I'm about to shoot a short that entirely takes place in a home office during the day/ dusk. The idea of the film is to show no faces, just hands doing work at the desk and an occasional shot of shoes/ high heels of the character who is at the desk. Except for a couple rare tracking shots into the desk, the whole film takes place at this desk. My friend has been nice enough to let me use his house for this shoot, which has nice big windows letting in plenty of light, plus pull down shades in case I need to cut down on the light. However, I know I'll still need to light it, and I'm wondering whether it still might be better to shoot it at night and light it for day since you only see a window in but one shot.
My budget is small, but I can afford a couple hundred dollars on lighting rentals. I'm shooting with a Panasonic HVX 200 with the Letus Adapter. The house's windows do face the sun during sunset, which is not a desired look.
Any advice?
My budget is small, but I can afford a couple hundred dollars on lighting rentals. I'm shooting with a Panasonic HVX 200 with the Letus Adapter. The house's windows do face the sun during sunset, which is not a desired look.
Any advice?