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Brad Reeb

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About Brad Reeb

  • Birthday 03/18/1983

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    Cinematographer
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    Portland, OR

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  1. Hi Jon I recommend losing one of your Arri 650's and renting the largest HMI you can run off of your generator with your other lights. Running off a generator outside in the dark you want the most efficient watt to lumen ratio you can get. A quartz halogen tungsten light (Arri, other tung. film lights) emits only 3.5% of its energy consumed as visual light, mostly red. Full CTB blue gelling a tungsten light cuts out 80% of that visible light spectrum, yielding .07% efficiency. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb) Generally speaking, HMIs look great in this situation and are the go-to for moonlight, edge and ambience. They also have an exponentially higher watt to lumen ratio, especially in the blue spectrum. It would be well worth the rental cost. I might put it high and flooded somewhere behind the scene, then front fill with that kino you've got to get to your stop. You'll get the most out of that fixture fairly close to subject. If the scene is urban anyway, I'd use that last Arri 650 to enhance or even fake one of those orange colored High Pressure Sodium street lights. ie, gel your 650 with some half straw gel or half orange and a quarter minus green (magenta) gel, and give your scene a little kiss of orange "streetlight" coming in from one side. It'll give you some motivated color and visual interest to paint with, and feel just like a city at night. Perhaps the best solution is to find a local gaffer with a passion and vast knowlege for lighting to help you plan and execute the lighting to allow you to focus on your story and camera techniques. Hope this helps get some ideas going! Brad http://my.media-match.com/brad.reeb
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