Gels and different colour light?

[TheMagicPirate]

Hey guys, I'm back for more help

I've been told I need to shoot, in a studio, an old man in a cabin, in front of a fire (a real fire) with a window in the same frame showing a painted backdrop of a daytime country landscape.

I was thinking (if the window is on the right, the man in the middle and the fire on the left of the frame) I light the backdrop so it reflects into the cabin, using a clean 'white' light. The use 2 large soft lights (again white) to light the rest of the cabin.

Then do the white balance. After thats done, light the fire and that should throw some nice orange light over the old man?

Does this sound about right?

Any other ideas are greatly welcomed.

Thanks guys

 

[ChroniC]

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Does this sound about right?

Any other ideas are greatly welcomed.

Thanks guys

Ok you wont get to many response on here, as not many people have access to studio, or experience of them. Mostly digital PS'ers
Assuming it has a country backdrop its got to be day time, and a real fire in a studio. Blimey where is this?
Anyway.

Problems :-
Light from studio lighting flashes will basically make the fire very dull, and lifeless, and wont give an orange glow, where its gets flooded out.
Outside country backdrop will look overexposed in a darkish cabin.

From what ive read you have a massive set up of some kind, and can send light through a realistic cabin window.
So i would like you said use 1 flash on a sync lead, making the outside appear daylight.
Using the fire to glow naturally will mean you will have to lower the flash and light levels considerably, causing the window to overexposed, you will need to setup the flashes and the apeture accordingly to compensate. (you might find this a problem)
Place the man as close to the fire as possible and use light coloured clothes to pick up an orange you can.
A large soft box light to your right will light up the rest of the cabin. (althought the light from the flash from the window will do this also, and it may be enough to give that side a realistic effect, so this may not be necessary)
Possibly a third to your left but facing the roof or not if the window looks like no light would get to this part of a room. (is the roof white or reflective, allowing the room to light up??)
Is it ment to look realistic or studio faked/artisitc? As if do you need natural shadow, do you want to remove this?

With regards to lighting, all studio lights/flashes are daylight balanced (the ones we have are, most are) the only thing you would need to worry about is tungsten lights, (which you shouldnt use), and as your not using film? i presuming?
If you are do you have a choice, ie medium format??

With regards to gels, i havent really used them so not much help there really. An orange one could be useful for an experiment.


If i had my uni books i could give u a better setup and some exposures for the man/background/cabin.