Tanner Shinnick

I'll call around a few rental houses and see what I can find out. If I can't find them, what about upping it to two 2.5k HMIs? Should I also shoot those through an Opal?

Thanks a ton Adrian. That's all awesome advice. I hadn't even thought about bringing in practical lights into that scene. That will really help it out a lot. I agree, the walls are awful and distracting. Luckily, I'll be able to avoid shooting towards those walls completely. After the initial wide it's all punch in's for closeups. Thanks again.

Hello all. I'm filming a commercial in an office setting and and am wanting to be able to have a nice dramatic feel on the main subject. My thoughts were to shoot a couple 1.2k HMI Pars through the two windows. Also to run a hazer to bring out the shafts of light coming through the blinds. Couple of questions: Are the 1.2's going to be enough punch to give me my desired look? Should I bounce them into anything or shoot it through a diffusion? If so which would be best? Also, will bouncing it or shooting it through diffusion effect how the shafts of light look? Also, what's the best method to lighting such a large space without using the overhead florescent lighting?