pascal Boyer Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi to all of you , i get amazed everytime i see these videos ,like this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VSBWsQqf8 can someone tell me exactly which units they use and were do they place them ,for example for the shot where justin is lit by upstairs and sings with this old fashion microphone..do they use fresnels ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 30, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted March 30, 2007 Looks like a big overhead softbox or lighting balloon above (skirted) on a dimmer board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal Boyer Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Looks like a big overhead softbox or lighting balloon above (skirted) on a dimmer board. Thank you! what do you mean with : lighting balloon "above (skirted) on a dimmer board" .... i know what a lightning balloon is but do you have any image for me to understand what the rest of the sentence means . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted March 30, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) Thank you!what do you mean with : lighting balloon "above (skirted) on a dimmer board" .... i know what a lightning balloon is but do you have any image for me to understand what the rest of the sentence means . "Skirted" means that black, nonreflective material is hung around the balloon like a skirt. Think of this as if the balloon itself were hips. ;) This prevents too much light from spilling out the sides and keeps the light going downward, helping to control the background light and contrast. A "dimmer board" is a control board (it might look like a mixer for audio) with sliders that control the intensity of a bunch of lights from one central location. Edited March 30, 2007 by Christopher D. Keth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal Boyer Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 "Skirted" means that black, nonreflective material is hung around the balloon like a skirt. Think of this as if the balloon itself were hips. ;) This prevents too much light from spilling out the sides and keeps the light going downward, helping to control the background light and contrast. A "dimmer board" is a control board (it might look like a mixer for audio) with sliders that control the intensity of a bunch of lights from one central location. i got it now ! thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Sandstrom Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 there's also a soft fill light above the camera. you can see it in his eyes in the closeups. it's big and soft edged, probably something shot through diffusion, it's not the top light since that never reaches the eyes, but it's fairly high up too. it's common to round off the light and/or add fill on closeups. it doesn't look like it's there in the wide shots. /matt ps. you can actually see the double shadow under his eyebrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timHealy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 a balloon with skirts on the sides: http://www.lightingballoons.com/images/Ori...il3a_edited.jpg I think this is from Devil Wears Prada in the Surrogates Courthouse in NYC. I actually think that the source of light that hits him at the microphone is a bit more directional than a balloon. Unless it is a small and powerful balloon farther away from the subject. It could be a fresnel (10 or 20k), beam projector, maxi, or 12 light, through some sort of diffusion frame from a lift. If they can get a lift into the location they shot in. Many times several different dp's and gaffers can get the same result using different methods. Best Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 30, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wow, that's a lot of effort to go to for such a completely forgettable and undifferentiated track. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal Boyer Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Wow, that's a lot of effort to go to for such a completely forgettable and undifferentiated track. Phil we were speaking about the image of the video.... :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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