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 p.1 #1 · My first HUGE assignment--FINISHED! | |
I decided that I want to share my first big assignment with my fellow FM family--from conception, planning, to execution. You guys have helped me so much, and are always so kind and supportive. I wuv you guys. *sniff*  !
So, here's the premise:
I've agreed to take a on huge assignment--partly to help out a friend, and partly to gain more experience--I didn't bother quoting them a price, since the guy's a fellow film director and a good friend who's now a creative director at a local CG imaging/animation company that specializes in architecture/real estate visualization and animation. They want to print a new company ad/brochure and need a bunch of photos of the interior of the company and the employees. Basically, they want me to take shots that look like high quality corporate stock photos, but with a bit of an edge--since they're a CG visualization company.
Today, I went to check out the place and took some shots of the offices--so I can go home and think more about how/where to place the lights and how to pose/capture the employees. They want a sense of a busy enviroment where creativity is constantly exploding--artists brainstorming, directors giving directions, people being hip and cool and all that jazz. The shoot will happen the day after tomorrow, so I have a day to plan for it. I'll be shooting for the entire day, while they coordinate with employees to empty out rooms that I need, or pose for me when I ask.
The rooms I'll be shooting:
The boss/creative director's office:
The 3D department:
The secondary studio area:
The design department:
The meeting room:
The post production room:
The guest area:
The lighting equipment I'll be using:
I have 4 lights: one 1200 WS, two 600 WS, and one 400 WS.
I have 3 softboxes: one 80x120cm, one 80x80cm, and one 150cm octagon.
I have 2 brollleys: one transparent white, and one reflective silver on the inside.
I have 3 sets of light accesories: 3 snoots, 3 honeycomb grids, 3 barndoors, and colored gels.
I have 5 light stands: 3 regular stands, one with boom arm, and one lightweight stand that I only use to clamp the reflector in place.
My initial idea is to use colored gels to portray a sense of liveliness of the workplace--enough to give the place some colors, but not too much so that it looks like a dance club or a bar. I plan to have shots of employees crowded behind a computer, all discussing and brainstorming a particular idea. I also have a shot in mind of the director framing a shot with his fingers and explaining it to the artists, and them taking notes on their sketchpads.
The post production room will be shot with much darker ambient light, but with more saturated colors (reds and purples, with yellow as the rim light), since people associate post production with compositing and editing--which are usually carried out long into the night and done on gallons of coffee, illuminated only by the glow of the monitor screens.
The meeting room will be lit with big softboxes through those three glass panes on the left, and probably one with standard dish and yellow colored gel for a warmer look.
The boss/creative director's office will be lit in that posh style. Just standard dish, warm colored gels. The big desk will get popped out more for emphasis--you know, the big boss's desk and all that.
I haven't figured out about the other rooms yet. The 3D department is particularly problematic as it is a long shaped room with lots of crap in it. There aren't many places to hide the lights for a panoramic shot, so I'll have to think hard on this one.
Tomorrow, I'll try to replicate the look I want in my head at home--you know, practicing and figuring out what color gels and how bright and all that. If I take practice shots, I'll post those too. Like I said, I'm going to share every step of the way here. Hope I won't bore you guys to tears!
Edited by Lunatique on Oct 28, 2004 at 11:52 PM GMT
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Maybe Rob is trying to pick up on that?