[Chip Mcallister]

I have a question about Zebras.

OK, here are the shooting parameters:

I am shooting a movie, desperately wanting it to look as much like film as possible.

I know that if I were outside I would set the 85% zebras to barely show up on the the whitest white part of the clouds in the sky.

However, where should my 85% (or 100%) zebras be set in a tan living room where the brightest color is the white of a person’s eye? Should I still make certain that there are some 85% zebras in the whites of a person’s eyes or anything that is the brightest thing in the room (even though tan may be the brightest color)? Please let me know. Thanks.

If you don’t mind answering another question . . . how do I “Crush the blacks” to make my film look better? Thanks.