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In coming up for concept for this lesson, I was excited to shoot an action skateboard shot with a skater jumping a trashcan. I had shot a group of skaters for stock the week prior, but had not loved the location. It was cool and all, but I wanted something a bit more intense.
During the time I was thinking about the location, I saw the movie “Max Payne”. I felt that the sets and "film noir" look-and-feel of the film were much stronger than the actual film. I loved the alleys that they shot in and decided to shoot in a downtown LA alley. Action shots like these do not need epic backgrounds to be powerful.
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Here, I've included a simple version of the shot captured against a dark background. Its just as powerful, but did not have rats to contend with. I'll talk about the rats later...
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