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Filming at Night

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kylemclean
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Looking to make a season edit of my friend this year.
Trying to get as many days shots as can but it's tough because we are both still in school and most holidays we work so I was wondering what your guys opinion on night shots is. I was looking to make the edit fairly long so i might split the day and night at the resort with some urban but not sure about how well the night shots would work.

Would love some feedback on how you think night shots would work and tips for shooting at night
Jan 18 2015 9:34PM
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SnipRated
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we used to roll to spots with construction lights and a generator.
Jan 18 2015 11:44PM
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edai
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I'm not sure how experienced you are or what gear you work with, post a little background on yourself so we can be a bit more helpful. I'd say stick to the general points of working at night.

Lighting of some sort, whether it be a feature that happens to have a light on it in the park, or some lights setup by yourself at an urban shoot. Use a lens with an appropriate aperture, obviously 1.4/1.8 is ideal, but theres a small chance you've got a piece of glass that is versatile in regards to range with that particular allowance. Also, make sure you're not using an ISO thats going to create significant noise in your shots, if its a must, a grainy shot is better than no shot, but obviously its not preferred.

This is one of those rare cases when your camera may actually be a limiting factor, I'm not sure what you're working with but of course some equipment will fare better at night than others. However, with the right glass and precise location/angle choice, I'm sure you can manage as you've obviously had the foresight to reach out beforehand.
Jan 19 2015 2:45AM
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kylemclean
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Unfortunately my maximum aperture is only f3.5 but where I am filming is fairly well lit but only from one side. One thing I am wondering is how a skier with dark clothes would look against dark trees and dark sky with the light at my back versus shooting into the light but silhouetting the skier
Jan 19 2015 7:18PM
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kylemclean
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Jan 24 2015 9:53AM
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DorianF
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kylemcleanUnfortunately my maximum aperture is only f3.5 but where I am filming is fairly well lit but only from one side. One thing I am wondering is how a skier with dark clothes would look against dark trees and dark sky with the light at my back versus shooting into the light but silhouetting the skier


Shooting with f3.5, probably wont look great. (i'm assuming kit lens?)

personally i would try to film wiht the light to your back (unless lights are really high) otherwise you might get some flaring. silhouetting the skier might work, but can you keep them silhouted for the entire shot? if not shoot with the light to your back
Jan 24 2015 11:15AM
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