Akpe ododoru

another pic

Sorry for the late reply guys

So as you can see from the diagram, it was light by the following-

(6) hmi 1.2 lights

(2) 4x4 bank kino lights

(4) 4x4 diffusers

All daylight balance

There wasn't really enough budget so i had to make use of what i had available to me.

Was originally suppose to be shot in the afternoon but too many things went wrong so we had to film at night

(Wish i had more lights)

Looks like a lot of nice window side light, do you need to add much lighting if you are shooting in the daytime?

 

I think the only issue might be that the alter area isn't bright enough to draw your eyes to it, so I'd consider an 18K HMI on a condor or scissor lift outside the side window closest to the alter, perhaps with a big diffusion draped over the outside of the window to soften it.

 

Coverage you can soften / enhance the soft window light look with some smaller HMI's bounced into white sheets. Tighter coverage you can use some smaller daylight soft lights like Kino Celebs through diffusion frames.

Thanks for the reply, not sure if they would have an 18k HMI but they might have access to 4k's.

Thanks again dude

Reference video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_2q1rclwNE

Reference picture

Location to light and film

Hello everyone, am gonna be filming a wedding scene (movie) in a few weeks and was wondering if you guys can please help me with lighting.

The scene is meant to hold about 100 people

The scene is meant to be brightly lit like the ref video and pictures from the movie (Love actually)

Its going to be shot in day time

Camera used will be Arri Alexa

1) What type of lights and modifier will you use?

2) Where would you possition the lights ( Drawn diagram will be well appreciated)?

3) How many lights and what power

Any assistant would be really appreciated

Pretty sure Miguel means he used mechanical shutters made for film lights, or what Adam mentioned earlier as his #3 option. This one is made by Mole Richardson:

 

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They are made in standard sizes and fit into the barn door brackets on your light. Or I guess they can also work on a stand. There is a knob on the side that you use to open and close the metal shutters quickly.

Thanks dude

Will check to see if i can get one to buy (hopefully its not too expensive)

Some time ago I did this as a test when I was in college.

 

https://vimeo.com/120536160

 

The lightning strike is a M18 with a venetian blind in front of it.

It was shot on Red One MX.

 

Have a good day.

Wow miguel thanks for the link, that was really good.

You mind telling how far the M18 light was from the venetian blind, and how and were did you install the venetian blind so as not to get any shake while opening and closing it

There are four basic ways to achieve lighting:

 

1. Lightning Strikes units. Very good, industry standard. Expensive.

 

2. Atomic Strobes from Martin. Cheap and useful. Only problem is you can't control strike time like on the Lightning Strikes, so they're very quick to discharge and sometimes the shutter misses them and look a little less convincing. But certainly if you're on a budget, this is a good option.

 

3. Venetian shutters. You've seen those old war movies where ships send morse code by activating a fast acting shutter in front of a light? Exact same thing. These units are very often buried in storage at the lighting houses as they don't see much use, yet they are extremely effective and very cheap. If you're on a budget, this is an excellent option.

 

4. Carbon Arc lamp and manually striking the rods. This is old school and how they used to do it in the silent film era. Not many of these units working today, but if you have access to one, it's probably the most convincing look.

Thanks a lot dude, will definitely go check these out

Might be easiest to do it in post. Greenscreen the window, and do it in After Effects.

Wouldn't really look good. Think its goin to look too fake

Am trying to creat a lightening effect (lightening and thunder) coming in through a window and also onto a small garding. Can someone please recommend the type of lights i need to acheive this.

Camera am going to be using is BMPC 4k because of the global shutter (but there is a chance it might be shot on a RED Epic)

Budget is much so can you please an affordable one

Thanks guys....you guys are really cool ;)

Thanks for for the reply guys. So lighting it with two 2.5 HMI's wouldn't be powerful enough then.

By the way am gonna be filming on the 5D3 Magic Lantern RAW mode.

Can someone please tell me how to get this type of lighten scene.

What type of light to use

What power

How many to use

The first and second pics are examples of what am looking to achieve.

The 3rd pic is the scene am looking to light.

Its for a music video

Thanks guys....i will have to try these out

I am pretty sure I have seen a thread with the answer on this forum.

 

You can achieve it by putting some foil in a container,filling it with water and shining a light into it. Agitate to simulate ripples.

Thanks for the reply.....its just that this light seems to be coming from above

Can someone please tell me how to get this water effect type lighting we see on the artist "Usher" performing against a black background?

From the beginnng of the video we see Usher singing against a black background with a water type lighting on him.

Pls, how is it done?