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Snow
Published : 19th November 2003
I'm shooting a music video on a Sony DSR-300a (DVCam). There are two shots
where we need snow. While it's usually readily available this time of
year in Ithaca, NY, we have only once gotten flurries. It's a student
project, and has no budget (go figure). The first shot is an interior
MS of a girl dressed in gothic garb sitting in a bay windowsill with interior
lights on and snow outside in the background (defocused). It will be night
time. The window is approximately 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide (there are
three of these windows next to each other).
The second shot is an exterior wide shot (also night) of the girl gazing
out the windows with snow in the foreground. The shot will cover approximately
five feet to each side of the edge of the windows (shot 1.33:1). The house
is in a rural area and is peach with green trim. Also with this shot her
breath will need to be visible on the cold window.
I was thinking to use Styrofoam as snow for the first shot. Does anyone
have any suggestions for the snow of the second shot? Also besides an
air conditioner, are there any ideas for her breath on the window? I thought
of hiding a window pane (that we kept in the freezer for a few hrs) inside
the actual window... any suggestions?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dom Zanghi
Watch "Ravenous" - they used white towels for snow on the exteriors
and I probably wouldn't have noticed except one of the actors kicked one
of the towels.
Jessica Gallant
Los Angeles based Director of Photography
West Coast Systems Administrator, Cinematography Mailing List
http://www.cinematography.net
>I was thinking to use Styrofoam as snow
Tried instant mashed potato flakes instead. Better for the environment
and looks better in your shot. Get a long tube of cardboard such as a
mailing shipper for posters and drill a number of holes along one side.
Fill it with the flakes and shake to get an even distribution of snowfall.
More holes and more shake means greater snowfall. If you need to cover
a larger area make two of them.
Mitch Gross
NYC DP
>Tried instant mashed potato flakes instead. Better for the environment
>and looks better in your shot.
E specially if it rains Mitch....
Regards
Laurie K. Gilbert s.o.c.
Motion Picture Director of Photography
HD Cinematographer
Cotton (or synthetic) batting is somewhat common and looks great when
it's wet down.
Best,
Anders Uhl
Cinematographer
ICG, New York
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