Yesterday I met with my buds Tom and Jay about the business plan and website for our video production social group. I described a process that uses two image streams from cameras in a stereo pair to produce HDR 3D images. Tom said "Dude, you just went from zero to nerd in, like, three-point-five seconds."Here are a couple things that I'm finding intriguing right now:
HDR video using two DSLR cameras:
I think that HDR is interesting as a starting point in developing a look. By itself and untouched, it has that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow surreal misty, vague look. However, it does recover highlight and shadow detail, providing latitude and a broader palette for the artist to work from.
While this technique may be the most successful method (short of shooting on a Red Epic) for including such broad exposure range in uncontrolled outdoor environments, it is technically tedious and cumbersome to execute.
Interiors can be much more easily exposed to provide the best of both worlds.
A very direct way of managing light intensity through windows is to use linear polarizers, similar to how a rotating pola can be used to manage overall exposure. The difference is that by applying the polarized film to a window, only the window itself is adjusted for exposure.
This video demonstrates the effect:
Interiors can be much more easily exposed to provide the best of both worlds.
A very direct way of managing light intensity through windows is to use linear polarizers, similar to how a rotating pola can be used to manage overall exposure. The difference is that by applying the polarized film to a window, only the window itself is adjusted for exposure.
This video demonstrates the effect:
This video explains how it works:
Nerdiness aside, I'm really looking forward to trying this out sometime soon. It really helps to normalize the palette so that the interior light can be sculpted and the cinematographer can create exactly the visual atmosphere that he or she wants.
