Johanan Pandone

Are you referring to the samllrig rc30b? I have it. I love it. If it didn't feel like a toy I would buy several more. I am basically looking for that exact formfactor with a better build quality.

If you just need a little bit shim with aluminum tape

Aww don't feel bad. I'm probably projecting my own struggles with spill light onto your question about black point....

You generally shoot macro at the smallest aperture possible or nothing is in focus. It takes lots of light. It's two different lighting setups. No way around it

Crushing blacks excessively has side effects. Might want to control the lighting better so you don't have spill on the planes you want black. And if you want to check your work to make sure there is no information in the blacks export the final cut then bring it back into the editor and increase the exposure to check if there is still info there

You need to learn some basic carpentry and electrical skills so you can add different Light fixtures to whatever ceiling you're working with. Im talking about practical light fixtures from the hardware store. Thats how the look you want is actually done. You want to light with practicals you gotta be able to put them there. Start by buying an rgb led flood bulb like the "hubspace" line they carry at home depot. And buy a flush mount porcelain bulb socket and wire an extension cord to it. Now tape it to the ceiling and use posterboard to make a snoot to flag the spill off the walls. Thats how the moody shit is really done. The art department and the carpenters are the ones that make that look happen. You can paint the extension cord so it blends with the color of the ceiling and the wall. The next step is to get comfortable removing and replacing an existing fixture with one more suited to the look. The final step is to learn how fish wires through walls and ceilings to add a circuit where ever you need it and no cords in the way.

Can you post some stills from some moody shots you already made?

I like your videos

From a technical perspective, what do you see wrong with the grade in this video? I was aiming for a very saturated look but I feel like the colors don't pop the way I want them to

20 skypanels is bigger than 20x20' how will you accomplish this?

Please share some of your favorite stills?

I think the question you're really asking is: "How much light does my sensor need to reproduce the scene the way I intend" You can only know by testing it yourself

There is nothing in this image I don't love. I don't have a problem with the fact that her hair fades into the background. I love everything about this image. Why do we place such importance on separating subject from background?

Looking for a very thin cob light with bowens mount so I can fly an aputure lantern overhead in tight spaces. The problem is all the compact fixtures have a shitty 1/4-20 thread which attaches the plastic housing to a plastic tilt head and I don't think those thing can support a lantern

Got a cartoni action for 100$ Anyone ever use one? Really just bought for the legs. Wonder if the head is worth buying a 100$ plate for?

What is everyone using for wireless focus systems? Why do you use that one? Is there another one you would like to try? Lets talk about them.

I think 75mm bowl would be substantial enough for anything I need. Can anyone recommend a decent fluid head that supports up to 8lbs (approx.)

I grew up using lowel pro lights for hair and kickers. Always wanted dedolights, never could afford them. I no longer want dedo lights. I want a modern bicolor LED fresnel in a compact form factor. There is aputure ls60x And there are the knockoffs: Generay torpedo and came tv boltzen. Any experience with these? I want bicolor. If I have to gel a light I might as well use mole or arri 300

This is the trend I have noticed. Arri 5k fresnels are being sold off for 300$ ea. What is Malibu light? Is this uplighting the front of a building? Thank you for your ideas about night exteriors. Could you suggest a fixture that would make good use of power for a single hard source for small day interiors? I love using my led lights for cool daylight bounce. I think tungsten fresnels are wonderful for pushing a warmer hard light through the middle to play as rising/setting sun on background. The only lensed light i have right now is a 550w leko junior zoom. Please pardon this still from a cell phone. I don't always set up a camera when I'm just experimenting Its a pretty amazing time to be alive. I was thinking about building a 6 bank fay light or downlamping a large fresnel to use all 3000w on a single source. I never used par lamps before. Only open faced lights like lowell dp and generic redheads. It would be pretty easy to put 3x 1k mole pars on a triple tree. Are they a nice source for hard light? Do people use banks of these and aim them to make the beams look more parallel from a closer distance? I know I can do it right with a single ellipsoidal or fresnel... It would be really cool to have a big fresnel around to practice old hollywood beauty lighting using it directly on faces. I wonder if someone who usually operates on 240v (not me I live in USA) can reccomend a lamp that uses just under 20amps We have so many options for lamps up to 1000w, they go 150,300,500,750,1000 I always carried lower wattage bulbs in my kit in case I already have a 1k on a circuit and now I need another so I downlamp one of them to 750w There are even 1.5k bulbs in case you need to run a 2k on a 15amp circuit (most of the homes in my area 14g wire on 15a breakers, I used 12g/20a when I redid mine) So is there anything like a 2.5k or 3k bulb that can be used in the 5k fixture?

I have a sekonic 398 and I'm tired of doing ratios in my head. That spectra looks awesome. Any other reccomendations?

I meant 4x 120/20 amp

This 3500w (4350w peak) conventional generator was gifted to me (not running) got her running real good. She has a 240v/20amp twist lock and four 110/20 amp 3 prong. Total draw must not exceed 3500w average, 4350w peak This thing is just shy of running a 4k. Kind of bummed to be so close but fall short. Not interested in hmi. Have plenty led. Want more tungsten. If you had 3500w to light the background on a small night exterior what would your kit consist of? I already have open face 1k. Should I consider anything other than 2k fresnel? Maybe mole fay?

Its seems they did both here (interior lighting and arty reflections) How would the interior lighting be built in that time period before LED strips?

David i noticed a lot of sci-fi places a light inside of a space helmet that illuminates the actor's face and plays as a gag that could be motivated by a HUD (heads up display) or indicator lights inside the helmet. Could this be a possible workaround to reduce reflections on a face shield?

Bumping this excellent question with example images and I thought some experienced dp's might like an opportunity to comment.