Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Could any of you tell me what is the name of that piece of lighting equipment that appears somewhere around 00:12 in the video at the bottom of this article? http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-03-06/visit-the-real-greshamsbury-park-and-the-handsome-houses-in-doctor-thorne It looks like a piece of Christmas string lights. Edited March 6, 2016 by Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 6, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted March 6, 2016 Could be a rope light, maybe there are brighter LED versions now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 That's the word. I got my string lights and rope lights mixed up. Thank you. What are they used for in cinematography? What kind of lighting effect do you get? They seem pretty bright, yet the lighting, as expected for a period-drama scene, looks quite suffused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 6, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted March 6, 2016 They aren't bright, they are usually pretty dim so I don't know if this was a new type or maybe it was an LED in a strip like a rope light but meant to run along a floor like in a movie theater. Or maybe they are working at such a low light level that the rope light seems bright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted March 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2016 I wonder what it's doing... mimicking the intricacies of a chandelier? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted March 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2016 They're working pretty low down it seems (on alexa) pretty close in-- was probably just a quick rig to mimic the warm light of the practicals.Suppose they could've used a china ball or the like- but perhaps they wanted the catch-light in the eyes to have an "interesting" shape. And I think that's a non LED version; an LED version would probably be substantially greener looking on camera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Or maybe they are working at such a low light level that the rope light seems bright. That’s what I was going to say. Edited March 21, 2016 by Alexandros Angelopoulos Apostolos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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