Real Food, But Not Really. | 'Something Sweet'
Follow me on Instagram for some Behind the Scenes - instagram.com/minhky.le Three films reveal insights into the glaring contrast between home-prepared foods versus foods primed by a food stylist. Through the use of food dyes, cotton-ball stuffing, imitation ice, and an array of other clever devices, these films explore the many trickeries we are ever presented with by commercial industries in our everyday lives. It’s real food, but not really. - Directed, Filmed & Edited by Minhky Le Camera: Panasonic GH4 in 1080p 96fps, 60fps & 4K (compressed to a 1080p timeline). Settings: James Miller's settings - Cinelike V, -5 sharpness, -5 saturation, -5 noise reduction. Glass: Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 Edited and Graded: Premiere CC, FilmConvert. Sound: Foley was handled by borrowing sounds from all over the internet, and through VideoCopilot's sound packs and sampling originals. Details: The overall setup was extremely small. Pink cardboard on IKEA table tops with a glass sheet placed on the surface for ease of resetting shots. I love pushing the limits of sound foley - juxtaposing, say, crackling gravel like sounds on the scooping action of the soft, melting surface of ice cream. Funny how it our mind can make it work out. My goal was to make the viewer's ears salivate with foley goodness. I had taken a two-day Food Styling course by world renowned food stylist Denise Vivaldo who had offered me personal tips of food styling and chasing life goals. - © 2015 Minhky Le
