Framing Dallas: Lighting Up City Hall Stories
For the Dallas City Hall interviews, I set up each shot with the interviewees facing away from Downtown Dallas to emphasize the connection to the city. I lit the subjects using an Amaran 300c light, aided by two smaller GVM lights, to balance the bright background and ensure proper exposure. The interviews were filmed with a Sony FX9 camera, paired with a Sennheiser lavalier microphone for clear audio. During the project, I realized the need for an additional Amaran 300c light to handle the strong backlighting effectively and learned the importance of scheduling shoots earlier to capture the sun at a lower angle, avoiding excessive sky blowout