Discovering Filters!

Grazie wrote on 1/3/2005, 12:09 AM

Yes I know this a Vegas Forum . . but . .I saw this and just wanted to share with y'all . .Anyway! If you can shoot and get what you want, it will make your Vegas Experience even better!

I've been wanting to find a simple 101 on using filters. This guy - Joe Cornish - gives great aesthetic descriptions of what he is attempting AND a simple pencil sketch with notes of how he went about achieving this - IMHO! - very beautiful work. Well Done Joe!

It is part of the Lee Filters site

If anybody else has got some further web links for filter use . . I'm listening ..

Grazie

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rs170a wrote on 1/4/2005, 8:44 AM

/...a filter that is indicated for shooting in the snow...

First of all, I wouldn't use a yellow filter unless you want your entire video to have a yellow tint to it.
An ND (neutral density) filter will help to knock down the levels on a bright day. Whether to go with a 1, 2 or a 3 stop filter will depend on the brightness at the moment.
I'd also consider a UV, sky or haze filter as well. A UV filter is something you might want to leave on permanently. It won't affect indoor shooting and doubles as a protector for your lens.
A polarizer would also be a help - but there is a gotcha to be aware of. On a still camera, you set the focus, adjust the polarizer as desired and you're set. With most video cameras, unless you're using a matte box like Grazie does, the screw-on filter will continually rotate as the focus changes which will negate the desired effect.
You didn't say what kind of camera you're using but, if it's a consumer type, you may be able to use the filter holder mount from Cokin. Check the rest of their site for a lot more filters, shades, etc.
Cafe Cokin's filter guide hasd several before & after examples of how different filters affect the image.

Mike

Grazie wrote on 1/4/2005, 10:36 AM

Right!

1/- I got the pola for the reasons just outlined. I've tried with a 58mm and it is a nonsense! I twist and it works but it was fiddly. The matte box just makes stuff easy and kinbda correct in my thinking.

2/- I got the ND 0.3 Grad 'cos I wanna slice an angle will filming AND have the pola effect to be positional AND feel the shot AND keep detail too.

3/- I am presently not thinking OR even considering of colour casting my film work . . I want to get stuff back to base in fine fetle and giving me that litle bit of umph that I am starting to achieve . .

Best regards,

Grazie