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cinematography Shooting Sun Glare

justinisfilming

justinisfilming

How can I shoot a POV of my main character looking into the glaring sun?

I tried just shooting the sun itself but it just looks like a white slate.

Help? :)
 
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chilipie said:
The cheapest route might be to use a piece of welding glass - stacking cheap ND filters will cause lots of problems with infra-red contamination.
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This.

Unless you have access to a hot mirror or IRND filters ($$$$).

Also, one of the extremely rare moments when I'll suggest post over in-camera.

This sort of shot was inconsequential with film cameras, but sensors can and will burn out when repeatedly pointed at the sun.

Also, since we're talking viewfinders - don't let your viewfinder point directly at the sun either. The magnifier in the eyepiece will do what it does best (magnify) and burn out the little display inside the eyepiece.
 
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