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> take normal footage and make it look like it was shot at night You can do that in reverse too, shoot at night with a super sensitive camera and make it look

by 323 5y ago

> take normal footage and make it look like it was shot at night You can do that in reverse too, shoot at night with a super sensitive camera and make it look like day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPcinUz-L0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPcinUz-L0

dylan604 5y ago
While this is possible (I have done and still do this as well), but it is absolutely not the norm. Shooting day-for-night is much more common. It has less to do with the ability of a camera shooting at night. We have these things called lights that helps things. The main reason for day-for-night is that it is much more expensive to shoot at night. Shooting off-hours is much more expensive. Shooting more than a certain number of hours away from home is also more expensive. There are a lot of things going into the decision of why a shoot is done the way it is, but you can pretty much always assume that it was done the way it was done because it was the cheaper option.
- 323 5y ago
  > It has less to do with the ability of a camera shooting at night. We have these things called lights that helps things. Did you watch the video? It's shot in total darkness, with zero lights. As in night vision. It's not about shooting at night under film lights. I'm not saying it will replace day shooting, it's just another technique available if you want to go for a weird unreal look.
  - dylan604 5y ago
    Yes, I clicked the link. I've shot this style several times, only you have to do it on a full moon. Full motion video with no lights. Even got the laurel wreaths for one of the videos. I've shot WFO at T/1.5 and ISO32000 on a Sony a7sii. One interesting thing that we noticed was catching lens flares from the moon. When stepping through the footage frame by frame, you can see the lunar surface details in the lens flares. Most peole never notice, but it's one of those things you get to enjoy once you know about it. I've also taken that same camera to use as prime photography attached to my telescope. Cranked up the ISO, and it was the first time I was actually able to view the heavens as the scope slewed to its target. No more adjust position, take single long exposure test shot, adjust focus/position/etc. You can do it all in real time. Yes, I'm fully aware of some of these camera types

by 323 5y ago

dylan604 5y ago

While this is possible (I have done and still do this as well), but it is absolutely not the norm. Shooting day-for-night is much more common. It has less to do with the ability of a camera shooting at night. We have these things called lights that helps things. The main reason for day-for-night is that it is much more expensive to shoot at night. Shooting off-hours is much more expensive. Shooting more than a certain number of hours away from home is also more expensive. There are a lot of things going into the decision of why a shoot is done the way it is, but you can pretty much always assume that it was done the way it was done because it was the cheaper option.

323 5y ago
> It has less to do with the ability of a camera shooting at night. We have these things called lights that helps things. Did you watch the video? It's shot in total darkness, with zero lights. As in night vision. It's not about shooting at night under film lights. I'm not saying it will replace day shooting, it's just another technique available if you want to go for a weird unreal look.
- dylan604 5y ago
  Yes, I clicked the link. I've shot this style several times, only you have to do it on a full moon. Full motion video with no lights. Even got the laurel wreaths for one of the videos. I've shot WFO at T/1.5 and ISO32000 on a Sony a7sii. One interesting thing that we noticed was catching lens flares from the moon. When stepping through the footage frame by frame, you can see the lunar surface details in the lens flares. Most peole never notice, but it's one of those things you get to enjoy once you know about it. I've also taken that same camera to use as prime photography attached to my telescope. Cranked up the ISO, and it was the first time I was actually able to view the heavens as the scope slewed to its target. No more adjust position, take single long exposure test shot, adjust focus/position/etc. You can do it all in real time. Yes, I'm fully aware of some of these camera types