wear a red tie? And should i hang a red painting on the wall?
Further ideas that I would love you guys to comment on as well"
--After reading Sidney Lumet's book Making Movies - I got the idea of using different lenses for different characters. In this case I would like to use a lensbaby for the OTS and CU shots of the Interviewee. The out of focus edges are almost a commentary on how hes so single-minded and removed from the world.
--Also an idea that what was inspired by Sidney is that of changing camera heights -- At the start of the interview I want the camera high on the Interviewer but then by the end low on him and high on the Interviewee to show the change in power since at the beginning we assume its just a normal interview which makes the interviewer the one in control until we learn hes not.
Let me know what you guys think. I would really appreciate it!
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