Snoop Short Film Cinematography
Last weekend I had the opportunity to photograph my first short film for someone other than myself. This was the first scene we shot.
I was lucky to have the sun in just the right position to take advantage of some FX spray that creates a haze in the atmosphere to reveal the sunlight’s beams as they cut through the kitchen. In order to expose our actor’s face here at her end mark I added a 150 watt halogen bulb on a dimmer inside the refrigerator. I wanted to leave her very close to a silhouette to emphasize the atmosphere and lived in quality of the space. I wanted it to feel real and natural but with a touch of heightened dreaminess. I think this shot achieves those goals.
CAMERA: Sony FS7 / S-LOG 3 / Cine EL
LENS: Apogee 28mm
F-STOP: F/8 / 11 split
I’m a complete amateur when it comes to cinematography, and although I was also co-directing - my primary responsibility was lighting. The shoot was very difficult due to our overly ambitious timetable, but I think we achieved some interesting compositions and captured Los Angeles in a way that highlights its beauty and romance instead of the gritty, concrete jungle it can sometimes be.
More to come...
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Great job. Enjoy the look of the sunbeams. Organic and dreamy. Makes me think of some super cool HGTV moment.
HGTV!?!?! Oh, man. That was not what I was going for! ;) Thank you for the compliment and for having a look.
Not saying HGTV would have a setup like this in a million years. Just saying the scene makes me think of HGTV. The Property Brothers live in LA. Think there's a new Flip or Flop as well.
Ha! Thanks. I appreciate it.
Nice work! I love the light, it's beautiful!
Thank you!
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I’m loving the lighting in both of the shots.
Thank you! We were lucky to have the perfect angle of sunlight, so that helped. :)
Yeah that spray is very effective.
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