obsidian fiber
Alright I need big help here.
I'm basically trying to make a movie set in a dark and foggy cemetary/graveyard. Sounds simple right? Well. Here's the thing. In my country most graveyards are privately owned and do not even look anything like i imagine (not to mention how unethical it would be to make a movie over resting places)
So here's the question. How can I recreate a set like that indoors as an independent student Filmmaker with a low budget and as realistic as possible?
peak gazelle
If you have a large TV, you could shoot close ups using your TV as backdrop
I have done quite some XR results using a TV as backdrop, it really works quite intuitively. Downside is that you can't do a lot of movement.
I'm personally never a fan of indie film green screen for background replacement since there's a million things that will look off about it,
But for a 0.5s wide it can be done.
A full short film set in one however is going to be an enormous challenge
My suggestion is to make fake headstones and film it in a public area like a grassy park
For example
I know a few public areas in places I used to live that would look like a graveyard with added headstones.
Find something near you that could work
If you know 3D and work with mostly static camera/small movement, you could even work with tracking markers on the ground to place headstones.
RISKS:
Final option is to go meta and to shoot it in a black/white void studio
And build a headstone or two out of foam
The final option is to get chummy with a private owner of a graveyard.