Comments on: Lighting Series Number 2: Going Inside the Hallowed Walls of a Secret Society on "The Skulls" http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/ Create | Innovate | Educate Thu, 23 May 2013 20:17:53 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tim http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Tim Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:37:21 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2996 holy cow, i had a billion typos in my comments. sorry. I'm running on 36 hours since I last slept. i meant to say: "an itch"; i hope you enjoy it; my tripod, a portable Zoom recorder and my friend's skateboard functioning as the world's wobbliest dolly. i had to extend a tripod leg and pull it like an oar to stabilize the shot. holy cow, i had a billion typos in my comments. sorry. I’m running on 36 hours since I last slept. i meant to say: “an itch”; i hope you enjoy it; my tripod, a portable Zoom recorder and my friend’s skateboard functioning as the world’s wobbliest dolly. i had to extend a tripod leg and pull it like an oar to stabilize the shot.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Tim Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2995 incidentally - i shot it with only three lenses, my tripod, a skateboard, my friend's skateboard, and a long weekend in front of his laptop editing in premiere cs5. thanks for all the helpful answers to my questions! incidentally – i shot it with only three lenses, my tripod, a skateboard, my friend’s skateboard, and a long weekend in front of his laptop editing in premiere cs5. thanks for all the helpful answers to my questions!

]]> By: Tim http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Tim Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:50:25 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2994 Shane - you gave me a itch that just wouldn't go away. I had to deal with it, so I made a short with my friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQUPkfQ5SE&hd=1 a week and a half ago, i wondered what i could do to spruce up my film school applications due today. this was the best i could come up with - it may be a scatalogical, asinine story, but i hope you in enjoy it. Shane – you gave me a itch that just wouldn’t go away. I had to deal with it, so I made a short with my friends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQUPkfQ5SE&hd=1

a week and a half ago, i wondered what i could do to spruce up my film school applications due today. this was the best i could come up with – it may be a scatalogical, asinine story, but i hope you in enjoy it.

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 Shane Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:47:52 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2993 Peter, you are so welcome. It works well as a teaser, even a little shorter, like 30 to 45 seconds tops, it gets people wondering what is this thing about. Guten Nacht!!! Peter, you are so welcome. It works well as a teaser, even a little shorter, like 30 to 45 seconds tops, it gets people wondering what is this thing about. Guten Nacht!!!

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Shane Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:45:25 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2992 Bill, The next time I am back on the East Coast we will try to make that happen. Thank you for your continued support. Bill, The next time I am back on the East Coast we will try to make that happen. Thank you for your continued support.

]]> By: Peter http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 Peter Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:12:11 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2991 Hey Shane, thank you so much for taking a look at our work! thanks for the feedback!!! ...well it was supposed to be just a little teaser... i totally agree with you that a trailer needs more structure and info about the storyline. we'll upload a hopefully better trailer soon! hearing from a professional cinematographer that he likes our shots really means a lot to us! :) Herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland! ;) Hey Shane, thank you so much for taking a look at our work! thanks for the feedback!!!
…well it was supposed to be just a little teaser… i totally agree with you that a trailer needs more structure and info about the storyline. we’ll upload a hopefully better trailer soon! hearing from a professional cinematographer that he likes our shots really means a lot to us! :)

Herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland! ;)

]]> By: Bill http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Bill Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2990 Shane, Great stuff, wish I knew you were at Yale I am teaching at a magnet school just a few blocks away. I would have liked to get to speak to the kids. Thank you for another insightful post. Bill Shane,

Great stuff, wish I knew you were at Yale I am teaching at a magnet school just a few blocks away. I would have liked to get to speak to the kids.

Thank you for another insightful post.

