James Gray

from a lighting point of view strobes - the only thing i have really used are lightingstrikes - they range from roughly 20 000w to giga watts!! some come with a frame control to sync lighting flashes with frames and you can also change intensity, You should be able to find them on the net or places like lee or panavision lighting departments. j

spent 3 - 4 years working in nz - currently in uk - SUKS so off to to a movie in canada, vancuvar. isnt CBA the local wellington agent - its on the corner of blair and allen street if i remember rightly. also Bats theatre had or has a graet and tiny bar for meeting like minded film and theatre people. the production book has heaps of contacts filmtvbiz.com? Think youve gotta pay 4 it now. good luck it a lovely city and i kinda miss it. if you have any questions jamesgraylx@yahoo.com or here!! j

i kinda like the moody romantic look - but seperation is needed. a 3/4 back light if subtle will bring him out nicely. a small fresnel would be ideal. ( poss a 300 arri on a dimmer ) just watch 4 spill and make sure the lamp is full flood. to bring up his face chinese lanterns are ideal, you can vary light bulb size and attach a dimmer - with prac light bulbs and dimmers i believe you can lose around 10 degrees kelvin for every percent so a 50 percent dimmed tungsten lamp will give you 2700k not 3200k - a result nearer candle light in your favour! keep things subtle its amazing what the camera can pick up in low light cheap and effective - i oftan hang chinese lanterns off c stand arms then i can control there movement exactly. good luck j

Hey man, most DOPs ive worked with use sekonic, ambiant and spot functions - these have been mentioned by others and thats not why I messaging you, a dop friend of mine in sydney once told me many of the best dops carry 2 meters, and valways spare batts. as you can imagine if one meter screws up there is hell to pay if you dont notice so its all good to compare readings regulaly. also buying lx meters on ebay saves a lot. but if they are abroad get them to write 'in for repare' as tax issues arrise. good luck mate j