I a Co-Producing a film in the UK and I have a question about shooting either with 1 or 2 cameras.
I started a post earlier which will give you some context.
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=47480
Here are the film details:
84 pages
1 Week Rehearsal (actors rehearsing full time for 6 days)
1 Week Tech Scout and Blocking/Rehearsing on location
2 Week Shoot (12 days)
Lighting style:
EXT Day shots would be lit with negative fill, bounce and overall natural light control. We will use some HMI's for real fill but not too much to save time.
EXT Night shots we do not want to skimp on. The DP wants to use China Balls, other lights and some fog.
So we were thinking that 2 cameras would help with shooting 6-9 pages each day faster but others think differently. Anyone with experience doing so have any advice???
What we may do is use a 2nd camera for the houses and car scenes as there are different cast at each location and we can have 2 shooting units. But what about the bulk 8 days in the woods???
I started a post earlier which will give you some context.
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=47480
Here are the film details:
84 pages
1 Week Rehearsal (actors rehearsing full time for 6 days)
1 Week Tech Scout and Blocking/Rehearsing on location
2 Week Shoot (12 days)
8 days in the woods and 4 of those are overnight shoots (Lots of walking both day and night and a LOT of action/dialog around the camp fire both day and night.)
2 Days - 2 different houses
2 Days - 2 different I/E cars
1 Week (6 Days) scheduled for pickups. It rains a lot in the UK and wanted to be safe.Lighting style:
EXT Day shots would be lit with negative fill, bounce and overall natural light control. We will use some HMI's for real fill but not too much to save time.
EXT Night shots we do not want to skimp on. The DP wants to use China Balls, other lights and some fog.
So we were thinking that 2 cameras would help with shooting 6-9 pages each day faster but others think differently. Anyone with experience doing so have any advice???
What we may do is use a 2nd camera for the houses and car scenes as there are different cast at each location and we can have 2 shooting units. But what about the bulk 8 days in the woods???