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The Film
Pien is a story about a little girl playing on the street. She encounters a strange man but seems to have no fear of him. Joris van den Berg directed this film and wanted it to look simple, sunny and warm but with a slight ‘unheimisch’ feel to it.
The Idea
Shooting available light we choose to make as much of the sun as we could. This meant waiting and waiting for exactly the right angle. A was a bit of a gamble but it worked out great. The stranger looks quite mysterious and the little girl can hardly see him. This adds to the feeling something isn’t right.
The Solution
Shooting with Cooke lenses ensured a beautiful flare. Working with big butterfly’s and mirrors helped us achieve a consistent look during the whole day.
The Film
A thriller written by director Vincent Fitz Jim about two sisters. One of them goes through great lengths to get what she wants, even if it means hurting her little sister… Shooting indoor and outdoor with a tight schedule worked out fine with the help of a great crew.
The Idea
We wanted the film to have a very specific look. Clinical and glossy, but also dark in the shadows and filled with the color of hate: green. We choose to create a almost ‘monochrome’ look to have full control over the feeling of the images.
The Solution
We opted for ARRI Ultra primes because they tend to be a bit more clinical and sharp. Lighting the actresses quite soft makes them look harmless at first glance. By adding the ‘green’ feel to it in color correction with the Nucoda Filmmaster we finalized the look for this film.
The Film
Director Warner Krol made a detailed moving storyboard. Extremely colourful, like the branding of NTI, Warner was looking for possibilities to adapt that feeling to this TVC. The commercial being the first big film for this specific client made is especially important to live up to the storyboard.
The Idea
Making sure that all the NTI colours came back in the sets we ensured this colourful look. Warner liked the idea of adding a bit of subtle movement to the images without exaggerating it. We opted for a subtle and old fashioned ‘dolly-zoom’.
The Solution
Lighting the big colorful pieces in the set from the direction of the camera resulted in a very colour-bright feel. Working with the ‘dolly-zoom’ effect by programming a digital system, tracking the movement of the dolly and translating it to the motor connected to the lens, creating subtle and repeatable moves.
The Film
Uitgesproken is about two friends. One of them explores his sexuality and finds himself to be gay. His best friend has to cope with that fact and that doesn’t come easy…
The Idea
Making a film for adolescents makes you realize you have to make extra clear which story you are telling. We wanted a unique look without it being distracting from the story that had to be told.
The Solution
Telling the story as simple as we could in terms of shots we laid emphasis on atmosphere, color and location. We chose to shoot with one of my favorite setups: the Arri Alexa with Cooke’s. That way we had a ‘blank canvas’ and where able to make the most of the available light.
The Film
A slightly eerie fairytale told by director Ellen Blom who loves to work with strange personas and weird worlds. No words where used so the story had to be brought alive by images. Although it’s not my first interest I decided to also produce this film because I felt it had to be made.
The Idea
The film starts off quite light en colorful. With emphasis of the beauty of the forest and it’s inhabitants. Later on the film gets darker and less saturated and you get the feeling something is not quite right…
The Solution
Working with moderate focal lengths in he first part of the film and then, when the story unfolds, making good use of the wider and longer focal lengths and evolving from heavily gripped shots towards more handheld work, the viewers get an ‘inside’ look in Rudolf’s head en go slightly mad with him.
The TVC
Greetz wanted a new commercial for their applications on the Ipad. Director Vincent Fitz Jim invited me to get on board and create a whole new look for them.
The Idea
Instead of colorful pictures with a heavy saturation and a high contrast we opted for a somewhat “lighter” look. The idea was to make an uplifting atmosphere for them and make using the application look simple and fun
The Solution
Working with gaffer Bert Hogenes and key grip Antoine Petit we made sure the TVC got a glossy but human feel to it. My favorite setup with large daylight sources, the ARRI Alexa and the Cooks worked out fine!
The Film
This episode is all about the opportunities people above the age of 50 have to offer. How does this group behave in terms of buying properties and luxury goods? And more important: how do we capitalize this?
The Idea
We wanted an uplifting vibe and not make things too serious. Sunny and vibrant pictures had to make sure that the feeling of an opportunity could also be found in the visual DNA.
The Solution
Working with small HMI lights and mirrors to create ‘low sunlight’ wherever possible and working with a large sensor camera created the specific look for this episode of Tegenlicht. You can watch the entire episode on uitzendinggemist.nl
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