Kodak Film Test: 500T and 50D (Super16)

November 2010 Field Trip to CineLab. We shot this brief test quickly comparing a few lighting setups for both 500T and 50D film.

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[popaddict]

I'm somewhat new to lighting and cinematography so have a few questions: I notice you took several readings of the different light sources, any reason why some were taken as reflected readings? also which do you use to set the exposure on the camera? I'm guessing the key light to expose the face correctly? however your background light source is not overexposed, so do you judge and an average between the readings to get good exposure overall?

Thanks in advance.

[JWD96]

i like the 50D . looks great!

[PikemannUrge]

@J0ELtheNOOB I'm guessing that he stood at the window and pointed a spot meter out at the closest available patch of green grass. That is how I interpret his reading.

The hair light might be measured, I think, by pointing an incident meter at the light source itself. The key light would be measured by holding an incident meter in front of the actor's face, towards the camera.

You could try this yourself but you'd need an incident meter & a camera with manual controls. Some compacts allow that.

[J0ELtheNOOB]

hi,

when you say reflected. how close were you to the window?

also, are the key and hair light readings incident?

how do you take a hair light reading? do you point it at the camera or at the light it self? cus pointing it at the camera won't have any light falling on the lightmeter sensor no?

would appreciate it if you could answer these questions. thanks!