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CHRISTOPHER KIMLING

Director of Photography, Camera Operator & Video Producer in Atlanta, GA

Behind the Scenes from the Short Film "Over"

  • Writer: Chris Kimling
    Chris Kimling
  • 6 hours ago
  • 2 min read

Here is some behind the scenes footage from a short film I worked on as the Cinematographer.

The director of the film, Allen Parker, put together a video using footage captured on set. It’s a pretty cool edit because he mixed behind the scenes footage of us working with shots from the finished film. I also have some BTS photos at the bottom of this post.


If you are interested in reading more about the filmmaking process itself, check out my full blog post Click Here

Here is a quick rundown on the project.

Allen found me online while he was looking for a Cinematographer in Atlanta. The film is a short horror film with some dark dramatically lit scenes. He was looking to hire an entire crew and had a budget to do it, so I was able to bring on a Gaffer, 1st Assistant Camera, Grip and Electric Swing, and a Production Assistant.

We shot the film on my RED Komodo-X with a vintage Leica-R lens set. The film took three days to shoot. Most of it was filmed in one location, but on the last day we had to cheat another location to look like the first one, which was a challenge.

Overall, it was a great project to work on. I always like getting the chance to do narrative work, especially when there is enough of a crew to actually light scenes and take the time to make the shots look good.

Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, filmed by Atlanta Cinematographer and Director of Photography Chris Kimling.

Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing a RED Komodo-X camera setup filming two actors on a couch in a house location.
This was our master shot of the first scene with the two actors.
Atlanta Cinematographer and Director of Photography Chris Kimling filming the lead actor on the short film Over with a RED Komodo-X.
After a whip pan we cut to this close up shot of the actor.
Behind the scenes shot of the entire set of the short film "Over"
Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing a RED Komodo-X camera placed inside a dryer for a creative POV shot.
My camera inside the dryer. This was a really fun shot.
Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, with Atlanta Cinematographer Chris Kimling filming a creative dryer POV shot on a RED Komodo-X.
What my camera sees as we were setting up the shot. We had a light inside the dryer that was red for some reason.
Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing the 1st Assistant Camera pulling focus for Atlanta Cinematographer Chris Kimling.
Our Assistant Camera pulling focus wirelessly.

Behind the scenes photo of Cinematographer Chris Kimling putting on an EasyRig during production on the short film Over.
Me getting my EasyRig setup for some handheld shots.


Atlanta Cinematographer and Director of Photography Chris Kimling reviewing the monitor with director Allen Parker during production on the short film Over.
The Director and I watching the dryer shot on the monitor.

Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing Cinematographer Chris Kimling and the actress filming a close-up of a prop in a laundry room.
Filming a close up of the lead actress dropping her walkie talkie on the floor.

Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing a RED Komodo-X camera setup filming two actors sitting on a couch.
Isnt my camera beautiful?
Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing director Allen Parker blocking a laundry room scene with the lead actress while the camera is set up.
The Director and our lead actress blocking the scene.
Behind the scenes photo from the short film Over, showing a RED Komodo-X camera hanging from an EasyRig during filming.
When I put on the EasyRig I have to let the camera hang by itself at least once. It would be a shame not to.


 
 
 

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