SONY — HEURES SILENCIEUSES
A camera film shot in the dark on purpose. One library, six desk lamps, no fill — the whole point was to see what survives at the bottom of the exposure.
- Client
- Sony — Europe
- Campaign
- Sony — Heures Silencieuses
- Year
- 2024
- Format
- Film 60″ · Cutdowns 30″ / 15″ · Print stills
- LIBRARY
- 1
- DESK LAMPS
- 6
- FILL LIGHTS
- 0
- ADDED IN GRADE
- 0
LIT FOR THE SENSOR
We deliberately avoided traditional fill lighting. Instead, we lit exclusively for the camera's sensor rather than the human eye, pushing the exposure to its absolute base limit.
Nothing was added in the grade that was not already on set. We let the dark wood and the ambient shadows do the heavy lifting, proving exactly what survives in near-total darkness.
ORGANIC TONES
By stripping away artificial fill lights, we allowed the natural environment to dictate the entire aesthetic. We let the rich textures of the wooden desks and the deep green shades of the wardrobe do the colour work themselves.
The result is an incredibly cinematic, moody visual that proves the camera's true capabilities, rendering perfect skin tones and product details in near-total darkness.
We lit for the sensor rather than for the eye, then let the wood and the green shades do the colour work themselves.
Camille Rouvier, Director
The Craft
- Creative Direction
- Designing a narrative film specifically to test and showcase extreme low-light sensor capabilities.
- Film Production
- Executing a strictly practical shoot relying entirely on six existing library desk lamps.
- Cinematography
- Lighting strictly for the camera's dual base ISO, eliminating all traditional fill lights.
- Colour Grading
- Preserving the authentic in-camera shadows without artificially boosting the exposure in post.
- Sound Design & Score
- Crafting a hushed, atmospheric audio landscape to match the silent, moody visual tone.
On the Bench
- Sony VENICE 2
- Fast Prime Lenses
- Practical Lighting
- DaVinci Resolve Studio