Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Horacio Sofi wrote: > "Fahrenheit 451" the film that Francois Truffaut > directed in 1966, and the real flash point of paper. Speaking of Truffault, one of the great movie makers and certainly one of my favorite, in his "La Nuit Americaine" (Day for Night), there is a mention (and key explanation to the movie title) of a lens filter that allows shooting a night time scene to be shot in full daylight. For 30 years I have inquired off and on, but never actually find out anything more about this filter. I wonder if anyone here can shed some light about this filter, how it works, etc. I am particularly interested in achieving the same effect in still photography. Thanks much. And by the way, it is a great movie by one of my favorite movie maker, with one of my first screen loves (Jacqueline Bisset). Where does reality ends and Hollywood begins ? Very timely question in this election season. I may just have a few friends over and watch Fahrenheit 451 and Day for Night one of these weekends before election night. Anyway, any info on achieving a "day for night" effect would be greatly appreciated. For once, doing it in color would be great, but I would certainly try it in B&W too. - Phong