Philip Lima

Depends on your camera and desired framerate. I've shot a campfire scene once before and it was a challenge. I used a 8ft frame with a silk on it, then hit that with a 1k on a flicker generator @ about 50%. Didn't have to light all the way around the fire, just one side, so I set that up about 20ft away from the fire. The actual fire also added some realness and flicker. It was pretty believeable in the end, and considering we were shooting on an Epic with CP.2 (F2.1 lenses), the practical light from the fire just wouldn't cut it. You can see the finished video here...