Bill

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 Shane Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:45:11 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2989 Peter, thank you so much for your kind words and support in Germany!!!! Yeah baby!!!! I took 4 years of German in high school and can only speak about 40 words of it. Here I go. Guten morgan. Wier gehens ins Kino. Das tut meir leid. Das auto ist kaput. Auf wiiederzehen. Love you work. The overhead shot down to the girl in the stairwell was awesome. The graphic nature was excellent. Love the out of focus city lights, the blood running down the tree. I do think you need a little more story and structure. I am confused on what is going on and why. Start at the base of what the movie is about and make that message be the thread that weaves the viewer through it. Then you can blast in those awesome shots to increase the pace, add suspense. Peace Peter, thank you so much for your kind words and support in Germany!!!! Yeah baby!!!! I took 4 years of German in high school and can only speak about 40 words of it. Here I go. Guten morgan. Wier gehens ins Kino. Das tut meir leid. Das auto ist kaput. Auf wiiederzehen. Love you work. The overhead shot down to the girl in the stairwell was awesome. The graphic nature was excellent. Love the out of focus city lights, the blood running down the tree.

I do think you need a little more story and structure. I am confused on what is going on and why. Start at the base of what the movie is about and make that message be the thread that weaves the viewer through it. Then you can blast in those awesome shots to increase the pace, add suspense. Peace

]]> By: Peter http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Peter Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:54:20 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2988 Wow! great work Shane, i really admire your work! especially your lighting-work (...i am totally in love with the "Carnival Scene" of last three minutes). i am from a german high school and we're doing this film-project... we are shooting with a Canon 5D Mark II (+85mm 1.2, 300mm 2.8...). it's more than just a school-project... it's everything. It would be a great honor for me, if you take a look at our trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/17225061 http://www.rfyl.de http://www.facebook.com/RunForYourLife2011 ...i just wanted to show it to you! maybe you tell us what you think about it ;) greetings from your biggest GERMAN fans!!! Wow! great work Shane, i really admire your work! especially your lighting-work (…i am totally in love with the “Carnival Scene” of last three minutes).
i am from a german high school and we’re doing this film-project… we are shooting with a Canon 5D Mark II (+85mm 1.2, 300mm 2.8…).
it’s more than just a school-project… it’s everything. It would be a great honor for me, if you take a look at our trailer:

http://www.vimeo.com/17225061

http://www.rfyl.de
http://www.facebook.com/RunForYourLife2011

…i just wanted to show it to you! maybe you tell us what you think about it ;)
greetings from your biggest GERMAN fans!!!

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2987 Shane Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:14:27 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2987 Robert Shaver, you are exactly right. Thank you so much for sharing. Being obsessed with the subtleties that add up to creating the big picture. Robert Shaver, you are exactly right. Thank you so much for sharing. Being obsessed with the subtleties that add up to creating the big picture.

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2986 Shane Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:07:05 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2986 Alex, you go it, not a problem at all. I will make sure I go through this. You are welcome and Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Alex, you go it, not a problem at all. I will make sure I go through this. You are welcome and Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Shane Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:03:08 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2985 Joshua, you are very welcome. Joshua, you are very welcome.

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 Shane Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:02:43 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2984 Carl Olson, thank you so much Carl for those kind words, it is great to hear from you. I love our talks and cannot wait for the next one. You ROCK!!!! Carl Olson, thank you so much Carl for those kind words, it is great to hear from you. I love our talks and cannot wait for the next one. You ROCK!!!!

]]> By: Carl Olson http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Carl Olson Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:20:36 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2983 The Skulls was my first exposure to Shane's work. It was my wife who insisted that I just had to see this movie. Wow! Beautiful lighting, beautiful cinematography. And all before we even knew what a Canon 5D Mark II was! :) The Skulls was my first exposure to Shane’s work. It was my wife who insisted that I just had to see this movie. Wow! Beautiful lighting, beautiful cinematography. And all before we even knew what a Canon 5D Mark II was! :)

]]> By: Joshua http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Joshua Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:42:54 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2982 Thanks so much for taking the time to post this Shane! Thanks so much for taking the time to post this Shane!

