First of all, hello to everyone. This is my first post ever. I just joined today.
My questions are regarding a short film (suspense/thriller) that I am in pre-production on in which I will be producing, directing, and director of photography. I now own the Canon XH-A1 and I am using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for Windows.
I will of course be shooting in 24F and I want a dark and suffocating look to many of the shots and I was wondering what tips and guidance some more experienced people could give me on how to light my shots so that I can crush the blacks later in post. Although I wasn't crazy about the film remake of Halloween, some of the darker shots when Myers is attacking people is sort of what I'm going for.
Should I just leave some areas unlit completely and light others with good exposure without clipping the whites so that I can darken the image later?
Also, how do I technically crush the blacks in Premiere correctly? Is it just with GAMMA, or do I use other tools as well?
My questions are regarding a short film (suspense/thriller) that I am in pre-production on in which I will be producing, directing, and director of photography. I now own the Canon XH-A1 and I am using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 for Windows.
I will of course be shooting in 24F and I want a dark and suffocating look to many of the shots and I was wondering what tips and guidance some more experienced people could give me on how to light my shots so that I can crush the blacks later in post. Although I wasn't crazy about the film remake of Halloween, some of the darker shots when Myers is attacking people is sort of what I'm going for.
Should I just leave some areas unlit completely and light others with good exposure without clipping the whites so that I can darken the image later?
Also, how do I technically crush the blacks in Premiere correctly? Is it just with GAMMA, or do I use other tools as well?