Derek Dahlsad

@RealDerekDahlsad@mefi.social
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Creator of http://dakotadeathtrip.com and http://blacksunn.net/receipts/ , filmmaker, dayjob is converting paper into pixels. My "Bacon Number" is 4. AzraelBrown on #Metafilter. Potrzebie!

Avatar is an #ambrotype photograph of myself, taken in 2024 by the studio Old School Collodion

Header is a neglected billboard in Casper WY, with the words “MAN ANT EAD” displayed next to a baby talking on a telephone, and “ANTELOPE 29.95 DEER 35.95” across the bottom, taken in early 2000s.

websitehttp://derek.dahlsad.com
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Derek DahlsadMay 2
I've been too busy to watch movies for the past month -- I finally got myself up to 4 this week:
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
Derek DahlsadApr 24
Passed my #SMPTE Color Managed Workflows class with flying COLORS!
Derek DahlsadMar 26
AliExpress, are you OK? I don't understand what you're selling me, can you explain? I really don't follow.
Derek DahlsadMar 25
On-set selfie, a scene at the club for the small independent film I'm DOPing #Cinemastodon
Derek DahlsadMar 23
TODAY I AM EXACTLY THE SAME AGE AS WILFORD BRIMLEY IN Cocoon #cinemastodon
Derek DahlsadMar 19
I'm off work until Monday because I got a lot of movies to watch over the next couple days - I'm spending my time at the #FargoFilmFestival and I'm going to eat way too much popcorn and hang out with filmmakers from all over and see fellow film buffs who I haven't talked to since last year and just have a good time. #cinemastodon
Derek DahlsadMar 13
Derek DahlsadMar 7
#lastFourWatched #letterboxdFriday #cinemastodon
Derek DahlsadMar 3
Day one of filming #amalschristmasreunion #Cinemastodon #filmmaking #cinematography #accidentalrenaissance
Derek DahlsadFeb 28

Here's some samples from the camera test this past weekend, preparing for the short film that we start shooting this coming Saturday. We were mostly looking at lighting for varying skin tones, and while these are a little warm and underexposed we're happy with how they turned out.

For the technical people, lights were set at 3600K (rim/fill) or 4600K (key), camera white balance set at 6400K to force a warmer color but this is where I think the overly-warm is coming from, I'm going to try 5500K on set. Not sure which was which but most of this footage was on either a 28mm or 50mm lens, both 1970s--ish vintage and previously used for film photography, not cine lenses -- they both have a nice soft feel to them.

#filmmaking #cinemastodon #cinematography #shortfilm #cameratest