xenocide4114 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 hello all, got a director im shooting for in a few weeks that wants to attempt the light an entire sceen with black lighting. I have never even tried or attmpted such an intiresting feet. Anyway, can existing light meters actually meter black lights or spot meters? Iwas thinking of using the black lights to iluminate florecent paints and using a a tungsten light colored to match that deep color of the black light for the actors. Intirested to see if anyone else has tried this. dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hayes Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 I have only used black light in conjunction with standard lighting. It has worked very well. I usually just eye ball it. You might try shooting your set up with a digital camera set to match your film and camera specifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Yolles Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Use a UV filter on the lens. Your incident meter won't work, so use your spot meter. But remember that the spot reading will place the object at zone V. So if you have an actor wearing a white t-shirt under the black light, spot the shirt and open up to put the glowing shirt in zone VIII to X or wherever you want it. I actually just shot some tests but haven't seen the results yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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