The posts have not been as plentiful, but the work stayed strong to finish off 2017 and well into 2018. Perhaps I’ll start back dating some of the more interesting set-ups and jobs, but let’s start today with a video for Honda and Blaising Productions. Lighting for Cars can be tricky, but a good opportunity to utilize some tricks in the bag.
Utilizing Camera movement to spice up the production we had a pocket jib and a mobile gimbal on set. The Canon c300mkii made shooting in 4K a piece of cake and 60fps in full HD. The movement of the Camera made fighting reflections a little more difficult, but not impossible.
Because of the curves and glass on the vehicle, to limit bad reflections we flew a 20x20ft ultra bounce with a 4K HMI pounding into it. And for the key light we utilized two 1.8k HMIs through a 20x20 silk.
And, to spice up the back wall a little bit we shot a joker 800 through a makeshift cookaloris to imitate a window. The little details help make it look great including the two side quasars, the skips off the ground and the light matte ribbon kit hidden inside the vehicle. Sometimes lighting can be just as much fun as shooting.
