On 1-10-2014 15:53, Bald Eagle wrote:
> It's actually a rather odd room from the description, and it
> took me a while to wrap my head around its physical structure and what it
> actually looked like....
>
>> I have some misgivings about the brick walls which do not
>> seem very Victorian to me for indoors.
>
> Right.  I wasn't really sure where to go with that, especially since it seemed
> like it _should_ be out of place:
>
> "Miss Loach's house was a mixture of old and new.  Formerly it had been
> an unpretentious cottage like the others, but she had added a new wing
> of red brick built in the most approved style of the jerry-builder, and
> looking like the villas in the more modern parts of Rexton.  The

Definitely, this is a description oft the /outside/ of the new wing. As 
is said later, there is also the contrast with the white-washed old 
cottage walls, and the mismatch between the old thatched roof of the 
cottage and the tiles of the new wing. So, you can choose some Victorian 
wall paper now for the inside :-)

>
>> See also how other camera positions might increase the dramatic effect
>> (cf Citizen Kane).
>
> Hmmm.  I'll be the first to admit that I have no skill with, or natural sense
> about how to go about lighting or framing most scenes.  I'm sure most of the
> artistic details concerning CK's cinematography were lost on me, so I might have
> to cue it up again and actually observe more rather than just "watch" it.
> My first camera was placed to the right of the passage, since for whatever
> reason I had it in my mind that that's where the door to the room was, and then
> I moved it to give a better view angle for the conservatory which was the only
> other major feature.

Experimentation will get you to what you want. Nothing like experimentation.

>
> I suppose the biggest thing that bothers me is the lack of contrast in the
> image.  I actually made an attempt to run PowerStrip and adjust my screen gamma,
> and the desktop is noticeably a bit more "washed out".

Yes, that is something to pay attention to. The scene looks pale as if 
there is too much ambient to the textures' finish. You should certainly 
consider if you do not need a fade distance and power for the inside 
light(s). I suppose there is also sunlight outside?

> Thanks for looking it over and helping me along.  This ought to be a good
> opportunity to learn the finer POV skills and discover some new and useful tools
> and methods.

We are here to serve.

>
> I know _you guys_ get it, but it's always amusing when people see what I'm doing
> and say, "WHY are you doing this...?"  :)
> ( .. or .. "Why are you:  photographing that brick wall / granite block /
> painted wall /  textured counter in McDonalds / pebbled ashtray ???"
> "Who are you calling BOZO?"
> "I understood the first sentence of what you said, and then you went of onto
> this solid geometry thing and isosurfaces and surface normals.... and my eyes
> glazed over.   You're so pretty.")    :D

Lol. Very familiar indeed.

Thomas

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