Apr 18, 2025
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Cooper Dyer by Dario M. Rodriguez
Styling from Rish Blanko
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Styling by Rish Blanko
Faith Graves by Dario M. Rodriguez
Styling by Rish Blanko
Faith Graves by Dario M. Rodriguez
Styling by Rish Blanko
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I did two more test shoots after the one in November.
The first was with the magical Eva, and her ability to make me feel so comfortable experimenting with cinematography, while I was still getting to grips with it! We initially thought of shooting on the Sony FX6, and while I’m glad we didn’t, because there was only a zoom lens available to us (and I have a soft spot for the Ursa), it was interesting seeing what this little-yet-mighty camera was capable of. I was a big fan of its lightness and open interface, and it captured shots like memories, which I loved. The colour profile was really charming too. Eva then edited the shots we took, and I really loved how they turned out.
Here’s the footage I shot:
But alas, I had to move onto the Ursa and wave goodbye to the FX6 in the end…
So I needed to do another test shoot, with the Ursa. This one was with Eva, Peer, Sam Craigie from 2nd year, and Orla. I had developed my plans for camera much further by this point, with the shot list done, so I was able to try and frame a real scene, and I chose scene 3/4. Obviously the chapel was not easy to use to recreate a scene from a tightly-packed caravan kitchen, but we attempted it! I really enjoyed seeing the framing come to life for the first time.
We also had a look at scene 6, specifically 6.1, the close up of Phoebe.
And although the lighting wasn’t necessarily accurate (again it was very hard to recreate in this space), it gave me the confidence to love how the shots might turn out.
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