Welcome to a quick filmmaking practical exercise from Under The Ledge - FilmEx. In this exercise you will practise recreating images, this is Cinematography Practise.
CINEMATOGRPAHY PRACTISE
Take five images from feature films / documentaries and recreate them.
Think about Framing, Lighting and Costume.
Use whatever camera you have; whether it is an ARII or an iPhone
Example 1:
Here is a shot from SkyFall (James Bond). This shot is from a the chase scene on the London Underground and is an incredible scene that I highly recommend watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SedmeoNQ6k
So in this shot we can see Bond dressed in a suit and tie, looking out. We can see a dark background, and Bond's face is being lit by the light coming from the other side of the metal grate.
For the location I used a window that we have. Then, for the black background I took a pice of black cloth and clamped it to two ends of a C-Stand. Then I got my brother Oliver to get dressed up as Bond.
For Lighting I put the ROTO LIGHT outside the window so it shined in, lighting Oliver's face.
And here it is! Our version of the shot, compared to the original bellow.
Example 2:
Here is a shot from another film: 1917. It is a very iconic shot. To recreate this we need a wide space, and orange lighting (probably using gels). I knew it would be hard to set up this background so instead we went outside at night, when it was dark to recreate the shot. Next we set up the ROTO LIGHT and set it as warm as possible, with some extra warmth added in post.
Here it is. This is our version and bellow is the original.
Example 3:
Here is a shot from a film that is not as well known as the hollywood feature films above, this shot is from a shot film made in quarantine by Joe Simon on his own during quarantine
you can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/420856883
For this shot we set up a black background and lit the face with quite harsh light. Then we brung the original photo into photoshop to add some film grain and add the light in the background that makes the image just that bit more intreating by filling the empty space.
Example 4:
Here is a shot from an incredible documentary that I highly recommend watching. The social dilemma: https://www.thesocialdilemma.com For this shot we lit it from the side and then did the background in Photoshop here is our result:
Thanks for reading this article, I had fun recreating these images and I hope you do too. I'd love to see what you create so;
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Elliot Hartley
Under The Ledge
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