Tom Lawes

Thanks David. Those Hive lights look fantastic but I don't think they're available in the UK. Looking forward to reading your book by the way. I pre-ordered recently on Amazon.

Hi Freddie, you might think so but because of the relatively long length of the shoot, a gaffer with lights would cost around £30k just for principle photography. Then there will be at least a further week of 2nd unit, with dates TBC, most likely sporadic days making hiring a pain as we have to pay for everything to come up 2.5 hours from London. Aside from the HMI mentioned, we already own the majority of the lights we need along with an in house crew who know how to use them. However, there will be a couple of days in a 5000 sq ft set where it makes sense to hire a gaffer with a full set of lights. Peter - We are based in Birmingham. I'm taking my RED Dragon to Ianiro in Redditch next week to test their 350w LED lights. If they don't cut it, then I'll be in touch to look at your HMI.

Hi Peter, I've watched the video, look good. When do you think the light will be available? Thanks Tom

Thanks all for your advice. You're beginning to convince me I need the M18! Does this light come with a ballast or do I need to buy that separately? Can I also use it off a regular 13amp UK power socket? http://www.digibroadcast.com/lighting-chroma-c64/studio-tungsten-daylight-lights-c101/arri-l1-37600-f-m18-man-blue-silver-schaltbau-gtv-norm-p9235/s9672?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=arri-l1-37600-f-m18-man-blue-silver-schaltbau-gtv-norm-l1-37600-f&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=COnj_7nG974CFfMgtAodugkATQ

Thanks for that. So basically, even if we diffuse the HMI through some scrim, you think it will be much brighter than two large led panels?

Hello We're shooting a UK feature in the autumn on RED with a low but not a micro budget. We already have several 600 LED panels, red heads and various other smaller tungsten lights. On days when we shoot on big sets we'll hire a gaffer with a truck full of lights, however, to keep the cost down I'd like to permanently equip us with a very bright light source we can use to shine through windows to illuminate interiors. We may also need brighter lights for exterior fill and night shoots. Have any of you used these large LED panels? http://www.expandore.com/product/add/Socanland/Digital%20Bi-Color%20Lights/D100CTD.htm We could buy two of these for the same price as an Arri M18 with the added advantage of battery power. Which would you recommend? Thanks Tom