Darryl Walthall
Cinematographer
International Cinematographers Guild Local 600
"Fallen" is a beautiful film, in which I was the lighting Gaffer on. Shot by Cinematographer Brad Rushing; Brad trusted me as his lighting Gaffer on "Fallen" and I think the results are fantastic. The lighting strategy on "Fallen" was centered around naturalism. We shot this film in an old Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and made use of the ambient light and the existing practicals; if we needed to increase the light levels, we made use of old school Kino Flos. The VFX sequence was shot on green screen with larger tungsten sources, fresnels and open face pars. "Fallen" makes use of strong back light, giving the film a noir look, but also adding a touch of grace and elegance. Collaborating with and being entrusted to execute the lighting plan for an accomplished Cinematographer like Brad Rushing has been one of t he highlights of my lighting career.