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With almost no recce’s and just storyboards to go on, it’s been a little tricky. A very experienced DOP once told me that it’s always best to ‘over order your lights, just in case’.
With reduced budgets that’s not always possible these days, but even when I think I am pushing the order and getting more than I really need I always seem to use everything on the truck!
The other day for a night shoot in a football stadium I had x1 12K, x2 6K Pars, x4 4K’s HMI, x2 2.5K HMI, kenos, and a bunch of tungsten lights and still managed to use everything…
Lighting in Football Stadium
Cinematography, can be a little like make up – ‘less can sometimes be more’. The question is ‘when do you stop lighting?’ especially at night, it’s easy to get carried away – if you have the time and crew available there’s always small tweeks that can be made that do make a big difference.
If you can do a lighting plan ahead of the shoot, it is always best. Just by looking at a story board and chatting to the director you should be able to judge the mood and atmosphere or a scene and have a good idea how you are going to light it regardless of seeing the location.
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A Top Tip: Even if you have a lighting plan, do not be afraid to ‘ad lib’/ improvise and just do what feels right on the day. Lighting is as much about feeling as anything else. Lighting either looks good and fits the scene or simply doesn’t…
My favorite line is ‘if it looks good, it is good’ – equally if it looks ‘guff it is guff’. As a Cameraman you should be able to judge this yourself without having to ask anyone – you’ll know the answer.
The best DOP’s are often the most modest ones.
Take Roger Deakins for example. If you follow his forum (which is like a bible for me) and if you don’t I urge people serious about Cinematography to join and you will quickly see why.
Roger often critiques scenes that he has shot that to the rest of the world are beautifully photographed and faultless.
Roger gives invaluable information, sharing his skills and knowledge. Congrats Roger for the recent ASC Lifetime Achievement Award! I bet Roger’s had a cool Tash in his day!
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