Stuart Allman Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I was watching Matt Workman's discussion about a Pantene commercial and saw the use of a Breise forcus 140 as a key light. Is there a poor shooter's semi-version of a Breise that gives a similar look? I work in a market where there aren't many large budget commercials, so a Breise basically doesn't exist here and no one is going to pay to truck one down from L.A. I did like the silver stipple on hair look, so I might try that on a web series sometime soon. Thanks for that Matt. Stuart --------------------------- illuma.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Satsuki Murashige Posted July 16, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 16, 2016 K5600 make a new Briese-style umbrella for their Jokers. I think it's called the Kurve and comes in a few sizes. Don't know if they are actually shipping yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Allman Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 I wonder if it fits on other fixtures with a Chimera speed ring? I'll have to check it out. Thanks for pointing out that product. I thought about it a little more and the characteristics of the light are a beam with a large square area, but focused in direction. I'm curious if a large parabolic softbox, like the ones offered from Chimera, and a reasonably selected grid over the front would give a similar look (80-90%)? It certainly would have square area and the grid would add directionality/fall off. I haven't found a photo yet of just the Breise against a wall to know how the edge falls off. The only characteristic I see missing is the bulb in the center, which *might* create a slight hard shadow. Silver mirror backing can only reflect about 80% of the light hitting it, from what I know. So it's not like the interior of the parabola will ever be as bright as the bulb itself. I just don't know if it's noticeable. Thoughts? Stuart --------------------------- illuma.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 You could try a Photoflex Starlite in a silver Octobox without the front diffusion. Not exactly the same thing, but they are a lot cheaper, and the principle is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor Domingo Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 There is also Dedolight's PANAURA that looks similar to the Briese. I've never used a Briese though so I can't compare it.:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Gonzales Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Broncolor has their Para line. They are not cheap, but cheaper then Briese. http://www.bron.ch/broncolor/products/para/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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