Tips for directing a movie project. 10 points for clear and descriptive answers?

Question by Anonymous #265: Tips for directing a movie project. 10 points for clear and descriptive answers?
1. I want to shoot the scene where a group of people approached you with the sunset behind them. The problem is, we can’t see their faces. Is there a tool that we can use to light up these people while making it look natural? Would giving these people torches be sufficient enough to light them up?

2. Using real people in a MASSIVE cavalry charge is impossible, right? Sure, there are movies where cavalry charges are involved. However, these are usually small (50-200 people). The problem is, no matter how well trained the the stuntsmen are, there would be big injuries in MASSIVE cavalry charges. For the massive cavalry charges, we can only use graphics, right?

Best answer:

Answer by John T
give them torches to hold and then use indirect lighting on the subjects. This will give the illusion the light is coming from the torches

Massive charges are hard. In films, their is always a wide distant view to show the size of the group, and then tight shots of the action, where you only need 20 to 30 people and horses.

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