How Difficult to Shoot This?

Adeimantus

Adeimantus

Hi, All

I'd like to start on my third feature script, but I'm learning to be budget conscious.

How difficult would it be to do the following scene, what would it involve?

A man in a business suit free-falls from 30,000 feet with no chute. We would follow him down and several people from his past would appear and disappear, falling with him, and carry on brief conversations.

I assume blue screen with generic free-fall footage?

Is this a big $$$$$$ scene?

Thanks for your help!

Best,

-Charles
 
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Yeah, I'd say blue screen and a very big fan. You could definitely do it on the cheap and make it look good - some kind of harness for the actors to hang from would probably be the next step up.
 
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It doesn't have to be huge budget...if you can get a good size blue screen, and if you're in-the-know with some talented CG/Composite artists...you can do it for pretty cheap.

Will it be perfectly photo real on a lower budget? Probably not...depending on your talent pool.

We just shot a full feature with fx and a pretty big scope for less than 10K on HD...I don't think this should cost very much if you know the right people.
 
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Not too expensive depending on the budget. You can get green screens pretty cheap from this group. Not the best but should get you by for a few shoots.

http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/Categories?category=BACKGROUNDS:CHROMAKEY

Now the tough part with using a screen (or wall for that matter) is you NEED to make sure the lighting is even throughout. If you can get a spot meter that should help you balance your light to make it even. As for making someone look like they are floating, that too might cost you a bit more (if they are hanging from wires and such) or you can have some kind of support under them. Whatever you are using to support them underneath it will need to be the same color as the background (green screen) and it needs to be light the same as the background.

Good luck.
 
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You'll need a big ass fan too...pointing upwards to your suspended actors...one of those gym fans....maybe two of them (you can rent these pretty cheap or borrow from your local HS or college).

Also, it will help to have a green screen with a rounded base--that way you don't have to key around ambient occlusion (darkening of walls and floors at their joining bit).
 
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M1chae1 said:
You'll need a big ass fan too...pointing upwards to your suspended actors...one of those gym fans....maybe two of them (you can rent these pretty cheap or borrow from your local HS or college).

Also, it will help to have a green screen with a rounded base--that way you don't have to key around ambient occlusion (darkening of walls and floors at their joining bit).
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M1chae1 said:
green screen with a rounded base--that way you don't have to key around ambient occlusion (darkening of walls and floors at their joining bit).
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Thanks to everyone for your help with this. It would be essential for the fall to be decent quality footage, since the whole concept would revolve around it. The movie would be told in a series of flashbacks as he falls: various friends and family would appear, fall with him, carry on a brief conversation, then cut to a flashback. Basically, if you have a little under three minutes to reconcile yourself with your past (and how you came to the predicament you're in) how well would you do...

(Oh, and did I mention the main character would have found D. B. Cooper's money as a child? Heh).

We'll see.

Muchos gracias, amigos!

-Charles
 
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