[image title=”ben” size=”medium” id=”348″ align=”left” linkto=”[site_url]/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ben.jpg” ]We have just completed a big shoot for the DOP course on fxphd. The plan was to do a serious production shoot day – as if for a major feature film and discuss all the real world issues such as LUTs-on set grading, lighting and blocking for 2.35:1 scope etc.

To provide some real interest we took the same location + same actors and had 2 scenes shot as if back to back in the film, but one is upbeat, happy morning (daylight interior) and the other is at the same location but serious very heavy, dramatic and shot at night.

This gave Ben Allan our Prof. of DOP a chance to really shine. Ben came up with some really intelligent and unusual solutions, it was great to watch him work. And while it was a serious long day, I must say we joke around on set quite a lot and have a really great time. After all this is the entertainment industry – and if we cant have fun at work – who can ?

Off to Chicago tomorrow to film and then Siggraph.

Here are some more pic from the shoot.

Mike