Lighting for Film & Video

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1. FAQ: Mireds

   By David Bradley, March 26, 2007
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   • kpv rajkumar
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3. Post one of your setups 1 2 3 4 10

   By DavidSloan, December 24, 2004
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   • Jared Bedrejo
   • July 13, 2014

4. Do Honda Portable Generators have to be grounded?

   By Guy Holt, February 1, 2011
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   • Stephan Tafeen
   • May 21, 2020

5. Advice on lighting a nighttime outdoor scene?

   By Megan Devaney, December 27, 2012   

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   • Stuart Allman
   • June 16, 2014

6. HMI vs Tungsten?

   By Jason Banker, July 24, 2005
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   • David Mullen ASC
   • July 27, 2005

7. Why aren't the the lights we really need manufactured? 1 2

   By Adam Frisch FSF, January 17, 2009
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   • timHealy
   • October 11, 2015

8. Any truly color accurate LED panels out there?

   By Vincent Sweeney, July 15, 2011
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   • Taggerty
   • October 18, 2013

9. Unbleached vs Bleached Muslin

   By Jamie Lewis, July 14, 2008
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   • David Rakoczy
   • July 18, 2008

10. Fresnel vs. Par (again)

    By M Joel W, June 26, 2007
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    • M Joel W
    • June 26, 2007

11. Lighting a Forest at Night 1 2

    By Jack De La Mare, November 27, 2015   

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    • JeremyA
    • November 19, 2018

12. balancing a generator 1 2

    By Colleen Marshall, December 21, 2009
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    • Guy Holt
    • January 11, 2010

13. LIVE THEATRE lighting for black and white effect

    By Matyas Erdely, February 15, 2010
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    • Matyas Erdely
    • February 16, 2010

14. Chinese Lanterns 1 2

    By Jase Ryan, February 3, 2010
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    • George Odell
    • December 31, 2012

15. Best lighting books for film?

    By Brock Smith, April 13, 2008
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    • Richard Swearinger
    • February 16, 2019

16. Indie Tricks-of-the-Trade, or how to get good production values on a modest budget 1 2

    By Guy Holt, March 31, 2016
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    • Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
    • November 12, 2021

17. IRE guidlines

    By Matt Dennie, March 9, 2011
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    • Ronald Gerald Smith
    • March 9, 2011

18. Cutting through the hype surrounding Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) lamps

    By Guy Holt, May 29, 2011
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    • Brandon Polley
    • February 10, 2012

19. shooting "Day for Night" or shooting at night? 1 2

    By Lee Tamer, February 5, 2012
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    • JB Earl
    • May 6, 2014

20. Brute Lights? Dino lights? 1 2

    By Joshua Hesami, January 12, 2016   

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    • Jay Young
    • October 13, 2022

21. Shooting in natural light

    By Malik Sajid, November 7, 2008
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    • Serge Teulon
    • January 15, 2009

22. Negative Fill?

    By PhilPowers, April 7, 2004
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    • Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos
    • July 6, 2015

23. Assembling a lighting & grip package, thoughts? 1 2 3 4

    By Mark Kenfield, November 1, 2013   

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    • andrew ward
    • March 17, 2014

24. Pan Glass

    By Blith Clockwalk, June 20, 2009
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    • David Rakoczy
    • June 23, 2009

25. china ball vs kino flo

    By Christian Janss, May 7, 2008
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    • Gus Sacks
    • May 25, 2008

26. How does IRE correspond to exposure?

    By Evan Richards, November 14, 2017   

    • IRE
    • exposure
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    • David Mullen ASC
    • November 14, 2017