Oliver Hadlow Martin

Wow just read the rest of this thread. Some serious hand bag throwing going on here. *quietly walks out the room*

Well I couldn't have said it better.

Use a haze machine not a smoke machine. Smoke is smoke (will look like a fire on camera if there is a lot of it). Haze will give you the shafts of light you are after.

One benefit which was not mentioned is if the lights are being used on location through a 13a mains plug (uk) the start up draw would be less if switched on one after each other. Rather than one big start up draw. I believe thats true anyway, maybe someone else knows differently. Oh wait if you are in the us I think it's 1800w max per breaker (15a?) anyway so that kinda makes that pointless anyway.

Ah that sucks I thought it was a good funny/ cute video. The jump cuts at the end were a little off for me but as you said you had time restraints. Good luck with your future endeavors.

What a lovely shot. I should probably watch that movie.

http://www.advantagegrip.com/fabric%20specifications.htm This site is good for description of diffusion type materials. Handy info. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion In simple terms its where a cone of light converges onto the sensor at a single point where it resolves at an acceptable focus sharpness. Each sensor size has a different circle of confusion which then has an effect on the depth of field (the near and far distance calculations change depending on the COC). It is handy for planning some shots in pre-production. It helps you work out the acceptable distance you can push that T-Stop before your shot goes out of focus. Steadicam shots for example where the dynamic movement of the person can change a lot. I don't know what a DCS is though but I presume from the context it is some type of DIT or technical assistant.

More like one of these?

Looks great. I look forward to seeing what people do with it. Having said that and despite him saying it holds highlights better than film I still find the aesthetic roll off of film more pleasing? But amazing camera none the less. Id assume Arri are the type of company to just release the camera and not do all the hype before hand? A 4k (at least) camera seems a little overdue by now.

240v 32amp 10k gen with distro box. Use a qualified electrician.

http://www.ryanewalters.com/SP/sekonicprofiles.html Scroll down to the profiles. Load Epic/ Scarlet settings it into you light meter. Job done.

Interesting idea.

I noticed recently that they have been posting a lot more. I like their twitter. Whoever they have on that is pretty good, posting informative stuff and interacting in a nice informal manner.

Yes those look exactly like something I need. Time saving and cheapish too! Thanks. So just rig these thing in a radial circuit like a regular house hold? I'm assuming that should work? Any electricians here? lol [block