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light painter's image in this exercise. Our goal is to have a star rise in the frame
and then burst and disappear in exactly 15 moves. The film then is looped,
so there is an unending rise of stars that burst apart. You want to make sure
that the looping has a fun quality that can be seen over and over again in
an appealing manner. Let us go back to Chapter 3 and use the star guide
illustrated in that light painting description. This guide will help keep the star
imagery consistent for the first several frames of the exercise.
ExErcisE Fig 4.A
The star guide
along with two small flashlights.
The star guide should be stabilized and placed very carefully in each frame as
it rises into the composition. This is extremely difficult if you hold the guide
by hand with the long camera exposure, so we use a stand like a C-stand
to hold the star guide. The stand should be “blacked out” by putting black
gaffer's tape on it. The C-stand should also be moved to a different position
every frame, so that it cannot be seen over a sequence of frames. This can be
carefully orchestrated while continuing to raise the star in the frame.
ExErcisE Fig 4.B
The c-stand
holding the star guide and
blacked out with tape.
Set up your camera with a wide lens, like 24 mm or 35 mm focal range, on
your tripod at about shoulder height. Let us say you chose to be in a dark
room that is mostly empty. Make sure all lights are off, although you may want
to have a working light that you can turn on and off as you shoot. This light
allows you to place the stand in the right place between shooting frames.
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