BJ Galinato

Thanks Gordon! I also asked a director about this and he had similar suggestions about the coldness of the look. I also like the hot white edges glowing. It's also what I had in mind and it's just good to know that someone as experienced as you (I'm not a DOP nor a director by the way, just a clueless art director wanting to shift careers) had the same vision. Anyway, I was about to do this as my first directorial job but it got canceled due to a change in direction. I appreciate greatly your interest in giving me a hand.

I'm about to shoot this scene in a small set with two 12ft high boards attached together as hospital walls. In the middle of this small set (since we dont have any budget to shoot in a real hospital) is a hospital bed and monitors and an oxygen tank. The scene is of a woman giving birth and three doctors are on hand to assist the woman. What would be the best lighting set-up that won't require too much equiptment and less set-ups for different scenes like close ups, tool and monitor shots. I know this may sound crazy since each scene should be lit differently but this is for a television and time is of the essence when shooting. BJ