Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phong- Similar to the question earlier about 'viewing' filters... the Wratten 90 dark amber filter for looking at a scene to visualize the B&W scene a la Minor White. Hollywood used a Wratten 48 (?) the blue separation filter, and under exposed early on to achieve a 'night' effect- of course, most scene shot that way under actual daylight showed very distinct shadows, but suspending your brain for a moment, it looked like night time- close enough for "Government Work" A lot of night shots seem to be done with a rim type lighting now, and look more realistic except for the occasional pop shot where the light direction suddenly changes! I suppose the faster film stocks make it easier now than years ago. Movies such as 'Cinderella Liberty'- shot by cinemaphotographer Vilmos Zsigosmond (sp?) who I always considered the 'Master of Available Darkness' did a good job of shooting in night-time Seattle. I recall he got started by shooting 'B' grade horror flicks- all done best in night-time scenarios! I don't see his name in the credits anymore- I guess he has retired, one way on another. ( Yes- I am one of those tiresome people who sit in the theatre to the very end looking at the credits. I always find it amazing that so many people can be gotten together to work on one project and have it succeed! Even a bad movie is a success in terms of the sheer number of people working together and not actually breaking out in violence! Maybe there is something sensible about Hollywood people getting involved in politics! :o) NOTE BIG SMILEY! I actually think Arnold might turn out to be a good governor!) Best of light to you, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:08 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Safe Storage - now "day for night" > Horacio Sofi wrote: > > "Fahrenheit 451" the film that Francois Truffaut > > directed in 1966, and the real flash point of paper. > > Speaking of Truffault, one of the great movie makers > and certainly one of my favorite, in his "La Nuit Americaine" > (Day for Night), there is a mention (and key explanation > to the movie title) of a lens filter that allows shooting > a night time scene to be shot in full daylight. For 30 > years I have inquired off and on, but never actually find > out anything more about this filter. I wonder if anyone > here can shed some light about this filter, how it works, > etc. I am particularly interested in achieving the same > effect in still photography. Thanks much. > > And by the way, it is a great movie by one of my favorite > movie maker, with one of my first screen loves > (Jacqueline Bisset). Where does reality ends and > Hollywood begins ? Very timely question in this election > season. I may just have a few friends over and watch > Fahrenheit 451 and Day for Night one of these weekends > before election night. > > Anyway, any info on achieving a "day for night" effect > would be greatly appreciated. For once, doing it > in color would be great, but I would certainly try it > in B&W too. > > - Phong > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >