Well, crap.....

[mus]

Well, second to last day of shooting is complete, finally got ahold of an actor that is constantly MIA, delaying the production.

We get to a shot, pretty important to the story, very quick shot, everyone is tired as hell and wants to go home, so we speed through the shot... Much to my dismay, I arrive home to realize the shadow of the microphone falls directly on the person standing in the middle.


What the hell do I do? Is this too much of an annoyance to leave in? (It's kinda recognizable that that's what it is)

 

[PaulGriffith]

Got a screen shot? Maybe we can help come up with a creative fix.

 

[mus]

Yeah, I'll post one in a minute

 

[mus]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...7967496.135749.100000568254484&type=3&theater

 

[Mannie Bothans]

As long as the mic doesn't creep up his neck too much, it looks like you could be able to darken the rest of his shirt in post, no?

 

[mus]

I'm thinking about turning the whole scene into Day for Night... takes the attention away

 

[Ernest Worthing]

How long does the shot last? Do you have other coverage?

 

[mus]

about 5 seconds, no other coverage

 

[rayw]

Effffff meeee.

D@mn, man.
That's a pretty rough one there.

What's this project going to be used for? Is this a short or feature for festival submission or what?

 

[mus]

This is a shot during the finale to my web-series

 

[rayw]

Probability of a reshoot?

 

[Ernest Worthing]

I'm thinking about turning the whole scene into Day for Night... takes the attention away

Day for Night usually doesn't look that good. I'm trying to think of other options for you but this area is not my department at all. Any ideas from AE folks?

 

[PaulGriffith]

Crop it? Use an extreme letterbox so you just see their faces. Call it an artistic choice to drive the scene home.

 

[MileCreations]

Does the shadow move? Perhaps you were shooting in front of a street lamp or something?

 

[mus]

Probability of a reshoot?

None at all

 

[mus]

Does the shadow move? Perhaps you were shooting in front of a street lamp or something?

The shadow pretty much stays there.... like it's taunting me

 

[mus]

Crop it? Use an extreme letterbox so you just see their faces. Call it an artistic choice to drive the scene home.

Then you wouldn't be able to see the wine bottle or glasses, which are very important, the only reason this shot exists

 

[rayw]

The best I could "de-emphasize" it was this:

Now... how that looks over a very long 5sec edit of moving characters is... probably not any better.




(Kick your audio-dog/guy. Blame him! [heh-heh-heh] Herr Direktor!)

 

[mus]

This is my fault.

Though the catalyst was the whiny attitude of the guy on the right

 

[Cracker Funk]

I think the main problem is that they're chugging red wine from a champagne flute.

Paul's idea isn't half bad. Then again, I can't tell you how many times the director/cam-op can be seen in window reflections, in my debut feature, and yet nobody seems to be distracted by it. And then, there's a HUGE break in continuity that not one person has mentioned. I'd say what it is, but I'm kind of enjoying waiting for someone to finally say something.

Anyway, my point is that, depending on the rythm of the scene, you might actually be able to get away with it. I would DEFINITELY do some cropping, but you don't necessarily need to take it to the extreme. If you can get rid of most of his body, that might be enough.