Green Screen
It was hot this weekend. Triple digits. But we persevered.
The focus was on Tara smashing the badminton birdie in slow motion. I had Mike Mills's music video for Air in mind. We didn't acheive anything as poetic, but it was cheeky and fun.
Jordan did us all a huge favor by coming in the previous night to set up the green screen and pre-light it. He was bummed that he couldn't get it any closer than half a stop. Maybe that's why he drank the sixer of Red Stripe that I left for him. He said there was no water, but I think it was the shame of that background not being perfectly lit.
Tara did a great job. She was a "real tiger, baby." I was doing a ridiculous impression of a EuroTrash fashion/soft-porn photographer to keep things light. All that sort of stuff is so artificial: Arch your back, lean forward, lift your elbow, let your hair flow, move your arm in a mechanical motion, jump at the same time, smile ... Be a tiger!
Okie was there with his amazing camera. I love that thing. Slow mo with no dropped frames. Instant playback. Handles the chroma like it's 4:2:2. Oh, I love Dave for more than his camera -- so laid back while being Okie on the spot.
We did a lot of fun stuff with the birdie after Tara left. Can't wait to see it composited.
The pace at which we shoot the pickups is so different than being on set. We take our time. A half day to shoot 1/8 of a page. Decadence! Half day pre-light. Bacchanal!
The focus was on Tara smashing the badminton birdie in slow motion. I had Mike Mills's music video for Air in mind. We didn't acheive anything as poetic, but it was cheeky and fun.
Jordan did us all a huge favor by coming in the previous night to set up the green screen and pre-light it. He was bummed that he couldn't get it any closer than half a stop. Maybe that's why he drank the sixer of Red Stripe that I left for him. He said there was no water, but I think it was the shame of that background not being perfectly lit.
Tara did a great job. She was a "real tiger, baby." I was doing a ridiculous impression of a EuroTrash fashion/soft-porn photographer to keep things light. All that sort of stuff is so artificial: Arch your back, lean forward, lift your elbow, let your hair flow, move your arm in a mechanical motion, jump at the same time, smile ... Be a tiger!
Okie was there with his amazing camera. I love that thing. Slow mo with no dropped frames. Instant playback. Handles the chroma like it's 4:2:2. Oh, I love Dave for more than his camera -- so laid back while being Okie on the spot.
We did a lot of fun stuff with the birdie after Tara left. Can't wait to see it composited.
The pace at which we shoot the pickups is so different than being on set. We take our time. A half day to shoot 1/8 of a page. Decadence! Half day pre-light. Bacchanal!
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