Pre-Production Unit: Research - Test Shoot 4: Bluebell Hill

For this test shoot, we wanted to recreate one scene in particular where Sean is sat atop a hill drinking alcohol as time passes by him. To achieve this we plan to shoot an hour long time-lapse between 3 and 4pm when the sun sets to create the effect of a much longer passage of time.

The view from Bluebell Hill was fantastic and definitely a setting I want to get into the film for just this alone.

The time lapse itself was done on Mike's Canon 7D, set to take a photo every 10 seconds we finished with around 300 photos: or 50 minutes of the sun setting.




As we waited, we took some shots of the area on the Black Magic to test its low light capabilities. As can be seen in the video the camera performed relatively well. Noise is noticeable in the last few shots but the overall look is very close to the aesthetic of Grit. The shots in the video have been colour corrected to the style we will going for in the film: desaturation with some boost in a particular colour.

This shot would work as a lead in to a new scene.

I love this shot: the blurred background combined with the lights looks beautiful.

We have decided though that for this scene we will shoot on a Sony A7S which has an extremely high ISO ability and is stunning in low light. As exampled in this video called 'Moonlight'.



Moonlight | Sony A7s from Carbon Studios on Vimeo.

The film was shot at night, using only the full moon to light the shots. We will also be filming on a night that has a full moon so we can get the best possible light for this time frame.