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As I said, the space was restricted and I needed the bounce to cover the entire window. The light bounced off Silver Stipple would have been uneven.
It was similar for both sets. On Hudsucker I used a series of 10Ks bounced of silver stipple to give a more directional source. It was still soft simply because of the multiple sources and size of the reflector. For the penthouse on BR 2049 I used white as the distance between the reflector and the set was restricted and I needed to cover a deep and wide window area.
You might use a light diffusion closer to the shot to soften the light on a character or a specific object, while letting that emitted from the initial, heavier diffusion reach the background.
Conversely, you could use a light diffusion to spread light more evenly across a second, heavier, diffusion, which is placed nearer the subject. A light diffusion used in this way, such as a brush silk, would not substantially lower the amount of light overall, whereas to use a heavier one in the same place would.
Again, you might allow light to spill around a diffusion. The result would be a hard light surrounding a softer area.
I would often adjust the distance between a lamp and a large diffusion to find the placement that gave me the right (right to my eye) combination of hard and soft. The diffusion might be twelve feet square but the actual light source only seven feet square.
There is a balance between shooting only the shots you feel are right for a scene and allowing some flexibility in the edit. It annoys me when shots are used in the edit simply because they exist. But it also annoys me when a performance seems weak because there is a lack of a close shot or another angle. Sometimes an editor needs alternatives to build a performance.
I hesitate to recommend any particular camera. I use a Leica M9 because I like a simple camera but most professionals I know use other brands. Even zoom lenses!
Some expressions are conceptual, the banana taped to the wall or Oldenburg’s sculpture of everyday objects. Some things are spiritual, like the ponds in Stalker. And I’m not talking about god here, although you could take it that way if you want.
As David says, ganged lanterns have a higher profile than a ring light. I would say teh light from paper lanterns would be softer, and maybe not always in a good way. I often control a ring light by surrounding it with silver foil. Harder to do with an 18″ lantern.
I can’t say there is one specifically, no. Its usually teh other way around. I am trying for a deeper stop and more depth of field.
Cover the glasses with front projection material – the same as reflective material on a running jacket or safety gear etc.. A flashlight beside your camera will be more than enough.
I seem to remember it was just the torchlight coming off a bounce card. The bounce may have been a 1′ x 1′ soft silver, which would have made teh light a little more directional.
The tree definitely is a metaphor for ……