]]> By: Alex http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 Alex Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:15:01 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2981 Hi Shane! If that would be possible, in the next series could you, please, share your knowledge how do you keep consistency in a look. For example, if you shoot something on a cloudy day and have to continue to shoot the next day, but it's sunny. What do you do? Besides 12x12, are there any other tricks? Also, would be awesome to know your workflow when shooting. For example, do you first do the blocking and then set the light and so on... In other words, what do you do after what...Do you start shooting with Master shot and then move to CUs? Thanks a lot for your work and Happy Thanksgiving! Hi Shane!
If that would be possible, in the next series could you, please, share your knowledge how do you keep consistency in a look. For example, if you shoot something on a cloudy day and have to continue to shoot the next day, but it’s sunny. What do you do? Besides 12×12, are there any other tricks?
Also, would be awesome to know your workflow when shooting. For example, do you first do the blocking and then set the light and so on… In other words, what do you do after what…Do you start shooting with Master shot and then move to CUs?
Thanks a lot for your work and Happy Thanksgiving!

]]> By: Jerry Rojas http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 Jerry Rojas Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:40:16 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2980 Hi Shane!. that sounds great, thank you!. I have been doing some research about it on my own, so I'm sure more sooner than later we will be talking face to face again, but let's talk more about it after the holidays.. Best! JR Hi Shane!. that sounds great, thank you!. I have been doing some research about it on my own, so I’m sure more sooner than later we will be talking face to face again, but let’s talk more about it after the holidays..
Best!
JR

]]> By: Robert Shaver http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 Robert Shaver Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:13:22 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2979 It's a pleasure to read a pro with so much passion. Reading "The Lean Forward Moment" by Norman Hollyn gave me insight into how to recognize the most important points in each scene and how some of the best directors draw the audience's attention to them. They are perhaps obvious to folks with many years of experience like Shane, but they were an epiphany to me. Highly recommended. Peace, Rob:-] It’s a pleasure to read a pro with so much passion.

Reading “The Lean Forward Moment” by Norman Hollyn gave me insight into how to recognize the most important points in each scene and how some of the best directors draw the audience’s attention to them. They are perhaps obvious to folks with many years of experience like Shane, but they were an epiphany to me.

Highly recommended.

Peace,

Rob:-]

]]> By: Shane http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Shane Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:36:59 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2978 Jerry Rojas, it is so great to hear from you. Everyone misses you. I met with Joseph yesterday at Hurlbut Visuals new rental division. We are getting settled in. I want to talk to you more about coming to the U.S. After the holidays I am slammed right now but a lot of interesting possibilities exist. Jerry Rojas, it is so great to hear from you. Everyone misses you. I met with Joseph yesterday at Hurlbut Visuals new rental division. We are getting settled in. I want to talk to you more about coming to the U.S. After the holidays I am slammed right now but a lot of interesting possibilities exist.

]]> By: Jerry Rojas http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2010/11/lighting-series-number-2-going-inside-the-hallowed-walls-of-a-secret-society-on-the-skulls/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Jerry Rojas Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:38:10 +0000 http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/?p=2410#comment-2977 Hi Shane!.. as usual Great post! I really like movies about conspiracy and mistery, these and gangster movies are my favorite. I saw The Skulls when I was 20yo and I loved it! It's very interesting reading how your process go way beyond the technical issues. I have read a lot of DPs that just talk about the footcandels they need, the focal lenght they choose, or the contrast ratio they were looking for. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this "numerical" part is not important, I know it its, but I think before going to the technical side of the job you must question yourself about the artistic part or it, and then let the "feelings" you got about what you want lead the "numbers" to make it happen. I can only anxiously look forward to your next post. JR Hi Shane!.. as usual Great post! I really like movies about conspiracy and mistery, these and gangster movies are my favorite. I saw The Skulls when I was 20yo and I loved it!

It’s very interesting reading how your process go way beyond the technical issues. I have read a lot of DPs that just talk about the footcandels they need, the focal lenght they choose, or the contrast ratio they were looking for.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this “numerical” part is not important, I know it its, but I think before going to the technical side of the job you must question yourself about the artistic part or it, and then let the “feelings” you got about what you want lead the “numbers” to make it happen.

I can only anxiously look forward to your next post.

JR

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