I light a lot of dinner scenes for reality TV and I've gotten pretty bored with my setups. I typically do a 3/4 back cross key (650Fresnel, snooted, on dimmers) just out from of the standing headroom . I also bounce a 300W into table for table bounce. Any other suggestions for dynamic dinner lighting with two cameras cross shooting. What I've tried so far = China balls over head (tends to be too toppy) Large Chimera pancake with 500W Triolet, China balls on pulleys that lower down after cast sits. Typically the dinners involve 2 to 4 people sitting across from each other at a table. I'm looking for moody, romantic, soft lighting suggestions that are quick and easy and allow cameras to shoot 180 degrees (a Single setup that allows for two simultaneous dirty overs, and a 50/50 with out seeing lights. Thanks.
