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Thank you for providing such wonderful resources for filmmakers.
I will be the cinematographer on a small short film scheduled to begin production in December. There is a scene that takes place inside a coffee shop at night. One location we are considering has these huge plate glass windows that look out on a city street with a neon lit bus station across and down the street. I love being able to see the city lights and activity behind the table where the two characters would be sitting. However, I am concerned about reflections of the camera/crew in the windows… especially on a symmetrical master shot where the camera is straight in front of the table and also on any wide shots. My initial thought on lighting the table was to use a china ball hung over the table between the actors and the wall/window as my main source and then build from there. Does anyone have any tips or advice on getting rid of reflections when setting up a shot like this? How much would a polarizing filter help? I thought about having something on the table that could block the camera from the window for the straight on 2 shot, but not sure if I could have anything large enough to do the job. Maybe I need to look for a new location or just have the actors at a table in the middle of the space instead of against the windows. I have attached a frame grab I took of the location last night while our director was speaking with the shop owner… (not lit or color graded, etc.) Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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