Shooting in candlelight on the 5d at DVinfo.net

Phil Bloom · July 11th, 2009, 04:23 AM

I did some filming in a Russian Church crypt where a famous Russian actor read some poems by a Russian Poet.

Much was lit with candles, highlighting the astonishing low light of the 5d.

Detailed blog on how it was shot, what was used, sound, lenses etc here:

Philip Bloom Blog Archive Shooting on 5dmkII with candlelight, glidetrack, vari-nds

Alex Chong · July 11th, 2009, 04:59 AM

Beautiful.

Tramm Hudson · July 11th, 2009, 05:09 AM

Your shot is reminiscent of the famous Barry Lyndon candle scenes, but filmed without requiring the ultra-fast f/0.7 lenses.

Your findings about the mid-step ISOs having less noise is certainly corroborated by all of the tests that everyone else has done. Why is still a big unknown.

Phil Bloom · July 11th, 2009, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tramm Hudson

Your shot is reminiscent of the famous Barry Lyndon candle scenes, but filmed without requiring the ultra-fast f/0.7 lenses.

Your findings about the mid-step ISOs having less noise is certainly corroborated by all of the tests that everyone else has done. Why is still a big unknown.

Barry Lyndon was much in my mind when planning this shoot. Shows how insanely sensitive the camera is. Now those mid ISOs, that is annoying!

Marcus Marchesseault · July 11th, 2009, 02:10 PM

Beautiful images and good choice going with a sound guy. I've never enjoyed room reflections before but the balance you achieved provided a great atmosphere. I don't think I would want to manage sound and video on that many setups and it would probably tire out the talent waiting for everything.

July 11th, 2009, 04:23 AM	#1
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Shooting in candlelight on the 5d I did some filming in a Russian Church crypt where a famous Russian actor read some poems by a Russian Poet. Much was lit with candles, highlighting the astonishing low light of the 5d. Detailed blog on how it was shot, what was used, sound, lenses etc here: Philip Bloom Blog Archive Shooting on 5dmkII with candlelight, glidetrack, vari-nds Attached Thumbnails __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

July 11th, 2009, 04:59 AM	#2
Alex Chong Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brunei Posts: 140	Beautiful.

July 11th, 2009, 05:09 AM	#3
Tramm Hudson Wizard Status Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 239	Your shot is reminiscent of the famous Barry Lyndon candle scenes, but filmed without requiring the ultra-fast f/0.7 lenses. Your findings about the mid-step ISOs having less noise is certainly corroborated by all of the tests that everyone else has done. Why is still a big unknown.

July 11th, 2009, 02:10 PM	#5
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	Beautiful images and good choice going with a sound guy. I've never enjoyed room reflections before but the balance you achieved provided a great atmosphere. I don't think I would want to manage sound and video on that many setups and it would probably tire out the talent waiting for everything.