If you had to shoot a commercial or film by moonlight, would you be able to? Director Jono Seneff pulled it off. Back in February 2022, we mentioned a super cool Tesla spec commercial in our Hawkeye VFX article. It was created by Seneff and his producing partner, Mehmet Gungoren. The two recently put together another project, but this time, they set their sights on pushing the boundaries of two Sony Alpha cameras to demonstrate their low-light capabilities. What began as a short film evolved into a branded content piece. A new spec commercial, if you will. However, this one was going to be shot using only moonlight and firelight to light the project. Here’s how they did it and what you can learn from their workflow. First, give the final product a watch. Conceptualizing the Project Built around the idea of the only natural phenomena (so far) to be able to capture light and time itself, Seneff created a spot where a photographer stood in the blackness of night and took a picture of a black hole. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 16 December, 2022