Fernando Nicolas

yup, was referring to those kinos. thank you.

http://i.imgur.com/u3q3Esc.jpg

Especially the one on the right, which doesn't seem to be supported by that bar.

Thanks

I'm trying to recreate that look with a battery-powered light source, the cheapest possible/available. Night exteriors, don't have access to a generator.

Is there any way to get that effect with a battery-powered source?

What would be the most portable/mobile and cost efficient way to light this?

Thanks David.

http://i.imgur.com/2wE0kUm.jpg

It's a still from Michael Mann's BLACKHAT. I'm curious as to what light this is, what diffusion, how far from the actors, etc.

Thank you very much.

Thanks for the responses guys. Appreciated.

https://youtu.be/PqEniS5CQYo?t=33s

Green, moving light on the girl in the dark.

And where could I purchase it?

Thank you.

Shooting a music video on a 5D MKIII hat will take place mostly at night. All exteriors.

It'll be all handeld, with no rigs, as I'm stealing a bunch of locations.

It's going to take place in Manhattan, so there'll be sources of light around - from buildings, streetlamps, etc.

My question:

Should I rent the 24-70 IS 4.0, or trade in the IS for an extra stop and go for a 24-70 2.8.

I really want the movements to look fluid. So...

Thanks,

F.

Shooting a music video on a 5D MKIII hat will take place mostly at night. All exteriors.

It'll be all handeld, with no rigs, as I'm stealing a bunch of locations.

It's going to take place in Manhattan, so there'll be sources of light around - from buildings, streetlamps, etc.

My question:

Should I rent the 24-70 IS 4.0, or trade in the IS for an extra stop and go for a 24-70 2.8.

I really want the movements to look fluid. So...

Thanks,

F.

(25*(4*4))/(1600*(1/48))=12FC. According to their specs, 1x1 litepanel should be able to do this (http://www.litepanels.com/language/pages/onebyone_standard.php)

 

Good luck, bud.

Thanks for your help.

You haven't given us your intended ISO or aperture. Both are necessary parameters for determining if a light source is sufficient.

 

My answer is still, no.

 

How about a Joker 200? It runs on AB batteries.

Going to try to shoot at f/4.0 and try to stay at 1600 ISO.

I did something like this when I was in film school and broke. I used an "emergency" spotlight (walmart?) that ran off a battery or DC (provided 12v to cigarette lighter plug). It was advertised as 1,000,000 candelas.

 

Shooting with any non-continuous source will result in flicker, the head won't fire, or they will be damaged because they aren't receiving clean/adequate voltage. We tried mounting a 2x4' kino for something like this last summer and the ballast got boned.

 

Go to an auto parts store, check out their spotlights and inverters. Use TUNGSTEN.

I really want to use daylight, and I'll put a sound blanket over the putt putt if I have to. My basic question is if you think 2 1.1 LED's OR 2 Kino's will give you enough exposure with the given parameters.

Not enough exposure. All those soft sources fall off so quickly. You'd might as well get a putt putt for the back of the truck instead of fussing with smaller sources.

I can't get a putt putt. This is all stolen.

I seriously doubt they'll have enough throw.

 

Are you insisting on LED because you want to run them off the truck battery?

Yes, and they're also more portable than anything else.

My 2nd choice would be 2 kino's...but I would prefer LEDs.

Any exposure experts out there?

2 1 X 1 LED's on a subject at night rougly 10-13ft. away? Enough exposure there?

Just for my own brain, where did you get 35mph from? A dead sprint by an Olympian is 20mph-ish... :)

 

-j

Yeah, more like 20mph. Anyone else with suggestions? I am strongly favoring 2 1X1 flooded LED's. Will that be enough exposure?

It's actually more like 12-15 ft in distance from subject, not 18-22ft as I mentioned before.

Hi all,

I am directing a music video on either a 5D MKIII or a Red Epic. It will be shot exclusively at night and from the back of a pickup truck, following a guy running, much like the reference photo of the disabled runner I attached. Will be shot in Los Angeles and my subject will be roughly 18-22 feet away while the pickup truck will be driving 30-35mph. Always a profile shot, I'll just change lenses, not camera position.

The "look" I want to achieve is similar to the one from the Kobe Bryant photo, except the subject is farther away and I want the lighting to illuminate the whole subject, creating a "spotlight" halo effect.

My question:

1. What sort of lighting/lights will I need to light from that distance so we can light the subject well? I want to avoid HMI's at all costs, if possible. The smaller, the better. Are there any potent + powerful LED lights that do this?

Thank you!

Fernando

I have 3 1000' ft rolls and one 460' short end of 35mm 5229. It's in very good shape, used for a commercial. What's a reasonable asking price for it? Thank you.

I'm getting close to shooting a spot which will be comprised almost entirely of close-ups of black skin. Looking to use very soft sources, and a mixture of lighting - frontal, silouette, etc.

Can anyone recommend any good films as a reference point? I'm thinking Spike Lee, but his lighting isn't quite as artful as what I'm looking for.

Also, if anyone knows any still photographers that would be incredibly useful too.

Thanks.

Fernando

I'm trying to gather references that go from a close-up to a wide via a dolly/steadicam move.

I can think of one right now, the shot outside the window from LAST DAYS.

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Any recommendations? Thanks.

Nearly all daytime exteriors...Super 16mm...I don't want any grain. Thank you.

If I rent a camera package from a rental house in Los Angeles during a long weekend, will I be able to use that package for that extra day (Monday) or will I have to pay for that extra day?

the new charlie kaufman film...anybody know who will shoot it?