Future Funk Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: What shots should I get for a Future Funk photo shoot?

For a Future Funk shoot, capture: Subject posed in a convertible or near a stylized car at golden hour, pastel city behind; Close portrait with warm city-pop palette peach, coral, warm teal and a slight VHS soft focus; Environmental shot at a convenience store at night, subject inside lit by fluorescent white, the street outside warm and wet; Movement shot on a city street at magic hour, the subject mid-stride with colored building lights behind; Rooftop shot with a city grid below at dusk, the subject in silhouette against orange and pink sky.

Q: Where should I shoot Future Funk photography?

Good locations for Future Funk photography include: Urban rooftop at golden hour, City convenience store at night, Expressway overpass with city below, Shopping street with illuminated signage.

SET

The setup

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✎Future Funk
01 LightWarm golden-hour sun or a tungsten key matched to 3200K at the same angle; add a cyan or teal fill from below for the anime ambient light quality
02 WardrobePastel 80s sportswear, sun visors, colorful accessories, vintage Japanese brand pieces if available
03 LocationUrban rooftop at golden hour
04 Palette
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DIR

Director's note

Apply an anamorphic adapter or squeeze one axis in post to create the widescreen aspect ratio future funk's reference to film and VHS is reinforced by the horizontal lens flare that anamorphic optics create naturally

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Viewfinder

Live

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Standby50mmMeteredf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

Aperturef/5.6Shutter1/125ISO400White balance5200K

Use your own photo

Running the list sets the camera for every shot in turn. Load your own photo to light and expose a frame you actually shot.

LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

Drag a lamp and watch the frame above change. The brief's own note is the preset

KeyThe light that makes the pictureSoft, farOn the floor

FillHow far into shadow you can seeMediumEye level

BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level

On the brief

Contact sheet

00 / 12

Nothing on the sheet yet. Set the camera, then take a frame.

SEQ

Shot list

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Subject posed in a convertible or near a stylized car at golden hour, pastel city behindsetup50mm

Close portrait with warm city-pop palette peach, coral, warm teal and a slight VHS soft focusportrait85mmvhs texturesoft focus

Environmental shot at a convenience store at night, subject inside lit by fluorescent white, the street outside warm and wetenvironment35mmlow light

Movement shot on a city street at magic hour, the subject mid-stride with colored building lights behindsetup50mm

Rooftop shot with a city grid below at dusk, the subject in silhouette against orange and pink skysetup50mmlow light

Rolling

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LOC

Locations

Urban rooftop at golden hourCity convenience store at nightExpressway overpass with city belowShopping street with illuminated signage

REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guide Color palette

DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Future Funk aesthetic?

City pop dreams and VHS summer: anime optimism with a disco heartbeat.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Future Funk photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

Subject posed in a convertible or near a stylized car at golden hour, pastel city behind
Close portrait with warm city-pop palette peach, coral, warm teal and a slight VHS soft focus
Environmental shot at a convenience store at night, subject inside lit by fluorescent white, the street outside warm and wet
Movement shot on a city street at magic hour, the subject mid-stride with colored building lights behind
Rooftop shot with a city grid below at dusk, the subject in silhouette against orange and pink sky

What lighting works for Future Funk photography?

Warm golden-hour sun or a tungsten key matched to 3200K at the same angle; add a cyan or teal fill from below for the anime ambient light quality

Light

Where should I shoot Future Funk photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

Urban rooftop at golden hour
City convenience store at night
Expressway overpass with city below
Shopping street with illuminated signage

What wardrobe works for Future Funk photography?

Pastel 80s sportswear, sun visors, colorful accessories, vintage Japanese brand pieces if available

Wardrobe

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