Bending Light

I did a small short film and brought in two 60 Arri Sky panels. Beauties they are. Easy to operate, practical, power saving and true color temperature. They also feature the entire gel range built into the brain which allow you to dial in any color and effect. With just two panels outside the windows, and dialing in Amber within in minutes I got this beautiful warm light filtering to suggest the street light. So simple and just works.

Setopo INT House Day This was a small room with a low roof and tricky to move around. There is one window frame left that allowed sunlight to pour in perfectly just before sunset, at just the right angle. We hung an unbleached muslin up in front to soften and allow the light to wrap around even more. We had to shoot fast as that was the only source. I just loved how natural light filtered in- the intensity, quality and angle was was just right. The light will come in and bounce of the roof, the table and softly creep into the negative side. It’s magic! #rembrandt

INT. Parking lot DAY 35mm I loved this scene because of the simplicity in execution yet effective in result for the story. This scene was shot using only natural light. I loved the quality that was spilling in from the outside and how it revealed the texture of the roof. This also gave me a soft back and side light which revealed the textures of the roof and helped shape the mood of the scene. I chose to cut out the shapes of the characters against the white back light to create silhouettes to further amplify the drama and mystery of the scene aswell keep within the noir look of the show. On close ups we brought in 1/4 grid cloth to further soften the ambient and to allow for a more softer wrap around on the face.