Posted by buzworthy89 on 05/08/07 00:30

On May 7, 3:05 pm, "Richard Crowley" <rcrow...@xp7rt.net> wrote:
> <buzworth...@gmail.com> wrote ...
>
> > Lighting is my biggest concern at the moment.
>
> Is the actor actually driving on a public street?
> How good is your camera for low-light? (what is it?)
> What kind of look are you going for?
>
> Some modern stuff is so realistically dark that you almost see
> the acctor(s) only in silhouette.
>
> There are a good selection of fluorescent (and even LED)
> lights that run on 12VDC (or even internal batteries) that could
> be placed in strategic locations (depending on the shooting
> angles). But the more light you aim at the driver, the more
> dangerous for him to drive.
>
> You could also consider shooting day for night (assuming
> you have enough control over your camera, etc.)
>
> Of course old films had perfect lighting in vehicle interiors
> because they were in a studio with a cutaway car and a
> projected background. :-)


The car will be stationary and the camera I'm using is a Canon XLH1
(hi def).

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